okay. so i started to replace my thermostat...and when reassembling over-tightened the lower bolt thats farthest towards the firewall. and now have a leak. its not the water inlet housing, its whatever that bolts to. im assuming the thermostat housing. anyways. i cant find it at any of the parts stores. does anyone know the proper name, or even better the part number for the part im referring to? thanks in advance. oh, and its an 89 maxima SE. 5 speed, for whatever that matters.

 

being that i work at a shop, i found what i was looking for after searching alllllll day. in case anyone else runs into this problem, the part i was looking for is part# 11061+A on nissanpartszone.com. they seem to have a lot of parts that the typical parts store employees will tell you is a dealer only item.

 

Glad you found what you need, but to be clear nissanpartszone.com IS a dealer. They're just a dealer that lets you buy online. This part is still absolutely a dealer-only item.

 

ahh. okay. makes sense now. thanks for letting me know. also, just to avoid creating another thread, while it was disassembled, i noticed a LOT of black stuff(im assuming was carbon) built up around the injectors. i didnt touch them, just sprayed them with throttle plate cleaner until it was gone. and now it skips unless i really get on it, whereas it ran perfectly smooth beforehand. no vacuum leaks, nor are the injectors leaking around the seals. did i mess one or multiple up by doing that? sorry for the ignorant questions. im a honda guy, nissan has been a headache but learning experience for me thus far. any suggestions would be appreciated.