# Losing coolant like magic

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-coolant-like-magic/97968>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** chevrolet, malibu\
**Created:** [January 2, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-coolant-like-magic/97968 "2017-01-02T03:54:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-coolant-like-magic/97968/21 "2017-01-04T02:02:21Z")

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A kit like this

> **[Quest 8 oz. engine coolant UV dye 385 - Read Reviews on Quest #385](https://www.autozone.com/test-scan-and-specialty-tools/uv-light-and-accessories/quest-8-oz-engine-coolant-uv-dye/835773_0_0)**
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> Shop for Quest 8 oz. engine coolant UV dye 385 with confidence at AutoZone.com. Parts are just part of what we do. Get yours online today and pick up in store.

  
will make any leak to the outside world light up like a Halloween necklace.  
It will not help if the leak is internal; vis-à-vis a headgasket or intake manifold gasket leak. But it CAN confirm that it isn’t to the outside world.

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