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BrnOutS15
 Post subject: red liquid in engine bay
PostPosted: Thu Oct 03, 2002 8:46 pm 
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hi all,

after taking my car to nissan for a regular service i inspected the
engine bay and i found this red liquid (almost cordial like) sprayed
all over the engine, air box, behind the lights, pretty much everywhere.
i thought it might have been the power steering fluid coz it's of that
colour. nyway, i rang nissan up and took the car back to the service
department. the guy at the desk had a look and then spoke to one
of the mechanics. he then tells me it's harmless and it's used to
pretty up the engine bay and he'll make sure that they don't use
it nymore.

now, i wasn't sure if this guy was bullshitting coz i've never experienced
this but can anyone verify if he was telling me the truth?

cheers!
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 03, 2002 9:07 pm 
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may be its red gasket sealant.... i suppose..
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or red coolant... I think nissan generally use green stuff, but I know toyota use red stuff.

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did you feel the liqiud? was it sticky? perhaps it was degreaser that they forgot to wash off

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i had the same sorta stuff on my engine from where i got it (not a nissan workshop) and they also said it was used to clean the engine. I think it is a form of oily coating to keep it clean for longer maybe anyway really have no idea but i havent had problem with car with that stuff on it. :lol:
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 1:08 am 
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yep the liquid was oily but red like powerade!
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sounds like power steering fluid i know ALL nissans leak power steering fluid when thrashed, however unlikely to spray THAT much unless.....

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BrnOutS15 wrote:
yep the liquid was oily but red like powerade!


I reckon that's gotta give at least a 10% power increase then :wink:

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haha lol!
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it sounds like that shit they use to clean grease and dirt of pod air filters, they might use it in the engine bay
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i agree, i dont think it is anything to worry about!!!!

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i had an s15, had the problem of the red shit after a trackday. Just power steering fluid.
i bet it sprayed on the heatsheild on top of the turbo, and no matter what u rubbed it with its stained right? It actually sqirted out on 2 diff trackdays
and i never topped it up after hte first one...
hmmm

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