Originally Posted by JARblue Anyone know what the hell the dealer is talking (other than out of their a$$) about a coolant drain requiring special tools for the 370Z? When
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and yah, shouldn't need any special tools to do the coolant drain/fill. after draining, i usually fill until coolant comes out of the air release valve, close that, then fill the reserve to max. cap the radiator. start engine, run it at 3K RPM for 10seconds at a time for 3 cycles keeping an eye on the water temp. then add more to the reserve as needed. check work after a nice drive. |
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YES! That was more or less my response when they told me I couldn't do it
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I would have said fine, have your tech do it, but if he does exactly that, my flush is FREE? And when they say ummm no, Walk out. thanks guys!
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Awesome That's about what I figured after minimal research
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So how often should a coolant flush be done? (7AT) @ 43k right now.
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I don't imagine transmission matters, or at least I didn't see anything about it in the manual. I'll probably do mine sometime after I hit 60K miles or so. That way if I procrastinate, it's not a big deal
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I've heard of some people doing an AT fluid flush @ 50k. I'm thinking if I ever went boosted, I'd have to build the tranny anyways to keep up, so that would mandate a fluid change anyways.
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