Coolant For R33 Gtst

[dnbutts]

hey all,

i need a decent coolant for my R33 when doing a complete flush out. Anyone know of what is good for the r33 or what works best?

any help is much appreciated. Thanks!

[RANDY]

The green one!

Nah... anything decent-brand with corrosion inhibitor. You probably don't need anything with antifreeze, which narrows it down a bit.

Castrol, Nulon etc... If you're doing a complete flush, you shouldn't need to worry about mixing different brands, and you can start with almost anything you like. (and you'll know what you can top it up with after that)

[Logikal]

Just got some Castrol Radicool 5L premix - $15.00 @ SuperCheap - It even has 33% glycol in it

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Only use genuine Nissan coolant

[Logikal]

Only use genuine Nissan coolant

Whys that?

Just checked with Nissan for the price "1ltr size $10.55 & 5ltr size $47.25" - Bit Pricey IMO

Edited October 12, 2007 by Logikal

[Modena]

Nulon the green stuff.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

It's pricey, but it's the best

[Thelen]

Im looking for coolant hoses and the like. My R33 needs basically a full new cooling hose kit. Do any of you have anything I can use?

(I don't want to pay $700+ through Nissan if I can avoid it)

Cheers,

Josh

[Logikal]

as in radiator hoses?

[Trust33]

I have heard of "anti boil" only,radiator coolant.

can this be purchased down at the local supercheap?

and does it give better boiling point handelling capabilities? what are the other benifits of moving to such a coolant?

[JIMMY R]

i heard to only use genuine Nissan coolant also by mechanic. i never was told why the other brands like castrol etc are no good and If they would or wouldn't cause damage??? its interesting because iv always used non genuine coolants in all my other cars and hadn't had a problem.... are the skylines different or more sensitive?

[Munkyb0y]

i just did a flush and used genuine nissan coolant too, on the recommendation of my mechanic. was $40 something

[benl1981]

www.gimmecarparts.com.au

Contact James. I got the upper and lower rad hoses for about $60

Nothing wrong with the Nulon green stuff. I get the concentrate 5L for about $35.

If you want to be anal you can get distilled water. I just use tap water and do roughly 40% coolant to 60% water.

Edited October 21, 2007 by benl1981

[gibbau]

www.gimmecarparts.com.au

Contact James. I got the upper and lower rad hoses for about $60

Nothing wrong with the Nulon green stuff. I get the concentrate 5L for about $35.

If you want to be anal you can get distilled water. I just use tap water and do roughly 40% coolant to 60% water.

+ 1

I have used it in all of my cars to date, even my dedicated drift car which gets a thorough workout to say the least. Never had a drama. Not much less than the nissan coolant though, so i spose if your a bit anal about your car maybe its worth a shot

[Thelen]

As in all the cooling hoses in the engine bay. ~15 of them. So you've got the radiator, yes, then the oil and heater hoses as well. So yea, ALL OF THEM!!

LOL.

[benl1981]

There's 15 is there?!! - Is that including power steer etc? I did all the coolant hoses on a rav4 recently. I think there was about 5 hoses all up.

Maybe some of the smaller hoses you can just use standard hose and cable tie it to rigid parts to give it the shape. I didn't think there were that many in the R33

I got all the rav4 hoses for about $70 or $80. Check

http://www.mackayrubber.com.au/all-catalogues.htm

Can order through the other link in my previous post.

[RBwhatever]

I used Tectaloy XTRA COOL GOLD. It came as a 1L Concentrate to make 15L.

I emptied the whole bottle in the radiator.

http://www.tectaloy.com/site/index.php?cat...ntrate_coolants

[(OO Black 33 OO)]

Radiator needs a flush but unsure how to do it, anyone help me out with a PM?

[siddr20]

And remember to bleed it afterwards, otherwise your coolant will go missing after a few days lol

[GCC GTR]

I use oleon coolant about $12 a ltr. Only available through workshops