Q: Coolant and noise issue
I brought my car into a very well known shop mienike and they pressure tested my car no leaks.... head gasket is fine and so is radiator...car does not over heat...but i still fond myself putting in more coolant every 2 weeks...... question2. i hear a noise comming from my engine around the belt area and its hard to explain the noise...but mechanic already checked belt and its fine...please help
My car has 89000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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