I’m about to do this job tmrw on my Altima, THANK YOU for your knowledge bro. You’re making the job easier and saving us a ton of money with your channel.
Dude, that Nissan purrs. I have a 2015 with 40k and the vvt went out. Your video on that was magic. Thank you and subscribed. Gonna follow all your Nissan stuff!
Very thorough video, love it! Gonna check out the suspension diagnosing video, hunting a wobble ~ 70 mph and up. 2018, 180k. Got tires, need alignment and struts/shocks, trying to do what I can when I can afford it
I've seen a guy use zip tie on that bellow inner tie rod boot instead. It seems to also work great. Plastic on rubber is easier on rubber and there isn't that much force needed to keep this boot in place. :) Once you take that boot off spray boot with RV Rubber Seal Conditioner to condition it so it won't crack later due to old age, salt or other elements. I spray all rubber underneath car with it.
I have a question I have the same car I want a to upgrade my rims to 20in do you know if I would need a different suspension ? After realignment and all??
As long as you keep the overall diameter of the wheel/tire setup the same, you should be fine. You can verify this with a tire calculator (google ‘tire calculator’). So the OEM tire setup is 215/55/17, so to be virtually the same diameter you would need to run a 215/35/20 tire. But……since you asked, I’m gonna give my opinion lol……20’s aren’t the look for this car. Might have been somewhat acceptable in 2010. But i think 20’s are bit big of a look for an import vehicle like an Altima. If you want a clean upgraded look, go 18’s or 19’s at the most, and lower it. Honestly, just lowering an import car alone (even on stock wheels) gives it a WAY better look than just upgrading wheels will ever give it. Wheels dont matter when you got enough wheel gap to shove your body in-between. Lower it, or upgrade the wheels with a 18” or 19” & a drop….. 🤌
Great content, brakes, rotors, valve cover, plugs, pvc, axels, next control arms & tie rods. Do you use diagnostics? Do you use torque pro? I'm 68 so not a techie. Have a parasitic draw I've been seeking out. Also verified moon roof drain ports don't leak. Great vidoes. Copied all factory service manals and filtered through all 551 TSB'S that apply to '13 Altima 2.5 CVT. And yes I subscribed.
Appreciate the comment!!! And i have a few OBDII scanners, and I use Car Scanner app from time to time. torque pro is a good option as well. Sorry to hear about the draw, always a PITA to try and narrow down. Let me know what you find! Good luck 👍
New code, P0420. Car has 190,000 on it. Doesn't burn oil, no other codes, 11 yrs old, just don't see wasting trying to clean it, doubt much metals left inside anyways. Ebay has both cats for $130. What's your opinion? Can I use MAF cleaner to clean O2 sensors as they'll cost more that exhaust system? Maybe a good idea for "another how to video ".
Cleaned sensor with parts cleaner, cleaned it , MIL turned off (for 10 miles) back on. No change performance wise, ordered new sensors. Found parasitic draw, engine harness, the 2 ground bolts on top of block (F9&F15 maybe) cleaned and snugged tight, draw gone. Got car scanner app trying to get CVT TEMP for future fluid filter change.
Good stuff on finding the draw! Good to hear, glad you found it. As far as the P0420….thats typically an exhaust issue..like bad cat(s) or exhaust leak. For reference, the diagnosis from Nissan’s FSM for that code it suggests 1st checking for an exhaust leak, and then secondly an air leak. Out of the 11 causes/steps to check for the code from the FSM, none of them are for the actual o2 sensors.
Wow! Nice insight! Everybody says oxygen sensors. New sensors arriving today so up goes the car and under I go looking for leaks. Thanks for your Real Working Knowledge.
Out of curiosity, how many miles on the car now? My 2015 Altima has nearly 240K on it. The drive is really bumpy now after rotating tires. (I had some wear and wanted to get the "newer" tires to the front" Steering wheel bounces and jiggles all over. I haven't had a chance to inspect my suspension system yet. I suspect one or manh componenets will need to be replaced. The Struts were replaced in the last year, the rear shock aborsorbers several years ago. Nothing else. Aniyway, I'm trying to figure out what the break even point will be for investing in fixing the suspension vs junking the car. My big worry is the CVT will go bad at some point and that is worth more then the car. I've enjoyed the ride so far, especially keeping it up with help from your videoes. Thanks for all the time you've shared on here.
Hey whats going on man. The car has about the same mileage as you now, almost 240k. I would suggest checking out the control arms if they haven’t been replaced. They really affect the ride quality/steering. Check out my recent video on control arms/steering issue, should give you some insight around it: ua-cam.com/video/OSUiobza7a8/v-deo.htmlsi=2VcRoO_rnzA3orXJ
No problem. Check out like the first 5 minutes of this video as well: ua-cam.com/video/4Sh9EpzLIP4/v-deo.htmlsi=wBrbGk_u3RpqVC1r …I review some suspension diagnosing
I’m about to do this job tmrw on my Altima, THANK YOU for your knowledge bro. You’re making the job easier and saving us a ton of money with your channel.
Thanks for the comment man! Definitely appreciate it. Good luck with the job 🤙
Dude, that Nissan purrs. I have a 2015 with 40k and the vvt went out. Your video on that was magic. Thank you and subscribed. Gonna follow all your Nissan stuff!
Thank you! I appreciate the comment! 🙏🙏
Very thorough video, love it! Gonna check out the suspension diagnosing video, hunting a wobble ~ 70 mph and up. 2018, 180k. Got tires, need alignment and struts/shocks, trying to do what I can when I can afford it
Thanks man, appreciate the comment. Lmk what you find 👍
I've seen a guy use zip tie on that bellow inner tie rod boot instead. It seems to also work great. Plastic on rubber is easier on rubber and there isn't that much force needed to keep this boot in place. :) Once you take that boot off spray boot with RV Rubber Seal Conditioner to condition it so it won't crack later due to old age, salt or other elements. I spray all rubber underneath car with it.
I have a question I have the same car I want a to upgrade my rims to 20in do you know if I would need a different suspension ? After realignment and all??
As long as you keep the overall diameter of the wheel/tire setup the same, you should be fine. You can verify this with a tire calculator (google ‘tire calculator’). So the OEM tire setup is 215/55/17, so to be virtually the same diameter you would need to run a 215/35/20 tire.
But……since you asked, I’m gonna give my opinion lol……20’s aren’t the look for this car. Might have been somewhat acceptable in 2010. But i think 20’s are bit big of a look for an import vehicle like an Altima. If you want a clean upgraded look, go 18’s or 19’s at the most, and lower it. Honestly, just lowering an import car alone (even on stock wheels) gives it a WAY better look than just upgrading wheels will ever give it. Wheels dont matter when you got enough wheel gap to shove your body in-between. Lower it, or upgrade the wheels with a 18” or 19” & a drop….. 🤌
Great content, brakes, rotors, valve cover, plugs, pvc, axels, next control arms & tie rods. Do you use diagnostics? Do you use torque pro? I'm 68 so not a techie. Have a parasitic draw I've been seeking out. Also verified moon roof drain ports don't leak. Great vidoes. Copied all factory service manals and filtered through all 551 TSB'S that apply to '13 Altima 2.5 CVT. And yes I subscribed.
Appreciate the comment!!! And i have a few OBDII scanners, and I use Car Scanner app from time to time. torque pro is a good option as well. Sorry to hear about the draw, always a PITA to try and narrow down. Let me know what you find! Good luck 👍
New code, P0420. Car has 190,000 on it. Doesn't burn oil, no other codes, 11 yrs old, just don't see wasting trying to clean it, doubt much metals left inside anyways. Ebay has both cats for $130. What's your opinion? Can I use MAF cleaner to clean O2 sensors as they'll cost more that exhaust system? Maybe a good idea for "another how to video ".
Cleaned sensor with parts cleaner, cleaned it , MIL turned off (for 10 miles) back on. No change performance wise, ordered new sensors. Found parasitic draw, engine harness, the 2 ground bolts on top of block (F9&F15 maybe) cleaned and snugged tight, draw gone. Got car scanner app trying to get CVT TEMP for future fluid filter change.
Good stuff on finding the draw! Good to hear, glad you found it.
As far as the P0420….thats typically an exhaust issue..like bad cat(s) or exhaust leak.
For reference, the diagnosis from Nissan’s FSM for that code it suggests 1st checking for an exhaust leak, and then secondly an air leak. Out of the 11 causes/steps to check for the code from the FSM, none of them are for the actual o2 sensors.
Wow! Nice insight! Everybody says oxygen sensors. New sensors arriving today so up goes the car and under I go looking for leaks. Thanks for your Real Working Knowledge.
Out of curiosity, how many miles on the car now? My 2015 Altima has nearly 240K on it. The drive is really bumpy now after rotating tires. (I had some wear and wanted to get the "newer" tires to the front" Steering wheel bounces and jiggles all over. I haven't had a chance to inspect my suspension system yet. I suspect one or manh componenets will need to be replaced. The Struts were replaced in the last year, the rear shock aborsorbers several years ago. Nothing else. Aniyway, I'm trying to figure out what the break even point will be for investing in fixing the suspension vs junking the car. My big worry is the CVT will go bad at some point and that is worth more then the car. I've enjoyed the ride so far, especially keeping it up with help from your videoes. Thanks for all the time you've shared on here.
Hey whats going on man. The car has about the same mileage as you now, almost 240k. I would suggest checking out the control arms if they haven’t been replaced. They really affect the ride quality/steering. Check out my recent video on control arms/steering issue, should give you some insight around it:
ua-cam.com/video/OSUiobza7a8/v-deo.htmlsi=2VcRoO_rnzA3orXJ
@@TheOriginalBeeCee I'll definitely be checking that one out. A couple other of your video's that are suspension related too. Thanks for the support.
No problem. Check out like the first 5 minutes of this video as well:
ua-cam.com/video/4Sh9EpzLIP4/v-deo.htmlsi=wBrbGk_u3RpqVC1r
…I review some suspension diagnosing
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