Q: My Nissan jus started overheating when it gets hot the coolant start smoking out the reservoir tank

asked by on December 05, 2016

When I turn the car off while it overheated the coolant shoot back to the reservoir tank and leaves the radiator basically empty. The coolant is flowing thru the motor so I don't think it's the thermostat but I don't know if the water pump can cause that I was told maybe my heads were crack

My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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