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disallow wrote:wow that is steep for the rad replacement.
I was pulling my 28' travel trailer home this weekend, and the temp got all the way up to 199 on my Superchips. Cut the AC for a mile or 2 and it dropped to 196.
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I agree with you, the dealer price sounds about right.DanJetta wrote:Unfortunately, that price sounds about right coming from the dealer. The radiator is around $600 from them and the manual calls for 3.5 hrs labor (which is longer than it took me in my driveway with a $20 Walmart tool set). With coolant, shop supplies and tax, you're at about a grand.
If you're handy, it's not a difficult swap and the OEM radiator is much cheaper ($450) if you buy it from 1stAAANissanParts.com (which is Mike Barney Nissan in NY).
JSjspitz wrote:I poked around a little more and found that the overflow tank was above the minimum, but below the max. I also found traces of a leak on the inside driver-side of the radiator and some minor puddling in the skid plate. So far no more than maybe a drop on the garage floor. Not sure if the leak is in the rad, the hose, or the hose fitting.
I topped off the rad with maybe 8-12 oz of the Nissan green coolant and distilled water and did the burping procedure. To my dismay, the rad and the balance of the overflow tank took nearly a gallon once I got some of the air out of the lines.
Temps are now pretty consistently 193-198 once warm. I don't think I've seen anything North of 200.
Car is actually at the dealer now for a diag on the leak, a quote on the rad replacement (as a preventative trans-saving measure if it isn't the source of the leak), and a general once-over.
Edit: Got a call from the dealer - the leak is in the rad - $998 to replace.
Thanks for the input.