Project: DRKNITE NISMO

Zthirty4NISMO

So this update is long overdue. As I posted above, I picked up some polished aluminum tanks from CWorksDesign. I actually got them installed back in November before I put the Z away for the winter, but didn't take any pics until recently. I also had still been sitting on the Z1 lower overflow hose and upper/lower rad hoses since this was going to require draining the coolant anyways and I figured I'd knock them out at the same time. The install went pretty smoothly and I was impressed by how little of a mess I made when draining the coolant. It was a little work getting the old hoses off and getting the new ones on and positioned correctly so no pinching occurred. I even trimmed off the ends a little as they seemed slightly too long. I removed the power steering fluid from the old tank with a small syringe and hose attached to it. That worked really well as I got nearly all of it out and had minimal leaks/drips when disconnected. As for the new tanks, they fit into place perfectly and look great. Just beware the overflow tank is a giant heat sink and is no joke with a hot engine/coolant!


Edit: I ended up having to remove this power steering reservoir as it was not functioning correctly. I realize this came after 6+ years of it being installed but the miles accumulated in that timeframe was only a measly 4k so it really didn't take long to rear it's head. The problem is that the baffle inside is too porous and the constant bubbling of the fluid as it was being returned to the tank was forcing it out of the cap causing a slow constant leak until I was low on fluid and the pump started screaming. Pretty bummed as I really liked the polished aluminum look instead of the plastic OEM.

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