Smoking and hissing from front end after driving for 15min?
 

Need some help here fellas,

Driving the z to the gym when my all of a sudden hissing and smoke coming from the front end. Got out of the car immediately to take a look, and it seemed like it was coming from the radiator or the ac line? No fluid was coming out but just white smoke and some sort of smell. I looked even further and found greenish looking fluid all over under the grill? Which immediately I thought coolant but the coolant in my z is blue? Having trouble what this is? I'm guessing ac line?

Here is a vid and photo.

http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l...pseaf4428e.mp4

http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps0f8908ca.jpg

Any help with this is appreciated.

Thanks

The factory AC refrigerant has UV dye in it hence the yellowish-green color. You my friend most certainly have an AC leak.

Thanks for your response good sir. Looks like I won't we using the ac anytime soon.

Seems like the leak was coming from the condenser? Anyone know how much that's gonna cost me? I'm thinking buying the part on my own and doing the replacement myself. I'm guessing Nissan will charge me up the ***?!? Anyone selling a condenser? Haha

Buy an aftermarket one, radiator/condenser combo

I have a stock radiator/condenser assembly lying around at GTM :P It would be an easy pickup for you lol

Now that's the question, aftermarket or stock?

Just curious OP, do you have Stillen G3 intakes?

That would be my first question also. The chances are very likely for a ruptured AC line due to installer error.

I do not. Does the stillen intakes have an issue with the radiator/condenser?

So I was doing more research it looks like I need to buy a the complete assembly with radiator and condenser? Is this correct? I was looking at z1, and the CSF's radiator/condenser combo and its just a 100 bucks more than the stock assembly?

No clue what the stock runs new. CSF is a good choice tho. Shipping kinda sucks on it tho lol. Big item.

Go with the CSF unit over the stock one.

A set of silicone radiator hoses isn't a bad idea since you're already in there.

Just be warned that the CSF rad/cond will most likely require trimming the radiator fan shroud.

So due to my funds being low, and I needing to get a new phone because my dumba** dropped it in water. I'm going to try to go through Nissan and use my warranty. The issue is that they will not replace it if the condenser was damaged by a rock or debris. Which in my case I think it was? Is there a way to get this replaced by slightly messing with my condenser to get it replaced.

Also I don't understand why Nissan mechanics wouldn't just replace a part through warranty. Isn't it a win/win for both mechanic and customer? If a customer decides not to get it replaced due to price, the mechanic would lose work and not get paid? (Especially if they are a flat rate employee). On the flip side if the mechanic did approve manufacturer defect of the part. The Mechanic would get paid and the customer would have the part replaced? Of course, Nissan would be the only one biting the cost.

If a rock hit it its not a warranty issue. The warranty covers manufacturing problems. If they try to submit it as warranty work and get denied, the dealer eats the cost of the repair. It's not a win win.

So it may seem I need to buy a new one, nothing to get around this then?