Q: Car overheats too much.
My car is a Citroen C3 (which isnt listed and is why I said I dont know). I dont know what year it is but its gotta be early 2000s. When the car overheats, a bunch if water leaks under the radiator. does this mean that its just a radiator hose leak?
My car has an automatic transmission.
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