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Old Aug 17, 2019 | 05:02 PM
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what tracer would anyone recommend to find a oil leak?
1 i can buy locally, auto zone,oriellys,advanced auto part...
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what tracer would anyone recommend to find a oil leak?
1 i can buy locally, auto zone,oriellys,advanced auto part...
thanks in advance
Pretty much any dye that's compatible with oil. Probably going to be about 7-10$ for a single bottle. Do yourself a favor - buy this blacklight. I did for checking dye and it's awesome.

Also - FYI, mobil 1 fluoresces. I was once checking for a head gasket and nearly fooled because I had added dye to the coolant. Then the oil cap and dipstick were glowing. Long story short, no head gasket leak but the glowing Mobil 1 nearly got me until I remembered it glows under UV black light.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DD7L7S7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DD7L7S7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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