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  1. 3 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

    Surely there is little to no difference to other Nissan caps from the same era? J31 Maxima with the same sort of engine, for example. In which case, the Tridon catalogue points you to a rad cap number of CB1390. So you walk up to the Tridon rack at Supercheap/wherever with your V36 rad cap in hand and see if it looks the same, has the same rating. if it does, you buy it. If it doesn't, you look at the other options that you will have pre-planned by skuzzing through the Tridon catalogue to look for other Nissan models from the same period that might be similar.

    I mean, it's not as if rad caps are a high technology model specific thing.

    i did go supercheap but thier  nearest was only 90kpa    ive since tracked a 130kpa  so would you recon near enough?   cheers

     

  2. Hi there after on idle for 20 miins looking for a water issue  i noticed even tho very hot on all hoses  my interior gauge shows about one quarter up from cold,so my qustions are at what stage do the elec fans come on they didnt in the 20 mins  im really wondering if im overheating .

    Where is the sensor located?

      what sensor turns them on?

    tia  v36 2007 btw

  3. 1 hour ago, KiwiRS4T said:

    Close it up and drive it. If it has not been overheating just keep an eye on the water level. Certainly wouldn't be pulling it apart at this stage. Worth doing it again to see if it gets less. If not definitely do the gas test. You may be able to get a kit from Repco or Supercheap on line as they are allowed to ship "essential" items. 

    i have to mention also  power is down and uses more fuel that what it used to....  i may want to sell in a year or so and i cant sell this..lol

  4. 16 hours ago, xmanz said:

    i didnt see the test but he said the compression was i think 190 on all no loss  and the leakdown  no issues,

    btw thank you for all the info much appreciated       also the car has never overheated just hear bubble sound form behind dash when i started the car..upon opening bonnet the resivour was pretty full......so ill try the bleeding  scenario 

    Ok with lockdown cant get a co2 device but i sloped the car, filled the bottle half full sealed onto radiator,,,,,youl see vid 1 which is 5 mins in     video 2  12 minutes in   and video 3 20 mins.

    i guess my dumb mechanic didnt do this as youl see by vid 3  it shows what i presume is indeed compression/exhaust gases into water/////   Thank you for looking, the coolent did have a bottle of some  hoodoo in it to hopefully plug leaks by mechanic,,,   last vid is when engine is switched off...

  5. 2 hours ago, KiwiRS4T said:

    Ok one more question...did you watch the mechanic do the pressure test and what happened? Did the pressure go down without any sign of water spurting out?

    Here is a test kit along the lines of what GTSBoy was suggesting earlier (you may be able to get a similar one cheaper from your local Repco or Supercheap) that you can use yourself:

    https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/tools-repair-kits/other/listing-2596027845.htm?rsqid=e736fd9eb1f5494eb91b42a7ed009919-001

    If this test comes out positive you have a problem. If it comes out negative (no exhaust gas in bubbles) then it is still possible you need a good bleed of the air in the system (especially if this problem arose following a service where the coolant was changed).

    OR you do a good bleed now anyway: Get the front of the car as high as possible (up a steep drive, on a set of ramps, or jacked up as high as) and also find a plastic bottle (coke , milk, anything with the bottom cut off) the neck of which will fit tightly in the tube after you have taken the radiator cap off. Start the engine and turn your heater(s)  on full. Idle until the thermostat opens (you can tell by the hoses  heating up) and add water to the plastic bottle (half full will do). Continue to add water if necessary and watch for the bubbles to stop. Give it a good 20 minutes or so. If the bubbles stop put the cap back on and hopefully its cured!

    BTW as a matter of interest how far can you drive the car before it overheats?

    i didnt see the test but he said the compression was i think 190 on all no loss  and the leakdown  no issues,

    btw thank you for all the info much appreciated       also the car has never overheated just hear bubble sound form behind dash when i started the car..upon opening bonnet the resivour was pretty full......so ill try the bleeding  scenario 

  6. 13 minutes ago, KiwiRS4T said:

    Could you rewrite this sentence please? Its a bit hard to work out what you are saying.

    Did he say yes there were bubbles in the radiator when some or all of the cylinders were compression tested or no there were not?

    BTW you're out on a limb in Napier - I have good contacts in Auckland but none there... and yes you  have to pull the front of the car off to get at things which is why replacement timing chains are so expensive...(so if you end up doing this good idea to have the chain and chain guides checked at they are a weak pint on the VQ25).

    He infered to me that winding it over doing compression test  he saw bubbles   and no matter which cylinder he did  he saw bubles these are not fine bubbles but  like a burp      btw  v36   

    i got the g35 manual

  7. update on my troubles  

    mechanic checked all the cooling system over..no apparent issues

    went to next stage took throttle body off and compession tested it and then a leakdown test ...........both no issues

    he then put back together and vac test the system    no issues\

    He is a bit stumped but did say maybe the water pump is sucking air behind the timing cover  anybody seen anything like this???

    he said there where bubble coming up on compession test on any of the cylinders.....    is it possible to suck air in somewhere else?

    thank you    

  8. 28 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

    Do you mean remove the front of the car? Hell no. Take radiator out? Quite possibly. But that's not expensive work. Neither is removing the timing covers. That's what I meant when I said "But pulling timing covers off is not the difference between affordable and not". If it adds an hour to the job it's an extra hundred buck or so, right? Not an extra $500.

    ok that sounds not too bad is the timing cover one piece or is there a top section thats not behind pumps and  things...

    btw i had a search for v36 workshop manual  and g36 for 2007  cant locate any ideas

  9. 16 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

    Well, yeah, most of it - certainly at least the top part. The VQs are chain driven, yes? But pulling timing covers off is not the difference between affordable and not.

    i got a bit lost on last part of your statement       ( But pulling timing covers off is not the difference between affordable and not.)

    im trying to assertaian if the front has to drop away and take radiator out for acess   cheers

  10. On 2/19/2020 at 7:43 PM, KiwiRS4T said:

    Where do you live? Should be able to fix that for less than 2.5K

    im in napier the guy thinks upwards to 3 grand     and seems to think the engine may have to come out or drop the front away!!!

    he may be reading wrong stuff..  so to do head gasket does the whole timing covers have to come off?   or can heads be done insitu....

     

    thanx guys 

  11. Hi i have v36 07  low kkks   braking at 30k to 100k   i get a shudder through steering wheel  and im sure theres a noise also  thinking is was unbalanced wheel i rang to get it done but he told me it wont be a wheel balance issue but more likely a warped disc .  any one any thoughts thanx      phil

  12. v36 door panel

    hi im just taking off my interiour front door panels i have unclipped all the platic toggles around the door and removed one bolt from behind door lever, but upun pulling hard i see two yellow toggles of sorts  about level with  the window control etc part on the trim (behind inside.....I dont want to wrench it in case i split trim....so does anyone know how to unclip these 2 yellow pins?  

     

    thanx much

    doo insid from top.jpg

  13. regarding getting music to stream,i am having a hard time trying to do this..my menus differ from the guide.. i cant see anywhere to enable bluetooth streaming  although i dont know what i hit bit my phone then find multimedia from car it pairs up but wont connect..and then i lost that somehow so all i have now is the usual call audio....07 v36   love to get this going..thanx 

  14. ok i got a few answers off them it is indeed an entertainment system, but i gather you can switch jap system to this also touchscreen works And bose audio phone/bluetooth they recon it takes 1.5 days to do,and say its a complicated install, you can take that anyway you like i guess..

  15. hell ive just ben talking to a guy in aus who says a conversion/gps also for $2500 does starautosound ring any bells,im in nz and have seached here but any likely people dont answer back,this guys says id have to send unit over??

    Any one in nz know anything about conversion thnx

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