Coolant Leak Detection
Tools
Leaks can arise in any cipher of places in the cooling step of your vehicle. These can scope from an easy-to-fix aged hose to a difficult-to-replace cracked block. One of the aggrandized noticable belongings of coolant leakage is that your engine Testament overheat exact easily. Provided your vehicle's coolant levels are consistently needing to be topped off, you aggrandized than imaginable bear some Category of leak, much provided it is decent evaporation on ice an ill-fitting cap.
Flashlight
Laying under the vehicle using a flashlight Testament hand you to examine the hoses and valves on the underside of the vehicle bigger in succession to spot feasible leaks.
Radiator Pressure Gauge
A radiator impulse gauge is a tiny hand-held Slogan that allows to you probation the radiator for leakage by testing the dexterity to mastery at the prerrogative strength. On the radiator cap a power Testament be indicated, such as 12 pounds. Affixing the gauge to the opening and squeezing the fist pump up to the 12-pound impulse speck and waiting Testament let on you to contemplate if there is the possibility for a leak. If the pressure holds steady for at least 10 minutes, there is a good chance there is no leak. This tube is affixed to the radiator opening. A bulb is attached to the reservoir and pumped to push air from the radiator into the tube where the testing fluid is contained. This liquid turns to yellow to denote the presence of exhaust gases or remains blue if no gases are detected. The presence of exhaust gases within the radiator may indicate a coolant leak.
Block Tester (or Combustion Leak Tester)
This is a tool used to find coolant leaks in a head gasket. This tool has a tube that is filled with a blue-colored testing liquid. However if the pressure drops bit by bit there is likely a leak.
Cap Testing Adapter
This is attached to the radiator pressure gauge to test the cap for leakage. If the cap is not fitting properly, it can allow evaporation of coolant.Leak Detection Dye
Leak detection dye is a colored dye that is safe to add to the coolant itself to make leaks easier to see. These dyes may be fluorescent and glow under exposure to UV lights. This can make detection of smaller leaks much easier.
UV Lamp
A UV lamp is a lamp that gives off ultraviolet light that will show coolant leaks when used with a UV coolant dye.
