Q: My car started over heating today.
I drive a 02 Mitsubishi lancer es.My car started over heating today I check the coolant it's close to full. My heater also blows cold air. I checked the oil and found it was low. I put some oil in it. While the car was running I noticed white smoke come from the top right part of the engine(might be a oil leak).
My car has 243000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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