Q: Coolant Leak
my coolant is leaking.
I was driving yesterday and saw the heat indicator went above the mid range towards hot. I slowly drove home and parked and saw coolant was leaking.left the car in the driveway overnight and this morning i checked the coolant reservoir and its all empty. so i added some to radiator and to the reservoir, drove around . heat indicator stayed in the mid range but coolant is still leaking.
What could be the problem and how much will it cost me ?
My car has 145000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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