Q: overheating maybe
my car is overheating when you come to a stop but there is no steam coming out of the car and my dashboard lights dont come on saying anything is wrong with the car. i do check and have to add water sometimes to the radiator or the reserved
My car has 32876 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
If you do not have any external leaks and have to keep adding coolant due to getting low then you most likely have a leaking head gasket and would need to have a pressure leak test to see if head is leaking coolant into the cylinders. If it is then the head would need removed and checked for cracks and bad gasket.
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