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Old 07-23-2010, 08:34 PM
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01' Infiniti I30 blown radiator

It is an 01' Infiniti I30 with 135K miles driven on Dallas area all its life.

I tried to start it today and it would not. I found out the radiator had leaked when opened the hood. The day before it was sounding a bit more rough than usual, since the temp sensor was within the normal range so I did not check on it right away.

Here is what I have checked so far:
1. The radiator was empty and I filled in about 64 ounces of water to fill up to the top and some into the reservoir.
2. Checked the engine oil to see ii it had burned because of low water, it was not thick or gunked up.
3. Checked under the oil filler and I saw no signs of a blown head gasket.
4. Battery was very low to turn over the engine, I jumped it, it still would not turn over.
5. Put in a good battery and it still wont turn over.
6. I can hear the fuel pump energize, but it will not move the engine.
7. Checked all the fuses related to the engine controls, ignition and any others that might be related and they are all good.

I plan to replace the radiator, but before I do that I need to get it running.

I plan to keep this car for a long time. I am hoping the engine is not completely blown.

Any suggestions on how to go about diagnosing the problem of not turning over?
Any other guesses?

Thanks!
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Old 07-24-2010, 02:28 AM
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Re: 01' Infiniti I30 blown radiator

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It is an 01' Infiniti I30 with 135K miles driven on Dallas ...

Any other guesses?

Thanks!
U can always hope for the best (head gasket's will hold)... But if engine has got too many miles w/o cooling, its just matter of time when [fried] gasket(s) blow.

Many reasons why engine wont crank: low battery result from lazy alt, oxidized cable terminals, bad starter/solenoid... If starter is also dead, test it first by hot wiring diectly +12V to the solenoid.

Many reasons why engine wont fire even if canking: glycol in coolant, sprayed all over causing short circuits - whenever weather is humid. See/read how and why via link pages below.

Time for tu ne up?
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Maxima INFO pages was deliberately trashed (!?) by Cardomain; dont goto http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507

There was a special Car Electronics -page http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/14

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