Thread: vvl swap help

okay i cut the old ones out nicely with a dremmel. now i cant get the new ones in. is there a trick or something? grease? oil? something?

The dogbone and passenger side mount should go in pretty easily. The passenger side/tranny bracket and rear mount are the biggest pains. What I did with mine was press one side in then the other, if you have a vice you can also use that as well.

Hey guys, i just bled the system on my car about a week ago. Once again all of a sudden the car says its heating up, fans are coming on, it runs like shit when i give it gas. Idk when the ECU thinks its overheating it doesnt let it run like it should? Why do i have to keep bleeding the system? I might just buy some slim fans that always stay on. Do those last for a long time?

It's possible your system isn't holding pressure. How old is your radiator cap? Thermostat?

MMMMm havent got a clue. Its what came on the VE factory i'd imagine because the sylicone is OEM grey. The cap i havent changed, its always been on the car.

Never trust a thermostat on a used motor. I think you may have answered your questions. Start by changing those two parts, they're cheap and provide a level of insurance. I recommend using an OEM thermostat.

Okay, i have to find a OEM one than. Maybe a nismo one? Do you have any idea where i can get some fans that stay on all the time? Or isnt there a way to make the factory fans always on? Like a sensor that you disconnect?

It's not a good idea to run your fans all the time unless you're on the track. And you shouldn't have to. The OEM thermostat is much cheaper then the Nismo one and will work fine. But if you want the thermostat to open a bit sooner, then get the Nismo one.
Disconnecting the 2-wire coolant temp sensor will out the ecu in fail-safe mode in which the fans will run all the time and the car will run super rich.

If the radiator cap gasket has a tear in it that could be causing it to fail. The whole point of the radiator cap is to increase pressure in the system. The higher the pressure the higher the boiling point, which decreases the chance of your coolant reaching a dangerous temperature. Both radiator cap and thermostat are very easy to replace and like vspec said they're pretty cheap, order them on rockauto if you want to go hella cheap. Make sure your system isn't leaking coolant anywhere either. I was leaking anti-freeze after I did my swap because I didn't cap the coolant line that was going to the throttle body correctly.

Yeah nothing is leaking. Oh i thought it was good since i live in AZ its like the motor is breathing in blow dryer air 110+ I have a thermo from BAP never used for a DE. Where can i get a OEM VE thermo? or is it the same thing? I dont trust that cheap one from BAP i should hit nissan dealership?