nevaan

Is it a series 2? How much you chasing for coilpacks?

yh man im not really running the car, was just planning on leaving it in the garage. took the car to my uncle this evening coz hes an actual mechanic. he showed me the radiator is completely blocked. all the little holes that are meant to flow the coolant and clogged with dirt (from japan!). haha the previous owner imported the vehicle, and it has always been running at that temperature. freaked me out, but then i remembered that the compression test showed all the cylinders working at above 90%. there is no leaks and no moisture in oil, so headgasket is not screwed either. my uncle offered to change the timing belt for me, so im taking the radiator to a radiator cleaning shop tomorrow while he takes the belts off, and yh hopefully everything is perfect by sunday!!!

ok guys did oil change and more inportantly coolant flush... I opened the radiator plug under the radiator, turned on car, let heater run... Using the radiator outlet pipe (lower pipe), I judged the operation of the thermostat. This pipe only started getting warm at about 95 degrees celcius. Obviously this would indicate the the thermostat is defective right? Anyway, I let old coolant drain out, only about 5 litres came out even though I had the system running. Maybe this is because the engine plug was still on? Next I filled some radiator flush that i bought into the radiator; and put some water in. Let the car run for 20 minutes, took it for a drive etc. followed the same procedure as above to drain the cleaner. Car is cooling down in the garage now. Im just gonna fill it with water again, run it through the system, then drain it out and leave the radiator empty overnight. Will that cause any corrosion? I dont want to put new coolant in, because im going to buy a new thermostat tomorrow and put it in, then change the coolant then. Hopefully this fixes the problem. The cap was in perfect condition. If its not the thermostat, then the radiator could be blocked. Since I did not install the temp sensor myself (previous owner did), the gauge may not be accurate either...

aite thanks mate ima flush the coolant tomorrow and get a new thermostat from nissan while im at it...hopefully it works

aww ok thanks guys. how do i get the thermostat out? is it in the radiator? I just called a radiator shop and they said it is in the engine...

Thanks for all the helpful info mate. Had a look at the coolant level in the excess tank and it was at about half full. Dads done heaps of work on cars and said a flush would be bad on an old radiator because it could remove corrosion that has formed a seal where it has corroded. So by flushing the system I will remove these corrosion build ups and form leaks in the system. So we just topped up the coolant for now. I will let u know how it runs tomorrow. The temperature is that high all the time man, I thought it would be okay because the temp stayed constant and didn't fluctuate. Hopefully it drops down a bit tomorrow. Thanks again mate, i'l have a look at the cap tomorrow and keep you posted

ok looks like I'l have to give it a look. Fu** man owning a turbo car costs a fortune to maintain!!! Do you reckon if I just take it to a radiator shop they would obviously be able to diagnose the problem ay?

well racq said the coolant concentration is weak and discoloured. Only used the car for a day and is sitting in garage now. I need to do an oil change, air filter change and was planning on flushing radiator this weekend. Still need to do timing belt too....dont want my engine to rip apart haha, its at 112000 Kms

Hey guys I've just purchased my gtst and was wondering what the normal operating water temperature of it is. My factory temp gauge is disconnected, but the aftermarket gauge usually sits at 210F (99 C) and up to about 225 F (107 C) after spirited driving. I have read lots of threads and am aware of the fact that my fmic is restricting airflow to the radiator, and is probably causing this problem. My question is if these temperatures are safe for my car?