I'm about to buy one next week, this just popped up in my recommendations. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFO! I've been reading that these cars are reliable, what is your experience with them?
My M37x fitting in the heater core hose broke this weekend. Just fixed it yesterday I used the same one. That needle nose I can dig in the line and pull that broke parts out with breaking pieces off
Also please don't make the same mistake I did 😭, I thought I bled the Air out of the cooling system but I didn't 😞, I went on a test drive and temp gauge started creeping up, I shut it off and limped it home, I hope my head Gasket isn't blown gonna tow it to a shop tomorrow wish me luck 🤞🙏
@@Dub-ry4cs I ended up selling my G37 for 2015 Q60. Had a unusual and horrific sounding rattle that would come and go and loss of power at 292k miles plus some jerking between 45-53mph at normal driving speeds. All of which was sporadic.
An FYI this bleeder valve doesn’t remove all the air out of the system. From my experience the Lisle funnel helped me remove ALL the air from my system and it’s been over a year without overheating 👍🏼 06G35 sedan 200k miles going strong 💪🏼
My issue is that i still have air in my system, not losing coolant, not over heating but i often have to siphon the coolant from the expansion tank to rad. New thermostat, new hoses, new coolant temp sensor, new rad... No weird smoke, no white sludge in my oil! I'm at a complete loss, no sympton of a blown head gasket. Going to bleed it again tomorrow just to make sure.
here's what I need to know. it is a plastic connector by default or plastic bleeder that was in there (originally before mods ect) I was trying to get a place to do it since I don't have the time to atm but they just didn't want to put the part on and wanted to get hoses ect and were fishing me but said it was a bleeder. but there's a bleeder/air relief on the other side. that's what I'm trying to understand because I'm wanting to put a metal connector in there for now since I'm about to go on a trip to vegas 243 miles away from my current location for my 21st in a few days, really appreciate any good responses, thank you!
@@watchmegun2493 o I know dude mine broke in half and it took me forever to get that thing out. Theres no space to work either where it is I ripped all the skin off my knuckles doing it.
Mine leaked and didn’t notice till my engine loss power on freeway. Hopefully my head gaskets are still okay. Haven’t noticed any coolant loss or milky oil.
This shit just happened to me i parked my car to go get some tacos with my girl and my car just started overheating. Some dude try to say it was my tranny cuz it was behind the engine. But i got it towed to my mechanic and it was the bleeder port.
On the driver's side of the engine, just under the ignition coil of the 6th cylinder, there is a short maybe 3" coolant hose. Any tips how to get my hands there and put a new hose on?
you should make a bleeding and burping video because i def have air in my system and its driving me nuts, i tried taking it to a mechanic and they said i have a blown head gasket, but i have ZERO symptoms and my car is not overheating... but the coolant is getting stuck in the expansion tank.
The overflow tank is for coolant that gets pushed out of the radiator when the car starts to overheat. Most of the time the system doesn't work well to suck the coolant back in so I don't go based on that. You should be filling the radiator through the fill neck in front of the radiator. Use a coolant bleeding funnel and slowly add coolant to the funnel when its full turn on the car and let it idle for about 30 minutes. Once in a while hold the rpms at 2k for like 1 minute but be careful to not overheat. After 30 minutes let it set and cool back down once its cool check the level of coolant by opening the radiator fill neck cap and top it off if needed once its filled close the system and let it idle again and wait for the car to complete a cycle of the fans turning on and off.
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE Yeah my issue is thought that once the engine cools down the coolant does not get sucked back into the rad. I'm going to pour some tye and use a UV light to see if i have a tiny leak in the system that i cant see with my eye.
If you’re not going to take the whole hose off you’d better be careful removing that broken pieces of plastic. If one of those goes down the hose into the heater core you’re in for a very expensive fix if it gets lodged and can’t be back flushed out.
What I do is squeeze the hose with the broken tube inside still since it's brittle it always breaks apart and point the hose down and the remaining plastic comes out once I have it out I stick my finger in to double check that nothing was left behind
@@john1120 nah not milky , there’s drips like right before the radiator.. I heard two people say it could be the bleeder valve but that’s all the way in the back I don’t see it leaking back there , behind the radiator
do you have to drain all the coolant before changing the connector? I’m buying a 2010 and it still has the oem port and I might just do a coolant change as well
I was about to ask that question, but it's been answered. just got mine from Z1 and I thought i had to drain everything, thank you, will do it right now! @@ERICSDIYGARAGE
@Saiyan Jayden according the this part number its 09-2022. Part Number: 92400-JK200. They did away with the screw bleeder and now they only have a straight-through coupler like the pictures I showed in the video
My 08 g35 sport sedan had the bleeder port on the driver side. I see other g models have it in the passenger side. Does it matter what side you install the bleeder port?
Make sure that you bleed the air out of the system all the way. Make sure that the hose leaving the thermostat is warm if everything else checks out then that's the only thing that I can think of also might be a bad water pump but you would be leaking coolant on the driverside
This just happened to me. My car has 29,000 miles and it looks like I’m going to have to replace it. So do I have to breathe the whole system or empty out the whole coolant? Or can I just disconnect the holes and lose a little bit of coolant and refill it?
If it broke, you probably leaked coolant so you won't need to drain anymore. Disconnect the hose and install the new metal port and add coolant and bleed the air out of the system
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE Not sure if it broke but I definitely leaked coolant. I’ve been driving the car like that since until I noticed temperature has stayed the same no smoke I’m thinking that the leak is minor I have the pictures. But I wanna get this done as soon as possible already ordered the new hoses from Z 1 and also the bleeder Port. Just need to figure out how to bleed the system.
Once you install the bleeder, fill the car with coolant and unscrew the bleeder port that you just installed, once coolant comes out of the port that will remove the air. close it up and complete the repair
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE Thanks so much I appreciate your help man should I turn the vehicle on when adding the coolant? Also do I add the coolant to the reservoir of the radiator or just a regular reservoir? Should I turn on heat? On blast to get it to run?
The vehicle had 90,000 miles from what the owner told me but in the video I did mention that he had just replaced it because it broke on him so even though he replaced it with a brand new one that had less than 10 miles it still broke
@Zach_Hemi you might be lucky i've worked on a few altima and maxima with the 3.5 and I dony recall it I even checked online and seems like it's use a hose for you luckily
This happened to me and I continued to drive the car like an idiot. Eventually it completely turned off and the car didn’t drive. I got it fixed and the cars been good since. This happened 8 months ago
If it's been 8 months with no issues than you probably got lucky but whenever your vehicle turns of on you it's the last stand to keep your head gasket from blowing up but if you would of ignored it and kept driving it would of forsure messed it up glad you got lucky
I would probably replace it next time you change coolant. like I said in the video, the owner had just replaced it with a brand new OEM part and it broke in less han 10 miles.
Yep, had my blown and broken into many pieces at 70k miles after I flushed heater core and installed back. I got stuck with a steaming engine a mile from home. How nissan could engineer such junk?
Blown head gaskets are no good so make sure you do this before that happens! Thanks for watching!
Crazy this just happened to my G. Luckily I was sitting in the driveway when it happened and wasn’t on the road.
At least you were home and didn't need to get it towed 👍🏼
Where was it leaking ? Like In the back where the bleeder is , and how many miles ?
thank you for the video I was worried about not bleeding the system right but you made it look easy with the bleeder port!!
It also doubles as an easy port to tap a coolant temperate sensor into.
I'm about to buy one next week, this just popped up in my recommendations. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFO!
I've been reading that these cars are reliable, what is your experience with them?
Yes 3.7 vhr ate reliable except some suffer from the galley gasket issue
My M37x fitting in the heater core hose broke this weekend. Just fixed it yesterday I used the same one. That needle nose I can dig in the line and pull that broke parts out with breaking pieces off
Hey guys you can get the metal one from advanced auto parts here's the part#84741, it's the 3/4 fitting it's around $5, I hope this helps
Also please don't make the same mistake I did 😭, I thought I bled the Air out of the cooling system but I didn't 😞, I went on a test drive and temp gauge started creeping up, I shut it off and limped it home, I hope my head Gasket isn't blown gonna tow it to a shop tomorrow wish me luck 🤞🙏
**update** had the cooling system bled by a shop and now it seems to be holding a steady temperature
Awesome to know! I’m at 239k on my VQ. I’ll keep an eye out for sure.
You’re extremely lucky it hasn’t shattered already. It’s probably dust and hanging by a thread at that mileage.
@@Dub-ry4cs I ended up selling my G37 for 2015 Q60. Had a unusual and horrific sounding rattle that would come and go and loss of power at 292k miles plus some jerking between 45-53mph at normal driving speeds. All of which was sporadic.
@@Dub-ry4cs it did break around 280k tho
Definitely recommend this mod! It'll save you a damaged O2 sensor. I learned the hard way because now I have to replace my catalytic converters lol.
I remember mine blew up when i was otw back from wendys. Had to limp it home with no coolant lol. Metal one for the win tho
i can confirm , this happened right around when my g37 hit 157k mikes
Damn gang I’m at 107k I be running my shit up till I buy a new one
Bro I’m at 156500 and I just blew it as soon as I pulled into my garage lol
For sure, mine at 161k
@CoNFuZioNz2012 why is that happened ? You did something wrong ?
Can i replace g37 heater hose connector without draining fluid?
MUST HAVE MOD FOR ANY VQ!!
good video as always bro! :)
You have to remove some. If you don't you will leak it out when you disconnect the hose
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE where do I drain it from?
An FYI this bleeder valve doesn’t remove all the air out of the system. From my experience the Lisle funnel helped me remove ALL the air from my system and it’s been over a year without overheating 👍🏼
06G35 sedan 200k miles going strong 💪🏼
Agree with you on that. If I would’ve bought it sooner I also wouldn’t have made a mess.
My issue is that i still have air in my system, not losing coolant, not over heating but i often have to siphon the coolant from the expansion tank to rad. New thermostat, new hoses, new coolant temp sensor, new rad... No weird smoke, no white sludge in my oil! I'm at a complete loss, no sympton of a blown head gasket. Going to bleed it again tomorrow just to make sure.
@@DTUFINOPhotography waterpump maybe
Thanks what is the part # for the connector and where can i get it
Well thanks for clarifying to remove the coolant because not a a lot of people do.
I didn’t and now mine won’t start
@@ygf_devo did you not drain the coolant? what happeend?
here's what I need to know. it is a plastic connector by default or plastic bleeder that was in there (originally before mods ect) I was trying to get a place to do it since I don't have the time to atm but they just didn't want to put the part on and wanted to get hoses ect and were fishing me but said it was a bleeder. but there's a bleeder/air relief on the other side. that's what I'm trying to understand because I'm wanting to put a metal connector in there for now since I'm about to go on a trip to vegas 243 miles away from my current location for my 21st in a few days, really appreciate any good responses, thank you!
This happened to me it took me about an hour to fix since the coupler was broken and corroded
Yeah it can be tricky to get the plastic bleeder off the hose. Breaking it apart makes it much easier
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE I also at the time didn’t have spring hose clamps and broke them so I couldn’t get the clamp off I had to cut it off 😂😂
@@watchmegun2493 o I know dude mine broke in half and it took me forever to get that thing out. Theres no space to work either where it is I ripped all the skin off my knuckles doing it.
thank u just had this happen and i was so confused
Very important!
Mine leaked and didn’t notice till my engine loss power on freeway. Hopefully my head gaskets are still okay. Haven’t noticed any coolant loss or milky oil.
That's good you probably just got lucky 👍🏼
As soon as it warms up I’m doing this
Just got off the phone with Z1 they no longer offer the chrome one all they have is the black one now.
It's the same thing just black
Is there another on dtivers side? I was going replace connector when engine cold. Can i get away without draining coolant? No need to airout?
literally happened to me 11 days ago 😂
should we replace both sides or one is good?
I would do both
My z1 heater hose set has 4 hoses. Im confused, I’m going to tackle this tomorrow
This shit just happened to me i parked my car to go get some tacos with my girl and my car just started overheating. Some dude try to say it was my tranny cuz it was behind the engine. But i got it towed to my mechanic and it was the bleeder port.
Do you have to remove all the coolant before installing the bleeder?
Yes drian some but not all of it
Pulled my de out of my 05 sedan yesterday and when I pulled the hose off connected to the coolant bleeder it literally ripped in half
Yeah it gets like that sometimes haha
Does this affect VQ4.0’s on Xterras and other models?
I’m gona have to check it out because I do see some coolant leaks right behind my front wheel passenger
Yeah that sounds about right
On the driver's side of the engine, just under the ignition coil of the 6th cylinder, there is a short maybe 3" coolant hose.
Any tips how to get my hands there and put a new hose on?
Get some long hose clamps, and it's fairly simply with that. Remove your engine cover it will make it easier
you should make a bleeding and burping video because i def have air in my system and its driving me nuts, i tried taking it to a mechanic and they said i have a blown head gasket, but i have ZERO symptoms and my car is not overheating... but the coolant is getting stuck in the expansion tank.
The overflow tank is for coolant that gets pushed out of the radiator when the car starts to overheat. Most of the time the system doesn't work well to suck the coolant back in so I don't go based on that. You should be filling the radiator through the fill neck in front of the radiator. Use a coolant bleeding funnel and slowly add coolant to the funnel when its full turn on the car and let it idle for about 30 minutes. Once in a while hold the rpms at 2k for like 1 minute but be careful to not overheat. After 30 minutes let it set and cool back down once its cool check the level of coolant by opening the radiator fill neck cap and top it off if needed once its filled close the system and let it idle again and wait for the car to complete a cycle of the fans turning on and off.
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE Yeah my issue is thought that once the engine cools down the coolant does not get sucked back into the rad. I'm going to pour some tye and use a UV light to see if i have a tiny leak in the system that i cant see with my eye.
is this on 2004 g35 sedan rwd? or only newer?
Yes they have it
If you’re not going to take the whole hose off you’d better be careful removing that broken pieces of plastic. If one of those goes down the hose into the heater core you’re in for a very expensive fix if it gets lodged and can’t be back flushed out.
What I do is squeeze the hose with the broken tube inside still since it's brittle it always breaks apart and point the hose down and the remaining plastic comes out once I have it out I stick my finger in to double check that nothing was left behind
What happens if the pieces go down the hose?
@QuinGamiing you can remove the hose since it curves its really unlikely that it will go inside the heater core
Everytime I add coolant it’s just gone the next morning . Could it be this , or bad gasket already
Hard to say you need to jack it up and check for any leaks. You can check your oil for signs of coolant
Check that oil make sure it ain't milky
@@john1120 nah not milky , there’s drips like right before the radiator.. I heard two people say it could be the bleeder valve but that’s all the way in the back I don’t see it leaking back there , behind the radiator
We're to order that specific part from?
do you have to drain all the coolant before changing the connector? I’m buying a 2010 and it still has the oem port and I might just do a coolant change as well
If you do it with a cold engine the loss of coolant is very minimal just top off once you are done
I was about to ask that question, but it's been answered. just got mine from Z1 and I thought i had to drain everything, thank you, will do it right now! @@ERICSDIYGARAGE
Isn’t it only on specific models
No they all have it
Like 07-2010
@Saiyan Jayden according the this part number its 09-2022. Part Number: 92400-JK200. They did away with the screw bleeder and now they only have a straight-through coupler like the pictures I showed in the video
Great video
My 08 g35 sport sedan had the bleeder port on the driver side. I see other g models have it in the passenger side. Does it matter what side you install the bleeder port?
Where did you get those clamps ? Those look sturdy
Any auto parts store my friend they are just clamps
I got them from z1 motorsports. Some cheaper clamps don't works well just keep an eye out
Mine literally stripped when i tried bleeding the system on my 03 g35 coupe which is my first car.
Happened to mee about an hour ago 5mins away from my house😭
Yo make sure you clean that engine compartment, dirty as fuck, ok, much love!!
Would this apply to the VQ in a 2014 Q50 also?
If you have a 3.7 vhr yes
What if i fixed it and still over heating ? After changing fans n hoses and bleed system
If it's overheating you could probably have a bad thermostat or blown head gasket in the worst-case scenario
Damn sucks because i changed my thermostat also
Make sure that you bleed the air out of the system all the way. Make sure that the hose leaving the thermostat is warm if everything else checks out then that's the only thing that I can think of also might be a bad water pump but you would be leaking coolant on the driverside
Appreciate that i only have 125k miles on it
@@Mrvq30 Infiniti’s are a bitch to bleed. Get a no spill funnel makes it much easier
I got a problem on a g35 its not shifting and had to press on pedal till 2000rpm to move what you think the problem is?
Check for any codes might be a bad transmission
Does the 17 Maxima have plastic connections like this?
Why would it be on a maxima? Like why are you bringing up a maxima lol
@@thekoenigsegg just asking he seemed knowledgeable. Was just curious if he knew or anyone knew if maxima had plastic connection like in this video.
No they seem to just have a hose
Mine blew out and I haven’t had ac since
What about 20 Q60 ? Same issues?
This applies to VHR HR and DE
This just happened to me. My car has 29,000 miles and it looks like I’m going to have to replace it. So do I have to breathe the whole system or empty out the whole coolant? Or can I just disconnect the holes and lose a little bit of coolant and refill it?
If it broke, you probably leaked coolant so you won't need to drain anymore. Disconnect the hose and install the new metal port and add coolant and bleed the air out of the system
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE Not sure if it broke but I definitely leaked coolant. I’ve been driving the car like that since until I noticed temperature has stayed the same no smoke I’m thinking that the leak is minor I have the pictures. But I wanna get this done as soon as possible already ordered the new hoses from Z 1 and also the bleeder Port. Just need to figure out how to bleed the system.
Once you install the bleeder, fill the car with coolant and unscrew the bleeder port that you just installed, once coolant comes out of the port that will remove the air. close it up and complete the repair
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE Thanks so much I appreciate your help man should I turn the vehicle on when adding the coolant? Also do I add the coolant to the reservoir of the radiator or just a regular reservoir? Should I turn on heat? On blast to get it to run?
How many kms is the car at on the video when the thing broke
The vehicle had 90,000 miles from what the owner told me but in the video I did mention that he had just replaced it because it broke on him so even though he replaced it with a brand new one that had less than 10 miles it still broke
My heater hose connector exploded last weekend 🤦🏾♂️
Its a very know common issue hopefully you got the metal one to avoid this mess again
This happened to me at 61k miles, lol...
My heater hose leaking & to replace hoses, tubes they wanna charge me $500 total. Should I do it, 2015 Q40 I got. Or take Firestone
You don't need to replace the hose just replace the plasti fitting with a metal one easy takes 10 min
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE - you think dealership has metal one ?
No
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE - ahh. So if I buy my own hoses and clamp from Z1 u think Infiniti a dealership would install
You don't need to replace the hose. Just replace the plastic fitting and it's possible I don't use the dealership so I can't really say
Does an 09 altima with vq35 have this too?
I think this only applies to the rwd platform
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE thanks, havent seen it before on mine but didnt know if it was in a different location
@Zach_Hemi you might be lucky i've worked on a few altima and maxima with the 3.5 and I dony recall it I even checked online and seems like it's use a hose for you luckily
Where did yo get the part tho ? ?
You can get this at concept z or z1 motorsports
Will this fit on a 2014 Q50 3.7?
Yes
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE bet, thank you
Is this the same on a FX35?
Yes
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE Thanks will have to check it out!
Soo this us just a g37 issue? Or g35 as well
Both
This happened to me and I continued to drive the car like an idiot. Eventually it completely turned off and the car didn’t drive. I got it fixed and the cars been good since. This happened 8 months ago
If it's been 8 months with no issues than you probably got lucky but whenever your vehicle turns of on you it's the last stand to keep your head gasket from blowing up but if you would of ignored it and kept driving it would of forsure messed it up glad you got lucky
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE the old bleeder port looked like wood because it was so melted and deformed
Hi I own a g35 and I don't know how to get the metal bleeder
Z1motorsports.com 🤙
Yeah boi I pull these from junkyards
my 370z has around 40k miles, should I be worried??
I would probably replace it next time you change coolant. like I said in the video, the owner had just replaced it with a brand new OEM part and it broke in less han 10 miles.
Having an HR u should be worried..No joke these engines have an habit of breaking down
@@john1120 If you keep up with the maintenance they shouldn't be too much of a hassle. HR 350z has 220k and still going strong
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE yeah, but a lot of ppl don't take the time to care for these engines..or have the knowledge of knowing about them
Fs fs mine went out at 90k
Yep, had my blown and broken into many pieces at 70k miles after I flushed heater core and installed back. I got stuck with a steaming engine a mile from home. How nissan could engineer such junk?
Here's the funny thing this is supposed to be nissan main and they still can't do shit right smh..I'm a nissan owner btw
This doesn't apply to 350zs. Lol, never had an issue. My G37x got affected and I was stranded. Lol
350z and g35 coupes are not as bad but if you move the hose around they will break as well
Let them blow up please… I’m tired of working on these engines
Good info for people that own these. Gl
Yup! Lost an engine cuz this stupid plastic piece!
lmaoo this happened to me the day I asked my girlfriend out, worse day and worst time. had to tow the car home but I replaced it the next day
It always happens at the worst times but glad you got it fixed right away
bro they don't got these they only got the plastic ones wtf
Try z1