Q: Where could my leak be, or what else could be going on?

asked by on December 27, 2016

My car was overheating three Thursdays ago, popped the hood and realized I was out of coolant. So I put more in, and it was fine on my business trip five hours away and back. The next Thursday, it started to over heat again, so I pulled over to let it cool off, popped the hood, and it was dry again. Put more in, it was fine. Same thing happened last Thursday, put more in, and it was dry five minutes later. Haven't driven it since, because I'm worried I'll blow or warp my head gasket... I think I have a leak somewhere. Any idea where it may be and how much it may cost to fix?

My car has 155000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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