Cooling system

Tiny
JOSE CASTILLO
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  • 2005 LEXUS GS 300
  • 180,000 MILES
Keep adding coolant but it's not leaking
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 AT 7:36 PM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
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  • 33,916 POSTS
Best suspect is a leaking cylinder head gasket. One way to verify that is by adding a small bottle of dark purple dye to the coolant, then check a day or two later with a black light. The dye will show up as a bright yellow stain that you can follow back to the source. Auto parts stores will have the dye, and those that rent or borrow tools should have a black light. If the head gasket is leaking, you'll find the dye inside the tail pipe.
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 AT 7:51 PM

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