Q: Leak
Radiator broke. Bought a new one. Once placed in I noticed leaking & accidently striped it while trying to tighten it to stop leaking. I got another radiator & that one is leaking too. The leak is coming from the corner radiator connection. It's tight but not stripped. Theres another leak too but I don't know where it's coming from. It looks like oil. Can you please help me out?
My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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