Which antifreeze is recommended for my '99 Maxima SE?

(I called 2 dealers and received two different answers.)

Thanks,
Steve

 

what color of coolant you have in your car now? i'm assuming its green so stick with green one, buy any green coolant that says no silicates on the side.

or you could flush the entire system and run on Red Toyota coolant.

Nick.

 

I think Toyota Red is the coolant of choice. It's what I'm running after doing some research in the Fluids and Lubricants forum.

~THT

 

Silicates = Sand.

My understanding is that silicates are introduced into coolant as a mild abrasive, to keep the radiator passages clean. It also has the side effect of wearing out your water pump. I freaked when I found that out and flushed my system the very next day with distilled water and am now at a mix of 50% distilled water (NOT purified water, and certainly not the stuff straight from the hose) and 50% Toyota Red. 131K and no cooling system problems.

 

Nick, thanks, the coolant is currently green.

THT, I hadn't found the fluids forum - thanks for the tip.

I have several gallons of Toyota Red in my garage for another car. So... I know the different types of fluids are not supposed to be mixed but since the Nissan and Toyota fluids are both low-silicate - any problems with mixing them???

 

it should not be a problem , but flush it really good !!!

Nick.