Q: So it's summer in Alabama
It's hot outside I've noticed my temperature gauge has been between the 1/2 & 3/4 lines. Well I checked my water at 3pm and it was good. So I drove off and on until 5pm pulled up at a store turned my car off, started it back up and drove 1/8 a mile and noticed the temp was on the H so I cut the car off let it cool down, checked the water again and had to add a gallon of water! The bottom of the motor has so many covers I can't see where anything is leaking I just know it's losing antifreeze/water somewhere
My car has 112000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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