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2002 NISSAN SENTRA
180,000 MILES • 2.5L • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MIKE1127
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I have 02 sentra ser uses water sometimes and somtimes knot no water in oil dont overheat cant find a leaking hose what else could it be
Dec 28, 2015 at 7:56 AM
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CARADIODOC
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Best suspect is a leaking cylinder head gasket. One test is to add a small bottle of dark purple dye to the coolant, then check a day later with a black light. The dye will show up as a bright yellow stain that you can follow back to the source. If a head gasket is leaking, you'll find the dye inside the tail pipe.
Dec 28, 2015 at 8:39 AM
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