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Took the car to Nissan last week having been booked in to have the issue "fixed" They rang the missus in the afternoon said it's ready to go..They girl at Nissan Service couldnt tell her...

Yeh John, I've got no faith in the Nissan gauge either, the first time this happened, the missus and mother in law were in the car on the freeway and they both swear the gauge didnt read above the...

So i just read Goats thread, Now i'm scared about going to Nissan on Thursday :(

The Thermostat and hoses were the first things i replaced, and have replaced the bottom hose a second time since...

Threedogs and Nipagu7, You might be onto something there, I was thinking today that with the power being a bit down, that i'd clean the MAF as i had some good contact cleaner spray handy and as the...

Radiator is brand new, as are hoses, thermostat, coolant and temp sensors, water pump, clutch fan, have basically replaced the entire cooling system and related sensors, flushed, pressure tested,...

So, just an update...Thanks again for all your help, have tried everything, and just to show how intermittent this is, went to go on holidays yesterday and got 30 minutes out of town and it...

pressure test was only in place of the radiator cap, CO tested the radiator as compression should blow into the water when running and water into cylinder when not.....New cap was fitted...took the...

Thanks guys for all the suggestions, I'm gunna flush the oil system and hope that helps (longshot) and replace the viscous fan anyhow as its the only part that isnt brand new in the whole cooling...

Yeh all genuine stuff used, tropical thermostat 72deg, radiator cap is new and good, pulley is good...

Waterpump is new and tight...

Nissannewby..which possible you thinkin?? fuel mix??

Thanks for all the ideas guys, so here goes with some answers....

New Sensors fitted, havent tried the mechanical sensor yet, but its hot (boiling) when the factory gauge is almost on high, system...

yeh, my thought was cracked head, but no smoke, no steam, no exhaust gas in water, and no water in oil...might try the thermostat trick, but its been 6 weeks since the last overheat, so its pretty...

G'day

Got me absolutely stuffed...

Have replaced Radiator, Thermostat, Hoses, Water Temp Sensor, Coolant Sensor, Clutch fan is Ok, cooling system flushed, new waterpump, not using water, and...

g'day y'all

hope someone can help...the gu (tb45e) got cooked by the missus who swears the temp never got above half, which looks like from the reading that that may be a common issue, but the...