What did you do with your Z today V (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

JARblue · 01-21-2013, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ZForce

IIRC....service schedule (not manual) sez 30k mile to flush the coolant. Even if it did not, I had mine flushed for free with the 30k mile servicing. Call me old skool but 105k miles on same coolant is way to long before flushes. Running the OEM Nissan GREEN coolant part # L248SP. I think they changed to blue but green still works. They gave me a gallon for free awhile back...so money saved.

Hrmm... I don't remember seeing that in the service manual. I have to take another look. I'll probably just do this the next time I have a chance since my research tells me it's a pretty easy DIY

The Nissan GREEN Coolant is a different product altogether than the Nissan BLUE Coolant. At the dealership, the green stuff is out on the shelf for sale, but the blue stuff he had to go to the back to get. The blue is supposed to be longer lasting. The manual (specifically pg 8-8) states that mixing the two will lower the life expectancy of the factory-filled blue fluid. Of course, if you aren't pushing the change interval, this shouldn't make any difference.

ZForce · 01-21-2013, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue

Hrmm... I don't remember seeing that in the service manual. I have to take another look. I'll probably just do this the next time I have a chance since my research tells me it's a pretty easy DIY

The Nissan GREEN Coolant is a different product altogether than the Nissan BLUE Coolant. At the dealership, the green stuff is out on the shelf for sale, but the blue stuff he had to go to the back to get. The blue is supposed to be longer lasting. The manual (specifically pg 8-8) states that mixing the two will lower the life expectancy of the factory-filled blue fluid. Of course, if you aren't pushing the change interval, this shouldn't make any difference.

Thanks for the 411, knew the blue was the better of the two. Now recalling I know I had the upper radiator hose replaced so they may have flushed it then. Dunno....gonna have to check service receipts to retract...for the record BLUE is the way to go.

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