Q: What is it when you add antifreeze to your car every few days and your car never run hot

asked by on December 27, 2016

I'm adding antifreeze to my car every few days. For some reason my cooling system light keeps coming on and turning off when I turn my heater on over 72°. Now it's staying on more, even afterwards.

My car has 148134 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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