Nissan Frontier: Running Rough / Misfire: Part II
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- In a previous video • Nissan Frontier: Runni... I had a look at this Nissan Frontier that came in with a misfire and I diagnosed it as a bad fuel injector living under the intake manifold. In this video I swap it out and make sure I made the right call. -Enjoy!
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I would like to thank you Eric for all the great content. I have been watching many of your videos as a "DIY" mechanic I learned a ton! Yesterday I was able to put some of that knowledge to use. After my father threw 3 motors, a window regulator assembly and 2 switches at his 1998 Dodge Caravans drivers side power window he still was unable to fix it. Using some jumper wires, a power probe, and armed with the factory wiring diagrams and plug pin outs. I was able to isolate the issue to the sub harness in the door itself. Took less than 30 min for the proper diagnosis. Even though we were getting battery voltage at the proper terminals, it was unable to power the load or even the express down relay. In an effort to never have to deal with this issue again, I pulled the whole harness out of the door, and re-wrapped it and checked it for loose connections. We also cleaned the contacts on the door-body connector. In the end a corroded body to door plug was the likely culprit. After re-installing the harness back in the door, the window worked perfectly.
I doubt I would have been able to be so confident in my ability to fix the problem without the lessons learned on your channel. Most importantly I got to make a memory with my 75 year old father as we beat this dumb problem once and for all. When I was growing up he taught me a lot about working on cars, it was cool to have the tables turn and be able to teach him about more modern car electrical systems and how to troubleshoot them. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with the rest of us.
That's an amazing and endearing experience!👍
That's awesome, thanks for sharing.
Kind of nice to see that even a PROFESSIONAL has to struggle with some hoses !
I don't know if people realize how much effort it takes to film, edit and put this stuff together. I for one so appreciate your efforts, and obvious late nights. You've taught me a lot. Then, you step it up more notches!! Absolutely loved the charlie Chaplin silent move effects!! You are a true teacher, and genius. Keeps us wanting more! Thanks, and keep the learning coming.
Maybe you can start a revolution and get people to stop calling his place of business. These videos could come to a halt if he feels like it's not worth his trouble. Also send them a little swag for his effort.
Let you know what we think?????? Hell...what we always think... You sir, are THE man.
What was that music? I have An intake gasket set to do on a Buick 3.4 this week, if it goes that fast with that music, I'll try it.
Wonderful to see a vehicle that tries to make it difficult for this man to do his job. He ALWAYS FINDS the right way. Great deduction Just like Sherlock Holmes (Mechanic of Auto
Dad always said leave a place better than you found it. Thanks for reminding me of his wisdom. Miss him.
Can we give MauriceUSA a whole bunch of likes? I got the same lesson. We need more of it.
Giant q-tip was a must on this repair. I was not aware they made those in jumbo size 😬, great detailed repair video!
Sold my 2000 Frontier back in 15' rather than deal with pulling the intake for the notorious knock sensor failure. watching this video reinforced that I made the right decision....thank U.
Frugal Hobbyist I had to take upper and lower off wait a pain it was on my 03 xterra yiitr right
1 nissan back on the road better than it came in. Great job Eric
Thank you for following up and making the fix video! Another satisfying project.
Thanks for including the time lapse to show how much work it is to get at injectors. Guys who advise replacing all at the same time have a point, though it goes against the grain to replace normal parts.
Editing really makes a difference in the viewing pleasure. Great information, verification and instructional value here buddy.
I second that.
wyattoneable No doubt about it!!
I was wearing headphones only one lol I was like why can’t I hear anything. The black and white was mono, I was swearing at you tube 😂
First time watching you , my dad was a master mechanic his whole life(diesel mostly but could fix anything) I can tell you are a great mechanic too!!!
SMA stands for Smooth Motor Acquired. good repair👍
Look at Eric getting all fancy with his video editing! Very nice video sir and appreciate the effort you put into them. I have learned a lot from you over the years. I have been a first video you made subscriber!
I'm a Nissan owner since 89. I've had three. Great to see you working on that one. Still have a 2001 Pathfinder LE V6. Intake hoses and connectors are hellish. My 89 Pathfinder swallowed a valve when the timing belt gave out. Repaired it myself and my ex brother in law is still driving it. Newer Nissan's have gone down hill and are not near as reliable as rear wheel drive ones. Big Fan and always learn new techniques from you. Thanks!
Did I miss the vote for tripod vs tool cart? I kinda miss the earthquake effect whenever tools were put back on the cart.
Right it was almost like interactive video
Yup me too especially when we end up falling over and Eric is like woah 😂
Once we landed on the laptop keyboard and I ended up in the ER! I love the Earthquake shake too!
U guys r idjits
I miss it too
Awesome video. I have learned quite a bit from your videos. Keep’em coming. More Money. More Money.
I've done a few timing belts on those engines. Those upper intakes are not fun. Great video. The scope stuff is what I look forward to learning.
V M
I love the scope stuff as well.
But you don’t need to take the intake off to do the timing belt.
@@SteelheadTed to get to the water pump gasket and the pipe behind it, you do. I had to expose the whole valley to get to it. Sorry, I should've said timing belt kit.
@@vm9684 That's odd as I have a 2002 frontier with the VG33E and when I did the timing belt kit , (Belt, idler and water pump) the intake didn't have to come off at all. But I did have to remove it to replace the valve cover gasket on that side.....Wow!!! what a fight for those hoses in the back. Probably just sell it if and when I have to take off the intake again...haha!!
@@Robert-Bear I don't know bud. I was just adding a little of my experience. My main point was that taking those intakes off is not fun at all and it was reassuring to see a mechanic I look up to have the same troubles. I just should've wrote that originally. Have a good 'un.
I'm glad guys like you take the time to make these videos.
That paper that fell into the engine, were instructions not to open box over the engine, hahaha!!!!
Instructions......using those things is like cheating!
@@ischmel3884 Haha, sometimes there more confusing. I'd rather look at RUclips!!!
Real men don't need instructions, or road maps, or petrol.
@@rayg9069 Damn right bro !!! Instructions, who needs 'em I got RUclips, hahaha
I wore my genuine South Main Auto hoodie sweatshirt to breakfast this morning, I got RESPECT and a pretty good meal. Thanks Eric.
What can I say, good video, good repair. Keep doing what you're doing. 👍
Loved the old time video screen play, lol, felt...oh I don't know, really classic and timeless amongst the plastic and fine craftsmanship of those in the Pacific!
Very awesome video Eric, keep up the great work and remember there's one classy lady out there watching the show! And no sir, I ain't talking about my dame....she's a truly remarkable thing, like the Titanic was in her day, a remarkably huge masterpiece in its splendor and greatness!
Keep racking um up...we are behind you every step of the way man!!!
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Great job! Always great watching you diagnose car problems and how explain what you see on the picoscope. Keep up the great work.!
One way of getting those side feed injectors out without breaking them is to pry it with a wide flat screwdriver, stick the flathead between the the injector were the pigtail clips in and top of the fuel rail were the injector sits In and slowly twist the flat head until it pops out, spray lube around the injector helps it release smoother,
Your videos are narrated very well, and production features are really excellent. It's a joy to watch even if the topic material is way beyond my understanding, lol.
You should have a whats up Wednesday in which all you do is play messages of people leaving you messages. A guy tried to justify his rational for calling you on a post here awhile back. He thought his call was VERY important and was an exception to the rule. HA.
Oh god, which video was it that he commented that on? I gotta see that. 🤣
Charge them by the minute for leaving messages :)))
Dang. And I was gonna call to say “Howdy!” Those dang RUclipsrs.
By the way the black and white part had some dog-gone good music!!
I liked how you verified the wire loom to make sure there wasn’t any added resistance when the bad injector was connected vs directly on the bad injector. Now that is some excellent troubleshooting.
I’ll call you later. 😂😂😂
Thanks for the great video(s)!!!!
Holy moly lady. ...?!?! That was an act of Congress to get that injector out... Nice job Eric
Common on a transverse mounted V6. Pain in the butt.
Dont call unless you live close enough to take your car to him and want him to do the work.
Thank you so much I have a very similar vehicle which has been giving me huge headaches going to have my friend come over with a good scanner and verify the same cylinder
There was a British motorbike called A Vincent 1000 V twin it was nicknamed the plumbers nightmare because of the plethora of external oil pipes later versions were modified to correct this Nissan take note .
Eric, you might as well take advantage of the idiot RUclipsrs calling. You can call it the "SMA psychic hotline". Charge them $75 a call.
As annoying as it would be to us I think he should put a small disclaimer in the beginning of his videos saying something along the lines of if you call for mechanical advice my charge will be $50 an hour for consultation over the phone.
Stop calling the shop you twats. WUWs are your chances to ask Eric a question. He has business to run.
@@Deviant365 lol someone said it
@@grabasandwich Ok how do you get out of State work then?
@@RagnarokCo the point is when.we are busy working on cars we just don't have time to do phone call diagnostic s and for the most part wouldn't even if we could knowing giving advice on something you haven't looked at almost always turns to custard you have no idea what skill set or equipment the caller has
Great follow up. Those Nissans are a pin. Everything on them is difficult coming apart. Nice to see it all worked out.
Reminds me of when I took the intake off the VG30 in my Pathfinder. And yes, those hoses at the back are a SOB.
Public shaming of RUclips users calling you is in order...
“Hi Eric, this is Elaine! Love the channel! Say, I’ve got a 1973 Lada Riva that seems to be running roughly. Could you call me back and tell me what’s wrong?”
"Come to think of it, text me back instead. Unlike you, I'm too busy to answer the phone."
Eric should be assembling a "best of" messages video. That would be funny.
2:59 -- Someone else tried to fix the problem; they failed. So, correctly, they turned to Dr. O -- patient, persistent, thorough, and knowledgeable.
Just an FYI Eric, bigclivedotcom recently compared clones of the Astro 40SL by opening them up and seeing how the clones are cheapened and he opened up the 40SL as well to show its innards. Happy Spring
Love the old time Keystone Cops flicker vibe!!
That's exactly what I'm about to do to my 2001 nissan frontier. Its missing and new plugs and plugwires and new distributor didn't fix it. Thanks for this video now I know what I'm getting into.
Ha! YT subtitles said: "Welcome to the Self-Made Out-of-Town."
Eric, the problem is those crazy RUclipsrs that call aren’t smart enough to know that they are the crazy RUclipsrs you are referring to....
Makes me wonder how many phones are set up for actual appointment calls for actual services later in the week or another line just for crazy u-tubers
Nice touch that you filmed the fast forward disassembly portion in black and white to match the music. You're becoming a Hollywood production.
Congratulations, thank to God you lives in U.S.A. have all instruments. I live in Chile very poor in instruments. I use only my head, Gabriel
last summer i bought a 2016 Frontier V6. 4.0 i think my engine is alike the one you worked on. iam very happy with the low speed throttle response on mine. but i think they put a fast cable pull system on mine.
Think it needs another connector and two more vacuum lines.
Solution to RUclips questions when they call is: credit card number please! It’s worth some kind of fee to be pointed in the right direction. Also, noticed you have some fancy new editing techniques your using, nice to see scope data as you explain your findings. (I’m sure that was not free either) thanks again!
Man that bay was super clean.
You're awesome man, I wish I knew how to use software to diagnose a car
Brought to you by the offices of Liftnpul & Luknchec, where we keep at it until there's nothing left to lift, check or pull.
Excellent as always Eric!
Love it. 8:10... Im with you man.. Relieving fuel pressure is for ... fill in the blank. Nobody got time for that. lol.
and he writes with love very entertaining video thanks for your service
A very enjoyable and informative video. Thank you. It would be even better if I were sipping my coffee from my SMA mug, but, alas, it has not yet arrived. Cheerio!
I agree, great video, but I am having coffee from the black SMA mug I bought a few weeks ago!
Wish I had a SMA mug. :(
Nice job. Great diagnosis rather than blindly changing parts. Those Pico folks should send you some freebies! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I just bought a new 4425 Pico at AesWave because of Eric O, Thanks, Eric !
Eric you are the real deal. You and Evander Holyfield.
I was waiting for the slap stick comedy M's O comes out & slaps him around like on the three stooges LOL
All that work getting the intake off, and you didn't throw a set of 1000cc injectors and a Haltech ECU in there to start a turbo build?! C'mon Eric, it's a Nissan! ;D
Seriously though, awesome find! It's not as often we see a failing injector like that. Usually by the time a vehicle comes in, the injector is dead-shorted, full-open, or just stuck or clogged. Temperature-dependent failure modes are always a treat!
Great vid, as usual, Eric. Thanks.
Nice clear video as usual . One question bearing in mind the amount of labour involved in replacing one injector would it not be prudent to replace all of them since they are all the same age ? Of course this would apply more for those who work on our own cars rather than chargeable work
Totally amazing video saved me alot of work. Thanks for doing it
Great black n white fast-forward clip there - the music reminded me of Grandpa Smitty ... and it made me imagine the comments he would have, seeing the process required to reach one lousy injector! He's turning in his grave right now! I'll never forget when he brought home his spankin' new '76 Torino - we had the hood up in his garage with the drop light blazing away, and he said, "Look at this! Pretty soon you won't be able to work on these G/d engines!" Those were the days of emission bandaids in the form of 1,000 miles of vacuum lines. He forgot how stubborn we can be in our younger age - we're still gettin' 'em fixed! 👍
Man, sorry you have to deal with all the phone calls there! I would feel embarrassed calling some shop and saying I'm a viewer of their channel, and can you help me ... People today are cut from a different cloth than I'm used to, that's for sure! I suppose it's pretty easy to avoid, though - any number that isn't a local area code, don't answer - that's what I do with the crazy Craigslisters. Doesn't make it any less aggravating, though! I'm not known at all on the net, and I still get bombarded with spam calls. 10 a day gets annoying - I can't imagine what you're getting every day ... 😣
KNOCK IT OFF YOU CRAZY RUclipsRS!!! 😡😡 Eric's trying to run a business for F's sake!!
Smitty Smithsonite I agree wholeheartedly!!! It’s a privilege to watch him work and give such excellent instruction. And, to boot, run a business!!
Love to meet him and chew the fat, but bother him at work?? Oh, hell no.
And he tells everyone, if he can do it, you can do it. Instead of bothering Eric, put on your thinkin’ cap and work it out!!
@@BigDaddy_MRI - HEAR HEAR, Harry!
Great vid, kinda reminds me of the Red Green show, keep up the good work.
Love the music with the old school black and white film great job Eric O
Wow, qtips for the jolly green giant! Haha. Another outstanding vid Eric. Nice methodical diagnostic. Love how you leave things better than you found them by cleaning up others sloppiness. 👍
I did valve cover gaskets on on of those engines. Glad the struggle on the back lines wasn't just me.
What does the constant calls to your shop say about some in our society? Pretty depressing. Some real weirdos out there. We used to advertise in the val pak coupon mailer back before the ole internet. Every time the mailers went out we would get very strange calls from psychotic people. Ranting, screaming, preaching about the end of the world. The devil. Aliens. Etc, etc.
I DJ on a community radio station, and we get those calls too. If it gets real bad I don't answer for an hour or so and they usually go away.
My wife is a Physician and (years ago) the practice (group) she was a part of was shutting down. By law she had to inform every patient of this and their options. So I'm her IT guy and had to set up the mass email for a few hundred people. It was a simple email with just the facts of the situation and had no patient info other than the patient name and email. We got about 30 email replies, 25 of which were thank you style. The other 5 were, well, different - and completely unprintable on a family youtube channel like this. I feel Eric's pain as he has 286,000 chances to win the nutjob lottery.
I'm weird, let me go check out part 1 now.
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🤣you love giving him ammo Glen!🤣🤣🤣
@@PaulysAuto nahh you got it all wrong. It's bait so I can fire the big cannon! 🤣😝🤣
@@ozzstars_cars 🤣🤣🤣STOP YOU'RE KILLING ME MAN!!!
I worked as a technician at a Honda dealership for over a decade. During my apprenticeship, I wish I had had someone like you to work with. You seem incredibly knowledgeable, and take a very methodical approach to fixing vehicles. You've earned a sub from me.
Are Napa ever going to take the hint and sponsor one of your videos?
My 1995 Villager (rebadged Nissan Quest) had a similar engine design. I had 2 bad injectors. Had to take the plenum off, lots of coolant lines in the back, etc. Cost me over $600!
$600 in part or $600 for mechanic to fix it I'm having some of the same problem just want to see what it could cost me
Always enjoy your how to videos. Great retro black and white footage. Stepped into the kitchen and heard the music and I Thought I had put on Laurel and Hardy on for a seconds. Ha!!!
I don't know how in the world you know how all that crap goes back together! Your truly amazing!
It's a art piling up parts like a stack of boxes in your work areas as long as you keep at least 2 similar things together you have your reference of where you left off-site minus the one lost paper or fasteners that fall to places unknown
If you have a cell phone take pictures lol
Your time laps reminded me on old vaudeville show. but very much enjoy your videos.thanks
My fiance has one of these engines in her Pathfinder. The ignition coil died and to my surprise absolutely no one has an ignition coil for it. I finally got one out of China from Amazon.
Did you see Big Clive's teardown of the Astro Pneumatic light? He mentioned you at least twice that I counted
He watches SMA's live streams from time to time. I catch him in the chat every now and then.
Love my Astro light idk what model Eric has I have the 650LM It’s big brother to his. Bright!
It's sitting alongside in my recommended right now, I was just watching him electrocute himself, Crazy Scotsman.
@@weldingjunkie Eric light is the 40sl
James Duffy thanks brother appreciate it. Great lights
People. Stop calling his shop!
RRRRIIIIIINNNNGGGGG!
Call Scotty instead hahahahaa.
lelearning he'll just tell you by a Toyota
Eric, your videos are always fun to watch because I'm always learning new things. I had the same problem on my 2001 Xterra with the same engine but it didn't correct a mother lovin problem i'm still having when my truck warms up which is, it starts to stumble down to 500 rpm's but doesn't stall. I have also found a bad ignition coil and 3 O2 sensors and all were replaced with still the same issue occurring when it gets hot... Have you run into this problem with either Nissan's or any other makes of vehicles that you know of? Thank you in advance for all you do!
I have the same phone ring tone and the cat jumps every time your phone rings when I am watching your videos but that is not the only reason I watch your videos but it is funny! :)
Very knowledgeable, you save customers money by taking the guess work out. Keep up the good work. Shout out from Moss Point, Mississippi. Great technician.
Only certain people have the ability to open a small baggie one handed
Do you like Buckcherry too?!
I actually don’t use but iv known some who has
great job runs awesome, and it looks someone didn’t know what they were doing before you started this job lol
Always grease your rubber so you don't tear it going in.
is silicone paste basically the same thing? i worked at toyota for a few years but i dont recall ever seeing that tube he showed
@@mattbickford2640 Shin Etsu grease ftw
@@mattbickford2640 I haven't seen it before either. But it appears to be a silicone based lube.
@@mattbickford2640 I think Eric is using the stuff normally used on brake cylinder rubbers, handy for lots of rubber assembly jobs.
great job Eric O thanks again
Why do people insist on calling the creators of RUclips videos? They are busy doing their jobs. I don’t have any videos on here, but maybe I should do they can call me while I’m working too.
Excellent Diag!!
New sub here. I have watched a few of SMA videos and they are very entertaining. I got in to watching RUclips for the tool box tours. I have searched few times for SMA tool box tour and came up empty. Any info on the name or if there is one?
So as a courtesy, do you put down on service order that you had to correctly assemble the vacuum hose clamps and the bolts put where they belong from previous work on engine? That would be useful for future consideration of who works on my vehicle, hoping it’s put back together right.
Thanks for the videos Mr O!!!
I don't. I just tidy up and move on
Nothing ruins a good time like people. I hope I never become popular and have to deal with that crap. Back to my cave...
Amen brother! It's too "peopley" out there! Solitude feeds my spirit and it's soul cleansing!
Hey Wes! Love your vids. Can I come hang out with you? ; )
I've been lucky. First FI car 1986 Camry, three additional Camrys, and four Hondas. Never a bad FI.
I had a 1999 camry solara, and had to have all the injectors, and coils replaced at 89K miles. Loved that car, to bad it got totaled.
Family channel. Eric: "Always grease your rubber."
Great diag. Eric! This car was pretty clean!🤣🤣
I like the Circus!
Cool fix and diag. Seen knock sensors in these motors go bad. They stuff them in the valley. They get relocated all the time. No one wants to pay the high labour. Mehh... It is what it is... It's a Nissan thing
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Glad you got the job. Could you put in flat rate hours for jobs you do? Or hours to do job. Lots of dis assembly. Wait till GDI comes... or GDI with port. Who knows what’s next!
Step by step video on removing the intakes would be phenomenal. These frontiers/Xterra almost always get an issue with the knock sensor.. and guess where Nissan put it.. not much info out there on how to get it done..
After changing injector did scan show knock error code gone? (Knock error alone will not post money light). My 1997 QX4 also has misfire 2 and Knock errors. (Online I seem to see misfire 2 and knock errors coincide often on Nissan V6). U said u heard that misfire errors can cause knock error with Nissans. But specs on that engine say knock error means only 1 thing - bad knock sensor (or wiring). Bad knock sensor causes cpu to change timing, so could conceivably cause misfire in my old QX4 with lots of borderline working parts? My knock sensor shows very high resistance at external connectors, so I'm diving in to find out why. Have yet to check injector 2 resistance. But if coil is in spec, I'm not sure if I should replace the injector while I'm in there? Money pit :)
Great video! Thank you!
I think it would be better if the music was the benny hill theme. Just being funny. Keep up the GREAT work
That's Yakaty Sax by Boots Randolph and Spider Rich. If you want a good laugh, watch Red Skelton and see how much 'recycling' Benny Hill did!
So how much longer before CMT or The Discovery Channel or The History Channel show up and offer you a TV show, is what I wanna know!
I hope NOT.