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Coolant leak; dye diagnostics. S90-V90 1998

posted by  mvi on  Sat Sep 3 19:28 CST 2016
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Have coolant leaking bad. It seems it starts when the thermostat opens.
I put dye in the reservoir and at night under UV flashlight it seems to spread all over the engine.
My worry is head gasket/ cracked head.
If so, should the dye be visible in the tail pipe?
There are concentrations around the radiator hose clamps.
Replace all hoses?
Replace the coolant pressure cap?

ps , if car is parked , no coolant soils the ground, while it is using a quart in 15 miles it seems.

Thanks in advance, all input welcome.






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