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Oil leak - anyone used dye ?

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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 03:30 PM
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Default Oil leak - anyone used dye ?

Hi lads


Finally got around to changing out the two O-rings for the oil cooler lines on my 4.0. But a moment of aaaargh tonight, the oil leak is still there. I was pretty sure the mess was coming from the figure-8 oil-cooler fittings, so it must be something else (unless perhaps I have torn the new O-rings on fitting).


So, question, has anyone made use of a dye-based leak detection kit ? I plan to hose off the front of the engine again, put some dye in, run the engine for 10 mins and go searching. I hope the dye makes the task easier. I believe it comes with a little torch type thing
 
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Old Dec 19, 2014 | 09:32 PM
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I have.

I always use the uv glasses ,uv dye,and uv light.

Then I ONLY LOOK AT NIGHT
 
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