Aluminum Heater Hose / Coolant Bleeder Port Kit - VQ Platform

VQ NATION Aluminum Coolant Bleeder Port Kit

Your stock heater hose connection is a ticking time bomb. On the VQ35/VQ37 platform, the factory plastic bleeder fitting is a well-known weak point — years of heat cycling make it brittle, and it's not a matter of if it cracks, it's when. When it goes, you're looking at a coolant leak, a potential overheat, and a repair you'll wish you'd handled proactively instead of on the side of the road.

This aluminum bleeder port replaces that fragile stock piece with a durable metal fitting built to actually hold up long-term — cheap insurance against a failure that's already happened (or is about to happen) to nearly every high-mileage VQ owner.

⚙️ Why this matters

• The stock part is plastic and it fails — heat cycling over the years makes the factory bleeder fitting brittle and prone to cracking, often without warning
• A cracked bleeder means a coolant leak — and if it fails at the wrong time, that can mean overheating damage that costs far more than this part
• Aluminum construction — corrosion and heat resistant, built to actually last where the factory plastic couldn't
• Includes heater hose connector — everything needed for a complete, ready-to-install replacement
• Simplifies coolant bleeding — makes purging air from the cooling system faster and more reliable going forward

🚘 Fitment

Nissan 350Z (Z33), 370Z (Z34), Infiniti G35, G37 — VQ35/VQ37 platform.

📦 What's included

1x aluminum bleeder port with heater hose connector (1 set).

💡 Our take

If your VQ still has the factory plastic bleeder, this isn't a matter of "someday" — replace it now while it's a simple $29 upgrade, not an emergency repair after it's already cracked.

📦 30-Day Returns

Not satisfied? Send it back within 30 days for a full refund, as long as it's undamaged.