Re: leak detector dye

"Ashton Crusher" <demi@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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|I bought some UV leak detector dye to try and pin down an engine oil
| leak.  I put double the amount of dye in the oil as instructions call
| for because I'm just not finding anything that glows.  I am using a
| "glow in the dark" florescent light as my UV light source.  I'm not
| seeing much glow in the dark as far as finding the oil leaks.  I have
| to get the light VERY close to see anything seemingly "glow' and it's
| so close I can't really tell if it's glowing or if it's just the light
| reflecting.
|
| Has anyone done this and is there some special type of UV light needed
| that's different from my dime store UV florescent??

....also, are you sure that you have an oil leak and not burning oil? Or
that 
any goop under the car might be transmission or other fluid?