Q: Coolant liquid running out unusually

asked by on May 13, 2016

I'm having trouble with the coolant. There's no leaking on the floor, but the coolant fluid isn't lasting more than around 5 days. The heating doesn't work - only cold air blows out. Even though it's summer now, I want to get this fixed now and not wait until next winter. What do I do to solve these problems?

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