1988 Nissan Sunny coolant

1988 NISSAN SUNNY
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AHMER AMMAR
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hi i have replaced my car radiator but coolant gets low about 500 ml within 3-4 days what is this. How to diagnose a bad gasket please tell the symptoms of a bad gasket .

Sep 16, 2013 at 9:09 AM
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If you don't see an external leak around the engine, and no white smoke out the tail pipe, add a small bottle of dark purple dye to the coolant, then check with a black light a day or two later. The dye will show up as a bright yellow stain that you can follow back to the source. Be sure to check the tail pipe. If you see the dye there, the cylinder head gasket is leaking.
Sep 16, 2013 at 11:11 AM
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