Q: My car is making a noise since i had the water pump replaced and the needle is still going up. Why is it doing that?
My water pump and thermostat was replaced and now my car is making a noise, and the needle is going up. He put coolant in it and It's the 50/50. He didn't add water. Do I need to do that? Why is the needle still going up?
My car has 140000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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