That's what I am petrified of doing some day. I quad checked myself 5 times when doing the GF's versa oil change. I'm a freaking hypochondriac still it seems.

its good to be on the nervous side. things are most dangerous for sophomore types dat think they know wat they're doing and fak up. those are usually da kids dat work at them jiffy lubes and such.

also at dealer quick change bays. those are usually just novice teens non-ASE certified folks doing the work.

not dat u need such certification to do routine maintenance.

Well hopefully this manual helps me. $100 for full radiator hose swap from Z1. I'm tempted.

I now know what burping the coolant means!! One a 50/50 blend is added, turn the car on and blast the heat. With the funnel and coolant still in the funnel, it should burp out bubbles being flushed from the hoses.

yep. the nissan coolant is already pre-mixed so u dont need to add any distilled water. just pour in slowly. there is an air release valve on the driver side of the radiator if u want to use it. fill till coolant spills out.

but i dont like the smell of burnt coolant and didnt feel like washing the engine bay after the engine was cold again so did not use the air release valve. it took a good 45min to burp the system.

i never understood the point of swapping the hoses on a street driven car, but yah they do look cool. :D

I seriously may have to try this now. And then bleed the brakes some day. That truly terrifies me. I know it's just a nipple on the calipers, but still.

It's only $100 and it's the coolness factor. That's literally it. And spending the money will force me to eventually do the install myself.

Somebody brought in wrathy grapes for us to eat today.

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Really wish one of you guys was even remotely close to teach me the basics. Would make my life so much easier haha.

yah, brakes imho is a tad harder dan coolant as u dont want to introduce new air into the system. if u use an extractor it will make it a lot easier dan pumping the brake pedal.. plus u can do it urself at a controlled extraction rate.

a lot of folks use the pump dat pressurizes from the reservoir side. some just use gravity.. meaning no tools, just loosen the nipple and allow brake fluid to slowly drain out while u add new fluid. it works but will take a very long time to do.. :D and i worry the new fluid will absorb too much moisture while u have the cap off.

i usually have my younger kid monitor the brake reservoir level while i do the extraction on the opposite side of the car. :D

dogdamn, i had to turn the heat on my house... frikken chilly out dere today.. :ugh:

my tires are :eekdance: due to temp change of close to 40F in one day.. :ugh2:

Same. Frost everywhere and very cold tires.