What I thought was a coolant problem...was a coolant problem

[HudsonValleyTitan]

Originally Posted by batmanntexas

according to my local dealer, the radiator in the titan is supposed to have a lifetime warranty from the manufacture. It is an outsourced part for nissan. Maybe worth checking out, get $600 back.

All parts are outsourced for Nissan. It's only covered, according to the warranty booklet, for 3/36.

[TTfan-adik]

The smell (on the titans w/ no leaks) is from the hot coolant cycling in and out of the overflow reservoir.

[whiteLE]

that makes sense by why is the coolant smell so noticable when the engine is coolant and the vehicle is on defrost? I thought I read earlier about a TSB on the radiator cap but I don't see it now on nissanhelp.

[titanpat57]

I just had my cap replaced at the dealership..hmmmmm...Actually had a little blow by on the motor, looks like a pattern