Expert: Robert Summers - 11/12/2007

Question
Hi Robert, my 1997 camaro with a 350 motor with 31,000 miles seems to be using anti-freeze.when i came to a stop sign i saw a cloud of clearish smoke come from the front of the car.I got under the car and didnt see any leaks.a little later on down the road my dash icon is telling me that it was low on anti-freeze.Any help would be great.Thanks Larry Z

Answer
Hi Larry.... if you saw no leaks, is it burning antifreeze...a quick way to tell and find a leak is to buy some coolant dye... you put it in the rad and run the car...after it comes to temp let it sit till it cools. then take a black light and go looking... the dye will show up yellow under the light where it is leaking. be careful not to spill the daye when putting it in. if its burning antifrreze the dye will show up in the tail pipe....hope this helps.