Ok i pulled the heater tap off the side of my heater and discovered that it is leaking pretty bad. Should i just replace the rubber seals inside the tap or is there a better aftermarket option that i could go for or a car at the wreckers i can pull one out of. The tap is going to be controlled by an electric motor instead of the cable so making up brackets to suit another tap is no issue. Any help greatly appreciated.

Have you asked at nissan, i was able to buy a whole heater assm, including core/tap/linkages/hoses everything heater wise.

No i haven't done much research into this yet as i only pulled it off this arvo. Thanks for the tip. I'll try them during the week

So why did you investigate the heater tap? was it dripping ?
I think my heater box has a leak as i can smell hot coolant in the cabin when the motor is warm.

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Wow, if it's available, please share the part numbers! The dealers around here are so terrible, most won't even bother to look up stuff for me at all. When they hear what year my car is, they just say "not avaialble".

Lazy bastards....

they are still avaialable, about $75.

i'll look up the part number and get back to u.

most dealers don't have a parts book anymore. i know i always take mine with me when i go to order some thing

I dont have the box anymore sorry mark, it came with everything, as a whole assm, I dont think there were numbers on small components. Will your nissan parts department not even look up the old fiche for you?

Ive spent hours in my local nissan hassling them, they love it though, much more exciting than their usual work.

no part number in my book for the tap its self.

sorry.

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Ideally, this would be the way to go. Just replace everything and be done with it.

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I wish I could get the local parts guys excited. I would rather visit the local Dept of Motor Vehicles or the Post Office!

Sorry about the large image, this is the box (now long gone).