99 Quest, how easy to change anti-freeze

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Codifus - 30 Jun 2005 14:28 GMT

Hello all,

since I'm a big Nissan fan, my mother in law was in the market for a
used minivan, so I steered her to the Quest. We picked one up with 74K
miles. I'm surprised at how spirited the engine is, but I guess that's
the Nissan style:) The manual refers me to the dealer to do the
anti-freeze change. Can't I do it myself? I've done it on my 98 Maxima,
on 98 Altima etc. Any catch? Thanks.

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Professor - 30 Jun 2005 15:28 GMT

If you're familiar with changing coolant on other vehicles... this one
shouldn't be much different.

Professor
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> Hello all,
>
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> anti-freeze change. Can't I do it myself? I've done it on my 98 Maxima,
> on 98 Altima etc. Any catch? Thanks.

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jjjsan - 30 Jun 2005 17:06 GMT

purging the air out of the system can be time consuming, due to the rear
heater and system design. there is a air purge bolt on top of engine to
help with purging. many have found it difficult to purge the air in one
sitting.
one technique is to park car on a incline with front end of car pointing
up to help bleed out the air. Recommend getting a factory service manual,
if you plan to work on the van yourself.
There is allot of info at villagerquest egroup at
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/villagerquest/messages

Recommend, joining the group and searching in the archived msg or ask the
question. Lots of villager/quest owners to pull experiences from.
Also the est. on timing belt replacement can be answered there.
Jim

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Codifus - 30 Jun 2005 17:13 GMT

> purging the air out of the system can be time consuming, due to the rear
> heater and system design. there is a air purge bolt on top of engine to
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> Also the est. on timing belt replacement can be answered there.
> Jim

Thank you much for the coolant tip and the link!:)

CD

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