Recently bought a 96 maxima and my radiator is leaking... a lot. it is my first car and i plan to swap the radiator myself, this car sold very little in brazil, i could only find radiators for 3rd gen maximas, pathfinders and 350z's, can i fit any of these in my maxima?

 

4th gen Maxima radiators are all over Ebay. Are you able to source one on Ebay and have it shipped to you? I think getting it shipped to you is gonna be the hardest part.

 

The problem is that brazil tries really hard to be an independent country, so it has extremely high importing taxes, i had to import the idler pulley that i had to replace from ebay, ended up paying 50$ for the idler pulley, 60$ for the shipping and 80$ in taxes so it ended up being 190$ in total for a 50$ piece ( and it was a small package ), i could import it from ebay but i would end up paying triple or more the price that its worth, but if there is no other way i guess im doomed

 

I was afraid you were going to say that. Your shipping and taxes are horrendous.

 

3rd gen possibly but their inlet/outlet are on opposite sides compared to 4th gen. You’d have to get creative with some hoses.

 

Have any friends in Colombia that could buy one there and privately ship it to you?

They sold a lot of Nissans over the decades in Colombia and there must some decent aftermarket radiators available at their parts distributors and retail places.

 

Unfortunaly i dont know anyone from south america other than people from bazil