Hola,

I am following the procedure posted here by Love_00_Max.

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...-question.html

I am at step 4 (couldnt get to the block bolts) , cars been running for 12 minutes or so, temp guage is about 1/2 way, some water has come out of the upper hose in small increments. Seems to drain a bit, stop then drain some more.

I don't see the water level in the radiator dropping. Steam seems to be coming out of the upper hose.

I shut it off at this point as I am worried something's not right.

Anyone have any experience with this that can fill in some knowledge gaps?

How long does it take for the radiator water level to begin to drop? Do I need to run the car longer? Am I fubared?

Here's the steps listed in the link.

Thanks!



1) Remover lower radiator hose (LRH) and drain radiator and reconnect.
2) Remove block bolts and drain block.
2a) Keep heat to high.
3) If the block bolts are hard to get, then fill radiator with distilled water, remove upper radiator hose (URH) and plug the upper radiator hole and then start car and keep filling the radiator with distilled water while thermostat opens and sends out the coolant out of the block.
4) Run thro 4G of distilled water, and after sometime its only water that comes off the URH.
5) Stop and reconnect URH. Remove air via air relief valve, water should stop dripping from valve. Drain radiator of remaining water and put full strength Nissan coolant (leave 1/2 L for overflow tank)
6) Block has 3L of water and radiator 3.5L of coolant (total capacity is 7.1L including heater)
7) Cycle thro for the water and coolant to mix.
8) Fill overflow tank completely with 1/2L coolant and distilled water.
9) Allow the baby to cool.
10) Get the coolant funnel from Walmart, that yellow one, stick it into the raditor cap hole, using tape to tape the funnel to the radiator cap so that it doesn't keep dripping from the side of the funnel, remove the overflow tubing and plug the radiator end with tape, put some coolant into funnel and run car at idle...
11) Purge remaining air in system but opening radiator cap on an inclined drivethro and keep running for 45 min.
12) All air is out of the closed loop system. Fill overflow tank if needed

 

As the engine gets heated up the thermostat opens drawing cold fluid from radiator. Hang in there wait for the thermostat to open.