I don't want to screw around with my warranty and i want to get Nissan long life BLUE 50/50 PRE DILUTED I went on AAP and put my car in and the said peak long life. But its still 11 bucks a gallon. Why would Nissan make the long life coolant blue? yes i know how are they going to know, but YOU WILL SURPRISED TO WHAT THEY WILL DO TO GET OUT OF A WARRANTY REPAIR.
Nissan Long Life EXPENSIVE?
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if you are that concerned about your warranty, do not trust AAP's website. Go to different manufacturers websites and make sure the coolant meets requirements
Always use the factory antifreeze. I don't want to explain why.
Peak Long Life is not the same stuff as the Nissan coolant. The Nissan coolant (the CORRECT STUFF for your car) is only available at dealers. AAP of course doesn't offer the correct stuff, so they tell you to just use a "universal" coolant (Peak Long Life) which may or may not work well in your car.
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Always use the factory antifreeze. I don't want to explain why.
Actually I would like to ask why. Im genuinely curious because at the shop we use Zerex equivalents ( Dex Cool , Original Green , G-05 and Asian Vehicle formulation to be exact ) to great success. Very RARELY do we ever have to go to the dealer for OEM coolant, mostly German manufacturers. We use Zerex Asian Vehicle in Nissans all the time ( those not spec'd for green coolant ), not a single comeback or complaint.
Always use the factory antifreeze. I don't want to explain why.
Actually I would like to ask why. Im genuinely curious because at the shop we use Zerex equivalents ( Dex Cool , Original Green , G-05 and Asian Vehicle formulation to be exact ) to great success. Very RARELY do we ever have to go to the dealer for OEM coolant, mostly German manufacturers. We use Zerex Asian Vehicle in Nissans all the time ( those not spec'd for green coolant ), not a single comeback or complaint.
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Im going to stick woth the Nissan Long Iife Coolant Better Safer Safe Then Sorry. It takes 2 1/8's gallons so i have to order 3 gallons. do you think it would cheaper going to the stealership?im going to put the PRE-DILUTED blue in like infiniti's. http://www.thenismoshop.com/Nissan-factory-OEM-Long-Life-RADIATOR-Antifreeze-Coolant_p_32.html
Is The Blue Just a DYE?
Is The Blue Just a DYE?
The only way to know if that is cheaper than a dealer is to call a couple dealers and see what they charge.
Zerex Asian is $14 at Napa.
How true.
It's not like many vehicles these days have 20 quart cooling system capacities and have an annual thermostat replacement, either. As an aside, I believe Beck Arnley offers a Nissan equivalent, but I doubt it will be significantly cheaper.
Two gallons will pretty much fill up that Altima. My Mazda dealer says they will honor ANY other Mazda dealer's price for parts and supplies, online or brick and mortar. There is so much markup on that stuff. I'll bet your dealer will do the same. Might knock a couple of bucks off each gallon. Seems like there are too many manufacturer-specific fluids these days so why mess around trying to figure out which one is "close?"
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Always use the factory antifreeze. I don't want to explain why.
Same here. Just to many coolants on the market these days that claim that they will work in certain vehicles.
Gone are the days in which we only had a choice between Zerex and Prestone. lol.
Always use the factory antifreeze. I don't want to explain why.
Same here. Just to many coolants on the market these days that claim that they will work in certain vehicles.
Gone are the days in which we only had a choice between Zerex and Prestone. lol.
Well, I'm one to talk. During the 23 years I drive my 89 Accord I used regular green, Sierra (propylene glycol based), and DexCool and equivalents. I never had any cooling system issues and none of the "gunk" others claim that you get when you switch from old style to Dex. Those were the days before I wised up. Moving forward I am going to stick as much as possible with OEM fluids. Heck, the Mazda oil and filters I bought were price competitive with retail - except for the five quart jugs of M1 AFE at Wal Mart.
Honda/Mazda or Subaru coolants will also mix in with the Nissan stuff.
I recently bought a gallon of genuine Hyundai coolant for $20. I had to ask for a discount to get that price.
Beck Arnley does have a new line of OE replacement coolants. I don't think any place in my area sells them. Ordering them would probably negate any savings over dealer coolant.
Beck Arnley does have a new line of OE replacement coolants. I don't think any place in my area sells them. Ordering them would probably negate any savings over dealer coolant.
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