Q: What do I need to replace? My car was in an accident.

asked by on October 27, 2016

Got in a car wreck and now I have to put in coolant everytime I drive somewhere because it leaks out and you can see it on the ground. The radiator is visably crooked so should I replace just the radiator or the radiator and the tank the coolant sits in?? I have no clue where it comes out of but the car got hit on the passenger side corner and the coolant leaking seems to be the only problem under the hood but it makes my car heat up if I drive to far and the coolant drained out. Other then the radiator being crooked I'm not sure if anything else got moved or even fell out. I don't even know where I would start on fixing my car.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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