This video saved my 06 Frontier and $2200 in repair cost Words cannot express how grateful I am for your dedication and professionalism in creating this video I cannot thank you enough Bob V
Got a valve body from the junk yard and switched out the whole thing and my xterra is fixed. Worked from a pathfinder with no programming needed! Thanks so much for your video!
I believe of all the videos I watch yours was the most detailed. I really appreciate your emphasis on the order of the bolts and the amazing work on this video. 110% pure awesome brother.
Insta-subscriber here. The quality of this video is top notch. You labeling and differentiating the bolts by location and size made this job so much easier. I did the temp-fix by soldering the broken contact on the front brake solenoid of the TCM, with some copper wire in there for extra strength, and my neighbor's Nissan Titan is back on the road, no parts required. Thank you for taking the time to make this video and to include all this valuable data. Pan torque spec is 72 in-lbs. I didn't torque anything else, just snugged it up nicely. Took almost 8 quarts of Valvoline Import ATF to refill it when I was done.
Another successful repair here, did this exact procedure on an 04 Armada 2wd and it worked like a charm! No programming was required, bought a new tcm with the sensors inside of it on amazon for 100 and installed it with the old oem solenoids!
Just going to add torque specs of valve body bolts is 70ft lbs. And pan bolts are 80ft lbs torque. This fugin rocks brother. I pulled her apart 2weeks ago. Ordered the new valve body. And your detailed mounting of the bolts just evaporated my stress. 😅
Great Job Sir, Short and Sweet. 1.Informative 2. Detailed 3. Money saver 4. Quality of the video is superv Thanks a lot for your time and help on the matter.
I just dropped my 06 pathfinder at the repair shop 2 days ago. I wish I've seen this video before dropping it. But at that time I wasn't sure if it was the tcm problem until now that the mechanic told me today. Since I've heard the the tcm needs to be programmed I did not want to deal with it too much so I left it at the shop. But this video is definitely the best video for tcm replacement. Very good details and information. Great job brother. 💪💪💪
Your excellent video made me figure out how to subscribe to youtube. Total cost for me was 300 bucks. I bought the whole throttle body. Wouldnt ya know, the plug was defective. Im glad I saved the old one! I had to do this twice! Saying thank you isnt enough! This kick ass THANK YOU went along with a garage party with neighbors! You Rock!
Cool. Happy to help, you got a good deal on the parts. Everyone has been out of stock lately. If you don't mind sharing where you got the parts it would help others out.
At 8:25 the part that attaches to the green plug from the valve body is called an a/t assembly harness connector. It is attached to the back of the transmission on an '06 2WD and kept in place with a snap ring. Remove the snap ring and the wiring plug on top of the connector. The connector is designed to be pushed in so you can remove the valve body - I needed the hook end of a crowbar and positioned it against the transmission housing while pushing down on the connector to pop it out. The connector has ten pins on each side - make sure they are straight and clean before connecting the green plug from the valve body back to it. (It'll throw a P720 code if one of the pins is flattened down). There's also a metal tab that supports the connector (it may be pushed down on the valve body) - carefully straighten it out and sit the long end of the connector on top of it. Lube the o-ring on the connector before pushing it back into place (may need a screwdriver to help), then secure it with the snap ring. The valve body can be tightened down after that.
This is the best video capture of a mechanical job I have seen. The detail and especially the photos were excellent. But it needs to be higher in the RUclips tag list when I searched for Re5 r05a. Would have save me a good bit of time yesterday... But my issue is more convoluted since the boy that removed the valve body, removed most every bolt and we had to make a few guesses as to where they went. But your run through was great. I may have to take it back out as the turbo sensor had overheated and burnt/crusted on top and sent it to Limp mode with no reverse. Testing of the TCM seems to show no problems. So I have to install it to test it.
Thank you, happy to help. Unfortunately I can only do so much about how youtube ranks my videos. If you could give it a like that might help. Thanks for watching.
@Jay Seth I did not have to do any programing. It worked right out of the box. The instructions in the box did say I would need to program it, but it worked fine I may have gotten lucky. Control modules can be reprogrammed they do it often at the dealer.
Hey nan, greetings from Ireland, fantastic and helpful no nonsense video, just picked up a navara with a shifting problem and this will help immensely in finding out what's going on, great work💪
This video is super informative. Thanks for this one a must watch for the diy people with SMOD issues. Thanks again to Grim Repair this can save thousands.
My 2006 2.5L pathfinder developed transmission issues P1759 P1757 Codes No CHECK ENGINE light ..but luck of power moving ...especially uphill...reverse ok ..when on the run gearbox shifts gears ok. Faulty TCM unit ? Car has 114k milles on the clock ...and i dont want scrap it just because of that . Well detailed Video ...Great job 👍
Well...hopfully I'm not going to find any milkshake 2moro If so i do hope new radiator + flashing both coolant and transmission liquid would fix my pathfinder, at least for another 50k milles.
@tomaszkus3652 it means your transmission cooler inside the radiator has failed and is killing your transmission. If it is the original radiator and hasn't failed. you should replace the radiator anyway, because it will go bad and ruin your tcm, nissan may replace your radiator for you under a recall. Your transmission fluid should be red and oily, not frothy, watery, or sticky. Your antifreeze should look like antifreeze. There are many different colors it could be, hard to say who may have put in what over the years. If you aren't familiar with how uncontaminated antifreeze should look, you may want to have someone who is look at it.
Thank you for the video! My 2008 Xterra had water in the transmission. I did the radiator bypass and flushed the system. It ran good for awhile but now it went into limp mode and is blowing the tcu fuse. I think I may need to try this before I decide to let it go.
From the factory, there is one built into the radiator and an other separate from the radiator. If you add another and don't use the one that is built into the radiator, you eliminate the possibility of coolant contaminating the transmission fluid. If you live in a cold climate, I don't recommend doing that, but make sure you use a high quality radiator.
Great video very informative I painted my bolts also so much easier to reinstall. I got mine complete so I didn't have to do as much as you did. Thank you for a great video.
I know it's three different solenoids 1oddball 3 of one solenoid and 3 of another. Does it matter which go where as long as it's the correct solenoid type? Surprisingly no smod just hard shifts from park-reverse and hanging/not wanting to shift to second unless walking the gears by letting off the accelerator at just the right moment
Very nice video man. But what symptoms were you having with your xtrerra for you to replace it. I have no reverse in mine. I am curious if my transmission is toast or if my TCM could have shorted out. I have a few questions about my trans if you don’t mind me asking I’d love to get your input
Great tutorial! I have a 2011 frontier (which shouldn't have the coolant contamination problem) which I believe uses the same part. The transmission was slipping badly and it was kicking out a code related to the tcm, P1774. For some reason the shop I took it to recommended that I replace the transmission rather than just the tcm because it requires taking apart the transmission and can be "risky?" Watching you do it, I can see that's clearly not the case and that the valve body comes off super easy from the transmission. My question I guess is whether there's a risk or downside to replacing just the computer, and whether I should instead replace the whole valve body, with a new tcm, considering the whole body is not super expensive and it's possible there is some other bad contact in the valve body that is causing my problem. (Sorry, not super mechanically inclined so I hope this makes sense) Thanks again for the video!
Thanks. There is risk in everything, if you have chunks of metal in your transmission pan I would be worried that what ever is causing that might contaminate the new valve body. Some super fine flakes are normal. If everything looks normal I would just change the tcm. Hard to say anything for sure without seeing the car. I can see a lot of shops not wanting to just change a tcm because if anything goes wrong in the future with your (probably high milage) transmission it would be easy to blame them. They want your car fixed and not coming back in for warrenty work.
Excellent video, i had the dreaded wont crank and cross contamination issue on my 2008 pathfinder with 181k miles. I replaced the radiator, bypassed the transmission cooler lines to the new radiator. Now I dropped the valve body out and saw I have a Hitachi TCM. This seems to be a little better designed compared to the Bosch. I found black marks between two of the lines in the TCM which I assume are 12 and gnd. I cleaned out the short material and put gasket sealer in the area to isolate for future issues. I am about to re-install and see if it all worked. Hope the fuse does not blow again. Thanks for your video with great detail.
@@GrimRepair unfortunately my fuse is still burning out. I took the valve body out again and am looking for another place that could have shorted out. I may just have to order a new tcm board, but not sure if that is the issue now?
you're in transmission limp mode. a fail safe, best luck for your repair. I am have 2001 maxima with 213k miles transmission is having issues. Believe its the Solenoids. if its the torque converter, the transmission is not worth fixing
Great video! The idea of working on an auto trans makes me nervous af. My frontier threw a check engine light for the overdrive shift solenoid and I'm already starting to sweat
Great detail in video. I bought valve body and tcm from Street Smart, it fixed the fuse blowing so now the xterra starts but won't shift and getting U1000 error code, any suggestions?
@@GrimRepair Just thought I'd update, seems the code was from before I changed out the TCM, got a hold of Street Smart tech support and erased codes with code reader and followed some start up procedures I missed, so far transmission is running fine after a week. Street Smart has no tech support on the weekends, so any DYI keep that in mind. Thanks again for the video.
@@MrIsrael211 so far so good, be sure and read the startup directions that come with the tcm, I missed them cause they were mixed in with return paperwork
Hello Grim, I'm watching your video from France because I have an automatic transmission problem on my Nissan Pathfinder 2005 2,5l 174cv, in fact the gearbox starts in 2nd gear so it's almost impossible to move forward without making a noise, it's not possible. I move forward in my research and I notice a strange liquid in the coolant reservoir, I also think that the engine radiator is dead and the gearbox oil has mixed with the coolant. So I think it's the TCM that's messing up and not the box. Thank you for your video and if anyone has an idea about my problem, I would be very happy to read your comments.
You need to at a minimum replace your radiator, tcm, and flush out your transmission fluid really well. Hopefully it can be saved. It's starts in 2nd because it's in limp home mode.
thank you for your answer, I hope I can save the transmission. I went to Nissan and he asked me 10 000 euros for change the transmission. That the price of the car completely crazy@@GrimRepair
@@GrimRepair Yes of course, I hope to be able to repair it, last diagnosis of Nissan "communication problem between tce and tcm. Thank you for helping me and thank you for what you’re doing.
@chrisverge7985 I attempted to repair the tcm before I ended up replacing it in this video. I probably put a new gasket on it then, so It wasn't very old. It has been years so I don't remember. Some gaskets are reusable. If in doubt, replace it it should be included with the filter.
Good. Good video I am happy to.see this video. Cuz I just stared working on my 09 nissan xterra .remplacing the TCM. I hope i don't have to reprogram the tcm..great video thanks.
Awesome video, I am doing it myself while watching your video. I'm just going to change my front brake solenoids. Your video is very helpful. Ta-ra😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@GrimRepair i found another part including the solenoids, the part number is b089m4s69z ... let me explain whats happening with me so i have a better idea if its worth replacing it or maybe i have to replace all the transmission.. when i start the car it runs normally for 4 seconds , shift first and second gear then the power drops and it locks in 3rd gear or 4th gear, if i slow donw or i stop at a redlight it drives hard and its moving very slowly like its engaging directly from 2nd gear or even 3rd gear not first gear, it takes more than 6 seconds to reach 50km/h. But i have no check engine light, i replaced the transmission oil yesterday but nothing changed. I had the coolant contamination 4 years ago and i replaced the radiator and flushed the system 4 times and i drove around 90.000 km since without any problem..do you think bying the part i mentionned above like you did will solve the problem or its better for me to add some money and replace all the transmission with a used one? Is there any tool or method i can try to be sure that is caused by a faulty TCM and not another thing ? Please advice and thanks
@@rafiktunangler6190 that sound like what mine was doing when I had one of the connection break inside the tcm. You will need a code reader that can pull transmission codes the check engine light may not come on but there may be codes stored in the tcm.
@@GrimRepair thaks for your help bro, im just still looking for a way to confirm its the tcm and solenoids problems, the p r n d signs in the dashboard is still working and the 4x4 sign also working. Now i turn on the car its shifts 1 then 2 then 3 and stay stuck at 3d gear. I turn it off then on and it start moving from 3rd gear only and shift 4 and 5, it will not start moving from 1st gear. I didnt get any transmission fault codes so far.
I have a question. Is it okay to replace more then one solenoid. Since I have the valve body out? Your Pathfinder has the same valve body as my 2004 Infiniti FX35 AWD.
Realy hoping you can answer a question for me... I didn't notice any mention of a gasket when you removed the cover before taking out the valve body or re installing... is there a gasket on that cover?
@GrimRepair ok I figured as much, after conflicting results in my search for the gasket I figured better to ask you.. I appreciate your time as well as the video.
Part number you're showing on video, does it fit 2006 Nissan Frontier v6 se, 4.0l rwd? Struggling finding this control module. The module you're showing in video does it come with shift Solenoid? If not I don't know what type of solenoid switch I need for my vehicle.
@theresaManzon I'm not sure if it will fit, it should. You can filter out parts by entering in the specs on many websites, or you can do what I did and buy it from your local parts store. It doesn't come with any solinoids.
What codes were you throwing or symptoms having prior?i heard its cheaper to rip one off the newer modela and just plug and play. I have 05 altima staying stuck in gears after 5 min driving. P0774 and u1001 .
@samaelmartinus3273 I think I had a u1001, i think it says in the video. Before I replaced the tcm, I had tried to fix it, and it threw a bunch of solinoid codes. Symptoms before I attempted to repair it were it was stuck in 2nd gear, it lasted about a week before it started blowing fuses. That's why I ended up replacing it in this video.
You said at beginning of video you would put two trans coolers in instead of the radiator cooler, but one of the most important thing the radiator trans cooler does is warm up fluid some in winter.. some vehicle's have issues if they are running too cool in winter.. best to just put In a new aftermarket radiator.
Excellent video , I will be trying this tonight. I have a p1757 error code and I am stuck in 4th gear. I suspect it’s the TCM connector to the front brake solenoid has snapped so I might be able to solder it back up. If not snapped then I will replace the solenoid itself
Before you reprogrammed the transmission computer were getting hard shifting. I installed a used trasmision and I am getting hard shifting, the mechanical said I need to reprogram the computer.
I was searching for a 05 titan tcm replacement video and this one came up, does anyone know if it would be the same? I hope so because the shop i took it to just told me 2 months later that they say they cant do it and this great video makes me have the confidence to just do it myself.
Question. Did the TCM need programing? I've looked at the Dorman replacement 609-250 and it states "requires no programming after installation". But you state you were going to have to program it... but then eluded it was just an old OBD2 code.
@@GrimRepair Thanks for the info for if I have to go that route. I pulled the controller and cleaned it and then sealed all the exposed circuits in oil resistant RTV.
@@GrimRepair I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder and I just replaced the whole valve body and connected everything and now it only goes in drive I’m not sure what I did wrong
@@GrimRepair the part I’m talking about is on the opposite side of the solenoids where the connectors are at . It looks like a piston is that supposed to be aligned with anything ??
Hey there - I have 08 pathfinder rwd, I changed the radiator when I got the truck prior to issues after reading about it. The transmission works fine going forward, shifts up and down no issues, the problem is now that the reverse doesn't engage unless I shift back and forth between park and neutral. There is no slippage in the transmission, it pulls strong but simply stopped engaging reverse consistently, is this a shift solenoid issue? Thanks
1st) Great video, love the attention to detail for this fix. 2nd) I see that this video is now 4 years old,, how is this fix holding up? Do you still have it, or did it crap out. 3rd) I'm finding different variations of the part number you used, is there any other part identification? I'm finding RE5R05A to be the part you have. Lastly) were there no gaskets or seals for this job? Thank you for this awesome video.
@izzyp5713 1st, thanks. 2nd, still have the truck, it's holding up. 3rd, re5r05a is the type of transmission not the part number of the tcm, make sure the tcm you are getting is compatible with the re5r05a that is in your car. Lastly, the transmission pan has a gasket, it stuck to the pan in this video. I don't remember there being any others.
@@GrimRepair no leaks? I have an 06 pathfinder, and was trying to pass a rig yesterday and it went into limp mode right away, getting me to the side of the road. Rpms went up, speed was going down. Was able to get it towed, but now it intermittently will find a gear or won't. Do these tcm's just fail like that without warning? Or is it a possibility it's something else. Code pops P1764. Direct clutch solenoid function. Thanks again.
@izzyp5713 No leaks. Before I filmed this video, I was inside the transmission a week prior because i opened up the tcm and attempted to solder one of the rods back together , then you have to glue it back together to do that repair. ( It didn't last very long. I think fluid had gotten inside the tcm, So my pan gasket was fairly new. Yours may not be in as good of condition. A new gasket come s with the transmission filter, so just replace it. yes they can just fail, also check for coolant contamination.
@@GrimRepair So just to be clear, you had to replace the tcm AND the valve body??? Also, I'm on the O'Reilly website and am having trouble finding the parts and core charge. Is there any more information? Or do I look for these parts for RE5R05A and go from there?? I really appreciate your time and help with this information.
@izzyp5713 I used the old valve. Body and replaced the tcm. The part number should be in the video. There are also links in the description. You may need to call them. Not all parts are listed on the website. Everything I did is in the video, some of the solinoids will probably break when you pull them out, you may want to order a set a head of time so it can all go back together the same day. I would search for all parts entering in your year make and model, I'm sure there are different versions of the re5ro5a depending on 4x4 4x2 car or truck different years.
It's hard to say without looking at it. I could be the tcm, it could be a solinoid, or you may need a rebuild. Have you hooked up a scanner? Do you have any transmission codes?
@@jondoe1410 I am not far from you, not sure why it's saying that.I will fix that link, thank you. The exact ones I ordered are out of stock. These ones say they fit 2002 - 2018 pathfinder. amzn.to/3sddV72
Well not my problem! I have same vehicle but seems like torque converter or something that controls lock up. Have no codes it shifts and drives great. Problem is at idle got vibration. It seems to rev about 500 rpm more than it should across all gears wont slip no matter what I do in any gear except a few extra rpm. I'm so close to converter but some good info be great. My fluid is also good and i've put 3000 kms with no changes. Standard swap?
I watched because I wanted to see if it took any seals or those clear colored plastic celaphane looking things under rubber o rings but it looked like you tried to block view and made no mention of anything going in between TCM and valve body. Would appreciate any info I can get . problem i have is original TCM had only one such seal and plastic other used vb with TCM did have seals and plastic s on all ports . Don't know if they are needed or required. Thanks for your help.
I didn't try to block anything if I didn't mention it then either the seal came installed on the part or there wasn't one. I don't remember any seal between the tcm and the valve body. There were probably o rings on the solenoids but they come already installed on the new ones.
If you give me a time stamp of where it looks like I am blocking view . I might be able to voice it over and clear it up if need be. I will also be able to answer your question better. The only thing I intentionally block out is my face.
Could it be my valve body if my titan takes off slow and my AT check light is on. Almost feels like something holding the back of my truck from taking off
Hey man my 06 nissan frontier has been shifting hard into 2nd gear(by hard I mean sort of bumps into 2nd, no clanking or grinding of any kind) and a delayed up shift from 3rd gear to 4th gear and its also delayed when I shift from drive to 3rd when going down hills. I was wondering if this would solve my problem or what your advice would be?
@@GrimRepair I dont own a scanner unfortunately but I had an engine light come on about a year ago and I ran the code at autozone and it said something along the lines of valve body assembly or something about my tcm solenoid? but I lost the print out of the paper I recieved that had the actual code number, but the light did turn off after I had my transmission fluid flushed. But still shifts a little bit funky but its not a huge problem just would like to prevent any further damage to my transmission if it can be prevented lol.
Awesome video! I have a 2006 4WD pathfinder that runs fine, other than occasionally slipping gears and shudders going into 2nd or if I come to a rolling stop then hit the gas again, it will either hesitate or shudder (whole car shakes like I'm going through seriously uneven surface), then it catches gear and will shift fine the rest of the gears. It is pretty intermittent but it happens almost every time I get behind the wheel. I noticed that slip/shudder is worse when I'm a bit heavy on the accelerator vs accelerating slowly and smoothly. Any idea what that could be? Changed ATF and filter 3 months ago and it wasn't bad at all, just starting to turn a little dark. I also switched to aluminum radiator. I was lucky that my fluids had not mixed up that point. Would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks in advance!
@@GrimRepairYes, i have a check engine light that's been there for a while (Catalytic efficiency below threshold, which for now I'm ignoring), an ABS or TPMS which has been there for a while as well.. doesn't seem to go away but will sometimes flash when I'm driving.
@@CUBICHI1985 So have you recently checked the codes to make sure no new one have come up? Does your scanner pull transmission/ abs codes? Inside the tcm there are metal rods that sometimes break and they can bounce around causing intermittent shift problems, but it should give you a transmission code, it's separate from the engine codes in the scanners menus.
@@GrimRepairYou are absolutely right, I should have it scanned (since it's been a good 4-6mo since I last did). Since I don't work on cars myself that often I haven't thought to spend any real money to purchase one. Seeing as how most shops/mechanics may or may not always be very forthcoming/honest, I tend to gravitate towards doing things myself when I have the time and IF it is something I feel comfortable undertaking myself (though I am handy and not afraid to turn wrenches, I am not a mechanic and my knowledge of cars is rather limited). With that said I prob SHOULD invest in a good scan tool (one that can read transmission codes as well).. I just don't want to spend too much on something that I may only end up using very sparingly. Do you have any recommendations?
@@GrimRepair And yes, I've watched several videos outlining just that procedure of removing the TCM and opening and checking the leads in the circuits. I'll start with a scan first and see if I can narrow it down with the codes it comes back with. Gotta buy a decent, yet inexpensive scan tool first with those capabilities. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for good scan tools. Preferably one that reads abs, trans, and also any turbo related items (as my wife's 2013 Nissan Juke is also starting to 'act up'). Thanks again for all the good info and prompt replies man!!👍🙋♂️ really appreciate your time and dedication
I did this and at the end it won’t go into gear at all so I take the drain bolt out to take it all back apart and only like half a quart came out but I put 4 in (showed on dipstick tho just wanted it to get warm). I can’t seem to find an accurate number or way to fill and bleed
@@slothified806 did you drain the torque converter? I'm not sure how to help you with your fluid level issue, it's not making much sense, there are fluid capacities online, and dipsticks have been effective for 100 years. If only half a quart is coming out it sounds like it's low, but I'm not there to see every variable, is it on flat ground is it leaking, or going into the transfer case, or the cooler? Is your radiator full of coolant? When you move the shifter does it register on your dash that it's changing gears? Some have reported that they needed to have the TCM programmed.
@ update I fixed it. Yes it read the gear. But wouldn’t shift. Apparently the valve body drained a lot more fluid than anyone tried to mention online. I put 8.5q back in after I was done. All good now sorry just was at a stuck point
I have a 2012 Nissan pathfinder, my transmission started doing this weird thing while driving it throws itself into a neutral state or stalls to get into 1st gear, lots of torque converter spinning. Turn the car off/on, drivers normal. Get error codes P0850 Park/Neutral switch input & U0101 Lost Communication with TCM. No one at Nissan can verify where the PNS input is located. Also the pathfinder can be turned on in P, R,N or D... I wondering if it's the whole valve body now? Not sure, but your video has now lead me to a different road.
I have a 2005 crew cab V6. My transmission won’t go into OD and I don’t believe I have low gear. The CEL has been on for sometime but that’s because of an O2 sensor issue. Could the TCM be my problem or is the transmission shot? By the way the vehicle has 267k miles
Hi, i have issue inmy nissan rogue 2020 TCM , how to find the matching , bcas lot of models available in ebay, how to chose it, with the long serial Number at bottom or 5 digit to sticker to top, pl do help
@sudharsonbalakrishanan721 I'm not completely sure what a bcas is, and I'm not sure which long serial number or 5 digit you're asking about either. I would think your vin number would be enough info to get you the right part. The Rouge is way different from a pathfinder though.
I watched this like 6 times and got it installed just as you did. Problem- my car won't move an inch. Any idea what I missed or what went wrong? I bought a reman valve body.
@@GrimRepair I think I might have figured it out. If I had the drain pan 180 off- the plug at the front of the car vs the back- would that make a big difference? Reason I ask- I pulled the plug tonight and only a quart came out. It had been reading high, maybe it reads higher with the pan oriented that way? Maybe I don't have enough fluid in it?
@@philkammann4680 you defiantly need more than one quart in the transmission the transmission can't engage without enough fluid.transmission fluid has to be checked with the car running also.
@@GrimRepair Here's what I figured out: if you fill the transmission fluid to level when cold, when you start it it sucks all of that back into the tranny. When I added more it drove fine. thank you very much for doing this, it was a game changer no doubt! I couldn't have done it without and I would not have attempted. You saved me.
I recently just bought a 2007 Nissan exterra from a buddy who bought it brand new. Anyway he was having problems with the fuse kept popping so he replaced the TCM based on what he was told. After he replaced it the starter whent out with in the week. I ended up buying it from him and replaced starter and it wouldn’t start unless it set a couple days then it would start but once you shut it off it wouldn’t start for a couple days… and this kept repeating, so I took it to a mechanic who said it needed a fuse block but he said he could just install a push button and it would save me a lot of money so I said do it. Now it starts no problem with the push button start but the transmission isn’t wanting to shift unless you feather the throttle or it will rev up and not go into gear which is all giving clues going back to the TCM. Am I missing something??? TIA for any help
Was there coolant in the transmission? What caused the tcm to short out? Is there the correct amount of fluid in the transmission? It doesn't sound like a tcm to me.
Let me ask my buddy who I bought it from. He’s the one who charged the TCM out on it. He said he never had a problem with it not wanting to shift and can’t understand why it’s doing that
The tcm was $600. I don't mention prices because they are always changing, usually going up. I'm not sure what you mean by long pin, can you give me a timestamp?
Thanks so much. I thought my transmission was toast. I did everything you said and got my truck running again.
Happy to hear it. Thank you. It really means a lot. I just yelled across the house, telling my family you gave me a super thanks. Thank you.
This video saved my 06 Frontier and $2200 in repair cost Words cannot express how grateful I am for your dedication and
professionalism in creating this video I cannot thank you enough Bob V
Thanks for the kind words.
Boss this video is a bit old but I would like to know if you need to drain the transmission fluid before removing the valve body? Thank you
Sir where Ican get the part?@@GrimRepair
Got a valve body from the junk yard and switched out the whole thing and my xterra is fixed. Worked from a pathfinder with no programming needed! Thanks so much for your video!
Good to hear.
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I believe of all the videos I watch yours was the most detailed. I really appreciate your emphasis on the order of the bolts and the amazing work on this video. 110% pure awesome brother.
Thank you
This is the best repair video I've ever seen. Thank you!
Thanks a lot, happy to help!
@@GrimRepair awesome video you produced. So how is your xmsn working since repair work completed?
@@DaveSender66 Truck is still going strong, thanks!
I agree very detailed and professional thanks man I subscribed
Did the Job myslef following you bolt diagram, very helpful.
Thank you.
dealer was charging $3600
Spent $490
and 4 hours of my time.
Thank you.
Great, that's what it's all about!
Insta-subscriber here. The quality of this video is top notch. You labeling and differentiating the bolts by location and size made this job so much easier. I did the temp-fix by soldering the broken contact on the front brake solenoid of the TCM, with some copper wire in there for extra strength, and my neighbor's Nissan Titan is back on the road, no parts required.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video and to include all this valuable data. Pan torque spec is 72 in-lbs. I didn't torque anything else, just snugged it up nicely. Took almost 8 quarts of Valvoline Import ATF to refill it when I was done.
@brassmule awesome, glad you got it fixed.
Another successful repair here, did this exact procedure on an 04 Armada 2wd and it worked like a charm! No programming was required, bought a new tcm with the sensors inside of it on amazon for 100 and installed it with the old oem solenoids!
@@user-vk5lq8cp4f awesome , I wish mine was that cheap. I paid $600 years ago.
@GrimRepair normally cheap is bad in this line of work but its a shitbox haha
Best video I seen so far you still got any of them solenoid you want to get rid of
Thanks, I do have some left, if you contact me at facebook.com/grimrepairs I can send you a picture of what I have left.
Just going to add torque specs of valve body bolts is 70ft lbs. And pan bolts are 80ft lbs torque. This fugin rocks brother. I pulled her apart 2weeks ago. Ordered the new valve body. And your detailed mounting of the bolts just evaporated my stress. 😅
Thanks. I think you mean inch pounds, though.
This is surely one of the best repair videos I have ever seen. !
Thanks it's one of my favorites too.
Great Job Sir,
Short and Sweet.
1.Informative
2. Detailed
3. Money saver
4. Quality of the video is superv
Thanks a lot for your time and help on the matter.
Duuuude. This video is awesome. Good cameras, lighting, sound. Clear and concise information. This is the video I was looking for!
Thanks, happy to help. Let me know if you have any questions.
Why would my throttle body not work after install
I just dropped my 06 pathfinder at the repair shop 2 days ago. I wish I've seen this video before dropping it. But at that time I wasn't sure if it was the tcm problem until now that the mechanic told me today. Since I've heard the the tcm needs to be programmed I did not want to deal with it too much so I left it at the shop. But this video is definitely the best video for tcm replacement. Very good details and information. Great job brother. 💪💪💪
Thank you!
Your excellent video made me figure out how to subscribe to youtube. Total cost for me was 300 bucks. I bought the whole throttle body. Wouldnt ya know, the plug was defective. Im glad I saved the old one! I had to do this twice! Saying thank you isnt enough! This kick ass THANK YOU went along with a garage party with neighbors! You Rock!
Cool. Happy to help, you got a good deal on the parts. Everyone has been out of stock lately. If you don't mind sharing where you got the parts it would help others out.
@@GrimRepair I found it on ebay
bro this has been the most helpful video ive ever seen on youtube i appreciate you more than you know
Thanks man. Happy to help.
Loved the video and especially the details and pauses with pics
Thank you.
At 8:25 the part that attaches to the green plug from the valve body is called an a/t assembly harness connector. It is attached to the back of the transmission on an '06 2WD and kept in place with a snap ring. Remove the snap ring and the wiring plug on top of the connector. The connector is designed to be pushed in so you can remove the valve body - I needed the hook end of a crowbar and positioned it against the transmission housing while pushing down on the connector to pop it out. The connector has ten pins on each side - make sure they are straight and clean before connecting the green plug from the valve body back to it. (It'll throw a P720 code if one of the pins is flattened down). There's also a metal tab that supports the connector (it may be pushed down on the valve body) - carefully straighten it out and sit the long end of the connector on top of it. Lube the o-ring on the connector before pushing it back into place (may need a screwdriver to help), then secure it with the snap ring. The valve body can be tightened down after that.
I didn't have any luck removing it that way.
Thanks!
This is the best video capture of a mechanical job I have seen. The detail and especially the photos were excellent. But it needs to be higher in the RUclips tag list when I searched for Re5
r05a. Would have save me a good bit of time yesterday... But my issue is more convoluted since the boy that removed the valve body, removed most every bolt and we had to make a few guesses as to where they went. But your run through was great. I may have to take it back out as the turbo sensor had overheated and burnt/crusted on top and sent it to Limp mode with no reverse. Testing of the TCM seems to show no problems. So I have to install it to test it.
Thank you, happy to help. Unfortunately I can only do so much about how youtube ranks my videos. If you could give it a like that might help. Thanks for watching.
@Jay Seth I thought I mentioned that in the video but, it was $600 and about 1.5 hour after diagnosing the problem.
@Jay Seth is this a question? What do you mean?
@Jay Seth I did not have to do any programing. It worked right out of the box. The instructions in the box did say I would need to program it, but it worked fine I may have gotten lucky. Control modules can be reprogrammed they do it often at the dealer.
@Jay Seth I did NOT buy a new transmission the old tcm was in limp home mode and would only work In 2nd. I bought a new tcm problem solved.
Hey nan, greetings from Ireland, fantastic and helpful no nonsense video, just picked up a navara with a shifting problem and this will help immensely in finding out what's going on, great work💪
Thank you.
The preview image greatly underserves the value of this video. I mean that in the best way! This helped so much. Thank you!
Thanks! Happy to help.
This video is super informative. Thanks for this one a must watch for the diy people with SMOD issues. Thanks again to Grim Repair this can save thousands.
Thank you
Lifesaver. Took tcm out and did not take down what sizes bolts go where. Thanks man
You're welcome, thanks for watching
I believe of all the videos I watch yours was the most detailed. I thank you for your emphasis on the order of the bolts. Thank you.
I have watched the video on TCM issue, nicely recorded and more important great information in there. God bless thank you!
My 2006 2.5L pathfinder developed transmission issues
P1759
P1757
Codes
No CHECK ENGINE light ..but luck of power moving ...especially uphill...reverse ok ..when on the run gearbox shifts gears ok.
Faulty TCM unit ?
Car has 114k milles on the clock ...and i dont want scrap it just because of that .
Well detailed Video ...Great job 👍
It could be, did you check your fluids and make sure the coolant isn't mixing with the transmission fluid?
@GrimRepair I will check this 2moro
It's 20:20 and raining like he'll
What colour should I avoid to discover ??
And if mixed what does it mean?
Well...hopfully I'm not going to find any milkshake 2moro
If so i do hope new radiator + flashing both coolant and transmission liquid would fix my pathfinder, at least for another 50k milles.
@tomaszkus3652 it means your transmission cooler inside the radiator has failed and is killing your transmission. If it is the original radiator and hasn't failed. you should replace the radiator anyway, because it will go bad and ruin your tcm, nissan may replace your radiator for you under a recall. Your transmission fluid should be red and oily, not frothy, watery, or sticky. Your antifreeze should look like antifreeze. There are many different colors it could be, hard to say who may have put in what over the years. If you aren't familiar with how uncontaminated antifreeze should look, you may want to have someone who is look at it.
@tomaszkus3652 it may not look like a strawberry milkshake. Mine wasn't that bad. When I first looked at it, I just thought that it looked wierd.
Thank you for the video! My 2008 Xterra had water in the transmission. I did the radiator bypass and flushed the system. It ran good for awhile but now it went into limp mode and is blowing the tcu fuse. I think I may need to try this before I decide to let it go.
No problem happy to help, thank you for watching.
Any luck sp?
@@GrimRepair hey anyway u can point where I can find tcm for 09 pathfinder I havent had any luck only see parts for 05 to 08.
@@JT-ql5oi oriely's, napa, autozone, or Nissan dealer, you will have to call them.I got mine from oriely's.
I'm in the same exact situation. What did you end up doing? Was it corrosion from left over coolant or something else?
Why would you put two trans coolers? One wouldn't be enough? Thank you for the video.
From the factory, there is one built into the radiator and an other separate from the radiator. If you add another and don't use the one that is built into the radiator, you eliminate the possibility of coolant contaminating the transmission fluid. If you live in a cold climate, I don't recommend doing that, but make sure you use a high quality radiator.
Great video very informative I painted my bolts also so much easier to reinstall. I got mine complete so I didn't have to do as much as you did. Thank you for a great video.
I hav a question, on the solenoid replacement, are they all the same or, are they all different, according to the numbers underneath each one?
There are 3 different ones on the tcm each type has to go in the correct bore. I am not sure what you mean by numbers underneath them?
I know it's three different solenoids 1oddball 3 of one solenoid and 3 of another. Does it matter which go where as long as it's the correct solenoid type? Surprisingly no smod just hard shifts from park-reverse and hanging/not wanting to shift to second unless walking the gears by letting off the accelerator at just the right moment
Great video man, love the descriptions of where specific bolts go and color coding.. helped out alot
Thanks, let me know if you have any questions.
Very nice video man. But what symptoms were you having with your xtrerra for you to replace it. I have no reverse in mine. I am curious if my transmission is toast or if my TCM could have shorted out. I have a few questions about my trans if you don’t mind me asking I’d love to get your input
Did you figure it out ?
With the check engine light being on, did you have to go do the program like you mentioned?
@@nicker8304 no, it was a stored code from the bad TCM.
Great tutorial! I have a 2011 frontier (which shouldn't have the coolant contamination problem) which I believe uses the same part. The transmission was slipping badly and it was kicking out a code related to the tcm, P1774. For some reason the shop I took it to recommended that I replace the transmission rather than just the tcm because it requires taking apart the transmission and can be "risky?" Watching you do it, I can see that's clearly not the case and that the valve body comes off super easy from the transmission. My question I guess is whether there's a risk or downside to replacing just the computer, and whether I should instead replace the whole valve body, with a new tcm, considering the whole body is not super expensive and it's possible there is some other bad contact in the valve body that is causing my problem. (Sorry, not super mechanically inclined so I hope this makes sense) Thanks again for the video!
Thanks. There is risk in everything, if you have chunks of metal in your transmission pan I would be worried that what ever is causing that might contaminate the new valve body. Some super fine flakes are normal. If everything looks normal I would just change the tcm. Hard to say anything for sure without seeing the car. I can see a lot of shops not wanting to just change a tcm because if anything goes wrong in the future with your (probably high milage) transmission it would be easy to blame them. They want your car fixed and not coming back in for warrenty work.
Hey, great video, jus wanted to kno if you still hav some spare solenoids incase I break one and how much, tryin to repair my son's 2008 Xterra
I do still have some let me know if you need them, I can do $5 each through my
facebook.com/grimrepairs
Excellent video, i had the dreaded wont crank and cross contamination issue on my 2008 pathfinder with 181k miles. I replaced the radiator, bypassed the transmission cooler lines to the new radiator. Now I dropped the valve body out and saw I have a Hitachi TCM. This seems to be a little better designed compared to the Bosch. I found black marks between two of the lines in the TCM which I assume are 12 and gnd. I cleaned out the short material and put gasket sealer in the area to isolate for future issues. I am about to re-install and see if it all worked. Hope the fuse does not blow again. Thanks for your video with great detail.
Thanks. I tried cleaning out and sealing up the tcm f on this one as well and it worked for a week.
@@GrimRepair unfortunately my fuse is still burning out. I took the valve body out again and am looking for another place that could have shorted out. I may just have to order a new tcm board, but not sure if that is the issue now?
@@KavehParsi1 When you unplug the tcm from the car does the fuse still blow?
Maestro of Nissan transmission 👋
Best video I’ve seen those far. I have an 07 Pathfinder with probably the same issue. Mine won’t switch out of 2nd gear and I only could go 30 mph
you're in transmission limp mode. a fail safe, best luck for your repair.
I am have 2001 maxima with 213k miles transmission is having issues. Believe its the
Solenoids. if its the torque converter, the transmission is not worth fixing
Yes I scanned it and that’s exactly what pulled up brake solenoid
Thanks for going the extra mile, great video!
Great video! The idea of working on an auto trans makes me nervous af. My frontier threw a check engine light for the overdrive shift solenoid and I'm already starting to sweat
Thanks, it's not as scary as you probably think it is.
Amazing video! Straight to the point very professional l thank you I’m a subscriber ❤❤❤
Thanks.
Hey bro
Did the tcm ever needed programming or did everything work out
I’m in a similar situation where I need to change my tcm.
I didn't other have said they needed to program theirs.
Great detail in video. I bought valve body and tcm from Street Smart, it fixed the fuse blowing so now the xterra starts but won't shift and getting U1000 error code, any suggestions?
Thanks, it may need to be programed.
@@GrimRepair Just thought I'd update, seems the code was from before I changed out the TCM, got a hold of Street Smart tech support and erased codes with code reader and followed some start up procedures I missed, so far transmission is running fine after a week. Street Smart has no tech support on the weekends, so any DYI keep that in mind. Thanks again for the video.
@@scottyoung9102 Good to hear, thanks for the update.
@scott young hey bud how’s the streetsmart tcm working lately? I’m about to order one
@@MrIsrael211 so far so good, be sure and read the startup directions that come with the tcm, I missed them cause they were mixed in with return paperwork
Hello Grim, I'm watching your video from France because I have an automatic transmission problem on my Nissan Pathfinder 2005 2,5l 174cv, in fact the gearbox starts in 2nd gear so it's almost impossible to move forward without making a noise, it's not possible. I move forward in my research and I notice a strange liquid in the coolant reservoir, I also think that the engine radiator is dead and the gearbox oil has mixed with the coolant. So I think it's the TCM that's messing up and not the box. Thank you for your video and if anyone has an idea about my problem, I would be very happy to read your comments.
You need to at a minimum replace your radiator, tcm, and flush out your transmission fluid really well. Hopefully it can be saved. It's starts in 2nd because it's in limp home mode.
thank you for your answer, I hope I can save the transmission. I went to Nissan and he asked me 10 000 euros for change the transmission. That the price of the car completely crazy@@GrimRepair
@@porkepic5880 it may or may not be savable. And they don't want to warranty something that may not work.
@@GrimRepair Yes of course, I hope to be able to repair it, last diagnosis of Nissan "communication problem between tce and tcm. Thank you for helping me and thank you for what you’re doing.
So did you install a new gasket around the transmission pan
@chrisverge7985 I attempted to repair the tcm before I ended up replacing it in this video. I probably put a new gasket on it then, so It wasn't very old. It has been years so I don't remember. Some gaskets are reusable. If in doubt, replace it it should be included with the filter.
Good. Good video I am happy to.see this video. Cuz I just stared working on my 09 nissan xterra .remplacing the TCM. I hope i don't have to reprogram the tcm..great video thanks.
Thank you. Good luck with your truck.
You are the man with the plan! Great video! Thank you!
Awesome video, I am doing it myself while watching your video. I'm just going to change my front brake solenoids. Your video is very helpful. Ta-ra😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I couldnt find the same tcm or the same solenoids anywhere online, any help please? The links posted are not available anymore
It looks like everyone is out of stock, I would try ebay. If you have to maybe the Nissan dealer.
@@GrimRepair i found another part including the solenoids, the part number is b089m4s69z ... let me explain whats happening with me so i have a better idea if its worth replacing it or maybe i have to replace all the transmission.. when i start the car it runs normally for 4 seconds , shift first and second gear then the power drops and it locks in 3rd gear or 4th gear, if i slow donw or i stop at a redlight it drives hard and its moving very slowly like its engaging directly from 2nd gear or even 3rd gear not first gear, it takes more than 6 seconds to reach 50km/h. But i have no check engine light, i replaced the transmission oil yesterday but nothing changed. I had the coolant contamination 4 years ago and i replaced the radiator and flushed the system 4 times and i drove around 90.000 km since without any problem..do you think bying the part i mentionned above like you did will solve the problem or its better for me to add some money and replace all the transmission with a used one? Is there any tool or method i can try to be sure that is caused by a faulty TCM and not another thing ? Please advice and thanks
@@rafiktunangler6190 that sound like what mine was doing when I had one of the connection break inside the tcm. You will need a code reader that can pull transmission codes the check engine light may not come on but there may be codes stored in the tcm.
I found these ones make sure they will fit your car.
Solenoids- amzn.to/3xrAfQx
Tcm -amzn.to/3EbhFh0
@@GrimRepair thaks for your help bro, im just still looking for a way to confirm its the tcm and solenoids problems, the p r n d signs in the dashboard is still working and the 4x4 sign also working.
Now i turn on the car its shifts 1 then 2 then 3 and stay stuck at 3d gear. I turn it off then on and it start moving from 3rd gear only and shift 4 and 5, it will not start moving from 1st gear. I didnt get any transmission fault codes so far.
Thank you for the video! It was the only one I needed!
Is your trans oil pan 24 bolt?
I have a question. Is it okay to replace more then one solenoid. Since I have the valve body out? Your Pathfinder has the same valve body as my 2004 Infiniti FX35 AWD.
Yes it's also cheaper to buy all of them as a set.
Is there any difference in transmission control module in the xterra and the pathfinder with the same motor?
I don't think so, it may need to be programed though.
Realy hoping you can answer a question for me... I didn't notice any mention of a gasket when you removed the cover before taking out the valve body or re installing... is there a gasket on that cover?
@@Mwellmac cover? Can you give me a time stamp?
@@GrimRepair @12:53
@@Mwellmac The transmission pan has a gasket.
@GrimRepair ok I figured as much, after conflicting results in my search for the gasket I figured better to ask you.. I appreciate your time as well as the video.
@Mwellmac if you can't reuse the old one, there should be one included with a new transmission filter.
So I have a 2009 xterra with a p1774 code I was wondering if it could also be the tcm since it got contaminated with coolant
Yes, it could be.
Part number you're showing on video, does it fit 2006 Nissan Frontier v6 se, 4.0l rwd? Struggling finding this control module. The module you're showing in video does it come with shift Solenoid? If not I don't know what type of solenoid switch I need for my vehicle.
Thank you!!!😊
@theresaManzon I'm not sure if it will fit, it should. You can filter out parts by entering in the specs on many websites, or you can do what I did and buy it from your local parts store. It doesn't come with any solinoids.
@@theresaManzon I have links in the videos description to tcms and solinoids.
@@GrimRepair thank you for responding to me.
I have a frontier and have the same issue why did coolant enter your system ? Cause my truck also had water and fuse keep blowing
Is there a seal that I have to replace so water doesn’t get in the tcm before I decide to put a new one on
@@Truuzi the radiator has a transmission cooler built into it. If it cracks internally the fluids will mix.
@@Truuzi you need to replace your radiator.
Possible to get a front license plate bracket install video on this model? Thanks
Next time I'm at the junkyard icon make you a shirt, but I'm pretty sure it just screws into the bumper.
Seeing this video four years after it was done, I have a question for you, once I pull out the valve body, will transmission fluid comes down as well?
Yes
So should I drain all the fluid first?
replacing the tcm helped the transmission well, how is the transmission right now?
If you are asking about my transmission, it's doing good.
What codes were you throwing or symptoms having prior?i heard its cheaper to rip one off the newer modela and just plug and play. I have 05 altima staying stuck in gears after 5 min driving. P0774 and u1001 .
@samaelmartinus3273 I think I had a u1001, i think it says in the video. Before I replaced the tcm, I had tried to fix it, and it threw a bunch of solinoid codes. Symptoms before I attempted to repair it were it was stuck in 2nd gear, it lasted about a week before it started blowing fuses. That's why I ended up replacing it in this video.
Wonder if this will fix my problem sometimes it wont shift pass first gear when I park and restart the 2005 armada it works fine until it dosent
@@kareem1350 could be, I would hook it up to a scanner that can read the tcm and see if you have any codes.
Did you get the P0717 code, mine is the same I just replaced the radiator and flushed the coolant and trans but the code just came back
It's been a while, I don't remember. A bad tcm can give you that code, though.
You said at beginning of video you would put two trans coolers in instead of the radiator cooler, but one of the most important thing the radiator trans cooler does is warm up fluid some in winter.. some vehicle's have issues if they are running too cool in winter.. best to just put In a new aftermarket radiator.
That is what I would do, however I live in a hot climate. Thanks for bringing it up.
Excellent video , I will be trying this tonight. I have a p1757 error code and I am stuck in 4th gear. I suspect it’s the TCM connector to the front brake solenoid has snapped so I might be able to solder it back up. If not snapped then I will replace the solenoid itself
Hello, What vehicle do you have? Did you have the check engine and the OD/Off light on the dash?
Did the replacement time come pre programed? Is there a link to where you bought it? Did you have to program it? Thank you so much
I thought all of that was answered in the video. There is a link in the description,to the tcm I used. I did not have to program it.
So to this day is the pathfinder still running and check engine light is still cleared?
Yes
Hello my 2006 pathfinder doesn’t have antifreeze i did the bypass! I have the p1757 code lack of power! Will this fix my issue?
@@ricardoa1721 probably. Nobody can say for sure over the internet, without seeing and testing the car.
Before you reprogrammed the transmission computer were getting hard shifting. I installed a used trasmision and I am getting hard shifting, the mechanical said I need to reprogram the computer.
I did not need to reprogram the tcm.
You may need to though, I don't know what the transmission come out of or what you put it in. I may have gotten lucky.
I was searching for a 05 titan tcm replacement video and this one came up, does anyone know if it would be the same? I hope so because the shop i took it to just told me 2 months later that they say they cant do it and this great video makes me have the confidence to just do it myself.
@@IDMountainGirl if your truck has the re5ro5a transmission it should be the same.
@@GrimRepair thank you! Great video!!
Would this be the same on a 07 xterra cause I have the exact same problem on my xterra?
Yes.
Changed my tcm on 2007 frontier now I'm getting a code P0710. Where is the atv transmission temperature sensor located?
Question. Did the TCM need programing? I've looked at the Dorman replacement 609-250 and it states "requires no programming after installation". But you state you were going to have to program it... but then eluded it was just an old OBD2 code.
I did not have to program it. It was a stored code.
@@GrimRepair Thanks for the info for if I have to go that route. I pulled the controller and cleaned it and then sealed all the exposed circuits in oil resistant RTV.
What about the piston is that supposed to be aligned with anything ??
Can you give me a timestamp of the part you are asking about?
@@GrimRepair I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder and I just replaced the whole valve body and connected everything and now it only goes in drive I’m not sure what I did wrong
I’m going to take it off again and make sure everything is connected correctly but I’m sure it was all right
@@chriselizaldi351 ok. Let us know what you find.
@@GrimRepair the part I’m talking about is on the opposite side of the solenoids where the connectors are at . It looks like a piston is that supposed to be aligned with anything ??
Hey there - I have 08 pathfinder rwd, I changed the radiator when I got the truck prior to issues after reading about it. The transmission works fine going forward, shifts up and down no issues, the problem is now that the reverse doesn't engage unless I shift back and forth between park and neutral. There is no slippage in the transmission, it pulls strong but simply stopped engaging reverse consistently, is this a shift solenoid issue? Thanks
It's possible.
Great, detailed and correctly termed video! Thanks
Would I have to re program if I’m just replacing the input clutch solenoid??
No
Any specific torque specs for replacing the bolts?
8 inch lbs
1st) Great video, love the attention to detail for this fix.
2nd) I see that this video is now 4 years old,, how is this fix holding up?
Do you still have it, or did it crap out.
3rd) I'm finding different variations of the part number you used, is there any other part identification?
I'm finding RE5R05A to be the part you have.
Lastly) were there no gaskets or seals for this job?
Thank you for this awesome video.
@izzyp5713 1st, thanks. 2nd, still have the truck, it's holding up. 3rd, re5r05a is the type of transmission not the part number of the tcm, make sure the tcm you are getting is compatible with the re5r05a that is in your car. Lastly, the transmission pan has a gasket, it stuck to the pan in this video. I don't remember there being any others.
@@GrimRepair no leaks?
I have an 06 pathfinder, and was trying to pass a rig yesterday and it went into limp mode right away, getting me to the side of the road.
Rpms went up, speed was going down.
Was able to get it towed, but now it intermittently will find a gear or won't.
Do these tcm's just fail like that without warning? Or is it a possibility it's something else.
Code pops P1764. Direct clutch solenoid function.
Thanks again.
@izzyp5713 No leaks. Before I filmed this video, I was inside the transmission a week prior because i opened up the tcm and attempted to solder one of the rods back together , then you have to glue it back together to do that repair. ( It didn't last very long. I think fluid had gotten inside the tcm, So my pan gasket was fairly new. Yours may not be in as good of condition. A new gasket come s with the transmission filter, so just replace it. yes they can just fail, also check for coolant contamination.
@@GrimRepair
So just to be clear, you had to replace the tcm AND the valve body???
Also, I'm on the O'Reilly website and am having trouble finding the parts and core charge. Is there any more information? Or do I look for these parts for RE5R05A and go from there??
I really appreciate your time and help with this information.
@izzyp5713 I used the old valve. Body and replaced the tcm. The part number should be in the video. There are also links in the description. You may need to call them. Not all parts are listed on the website. Everything I did is in the video, some of the solinoids will probably break when you pull them out, you may want to order a set a head of time so it can all go back together the same day. I would search for all parts entering in your year make and model, I'm sure there are different versions of the re5ro5a depending on 4x4 4x2 car or truck different years.
Great video man really appreciate the label of the bolts that's what I was really worried about not putting the both back in the right place
Thanks!
Great video brotha. I’m having reverse issues on my 05 pathfinder SE. what can possibly be the problem?
It's hard to say without looking at it. I could be the tcm, it could be a solinoid, or you may need a rebuild. Have you hooked up a scanner? Do you have any transmission codes?
@@GrimRepair would u happen to know if and where I can get jus the solenoids?
@@jondoe1410 There is a link in the videos description.
@@GrimRepair where are u from? It’s saying that these items cannot be shipped to me. I’m in Sacramento California
@@jondoe1410 I am not far from you, not sure why it's saying that.I will fix that link, thank you. The exact ones I ordered are out of stock. These ones say they fit 2002 - 2018 pathfinder. amzn.to/3sddV72
How did that O'Reilly's TCM work for you
It's working fine.
Well not my problem! I have same vehicle but seems like torque converter or something that controls lock up. Have no codes it shifts and drives great. Problem is at idle got vibration. It seems to rev about 500 rpm more than it should across all gears wont slip no matter what I do in any gear except a few extra rpm. I'm so close to converter but some good info be great. My fluid is also good and i've put 3000 kms with no changes. Standard swap?
vibration at idle, like a bad motor mount?
I watched because I wanted to see if it took any seals or those clear colored plastic celaphane looking things under rubber o rings but it looked like you tried to block view and made no mention of anything going in between TCM and valve body. Would appreciate any info I can get . problem i have is original TCM had only one such seal and plastic other used vb with TCM did have seals and plastic s on all ports . Don't know if they are needed or required. Thanks for your help.
I didn't try to block anything if I didn't mention it then either the seal came installed on the part or there wasn't one. I don't remember any seal between the tcm and the valve body. There were probably o rings on the solenoids but they come already installed on the new ones.
If you give me a time stamp of where it looks like I am blocking view . I might be able to voice it over and clear it up if need be. I will also be able to answer your question better. The only thing I intentionally block out is my face.
Could it be my valve body if my titan takes off slow and my AT check light is on. Almost feels like something holding the back of my truck from taking off
When there is a problem they go into limp mode and start out in second, and acceleration suffers.
Thanks buddy for doing this video. Doing my first one today. Without this video I would be all messed up on how to do it. I know it’s a old video
@davidbryant5875 Thanks,let me know how it goes.
Nice work young man
Thanks.
How do you get the rest of solonoid out if 1 breaks
@@terryahooper9810 needle nose pliers.
Also how do you know if solenoids are 28 ohm what.
Hey man my 06 nissan frontier has been shifting hard into 2nd gear(by hard I mean sort of bumps into 2nd, no clanking or grinding of any kind) and a delayed up shift from 3rd gear to 4th gear and its also delayed when I shift from drive to 3rd when going down hills. I was wondering if this would solve my problem or what your advice would be?
It could, it's hard to say for certain without looking at it. Do you have a scanner that can pull tcm codes?
@@GrimRepair I dont own a scanner unfortunately but I had an engine light come on about a year ago and I ran the code at autozone and it said something along the lines of valve body assembly or something about my tcm solenoid? but I lost the print out of the paper I recieved that had the actual code number, but the light did turn off after I had my transmission fluid flushed. But still shifts a little bit funky but its not a huge problem just would like to prevent any further damage to my transmission if it can be prevented lol.
@@sa.3370 the light dosent always come on for transmission codes scanning it is where I would start.
Although your sound system needs improvement, this is a really good video. Great job man!
Thanks for sharing this video I’m gonna change it tomorrow cross fingers hopefully works I’ll let you know anyway 😊
@@daikhiahmed9507 ok, sounds good. Thank you.
Awesome video! I have a 2006 4WD pathfinder that runs fine, other than occasionally slipping gears and shudders going into 2nd or if I come to a rolling stop then hit the gas again, it will either hesitate or shudder (whole car shakes like I'm going through seriously uneven surface), then it catches gear and will shift fine the rest of the gears. It is pretty intermittent but it happens almost every time I get behind the wheel. I noticed that slip/shudder is worse when I'm a bit heavy on the accelerator vs accelerating slowly and smoothly. Any idea what that could be? Changed ATF and filter 3 months ago and it wasn't bad at all, just starting to turn a little dark. I also switched to aluminum radiator. I was lucky that my fluids had not mixed up that point. Would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks in advance!
Thanks,Do you have any lights on the dash lit up (check engine, TDC slip, abs)?
@@GrimRepairYes, i have a check engine light that's been there for a while (Catalytic efficiency below threshold, which for now I'm ignoring), an ABS or TPMS which has been there for a while as well.. doesn't seem to go away but will sometimes flash when I'm driving.
@@CUBICHI1985 So have you recently checked the codes to make sure no new one have come up? Does your scanner pull transmission/ abs codes? Inside the tcm there are metal rods that sometimes break and they can bounce around causing intermittent shift problems, but it should give you a transmission code, it's separate from the engine codes in the scanners menus.
@@GrimRepairYou are absolutely right, I should have it scanned (since it's been a good 4-6mo since I last did). Since I don't work on cars myself that often I haven't thought to spend any real money to purchase one. Seeing as how most shops/mechanics may or may not always be very forthcoming/honest, I tend to gravitate towards doing things myself when I have the time and IF it is something I feel comfortable undertaking myself (though I am handy and not afraid to turn wrenches, I am not a mechanic and my knowledge of cars is rather limited). With that said I prob SHOULD invest in a good scan tool (one that can read transmission codes as well).. I just don't want to spend too much on something that I may only end up using very sparingly. Do you have any recommendations?
@@GrimRepair And yes, I've watched several videos outlining just that procedure of removing the TCM and opening and checking the leads in the circuits. I'll start with a scan first and see if I can narrow it down with the codes it comes back with. Gotta buy a decent, yet inexpensive scan tool first with those capabilities. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for good scan tools. Preferably one that reads abs, trans, and also any turbo related items (as my wife's 2013 Nissan Juke is also starting to 'act up'). Thanks again for all the good info and prompt replies man!!👍🙋♂️ really appreciate your time and dedication
I did this and at the end it won’t go into gear at all so I take the drain bolt out to take it all back apart and only like half a quart came out but I put 4 in (showed on dipstick tho just wanted it to get warm). I can’t seem to find an accurate number or way to fill and bleed
@@slothified806 did you drain the torque converter? I'm not sure how to help you with your fluid level issue, it's not making much sense, there are fluid capacities online, and dipsticks have been effective for 100 years. If only half a quart is coming out it sounds like it's low, but I'm not there to see every variable, is it on flat ground is it leaking, or going into the transfer case, or the cooler? Is your radiator full of coolant? When you move the shifter does it register on your dash that it's changing gears? Some have reported that they needed to have the TCM programmed.
@ update I fixed it. Yes it read the gear. But wouldn’t shift. Apparently the valve body drained a lot more fluid than anyone tried to mention online. I put 8.5q back in after I was done. All good now sorry just was at a stuck point
@slothified806 ok good. does my video not say toward the end how many quarts I put in?
@ umm maybe so but u did the coolers as well su wasn’t sure
I have a 2012 Nissan pathfinder, my transmission started doing this weird thing while driving it throws itself into a neutral state or stalls to get into 1st gear, lots of torque converter spinning. Turn the car off/on, drivers normal. Get error codes P0850 Park/Neutral switch input & U0101 Lost Communication with TCM. No one at Nissan can verify where the PNS input is located. Also the pathfinder can be turned on in P, R,N or D... I wondering if it's the whole valve body now? Not sure, but your video has now lead me to a different road.
Do you have antifreeze contamination in your transmission?
I have a 2005 crew cab V6. My transmission won’t go into OD and I don’t believe I have low gear. The CEL has been on for sometime but that’s because of an O2 sensor issue. Could the TCM be my problem or is the transmission shot? By the way the vehicle has 267k miles
It could be the tcm. It sounds like it's in limp mode staying in second. Make sure you are using a scanner that can pull transmission codes.
Hi, i have issue inmy nissan rogue 2020 TCM , how to find the matching , bcas lot of models available in ebay, how to chose it, with the long serial Number at bottom or 5 digit to sticker to top, pl do help
@sudharsonbalakrishanan721 I'm not completely sure what a bcas is, and I'm not sure which long serial number or 5 digit you're asking about either. I would think your vin number would be enough info to get you the right part. The Rouge is way different from a pathfinder though.
I watched this like 6 times and got it installed just as you did. Problem- my car won't move an inch. Any idea what I missed or what went wrong? I bought a reman valve body.
Kinda hard to say without being there. What was the car doing before you replaced it?
@@GrimRepair I think I might have figured it out. If I had the drain pan 180 off- the plug at the front of the car vs the back- would that make a big difference? Reason I ask- I pulled the plug tonight and only a quart came out. It had been reading high, maybe it reads higher with the pan oriented that way? Maybe I don't have enough fluid in it?
@@philkammann4680 you defiantly need more than one quart in the transmission the transmission can't engage without enough fluid.transmission fluid has to be checked with the car running also.
@@GrimRepair Here's what I figured out: if you fill the transmission fluid to level when cold, when you start it it sucks all of that back into the tranny. When I added more it drove fine. thank you very much for doing this, it was a game changer no doubt! I couldn't have done it without and I would not have attempted. You saved me.
@@philkammann4680 Glade you got it going, thanks for the update.
Will it be the same for 09 xterra ?
If it has the same re505a transmission. I don't know off the top of my head.
I recently just bought a 2007 Nissan exterra from a buddy who bought it brand new. Anyway he was having problems with the fuse kept popping so he replaced the TCM based on what he was told. After he replaced it the starter whent out with in the week. I ended up buying it from him and replaced starter and it wouldn’t start unless it set a couple days then it would start but once you shut it off it wouldn’t start for a couple days… and this kept repeating, so I took it to a mechanic who said it needed a fuse block but he said he could just install a push button and it would save me a lot of money so I said do it. Now it starts no problem with the push button start but the transmission isn’t wanting to shift unless you feather the throttle or it will rev up and not go into gear which is all giving clues going back to the TCM. Am I missing something??? TIA for any help
Was there coolant in the transmission? What caused the tcm to short out? Is there the correct amount of fluid in the transmission? It doesn't sound like a tcm to me.
Let me ask my buddy who I bought it from. He’s the one who charged the TCM out on it. He said he never had a problem with it not wanting to shift and can’t understand why it’s doing that
How much was it??? Does that long pin engage on transmission shifter?
The tcm was $600. I don't mention prices because they are always changing, usually going up. I'm not sure what you mean by long pin, can you give me a timestamp?
@@GrimRepair I replaced it and won't shift gears
@@GrimRepair you right it's 720 now
Do you have a video timestamp of the pin you are talking about?