That's a QR25DE engine. The crank and cam angle sensors fail every 120 to 180 thousands kilometers. You are meant to change them both as they share the same life span. Good job and thank you Eric for showing us such a complicated job!
Eric, I've found and subscribed to your channel and love your instructional videos as well as your attitude when fixing things. I don't know if I'm in your demographic, I'm not a mechanic, just a DYI'er (with a "reliable POS", 2 other cars of my own, and the cars of our mothers). I'm learning because I don't have a choice, and I don't dislike it like I did when I was younger. Eric, what you do, to these cars, no mechanic in my experience ever does, nobody goes to that level of detail and care. And if it weren't for you, a lot of these cars would be goners, not always due to major faults. "If you want it done right, do it yourself." Thank you for continuing to post videos!
Eric that squirrels nest story reminds me of when I drove cross country in one of my jobs boxtrucks to Arizona once. I get to a job site in Phoenix where they have an all terrain boom type forklift sitting in a vast dirt lot with about 30 storage containers put out for me to receive like a little over a thousand skids of material. Semis start pulling in waiting for me to unload them but I run into a problem with the boom lift having a dead battery AND the engine compartment lid not wanting to open. Just my luck. So I called the company who rented us the lift (and they literally told me to do this) to bang on the lid just above the handle to shock the release mechanism loose. Well I didn't have a soft face hammer to do that, I had a hefty 5 pounder in my tool bin, but it did the trick. Gained access to the boom lift's engine and battery and I go to open the hood on the boxtruck to use its battery to jump the boom lifts battery and what do I see... a freaking birds nest built right up next to the battery. The thing even had an egg in it. Soft boiled lol. It was a small, blue, unfertilized egg so I presume it was a robins nest that survived the near 2000 mile drive with the freaking egg! How incredible is that? I couldn't make this story up if I tried. Anyways, I was able to get the boom lift jump started and underway working. so all's well that ends well lol.
I just bought a 03 nissan spec V with 64,555 miles in great shape an thanks to this fixing it forward an all the nissan video's i have a great way to repair possible future problems, I also get to learn more about my car an its inner workings. This fixing it forward is truly a BLESSING for me, lol I subbed a while back an you have grown good for you brotha !
BRAVO, Eric! I love the ingenuity you displayed in getting that too-stubborn crank sensor to bend to your will. IMO, that's the hallmark of an excellent mechanic. Had a friend, now passed, who made the most of the least when it came to tools and adapting things to fit in a non-traditional way. Watching you work is like having him around again. I appreciate it.
-- Eric, I can easily guess that some of this video hit a few tender spots. No matter how it goes the customer is probably as glad as you are to be done with this. You probably had a few hairs on the back of the neck standing up moments but like I said - I bet you feel better now than before that there's no question it's done right. To the ones who continue to speak of it well i wish them a happy rasberry as I leave to go pour me another cup of coffee. I know that is the right thing to say because even at 61, I can remember what I learned as a kid... "Why do you make a note of a piece of wood in someone else's eye when you too, have a beam of wood in your own eye". Meaning no one but the Good Lord is innocent. You did a nice bang up job replacing those parts. Tip of the hat to you. I think your temporary repair of the ball joint worked. To be honest with you, I have doubts it would work through a couple tough winters of sloshy icy road crud and rock salt. But more importantly - If we are ever between a rock and a hard spot and we need to think outside the box for a way to temporarily fix something like that - we will remember how you did it so we too will have an option or two. Ain't that what being a mechanic is all about? Making bad broken things work again? We always believe strongly in doing it right as best we can, when we can. And if it isn't right as rain but it works - we make it work until we can re-address it a bit later when we do have the right tools and the right parts for the job. No one was in the dark over this. It was all done on the up and up. You could have not made that video for us to see but it was your choice to show us. To me, the fact that you showed us and well frankly, that says a lot. Others might want to think about that too. All I can say to those folks is, Let it Go let us move on with life. Truly glad you made the video - Thanks!!
+risc19 Yes I agree as a broke college student with a car as old as I am I really wish I had somebody like Eric in my life. I drive to school everyday wondering if today will be the day my timing belt finally snaps, im pretty sure its got over 100,000 miles on it and I have no money to get it fixed.
hmm. can u take a peek at it? see if its cracking and loose-ish. will it be cheaper to fix that, fix it when it breaks and breaks other things, buy another used car or get a loan to fix it or another used car? lol weigh your options.
Great series! I continue to be impressed/amazed by all the rust that shows up on car parts in a short amount of time. We're not used to that here in AZ.
Eric, glad to see you were vindicated on the welded ball joint! There seemed to be hundreds of armchair mechanics on that video that desperately wanted to give you grief about that. I learned to bend a wrench on a farm in Nebraska, and that joint was obviously not going to be a problem. We've welded parts similar to this, when it's obviously not going to be a problem. As you said, it's tightly contained, it's not going to go anywhere, and if it did start to rattle later on you could always replace it then. Proving, once again, that you were there in the shop and the viewers were not. Good work, man. ;)
So glad that welded in ball joint is gone. Really disappointed me that it was considered a valid repair and allowed to leave the shop that way. Yes, it made it - but that was just luck. Love the channel and what you do Eric, that repair just bothered me as a mechanic.
+ratbert86 As it happens it took more to remove my welded ball joint than the pressed in one from the factory. There's a video linked in the description about it. Now, am I saying a welded ball joint is a 'proper' repair? Not really. What I am saying is that my welds held and the fix worked and would have until the ball joint failed.
EricTheCarGuy Okay - I still think it was an improper repair. Because it lasted doesn't make it proper. Do I think you're a guy who clearly knows what he's doing? Yes. Do I watch all of your vids and recommend you to others? Yes. Do I still think that was a crappy repair? Yes, just going to agree to disagree. Cheers, Eric!
+EricTheCarGuy Watching you replace the cam and crankshaft position sensors gave me a strong sense of Deja vu haha. Had to do the same on my 05 Nissan Sentra. The crankshaft position sensor was a "joyful" experience, especially when you don't have a lift and can only get the car a foot off the ground lol. Anyways, great vids and it's nice to see such a great engine taken care of! Cheers from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, eh!
All that crap over the ball joint and it looks fine could go 50k more just like it is! Nine months and all the stress that the arm is under and no wear or a cracks or anything. Eric knows what he is doing.
Shame Nissan didn't replace the crank sensor when they did the cam. Since it's been a recall for years. I hope it doesn't come back for the Pre-cat failure and screw digested from the secondaries.... Great Job Eric as always :) You're a B15 Buddy now :)
Recently did the cam sensor on my VW, if I'd have taken it to the dealers I'd be into £500! Thanks Volkswagen for putting it BEHIND THE DAMN TIMING SPROCKET. Great vid Eric o/
Yeah, I'm with you at 9:25 about the intake hose. If it's made out of rubber or flexible plastic I always try to buy a new part, I've gotten more than one rubber item at junkyards, gone through the hard work of pulling it and putting it on only to have it fail again in 5 months. Typically if a rubber item breaks on one car of a model it'll happen to all of them (unless it's a freak accident that broke the original). Sometimes the extra couple bucks is worth knowing the new one will last another 10 years.
no protesting the o ring. I am happy to see the welded in ball joint replaced on the drivers side. hopefully that can be done with the passengers side as well. Safety is important. any hard impact can easily break those weak spot welds. Most of what you do is wonderful.
+NebukedNezzer Actually it took more to remove the welded joint that it did the one that was pressed in from the factory. There's a link to that video in the description. However, if I was doing a safety inspection on this vehicle I'd have to write it up for the welded joint. Hence why I replaced it. There was no issue on the right side so I left that one alone.
Great videos as always Eric.Not really stressful from our point of view most of the time.entertaining and educational.Always here as soon as I see a video upload.
+EricTheCarGuy wow! I am not surprised though being a hobbyist mechanic sometimes I spend lots of time on one silly thing. Unfortunately though these things takes up a lot of your time and I am guessing non money makers.
I have a 2012 Nissan sentra 2.0 L I4 with the Xtronic CVT and its awesome reliable car I must say the engine is a good design. These cars last and last with staying on top the maintenance of course.... I work at a nissan dealor in the service department and i recently had a customer buy a new sentra as the one they had was was a 2008 with 400 and a half thousand K on it and was still going strong!
I really like this "comeback" deal. That's such a dirty word in the auto tech world. The idea is that you're screwing up when you get a come back but that's definitely not the case.
on the 1.8 Sentra i had to use a 3 foot prybar with a 3 foot jack handle and a sledgehammer to get that plastic sensor out. Craziest thing i ever saw for a little plastic part....
Thanks for the tip on the control arm replacement, I am replacing 2 of them on my Buick this summer and wouldn't have though to tighten in on the ground.. 136k on the ball joints in Pittsburgh, might as well change them out when I do the solenoid pack and need to remove the whole front left suspension.
Love watching your videos, you actually show how you take em off and reinstalling..no short cuts..like that .can I be your friend so you can rebuild my 5.7 trans am engine? ..jk keep em coming..👍
Great video Eric, I have the big Milwaukee Fuel 1/2" gun and it will match an air gun. I say this only to share information that you might find useful. It's bulky though.
Crank position sensors I found can throw out a code when the battery is old and near replacement. The voltage drop can spaz out the sensor hence the error code even with a new sensor. I'm not sure if it's the same story with cam position sensors.
+EricTheCarGuy I think you both do a great job. I watch both but I find both have different angles on how they deliver the message. I really like the giving back of your videos.
Yep, I feel that was the right thing to do. I still can't see how that welded ball joint could've caused serious trouble...even if it broke loose there was no way the control arm could have seperated because there is a lip on the bottom and a nut at the top...the loose one you replaced was way more dangerous, because if it wears enough it can actually completely seperate. But now we may finally return to a normal state...amazing how much trouble a few welds can actually cause...
+Markus Krause Thanks for the input. Actually, it took more to remove my welded joint than it did the pressed in one from the factory. See the video link in the description. Still, if I was doing a safety inspection on a vehicle with a welded ball joint, I'd have to write it up. Welding is good in a pinch, but if you can fix it right, fix it right.
Great vids thanks. I watched all 4. I have a 2003 Altima. Got P0340 code (cam sensor). I replaced the cam sensor and the plugs. The car runs alot better, but the same code came back. It has about 230K on it. I suspect the timing chain is causing the code. What do you think? Is it possible it's the crank sensor? Would it throw a different code, or the same? Thanks.
Gah, crank sensors are almost always a nightmare! Loved your creative prying methods! Just a quick product recommendation, if I may! "DeoxIT D5 Contact Cleaner & Rejuvinator." It's pretty expensive, but having picked up a couple cans a few months ago and using it on some old 80s and 90s vehicles to clean connectors and battery terminals, it's worth every penny. No clue how it works, but there was a measurable drop in resistance in a couple problematic sensor circuits I used it on, so I can at least say it seems to do what it says it does. It also strips heavy corrosion off copper wire and leaves it shiny and fresh, and has a film-like quality that keeps things covered. :)
For Folks in need- In an emergency or until you get a new battery clamp- remove the through bolt, use a hack saw or wood blade- or even a thin knife or file, and cut at the pinch seam. The removed lead kerf will allow the clamp to squeeze that much tighter. Reinstall bolt, washers, nut- and carefully tighten. It will get you out of a jam
Most states don't have inspections. Roadworthiness in the US is determined by the vehicle's wheels, or rather, whether they're still attached. When the wheels fall off is when the vehicle is generally determined to not be roadworthy,
hey Eric your videos are great, but how do you replace a broken brake disc.Please answer my question and thank you for answering everybody's questions and making their day. P.S. your videos are great.
well i enjoy working on Nissan and here something for u to know that engine code can come up also if the battery voltage is to low or not charging right and that battery terminal can make that code come up as well i seen it happen a few times so check those first just to make sure that the problem and make sure u use a scanner to wipe the code clear not undo the battery bc that code will be there i did it like that and came up 20 miles later and came code once i wipe it clear with the scanner never showed up again
Finally a video that isn't an April fools joke! Also, the video quality looks a lot better, did you change something? I mean it looked good before, but now it's quite a bit better than it was before :)
I found a quick, easy and CHEAP solution to loose battery terminals. Get some metal shim stock (I happened to have some stainless steel) cut it (use good scissors - it is shim stock !) to about the same height as the battery post. Loosen the bolt and spread the connector open. Trim your piece so that it is just smaller than the OD of the battery post and slip it between the post and the terminal. Depending on how thin you stock is you may need 2 or 3 pieces. Brass shim stock would work as would several layer of aluminum foil.
My Nissan 2003 just passed away this morning ...Preston all over the place...Found out frame is rotten and cracked .Just put 800$ On it a month ago....What a saaad saaaad car it was.
I've got a 2005 Altima and I've had to replace the crankshaft and camshaft sensors multiple times. Also, on my car the crankshaft sensor has the locking connector. Such a PITA...
+Hugh Norman The big problems are in the area of the country where they put salt on the roads in winter. You can find automatic car washes that rinse the bottom of the car and that helps. In Southern California, we don't have that issue. I have an 18 year old Volvo with no rust. They call these used cars "California Cars' and they are worth a lot more. Good day mate.
***** Another excellent reason to stay in Southern California. My wife and I are hoping to vacation in Australia some day. We got one daughter through university but the other girl needs three more years. I might make it down under before I'm 60.
edals90 My sister's Volkswagen was eaten alive by the salt fog up near Santa Cruz. The car was rusting from top to bottom. Four years old and totally rotted.
no matter what the mileage is, a well maintained car can last very long. as long as it doesnt rust to pieces, modern engines can last very long, but many people negelect their cars
I'm up to just over 280k miles on my stratus. Minus a valve cover gasket and alternator it's pretty much all stock with a lifter tick starting. Sadly the body was neglected before I bought it so the engine/trans will outlast what's left of the body.
Eric you should create a pool with penetrating oil at the entrance of your service. just ask the owners to drive through before delivering the cars, would make things a little bit more straight forward.
Eric did you say you dont like spraying oil on battery terminals? Seems to work fine on my end. keeps corrosion out of the exposed copper wires and the lead terminals.
+EricTheCarGuy I use the real thick, grease type sealer. It seems to work pretty good, definitely doesn't seep or run anywhere. It was well worth it on my Impreza with factory scoop and vents that sometimes gets water on the battery.
I work in a swimming pool store and we deal with a lot of o-rings for equipment. We sell specific lube for o-rings, silicone based, because o-rings lubricated with something like Vasoline (we get a lot of people who come in saying they used it on theirs) causes the o-ring to swell and crack. This voids warranties on these parts. Idk if it's the same with cars as o-rings can be made of different materials that may not have that requirement.
Yea you can find battery operated tools just as good and even better then pneumatic tools if you buy the good brands. What was that a Ryobi impact? Gotta get Milwaukee fuel, Dewault XR or ingersall rand for automotive or heavy equipment.
For people who get confused: The extras after the GRAND FINALE video were put in this video before the GRAND FINALE... so that the series would end on an actual GRAND FINALE video episode (the next FIF episode)... Hope I helped :)
Not sure if it would have helped you (maybe it could help someone else?), but you can source really short stainless bottle brushes to clean holes like the one for the crank trigger from the $1.99 plumbing brushes (sometimes also sold as battery terminal cleaners) at Harbor Freight. If you look at the back of your 5.0 heads you may see a little threaded insert installed into the "thermactor" (EGR) port on each head since I'm pretty sure your motor is EGR deleted. The only way I got those plugs installed in my Fox, with the motor still installed, was with one of those cannibalized brushes. Now I used them all the time for stuff like that including the last CPS I had to slide hammer out of the block of my S10. Lots of fun.
+Maxwelhse Yea, thought about that. In fact I have a set that I use on valve bodies. Thing is, all the dirt and junk from that goes right into the engine. I'm sure I'd catch heck for that if I did it in a video.
EricTheCarGuy You should make a faux scandal video like the entertainers in Hollywood to draw that attention. "Did you see Eric stepping out with another man's tools? I heard he's also an SAE supremacist!" ;)
+mrsemifixit Good question. I use plenty of silicone on rubber boots etc, but if I can I avoid it on gaskets and o-rings I do... Especially electrical connections (some of them have silicone gaskets... yay)
Thee is 2 temp sensors one for the computer and one for the qauge. Sometimes under 30deg outside the one for the computer fails and gives a crank no start condition. Mainly on 1.8L engine. But the 2.5 does it to.
Hi, Can you do a video on how to adjust / remove engine braking. I drive an elantra 2004 gls manual shift and if engine braking can be done away with, I think my car will drive like in an automatic transmission.
Eric i got a question for you. Ive replaced many engines in my day but i have a 07 nissan versa and ive been told i need to drop the engine instead of pulling it up with a hoist....is this true?
That's a QR25DE engine. The crank and cam angle sensors fail every 120 to 180 thousands kilometers. You are meant to change them both as they share the same life span. Good job and thank you Eric for showing us such a complicated job!
I changed mine around 70k miles. They sell a kit with both of em.
Eric, I've found and subscribed to your channel and love your instructional videos as well as your attitude when fixing things. I don't know if I'm in your demographic, I'm not a mechanic, just a DYI'er (with a "reliable POS", 2 other cars of my own, and the cars of our mothers). I'm learning because I don't have a choice, and I don't dislike it like I did when I was younger. Eric, what you do, to these cars, no mechanic in my experience ever does, nobody goes to that level of detail and care. And if it weren't for you, a lot of these cars would be goners, not always due to major faults. "If you want it done right, do it yourself." Thank you for continuing to post videos!
+Dan R Thank you very much for that comment. I really appreciate it.
*Bless* you, Eric- and the Folks of the *Fixing It Forward* program!
Eric that squirrels nest story reminds me of when I drove cross country in one of my jobs boxtrucks to Arizona once. I get to a job site in Phoenix where they have an all terrain boom type forklift sitting in a vast dirt lot with about 30 storage containers put out for me to receive like a little over a thousand skids of material. Semis start pulling in waiting for me to unload them but I run into a problem with the boom lift having a dead battery AND the engine compartment lid not wanting to open. Just my luck. So I called the company who rented us the lift (and they literally told me to do this) to bang on the lid just above the handle to shock the release mechanism loose. Well I didn't have a soft face hammer to do that, I had a hefty 5 pounder in my tool bin, but it did the trick. Gained access to the boom lift's engine and battery and I go to open the hood on the boxtruck to use its battery to jump the boom lifts battery and what do I see... a freaking birds nest built right up next to the battery. The thing even had an egg in it. Soft boiled lol. It was a small, blue, unfertilized egg so I presume it was a robins nest that survived the near 2000 mile drive with the freaking egg! How incredible is that? I couldn't make this story up if I tried. Anyways, I was able to get the boom lift jump started and underway working. so all's well that ends well lol.
"This is a Nissan part, by the way... They were proud of it." LOL
Must have charged him like 195 for that control arm lol
I just bought a 03 nissan spec V with 64,555 miles in great shape an thanks to this fixing it forward an all the nissan video's i have a great way to repair possible future problems, I also get to learn more about my car an its inner workings. This fixing it forward is truly a BLESSING for me, lol I subbed a while back an you have grown good for you brotha !
BRAVO, Eric!
I love the ingenuity you displayed in getting that too-stubborn crank sensor to bend to your will. IMO, that's the hallmark of an excellent mechanic.
Had a friend, now passed, who made the most of the least when it came to tools and adapting things to fit in a non-traditional way. Watching you work is like having him around again. I appreciate it.
+daveogarf Wow. Thanks for that comment. I really appreciate it.
-- Eric, I can easily guess that some of this video hit a few tender spots. No matter how it goes the customer is probably as glad as you are to be done with this. You probably had a few hairs on the back of the neck standing up moments but like I said - I bet you feel better now than before that there's no question it's done right. To the ones who continue to speak of it well i wish them a happy rasberry as I leave to go pour me another cup of coffee. I know that is the right thing to say because even at 61, I can remember what I learned as a kid... "Why do you make a note of a piece of wood in someone else's eye when you too, have a beam of wood in your own eye". Meaning no one but the Good Lord is innocent. You did a nice bang up job replacing those parts. Tip of the hat to you. I think your temporary repair of the ball joint worked. To be honest with you, I have doubts it would work through a couple tough winters of sloshy icy road crud and rock salt. But more importantly - If we are ever between a rock and a hard spot and we need to think outside the box for a way to temporarily fix something like that - we will remember how you did it so we too will have an option or two. Ain't that what being a mechanic is all about? Making bad broken things work again? We always believe strongly in doing it right as best we can, when we can. And if it isn't right as rain but it works - we make it work until we can re-address it a bit later when we do have the right tools and the right parts for the job. No one was in the dark over this. It was all done on the up and up. You could have not made that video for us to see but it was your choice to show us. To me, the fact that you showed us and well frankly, that says a lot. Others might want to think about that too. All I can say to those folks is, Let it Go let us move on with life. Truly glad you made the video - Thanks!!
Dear Eric,
Please continue helping people with very little money.
Sincerely,
Guy with very little money.
P.S You are doing a good thing.
+risc19 Yes I agree as a broke college student with a car as old as I am I really wish I had somebody like Eric in my life. I drive to school everyday wondering if today will be the day my timing belt finally snaps, im pretty sure its got over 100,000 miles on it and I have no money to get it fixed.
+Vox Nihili drive slow. faster it spins and and accelerates the more likely it will rip i think.
***** Your right. One problem though I have a 1994 honda prelude Si and the gearing is ridiculous, on the highway at 75mph in 5th gear im at 4000rpm.
hmm. can u take a peek at it? see if its cracking and loose-ish. will it be cheaper to fix that, fix it when it breaks and breaks other things, buy another used car or get a loan to fix it or another used car? lol weigh your options.
and yea what is with that gearing? that's the max gear for 75mph? should be high 2000s to 3000.
👍 "I'm here and you're not" loved it
Great series! I continue to be impressed/amazed by all the rust that shows up on car parts in a short amount of time. We're not used to that here in AZ.
Eric, glad to see you were vindicated on the welded ball joint! There seemed to be hundreds of armchair mechanics on that video that desperately wanted to give you grief about that.
I learned to bend a wrench on a farm in Nebraska, and that joint was obviously not going to be a problem. We've welded parts similar to this, when it's obviously not going to be a problem.
As you said, it's tightly contained, it's not going to go anywhere, and if it did start to rattle later on you could always replace it then. Proving, once again, that you were there in the shop and the viewers were not. Good work, man. ;)
So glad that welded in ball joint is gone. Really disappointed me that it was considered a valid repair and allowed to leave the shop that way. Yes, it made it - but that was just luck. Love the channel and what you do Eric, that repair just bothered me as a mechanic.
+ratbert86 As it happens it took more to remove my welded ball joint than the pressed in one from the factory. There's a video linked in the description about it. Now, am I saying a welded ball joint is a 'proper' repair? Not really. What I am saying is that my welds held and the fix worked and would have until the ball joint failed.
EricTheCarGuy Okay - I still think it was an improper repair. Because it lasted doesn't make it proper. Do I think you're a guy who clearly knows what he's doing? Yes. Do I watch all of your vids and recommend you to others? Yes. Do I still think that was a crappy repair? Yes, just going to agree to disagree. Cheers, Eric!
+ratbert86 Fair enough.
I just take my car to the shop whenever I have problems. Wish I had a nice knowledgeable local mechanic like Eric around. I sure would feel better!
+EricTheCarGuy Watching you replace the cam and crankshaft position sensors gave me a strong sense of Deja vu haha. Had to do the same on my 05 Nissan Sentra. The crankshaft position sensor was a "joyful" experience, especially when you don't have a lift and can only get the car a foot off the ground lol. Anyways, great vids and it's nice to see such a great engine taken care of! Cheers from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, eh!
+Christian DB Yea, having the lift makes it tolerable.
Great video eric. I got a 2001 sentra gxe still runs like a champ. These cars dont really need too much maintenance just routine tune ups
Jerry must be so so happy by now, everyday he started his car, God bless you all.
All that crap over the ball joint and it looks fine could go 50k more just like it is! Nine months and all the stress that the arm is under and no wear or a cracks or anything. Eric knows what he is doing.
+Eddie Martinez + I agree Eddie. No problem with the welded ball joint for the life of the car. But Eric, good guy that he is made everybody happy.
Yep he is a class guy
Hi did not realise that this was a charity job it now makes sense you are a nice guy thanks for the video's all the best from the UK 🇬🇧
Shame Nissan didn't replace the crank sensor when they did the cam. Since it's been a recall for years. I hope it doesn't come back for the Pre-cat failure and screw digested from the secondaries.... Great Job Eric as always :) You're a B15 Buddy now :)
Great video as always Eric! Can't wait for the Fairmont build
+Sander de graaf I'm starting on that in the next couple of weeks. I can't wait either.
Recently did the cam sensor on my VW, if I'd have taken it to the dealers I'd be into £500! Thanks Volkswagen for putting it BEHIND THE DAMN TIMING SPROCKET.
Great vid Eric o/
I love fixing it forward.
You're just an awesome honest Eric the car GUY! Cheers.
+Doublesided tape Thanks.
Yeah, I'm with you at 9:25 about the intake hose. If it's made out of rubber or flexible plastic I always try to buy a new part, I've gotten more than one rubber item at junkyards, gone through the hard work of pulling it and putting it on only to have it fail again in 5 months. Typically if a rubber item breaks on one car of a model it'll happen to all of them (unless it's a freak accident that broke the original). Sometimes the extra couple bucks is worth knowing the new one will last another 10 years.
thank you Eric for all the helpful vids. keep them going! Best mechanic vids on RUclips hands down!!
no protesting the o ring. I am happy to see the welded in ball joint replaced on the drivers side. hopefully that can be done with the passengers side as well. Safety is important. any hard impact can easily break those weak spot welds. Most of what you do is wonderful.
+NebukedNezzer Actually it took more to remove the welded joint that it did the one that was pressed in from the factory. There's a link to that video in the description. However, if I was doing a safety inspection on this vehicle I'd have to write it up for the welded joint. Hence why I replaced it. There was no issue on the right side so I left that one alone.
+EricTheCarGuy Wonderful. I am 100% happy. Thank you for doing this according to safety specs.
+NebukedNezzer Glad to hear it.
Glad to see you replaced that control arm.
Great videos as always Eric.Not really stressful from our point of view most of the time.entertaining and educational.Always here as soon as I see a video upload.
+Michael Lebert Thanks.
You are welcome
THANK YOU ERICK THECARGUY
Eric I felt your relief when that crank sensor came out lol.
+Steven Watson There was about an hour of video that was cut from that sensor replacement. Not fun.
+EricTheCarGuy wow! I am not surprised though being a hobbyist mechanic sometimes I spend lots of time on one silly thing. Unfortunately though these things takes up a lot of your time and I am guessing non money makers.
Seeing how much trouble you had getting the crankshaft sensor in I now realize how easy I had it replacing mine on my 06 Altima.
I have a 2012 Nissan sentra 2.0 L I4 with the Xtronic CVT and its awesome reliable car I must say the engine is a good design. These cars last and last with staying on top the maintenance of course.... I work at a nissan dealor in the service department and i recently had a customer buy a new sentra as the one they had was was a 2008 with 400 and a half thousand K on it and was still going strong!
I really like this "comeback" deal. That's such a dirty word in the auto tech world. The idea is that you're screwing up when you get a come back but that's definitely not the case.
Great job on the Sentra pirate edition. I bet the owner is super happy.
+jeffscomp You'll find out next week.
on the 1.8 Sentra i had to use a 3 foot prybar with a 3 foot jack handle and a sledgehammer to get that plastic sensor out. Craziest thing i ever saw for a little plastic part....
You would think Rupert Murdoch could afford a nicer vehicle for his beloved Jerry Hall?I guess that's how the rich stay rich.
Thanks Eric, never seen before on Nissan engine. Fixing it forward..........
cam and crank...common failure and is a tsb by nissan on the 2.5l and some 3.5l v6 for the crank.
Thanks for the tip on the control arm replacement, I am replacing 2 of them on my Buick this summer and wouldn't have though to tighten in on the ground.. 136k on the ball joints in Pittsburgh, might as well change them out when I do the solenoid pack and need to remove the whole front left suspension.
+Vlad2 I miss Pittsburgh. I loved living there. Good luck with that job.
+adventureoflinkmk2 Yes to both. However it may be safer on the ground. Putting jack stands under moving suspension parts can get dicy.
Love watching your videos, you actually show how you take em off and reinstalling..no short cuts..like that
.can I be your friend so you can rebuild my 5.7 trans am engine? ..jk keep em coming..👍
Great video Eric, I have the big Milwaukee Fuel 1/2" gun and it will match an air gun. I say this only to share information that you might find useful. It's bulky though.
+GreaseMonkey Supreme Yea, but for me, air tools, with the proper air psi, never seem to let me down. Thanks for the suggestion.
Crank position sensors I found can throw out a code when the battery is old and near replacement. The voltage drop can spaz out the sensor hence the error code even with a new sensor. I'm not sure if it's the same story with cam position sensors.
I noticed you have some competition on here Eric.. Just remember you are RUclips's original "Eric" the car Guy.
+Integra DIY ???
+EricTheCarGuy SMA got Eric O " Well there's your problem"
+The A/C guy I get it now. I don't see Eric as competition. He does his thing, I do mine. We're all trying to help people.
+EricTheCarGuy I think you both do a great job. I watch both but I find both have different angles on how they deliver the message. I really like the giving back of your videos.
Yep, I feel that was the right thing to do. I still can't see how that welded ball joint could've caused serious trouble...even if it broke loose there was no way the control arm could have seperated because there is a lip on the bottom and a nut at the top...the loose one you replaced was way more dangerous, because if it wears enough it can actually completely seperate.
But now we may finally return to a normal state...amazing how much trouble a few welds can actually cause...
+Markus Krause Thanks for the input. Actually, it took more to remove my welded joint than it did the pressed in one from the factory. See the video link in the description. Still, if I was doing a safety inspection on a vehicle with a welded ball joint, I'd have to write it up. Welding is good in a pinch, but if you can fix it right, fix it right.
Thank you Eric for all of your videos :) You're doing great work :) Enjoy the day :)
+IAmMisterD Thank you. You too.
Luv the show Eric, great job!
Great vids thanks. I watched all 4.
I have a 2003 Altima. Got P0340 code (cam sensor). I replaced the cam sensor and the plugs. The car runs alot better, but the same code came back. It has about 230K on it. I suspect the timing chain is causing the code. What do you think? Is it possible it's the crank sensor? Would it throw a different code, or the same? Thanks.
Also I got the same oil in the tubes problem. I guess I have to replace the valve cover, but it's 250 bucks :(... Maybe I'll try the junkyard first.
Great video Eric !
Arg, I had to replace these two sensors while parked on the road downtown in a big city during the dead of winter -25c. Bad memories...
+sc0tte1 That sounds like it sucked big time.
from my experience a p0011 is due to old oil or after recently replacing the fluid.
Gah, crank sensors are almost always a nightmare! Loved your creative prying methods!
Just a quick product recommendation, if I may! "DeoxIT D5 Contact Cleaner & Rejuvinator." It's pretty expensive, but having picked up a couple cans a few months ago and using it on some old 80s and 90s vehicles to clean connectors and battery terminals, it's worth every penny. No clue how it works, but there was a measurable drop in resistance in a couple problematic sensor circuits I used it on, so I can at least say it seems to do what it says it does. It also strips heavy corrosion off copper wire and leaves it shiny and fresh, and has a film-like quality that keeps things covered. :)
+rhkips I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the recommendation.
This video was uploaded at a clutch time. 👌🏼
+PresidentGuevara all his videos are uploaded 6am est or 3am pst
+Twitch Kappa Thanks for letting me know
***** np
+PresidentGuevara It was just made live this morning. Many of my videos are actually uploaded weeks in advance.
For Folks in need- In an emergency or until you get a new battery clamp- remove the through bolt, use a hack saw or wood blade- or even a thin knife or file, and cut at the pinch seam. The removed lead kerf will allow the clamp to squeeze that much tighter. Reinstall bolt, washers, nut- and carefully tighten. It will get you out of a jam
That ball joint would have stayed in place until it rusted out. Which, in Ohio, might have been six months or so.
+Garth Goldberg Exactly, that's why it doesn't pass inspection. But, all's well that ends well.
+Theguywhowouldn't They don't have car inspections in Ohio.
Most states don't have inspections. Roadworthiness in the US is determined by the vehicle's wheels, or rather, whether they're still attached. When the wheels fall off is when the vehicle is generally determined to not be roadworthy,
Here in MD it's the opposite, you have to pass (IIRC) a 50 point inspection and can be failed for something as small as a damaged windshield wiper.
In Louisiana we have inspections. Our cars have to have standards because our roads dont.
Eric, I think the word you would want to use is retain, you want to retain the parts from the air intake tube.
+Aaron Johnson OK
Great video, Eric.
hey Eric your videos are great, but how do you replace a broken brake disc.Please answer my question and thank you for answering everybody's questions and making their day.
P.S. your videos are great.
Awesome video as always
well i enjoy working on Nissan and here something for u to know that engine code can come up also if the battery voltage is to low or not charging right and that battery terminal can make that code come up as well i seen it happen a few times so check those first just to make sure that the problem and make sure u use a scanner to wipe the code clear not undo the battery bc that code will be there i did it like that and came up 20 miles later and came code once i wipe it clear with the scanner never showed up again
That awkward moment if you wonder whether or not this whole series has been an elaborate April Fools' joke.
+DiligentTom It's not, but I can see how you might think that.
Haha! On April 1st, half the internet has their guard up online, and the other half forgets that it's April 1st.
great video, thanks eric
Great work my friend.
Finally a video that isn't an April fools joke! Also, the video quality looks a lot better, did you change something? I mean it looked good before, but now it's quite a bit better than it was before :)
+Telvana I'm always working to improve the production quality of my videos.
I'm glad it wasn't just me that noticed this. It looks 4k right?
+Nathan Spain No. 1920x1080@60p
love your videos. You're an awesome Tech
Can't beat the old wrench-to-wrench method
A random Tuesday video would be perfect for that ball joint.
+Tim Johnson Actually, it's a Premium Member video linked in the description.
+EricTheCarGuy I am glad I bought a premium membership then :)
I found a quick, easy and CHEAP solution to loose battery terminals. Get some metal shim stock (I happened to have some stainless steel) cut it (use good scissors - it is shim stock !) to about the same height as the battery post. Loosen the bolt and spread the connector open. Trim your piece so that it is just smaller than the OD of the battery post and slip it between the post and the terminal. Depending on how thin you stock is you may need 2 or 3 pieces.
Brass shim stock would work as would several layer of aluminum foil.
My Nissan 2003 just passed away this morning ...Preston all over the place...Found out frame is rotten and cracked .Just put 800$ On it a month ago....What a saaad saaaad car it was.
I've got a 2005 Altima and I've had to replace the crankshaft and camshaft sensors multiple times.
Also, on my car the crankshaft sensor has the locking connector. Such a PITA...
great job as always
Wow, the winters in America sure take a toll on your cars. Don't see that issue much in Australia
+Hugh Norman The big problems are in the area of the country where they put salt on the roads in winter. You can find automatic car washes that rinse the bottom of the car and that helps. In Southern California, we don't have that issue. I have an 18 year old Volvo with no rust. They call these used cars "California Cars' and they are worth a lot more. Good day mate.
Ah fair enough. That makes sense, salt is pretty bad for rusting.
***** Another excellent reason to stay in Southern California. My wife and I are hoping to vacation in Australia some day. We got one daughter through university but the other girl needs three more years. I might make it down under before I'm 60.
edals90 My sister's Volkswagen was eaten alive by the salt fog up near Santa Cruz. The car was rusting from top to bottom. Four years old and totally rotted.
+Hugh Norman Yea, things rust up pretty good around here. Actually, this car is in good shape compared to some that I've worked on.
All that rust on the calipers in such a short amount of time. Are they aftermarket?
+Rey Yep.
Eric, why not put some dielectricgrease or vaseline on the battery connectors. It will avoid corrosion.
what a great great work i like the Accurate work
How did you have so much patience with that crank sensor? I would have lost my mind
How proud of the engine air tube was Nissan in comparison to the control arm? Hehe
Love your vids!
+TheCarista Love your comment!
Good Guy +EricTheCarGuy
no matter what the mileage is, a well maintained car can last very long. as long as it doesnt rust to pieces, modern engines can last very long, but many people negelect their cars
I'm up to just over 280k miles on my stratus. Minus a valve cover gasket and alternator it's pretty much all stock with a lifter tick starting. Sadly the body was neglected before I bought it so the engine/trans will outlast what's left of the body.
+EricTheCarGuy, a set of wheel ramps makes tightening that lower control arm much easier :)
Eric you should create a pool with penetrating oil at the entrance of your service. just ask the owners to drive through before delivering the cars, would make things a little bit more straight forward.
A little Caig De-Oxit on that bare copper wire will dissolve the corrosion for excellent conductivity.
+Audioquest56 You know, I forgot all about the contact cleaner I have that would have also worked. Thanks for the tip.
Eric, what is your opinion on the Rockwell 20v impact wrench ? I am thinking of investing in one. Thank You.
Somebody wasn't wearing their safety glasses under the car +EricTheCarGuy :)
Keep it safety .. Lol
GOT EM!!!!
You're the best Eric :P
Awesome work
Eric did you say you dont like spraying oil on battery terminals? Seems to work fine on my end. keeps corrosion out of the exposed copper wires and the lead terminals.
+RLAgito I don't like using the sealer. I've seen it seep between the terminal and the battery cable and cause connection problems.
+EricTheCarGuy I use the real thick, grease type sealer. It seems to work pretty good, definitely doesn't seep or run anywhere. It was well worth it on my Impreza with factory scoop and vents that sometimes gets water on the battery.
I've always heard that you should only use silicone-grease on rubber 0-rings
I work in a swimming pool store and we deal with a lot of o-rings for equipment. We sell specific lube for o-rings, silicone based, because o-rings lubricated with something like Vasoline (we get a lot of people who come in saying they used it on theirs) causes the o-ring to swell and crack. This voids warranties on these parts. Idk if it's the same with cars as o-rings can be made of different materials that may not have that requirement.
Yea you can find battery operated tools just as good and even better then pneumatic tools if you buy the good brands. What was that a Ryobi impact? Gotta get Milwaukee fuel, Dewault XR or ingersall rand for automotive or heavy equipment.
For people who get confused: The extras after the GRAND FINALE video were put in this video before the GRAND FINALE... so that the series would end on an actual GRAND FINALE video episode (the next FIF episode)... Hope I helped :)
Not sure if it would have helped you (maybe it could help someone else?), but you can source really short stainless bottle brushes to clean holes like the one for the crank trigger from the $1.99 plumbing brushes (sometimes also sold as battery terminal cleaners) at Harbor Freight.
If you look at the back of your 5.0 heads you may see a little threaded insert installed into the "thermactor" (EGR) port on each head since I'm pretty sure your motor is EGR deleted. The only way I got those plugs installed in my Fox, with the motor still installed, was with one of those cannibalized brushes. Now I used them all the time for stuff like that including the last CPS I had to slide hammer out of the block of my S10. Lots of fun.
+Maxwelhse Yea, thought about that. In fact I have a set that I use on valve bodies. Thing is, all the dirt and junk from that goes right into the engine. I'm sure I'd catch heck for that if I did it in a video.
EricTheCarGuy
To a degree, that's why engines have oil filters.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
+Maxwelhse That's the story of my life as a RUclipsr.
EricTheCarGuy
You should make a faux scandal video like the entertainers in Hollywood to draw that attention.
"Did you see Eric stepping out with another man's tools? I heard he's also an SAE supremacist!"
;)
+Maxwelhse I like the twisted way you think.
when that body style came out for the sentra i was working for nissan and there was a recall on the cam and crank sensor for intermittent no start.
+Andy Ostensen I'm not surprised. I've seen a lot of them fail.
Grease on the o-ring, looked like suspension grease. Curious why you didn't use silicone. Isn't it safer for rubber?
+mrsemifixit I've seen some cases of o-rings and gaskets getting ruined by silicone spray, so I prefer oil or grease myself.
+panzerveps Ok now I'm confused. Eric talks about using silicone in slider pins because it's safer on the rubber boot. So what's the difference here?
+mrsemifixit Good question. I use plenty of silicone on rubber boots etc, but if I can I avoid it on gaskets and o-rings I do... Especially electrical connections (some of them have silicone gaskets... yay)
+mrsemifixit The difference is that this 'o' ring is designed to hold back oil, i.e. petroleum. Grease is petroleum based just like oil.
+EricTheCarGuy Ah ok. Out of curiosity would silicone be safe to use say if that's all you had for rubber that contacts petroleum?
So, do the FIF clients watch the videos? What are their impressions of the amount of work that goes into these fixes?
+Gregory Sherman I'm sure they watch. As for their impressions, you'd have to ask them. I'm just trying to do my part buy doing the repairs.
Thee is 2 temp sensors one for the computer and one for the qauge. Sometimes under 30deg outside the one for the computer fails and gives a crank no start condition.
Mainly on 1.8L engine. But the 2.5 does it to.
Hi, Can you do a video on how to adjust / remove engine braking. I drive an elantra 2004 gls manual shift and if engine braking can be done away with, I think my car will drive like in an automatic transmission.
Hey Eric idk if u will see this. But I have a 05 sentra and it smokes like urs did when u first turned this one on. How did u fix it?
Eric i got a question for you. Ive replaced many engines in my day but i have a 07 nissan versa and ive been told i need to drop the engine instead of pulling it up with a hoist....is this true?
Having a rear mounted battery is a nice. No dirt or corrosion.