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Old 04-17-2018, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Nanniepoo View Post
Sweet! I was hoping to hear a story like that. I'll definitely check them out.
Hopefully it's not one of the more labor intensive problems mentioned above!

Also, something that would have helped me find it much sooner was looking with a mirror. All the signs of a leak were on the bottom side of the hose fitting, of course. I have a bunch of mirrors, but assumed a coolant leak would be easy enough to find without one, or at least with a pressure test. Sometimes the simplest of steps can make all the difference.

The way I verified my valley pan leak was with a little bit of UV dye in the reservoir. the seal around the valley pan lit up like a Christmas tree on steroids. This was especially helpful as I couldn't see the coolant pooling at the rear (visually obstructed, dark, etc). It also allowed me to check every single point, including the underbelly, for leaks.

I still have two gallons of unused (thankfully!) BMW coolant as I knew I was going to find more leaks, but haven't yet.
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