Shockingly CAR WIZARD's Infiniti QX56 is already broken?! Also which Wizard car is leaving the fleet
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- Опубліковано 7 кві 2021
- What happened to the CAR WIZARD's 🧙♂️ 2008 Infiniti QX56? See the repairs the Wizard had to make to his newest car. Also find out which Wizard car is leaving the fleet. BTW...the car has sold.
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Wizard's Wallet Says: "Money now goes to the Infiniti and Beyond!"
I think it’s funny now how the shop is basically a storage now. If it’s a working running shop there’s no point of wasting your time trying to put it up on a lift to store it then when the customer comes in an hour you have to bring it out of storage....
Or maybe, "To the infinity, and not beyond :-( " Haha
I appreciate the pun on the video title, but it's more shocking when an Infiniti doesn't break down, they are utter trash.
@@Beer_Dad1975 I had a 2001 Infiniti I-30 that put up with 72,000 miles of abuse, 10k between oil changes, a car I bought for $2500 with 125k miles on it -- and the only thing I had to replace were the brake pads and the mass airflow sensor. I sold it to get a newer car, but the last I remember it was still being driven around.
@@michaelkappes8226 he Nissan Cefiro/i30 was a good car - but that was pre GFC when Nissan were still making some good cars. I had a 1992 Laurel back in the day, man that thing was amazing, velour interior and all. Unfortunately after that I had a Jatco CVT powered Primera, and that thing was a stinking heap of garbage. I'd not touch a modern Nissan product with a 10 foot pole - well maybe a Nissan Navara, they are still pretty well put together.
The Wizard living dangerously, buying Maserati's and Nissan's.
They should get Infiniti Q50 red sport it has same engine as Maserati they can combine everything in one vehicle. That will clear some space in the garage.
@@scottblackburn2969 The Infiniti and Maserati are completely different in every way lol
Yes he is he’s being stupid and yes THEIRE BREAKING A LOT TOO
car wizard take your own advice BUY A TOYOTA SIENNA HAHAAAA
Get a v6 with a 6 speed manual from 2006 DEVIL LOL
I've got two Nissan Armadas and all sorts of small stuff has broken on both. The reason I bought the second one is that the engine and the transmission have had literally zero problems. It's the most reliable car I've ever owned. Both are in that 2005-2011 range that yours is as well.
Yeah most the peopel complaining have never even owned the vehicles, I've seen tons of Titans go into 400K
I have owned a 2012 infiniti g37x coupe. Best and most reliable i ever had! Fixed little things including oil and coolant leaks but I pushed the car beyond its limits and drove it HARD for years. That engine and transmission never let me down! Only had little over 100,000 but I needed something bigger so UNFORTUNATELY I got rid of it 😔🥺😢
WHAT WHAT WHAT--you called the DMV and spoke with a live person? My hero
I am shocked. Most states wire up a phone line, get a phone number for it, then put it in a soundproof closet and post it as the number for the DMV.
Lol for real right!?
I thought Nissan was great ... and then I learned to read ...
Wiper pivots the first thing that the scrap yard takes off a Nissan, they sell em 20 minutes later....
I am just wondering how many more miles I can go in my 2012 Altima with the CVT
@@timwatson3879 CHANGE YO TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 30.000 MILES....U BE OK......
@@timwatson3879
You bought a Renault
They were before the Renault takeover.
Nissan: The Chrysler of Japan
I hate this sentiment. Mostly because of how accurate it is.
And if you think about it Renault is the Fiat of France.
I think that dubious honor goes to Mitsubishi; they were bedfellows for many years after all.
True, so very true
It's too bad that Nissan build its good car reputation to then build shitty cars
Bendpak: We noticed that Hoovie is storing his cars in your shop... LOL
In the beginning, I asked myself why does the Wizard need such a huge shop? Flash forward one year plus and now he requires 4 four-post lifts. It's been fun to see your success Car Wizard.
The Wizard’s PR handler: “Please DO NOT look the Car Wizard in the eye. He’s not here to talk or you. Crazy D! Come handle these people!” 😂
Saw Hooptie's new Stingray in the background
I have noticed that pattern. Hooptie will buy a car and the next day Wizard will release a video and you will see that car in the background in Wizard's video. LOL
And already someone working on it. Probably running through it all to get a list of things to get done on it... But that is a VERY nice car. But his buddy got the better car though.
Tyler should just change his channel's name to Hooptie's Garage lol
Good catch!
That one's a different shade of blue, probably a different customer. I don't doubt that the wizard does already have it somewhere, but this was recorded before Hoovie's video went live and the Wizard probably has it covered up somewhere
Car wizard: just get a Toyota
Also car wizard: I got an Infiniti and now it’s broken
Well, he only got it because he doesn't have to pay a mechanic
@@RNCHFND I think he calculates how much it costs in labor.
After all he could be working on a paying project instead.
Or if you gotta have a luxury SUV, just get yourself a Lexus.
@@twatmunro9563 got a Q5 :)) I cannot stand Toyotas :)))) PS I have friends who are Audi mechanics and I am in Europe.
@@andraslibal May I ask.. Why can't you stand Toyotas? Is it a similar dynamic to how nobody can stand the straight-A, 'Do-gooder', teacher's pet type people?? I get it. Those 'niceguy's' and 'good girls' are always so terribly uninteresting. By the book BORING! Right? Everything balances out.
You talk with the hired help, don't talk with me... Wizard 2021.
I guess the wizard is famous now... watch out you don't end up like Orange County Choppers
Wizard: "...We're really getting tight on space in the shop (stares at Hoovie)"
The heater valve and exhaust breaking off in that spot are common issues on the Nissan Titans. When I bought mine used with 100K miles I found that the whole tailpipe was missing and hot exhaust gases were shooting up onto the wiring harness and melted one of the ABS cables. New Borla muffler and replaced the tailpipe. Replaced heater valve later. Ironically for me I also had to replace the instrument cluster though it took quite a few repair trips to figure that one out. The bad cluster was causing intermittent no-start conditions due to the Nissan security system. The techs were baffled and had never seen that one before. Buying a truck with over 100K miles I knew I’d have to fix some things but it’s a solid, reliable truck now.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. You called the DMV and got an answer to your question?????
Yeah, I'm surprised Wizard isn't still on hold.
It’s Wichita Kansas, not too hard. LOL
Just saw Hoovie’s 1966 Corvette in the background!
Mrs Wizard reviewing the inside of the cars is an awesome idea & she's brilliant at it too 😎☘️
Lovely this lovely that, even the sticker patch is lovely🤣🤣
Nissan is the Chrysler of Japan.
Also, these things look like they can be straight put of a Vacation movie.
Both my 07 Titan and 05 Armada broke the exhaust at the EXACT same spot
Car wizard this I have to say is the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned and even my mother could agree. My mother bought a 2005 infiniti qx56 in 2008 with 60,000 miles and it's been a trooper!! racing gwagons and leaving them in the dust to doing 140 down i5 through Seattle and even a bad accident that totalled the person who hit us and this suv just needed a bumper we love our qx56 and her name is beastie. She's got 104,000 miles on it now and has a smoking problem but she's still running strong!!!! Love your videos and I adore your qx56 the color is fabulous.
Is Bendpak the Manscaping of car channel sponsors?
Glad you didn't have an accident with that Infinity.
I might have to call and ask to speak to the Wizard about this car. LOL!
Tavarish & Jared: "Don't buy any Nissan truck-based vehicle!"
Car Wizard: "Hi guys, I bought a Infiniti SUV!"
Tavarish & Jared: face palm
And Mrs wizards maserati is like... hold my vino!!
Scotty Kilmer would drive by in a Toyota Land Cruiser and yell "Endless money pit" Of course, I have Nissan Maxima.....so far so good...most of my issues have been environmentally inflicted....gigantic pothole took out a tire and tie rod end.
Well, the Nissan problem T and J had was specifically with a Cummins Diesel Nissan, that's the worst offender, otherwise they aren't that bad
@@j.d.8593 I thought John Ross of Watch JR Go picked up a gas engine Nissan Titan pickup that gave him some decent service.
He’s trying to give Scotty a stroke
Wizard so important now he can’t be bothered to talk to his subscribers. LOL
Very talented guy. It’s been great to see good things happen for you. Keep it up! Long way from the deer in headlights stare with hoovie.
Something with a Nissan V8 already broken? **_Insert Pikachu shocked face here_**
Jokes on you Wizard! I'd rather meet Crazy D anyway. 😂
Let's talk about that Passion Red V70R in the background.
I’m surprised it’s not the Maserati already!🤣
Be patient, won't be long!
It already did, they just don't want to give us the satisfaction of admitting to it and proving us all right 😂
Wiper pivots, the first thing the scrap yard pulls off a Nissan, they sell em 20 minutes later
Oh, the "wife of Wizard" isn't but half bored with the Maserati and still found the time to horn in and ruin another potentially great vid. She really needs to find a Bridge Club or some other hobby. 😂😂😂
next video: everything wrong with our Maserati...
I commend you for actually doing and talking about what it's labeled as. Not to mention very intelligently filmed with the knowledge, experience and method being the entire point to your videos. You will only continue to grow as a channel, and get richer👍 thank you for your time dinkin around just to post the videos for us man
Running out of space? Are you kidding? That building is huge.
I thought it was going to be a transmission issue, glad it was something on the minor end of things!
I thought the problem was the lifts Wizard put in. They are just in the way like him. You can’t even work on a car because the posts are in the way. Sounds to me like wizards shop is just a storage place
These issues on the Infiniti might be minor for a car mechanic that does the work himself and gets parts at wholesale prices but as the Wizard said could add up to $2k for paying some shop to fix
@@619guy202
I thought the problem was irrelevant asshole pointless hate comments.
That just fill up the comment section.
To be fair, the transmissions weren’t too bad. They’re definitely not CVTs. Occasionally in the X-Terra or Pathfinder had em go bad because the coolant would leak and mix with the transmission fluid and it would cause something bad but if you keep an eye on it I’d say it’s reliable
@@619guy202 he should have gone with the post-less anti-grav lifts smh
all that would cost me at least $3,000 or more
Names off several things he's had to fix, then states, "Other than that, I really haven't had to fix much." 🤣🤣
Ik right 😂🤣🤣
"Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
@@michaelv3340 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 RIGHT!
@@chadhaire1711 exactly this is much better
And he keeps inferring it has high mileage, but doesnt say how many. It would help put things in context.
I can see Hoovie's Corvette in the background.
By the sounds of the extra emphasis on crazy d handling your sale, you've had people expect you'll be their BFF if they buy a vehicle from you.
Or they use the sale just to chat. Nothing more.
I want to hear the story behind that
I don't really wanna buy the car but can you diagnose what wrong with my 96 Ford Escort?
@@CarWizard I always wondered how businesses with public phone numbers and youtube channels deal with people calling just to talk or wanting free advice.
@@CarWizard unless it was another UA-camr to help your channel
Hey car wizard, I’m glad you’re making videos on the VK56 chassis! I have a ‘04 Titan and I’ve been through the tail pipe issue and a handful of others that are common for the model. I’m getting the clicking and was wondering what it was. You’ve answered my question! Love your content. PS I don’t think the cats alone should land the Titan in the what NOT to buy category. I’m saying this purely because I own one, that is all lol Poor mans tundra is what I call them. Keep up the awesome content!
I wanna see the red V70! With you know who!
Looking forward to a yacht update!
I changed the starter in my brother's a few weeks ago, it was easier than I expected...
I wanna see more of that red beauty v70 stationwagon in the background. More volvos! 🚗
People really need to understand that just because a part my be cheaper and look like it will work for a different application the research has been done for a reason to make sure the retrofit will be safe. Install what is intended for the correct retrofit application
I love my 1999 QX4. It has almost 300K miles, and while I've recently done a lot of work to get it ready for another 300k miles (engine reseal, hoses, filters, belts, suspension, sensors, ect) its really a comfortable, well appointed and handsome vehicle I got for almost nothing. If you can do the work yourself, older cars (even Nissans!) are simple, reliable and rewarding when you breathe a second life into them!
Many cars in California are from Kansas and the east cost labeled as low mileage vehicles. They use the loop hole to change the mileage and rip people off here big time
I'm excited I have a pickup tomorrow at a cabinet factory down the street from omega.
congratzzz for the bendpaks!!
great vid dude!
Usual story of me purchasing cars. Last sunday I bought a Volvo, and monday the turbo let Off it's smoke... Shame Im not as good a mechanic as Ol' Wizard over there in Kansas :)
"We're getting tight on space" -- Hoovie! :D
Ey up I thought, Junior Mint - then you mentioned Crazy D. No wonder I like your videos, I'm a big fan of Dave and the Tractor Doc. 😂😂😂😂🇬🇧
Thank you for posting this video beautiful car .
My wife's son got rid of his 2019 Infiniti SUV after a year and a half because it spent more time at the dealer than at his house.
I was really hoping Wizard found a bottle of water or something in the cluster.
I was in Kansas from South Dakota with my brother to pick up a Suzuki Vstrom for him last weekend. We pulled into Newton and i had a funny feeling, like a wizard was nearby, sure enough i looked it up and i was in the Car Wizard's domain
Awesome Bendpaks!
This makes me glad I bought a tundra instead of a nissan titan lol
I just watched the video of you getting it an hour ago 😂 I’m sitting in mine right now about to change the front & rear suspension & rear air ride compressor
Glad you’re enjoying the Infinity! They get a bad rap but have their good points like you mentioned. Good power and styling!
I have the same noise under the dash on my qx56, thanks for sharing
love that spacious shop, awesome !!!!
Our Nissan dealership replaced our Pathfinders cluster for free and it wasn’t even under warranty haha
Do I spy Hoovies "new" Vette in the background?
Love your videos Wizard!!!!
130K miles on my wife's 2012 Armada and not a single mechanical issue so far. The air ride suspension still works great. The only problem we've encountered is false alarms on the front parking sensors.
Still haven't had any problems?
Should've gotten a (Toyota Sequoia- similar to the QX56) ... more reliable but old technology 🤣😂
The broken exhaust is a feature, not a fault, on any Nissan product.
At least it had the courtesy to wait until you finished filming the last video it was in before breaking!
I really like Mrs. Wizard! Im glad shes on the show!
Same here. Mrs. Car Wizard adds a nice amount of diversity to the channel and she is very knowledgeable and gracious as well. Fred
Should have went with a 2nd gen Sequoia!
Lol, irony of ironies my 06' F150 with the 5.4 3 valve went 220k in 6 years with ZERO issues other than the HVAC controller,,, twice and the cd player once...
Where can I see the video on the tanks u had in ur shop?
Can't find them on ur channel?
Would love to see that video.....
Not really sure how these issues with this Nissan/Infiniti are fair to say Nissan reliability is poor? The rear springs? Not Nissan's fault, The exhaust? was probably compromised by the suspension issue like the Wizard said, not Nissan's fault, the Radiator was old and needed replacement said the Wizard, Not Nissan's fault, and the Heater Core Valve, which is a wear and tear item, and was due to be replaced, so really the only thing was the Fuel Gurage issue and I am sure that part was bought cheap 2nd hand. So for a SUV of this age, I think its a good SUV. The main issues were caused by the previous owner which can happen on any brand vehicle. So Come on Wizard, give the Nissan some love. Even Scotty Kilmer the Toyota leading sales person even likes the Nissan Frontier. So give some love. The main issues with Nissan's? The CVT transmissions used in their cars. If they got rid of those? The cars would be better overall. As for the Trucks? Most issues I have seen are mainly due to owners either not taking care of them or from poor aftermarket mods. I am not a Nissan fan boy or anything, but after our Family have owned 3 Titans since 2004 and 1 Frontier? None of them ever left anyone stranded. To me? That's a reliability. To each their own🙄
Car circle jerks (either for or against) are a strong force.
There were plenty of reliability issues with Nissans in the mid-late '00s, especially with cooling systems. The Armada, Titan, and QX56 were fairly prone to exhaust issues like the ones shown in this video. Obviously this QX56 is far from new and has maintenance items that were neglected or performed improperly, which isn't Nissan's fault. Unfortunately, Infinitis tend to be treated poorly since people buy them without considering the increased maintenance cost over the Nissan they had budgeted for. It's likely that the cost to buy the car and fix everything will still be under what a sorted Sequoia or GX460 with a similar mileage and feature set would cost, especially in this case.
For the use case the Wizard described, I'd buy the QX56 over an Escalade / Yukon Denali, Q7, GLS, Durango / Aspen, X5, Tuareg, or Navigator. But a GX460 or V8 4Runner would be hard to pass up.
@@B-rad1 I know of the Radiator issues on early Titan/Armada's after owning 2 Titans during that time. Nissan replaced the radiator free of charge due to the recall. Any car that is new has teething problems. Most of those early problems were fixed. The exhaust issue wasn't that common on the Titans but some did have issues. Most i know (Titan Forum info) were from trucks that had modified suspensions. Some others the exhaust just rusted prematurely. Though i or anyone in my family that owned a 1st gen Titan ever had the problem. There are many issues with the Toyota trucks too but never hear the wizard say anything about those. Like the rusting frames, rear axle issues and more. Nothing is perfect. Personally the Titan and Frontier i feel are very under rated due for just being a Nissan. Lots of brand Bias out there.
Is that a nice red Volvo V70 R in the background. I would like to see a video of that before it leaves
Bendpak forest! Good thing you bought a such a big building.
We used to have a QX56 just like that and the exhaust broke just like that with working air suspension, i think the flange is in a bad spot and just lets it rust. Also repaired our cluster, they are good vehicles with little quirks like anything else, we now have a new QX80 and it makes hauling the family around a pleasure.
Should have had Scotty Kilmer look at it before you bought it, I hear he is a good mechanic.
"ENDLESS MONEYPIT-Should have bought a RELIABLE Toyota or Honda".(Used, of course)
Toyota salesman*
The SL is sooo tempting! It's by far my favorite SL generation!! (well, except for the Gullwing, but I'm not getting into that kind of money until at least another few months /sarcasm) Reasonably priced and looked after by the car wizard. But my heart is ultimately with the facelift of this generation, it's perfection imo.
I agree. I'd so buy it.
Way to go Bendpak, you guys rock!
I think yall should've looked into an Alpha Romeo Stelvio Quadrifolio!
I wish they showed more repair work. I love the walkthroughs once the repair is done. But videoing repairs like Tavarish would be awesome. Especially on Hoovies cars.
I see Hoovie's latest addition is already being worked on, the '66 Corvette.
Any info on the Ferrari under the cover next to the Infiniti??
Wish my car "Moved with Authority!" What an awesome line!!
5.7 liters ain’t chump change.
Sounds like an 80’s cable car commercial....”crazy D sell cars!!! He has the best deals cause he’s CRAZY!!! “
Worked at Toyota dealers for 23 plus years, and worked at a Nissan Honda dual dealership for 5 years, now a service manager at a national used car retailer. I learned this. I would push, any Toyota truck (owned many over the years and currently own a 2011 Tacoma TRD Off Road double cab) with only 3 wheels, in 2 feet of mud, before I would drive any Nissan truck....ever!!!!
It is more than just the cheapness of the engineering compared to the rest of the industry....the compensation for warranty repairs is completely atrocious. Very sad. Good luck with your Nissan.
I love how you do your videos! Please don't stop. It's rare for me to find videos I like with people I can tolerate. Lol!
Mrs. Wizard does an amazing job doing ALL the editing and I like her commentary as well. Keep up the good work and keep making that $
I can't hear you because of the sound of awe generated by Hoovie's 427.
Personally I think the outside styling is hideous but the inside is amazing
Last year I had a GMC Envoy come in...... with this exact same problem. The GMC coil conversion is different than the stock (non air) coils, and to save money the guy (used car lot) that had the vehicle before used them instead of the heavier & longer "conversion" springs.
Well.... a datsun will never be a Lexus
Get ready to do the Exhaust Manifolds next both sides unless you use premium fuel
Why?
@@austinaubinoe Becauce the catatalyic convertors go bad on these cars i think its because people use cheap fuel
The manifolds crack regardless of fuel grade
Yep I'm surprised the car wizard even bought an Infiniti..... I preferred it when they were Datsun and they had the 5-10 and the 240 Z
Awesome bendpak. Good product placement decision. The car wizard is a solid mechanic and I appreciate his knowledge and experience especially knowing he served this country as I did.
Come on Wizard...BOAT! BOAT! BOAT!!
I’d buy a land cruiser over that any day LOL
I fixed the clicking heater valve in my son's Titan with the backing off of an ear ring. Slipped it on the shaft and held everything in place.
Reminds me of time I needed both sets of brakes done on my Durango. I bought cheapest front brakes I could find. Replaced only front so truck would stop. Then sold it off the next day.
My comment is Mrs Wizard has grown or emerged in channel and have become an asset! Two for the price of one type! Her descriptions fluency is great for the channel! Cheers!
Wizard, wasn't this one of the 'Do not Buy' cars? I guess your advice was right :-)
Yes, it is similar to the Nissan Armada and the Nissan Titan. Do not buy any of these vehicles.
Love your channel
I have a conversion van like Tyler's that I just got, but I'm having a bit of the same issue as your QX. Bridges and road humps the van just keeps bouncing. I was convinced I needed new shocks (2015 with 15k mi), but do I actually need to add a leaf spring?