Where are the heater hoses?
#1
Where are the heater hoses?
I have always installed a Prestone "backflushing tee" in the upper
heater hose on all of my previous engines (made by an american, owned by an american, and driven (hard) by an american). Now that I have this 2003 Maxima rice burner, I would like to backflush as I always have with my Amercian made V8's. So where are the heater hoses. The inlet and outlet? There appears to be the one I am aiming for which enters above the thermostat housing. Is this it? I wouldn't want to
cut into an A/C freon line by mistake. Thanks for your help. BTW, this
3.5 engine is one bad MF.
heater hose on all of my previous engines (made by an american, owned by an american, and driven (hard) by an american). Now that I have this 2003 Maxima rice burner, I would like to backflush as I always have with my Amercian made V8's. So where are the heater hoses. The inlet and outlet? There appears to be the one I am aiming for which enters above the thermostat housing. Is this it? I wouldn't want to
cut into an A/C freon line by mistake. Thanks for your help. BTW, this
3.5 engine is one bad MF.
#2
there is really no need to install a flush Tee in the cooling system, just change out the coolant every 30,000 miles and it will be fine.I recommend using only genuine Nissan OEM coolant, it is only a couple bucks more but is is recommended by Nissan for you car.
#3
I went a purchased a gallon of the precious fluid today for $18.31.
Nice stuff, I hope. So by simply draining the radiator removes enough of the old? There usually is some that remains in the block. I suppose not enough to worry about. Anyone know how many quarts the cooling system holds total (radiator and block)?
Nice stuff, I hope. So by simply draining the radiator removes enough of the old? There usually is some that remains in the block. I suppose not enough to worry about. Anyone know how many quarts the cooling system holds total (radiator and block)?
#4
Originally Posted by high888
I went a purchased a gallon of the precious fluid today for $18.31.
Nice stuff, I hope. So by simply draining the radiator removes enough of the old? There usually is some that remains in the block. I suppose not enough to worry about. Anyone know how many quarts the cooling system holds total (radiator and block)?
Nice stuff, I hope. So by simply draining the radiator removes enough of the old? There usually is some that remains in the block. I suppose not enough to worry about. Anyone know how many quarts the cooling system holds total (radiator and block)?
#5
Originally Posted by jonbth
I called the dealer and he said Prestone or any antifreeze that was "safe for aluminum engines" would be ok to use. I bought a gallon of Prestone and a gallon of distilled water. I mixed them together in a bucket to obtain a 50/50 mix. I used about a gallon on my drain and refill. They don't recommend using tap water because of all the minerals it has.
I would just empty and fill the radiator (and overflow) once every other year with 50/50 mix of a quality antifreeze (prestone) and distilled water.
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