Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6355
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Re: 2002 T30 radiator question
1. The extra 2 pipes should indeed be the automatic transmission oil cooler. As far as I know, this is just a closed pipe which carries the oil from the transmission, into the coldest part of the radiator at the bottom and back to the transmission, but I have not disconnected the hoses from my automatic transmission to know for sure.
To test it, leave the cap off the radiator and blow through one of the pipes. You should feel air coming out the other. Now if you block the othe pipe you shoud feel it is more difficult to blow through the pipe. This shows you it is a closed system independent of the main radiator water tank.
2. To bleed the radiator, there is a small plastic wingnut on the bottom passenger's side of the radiator. Undo this after removing the radiator cap to drain the water before undoing any hoses. There is a drain plug for the block but you won't need to remove this to drain the radiator.
3. NEVER, use anything but genuine Nissan coolant regardless of anyone saying theirs is compatible. Nissan will not guarantee anything engine related if they detect non-genuine coolant and even though your engine is 200k old, I would still keep the genuine stuff just to know it won't harm any internals.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
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24/Jun/2019, 11:58 am
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6355
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Re: 2002 T30 radiator question
Just leave the radiator cap off with the heater on full heat.
Watch for bubbles in the top of the radiator and the level going down and top up as needed.
It is also a good idea to have someone sit in the Xtrail watching the temp guage to make sure things don't overheat, or just keep a casual eye on it yourself from time to time.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
03 Titanium Ti T30 Series 1 **MODIFIED**
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25/Jun/2019, 11:43 am
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