How to VK Swap An Xterra (Finishing the Engine Install)
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- Today we finish getting the engine hooked up to the Xterra. Very exciting!
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Musical Credits (in order of appearance)
Jamie Bathgate - Wrongdrops
Michael Drake - Quarantined
Curtis Cole - Chillax
Jarin Primak - Galaxy Groove
**This video is being performed by an experienced individual. Any attempt to repair automotive parts or its systems carries risk of personal injury. Always follow safe practices when working on vehicles such as using safety glasses, jack stands, not wearing loose clothing, etc. No guarantee or warranty is implied by these videos. Use the information in this video at your own risk. If you don't think you can perform the job then do not attempt it.
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Timestamps:
Intro: (0:00)
Parts Install 1: (1:34)
Handling the wiring: (5:22)
Parts Install 2: (18:09)
Outro: (25:40)
#howto #diy #vkswap - Авто та транспорт
@22:11 It's Titan there! I really hope that was planned!
It wasn't but when I heard it back I was like "....nice..."
This might be a slight over share but for some weird and odd reason you happen to upload or I come across the vids after I get off and end up watching these in the shower😂
Haha hey dude, however you watch, I'm just happy you're watching. 💪🏻💪🏻
Who’s ready for their Jazz bath?
@@Rythecarguyoh shoot man, I didn’t even realize you’ve been responding to me this whole time… UA-cam never notifies me for anything man🤦🏽♂️ we’ll anyways, I just went back and read them all, so thanks for responding, and I’m always here for the ride when I can be, I don’t always leave comments but I’m usually here, like the titan rebuild series, loved it, watched every episode just didn’t comment 😂 but I leave more comments now so you’ll be seeing from me more and if you see comments from “joshlee7387” that’s me too
@@goober1022 awesome, glad you're here! Thanks so much for watching. 💪🏻
Should’ve got the z1 heater hose inlet, it’s metal so u don’t have to worry about it cracking in the future
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0ft-lbs for the tail shaft yoke is under rated. Love it everytime I refer back to this vid!
Comment purely for the algorithm to try help ya out Ry, thanks again for making these videos. Absolute legend, 10mm T shirt made its way down under as well 🤙🏼
+1 for making the adapter harness instead of just cutting and splicing the harnesses together.
Neat right? Just love that. Especially since this is my first time. If I did something wrong all I need to do is pop open the IPDM box and pull the connector. No laying on the engine bay diagnosing and fixing wires.
Excellent job!!
Omg man, you've got mad skills.
Haha thank you dude. This one really was a test for me. I'm glad it worked out. I can't believe I got all the wiring right. 😄
@@Rythecarguy haha it's always a trip when you nail it on the first try because you're just used to nothing going right 😂
@@_moes_garage_ exactly!
So much work lol very good modding skills lol
Thanks Jeffrey :)
My wife loves the finger tip blind mating move 😊
😂🤣 🤞🏻🫰🏻✌️🤌🏻
Ry, I did the VK56 swap in my Pathfinder 3 years ago. In that time, the fusible link on the battery has popped twice.
Thanks to your instruction about putting the battery cable correctly on the positive terminal, I realized mine is not correct.
Thank you for the advice from Brennan! I'm going to route it correctly tomorrow.
Well first of all. Thanks for watching even though you already did this. Secondly, that great to hear! I'm glad we were able to knock out a long standing issue for you. Had Brennan not told me I wouldn't have know and it would have been a 50/50 chance I got it right 😂 BTW, how did you handle the cooling?
@gsbadd8240 do you know any differences between doing the swap on the pathy vs the xterra? I’m looking to do the swap in my r51. Wondering how it went for you. Also what year is your pathfinder?
@PYROtheNomad My Pathfinder is an '05 2wd. I used engine, trans, and ecm from a 2010 Titan.
Whether the VK56 swap is being done on the Xterra, Frontier, or Pathfinder, it's practically the same job.
There are some things about this swap that everyone will encounter, and the answers are easy to find/ figure out. There are some issues that you will encounter that might not have easy answers.
The best thing I learned is to get the VK engine, trans, and ecm from the same donor. I didn't get a donor Titan. I bought parts individually from a salvage yard. I ended up getting a transmission that had a tcm that wasn't compatible with the ecm.
@Rythecarguy I used the oem cooling parts for the factory V8 Pathfinder.
The original electric fan on my '05 was mounted inside the engine bay, between the radiator and the engine.
The V8 Pathy has the electric fan on the outside, between the condenser and the grill.
I drilled holes in the radiator support where the fan mounts go to make the V8 fan fit. My '05 radiator support didn't have the proper mounting locations.
I had to slightly modify the electrical connector housing to make the V8 fan plug fit my original fan harness.
@@gsbadd8240 ok mine is also an 05 2wd. I’m hopefully going to pull the engine and trans from the same Titan so hopefully I won’t have that problem.
Question about the VK
I had the starter replaced on my QX56. Since then I have a rich exhaust / fuel smell. I can't find anything obvious out of place. The hoses appear to be attached, no MIL light or codes. Is there something I should be looking for?
Ry - at 19:03 you make your connection there to a T that's going into the heater core. Where did you get that T? The part I'm finding is a pipe that goes along the firewall.
If you haven't figured it out yet it's from the oem 4 cylinder frontier.
You’re making it look so easy. The most complicated thing I’ve done is drop the subframe in my pathfinder and put it back. I can’t tell if this is actually really hard or just tedious.
It's mostly tedious. You need to be methodical, and patient. Has far a "hard" I would say some of the removal can be hard if you're working with rust.
@@Rythecarguy okay sounds good. Luckily mine is technically a 1 owner because I got it from my mother and it’s a southern USA kept pathy so it’s pretty much rust free so I’m hoping that’ll save me some headache
@@PYROtheNomad oh for SURE it will. Southern cars are my jam. Even though I move back to Michigan, I'll be going down to Florida to pick up any future project cars.
It is possible to replace the engine with an R35 engine, with the possibility that it would not be surprising if it is able to deal with and cross rugged places such as the desert and mountains in the most difficult terrain. There were successful experiments with this mighty R35 engine on the Nissan Patrol Y61, and the result was a shock they did not expect, even in the highest sand dunes. It's like a speedboat cutting through the desert sand
Hello, Ryan. Had a question, but it’s not related to this video. I am unable to remove the plug for the camshaft positioning sensor, Bank one. Do you think I could damage anything by hitting it with PB blaster? Is there a tool you are familiar with that will allow me to reach down in there and help remove it? The sucker is on, very frustrating. I am pressing the clipping while trying to pull and it’s not moving. Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thaaaaaaanks!
You gotta use pliers. You might think you're pushing it in all the way but you're not. Lol I tried so much and gave up. Then I used pliers and it popped off too damn easy
Ry you didnt use the v8 pathfinder shrouds that you bought?
I ordered a v8 pathfinder pusher fan that mounts to the front of the radiator. You cant use the v6 puller fan. No room.
Didn't order any of those. Can you link me?
Go Ryan! 🤘 You gonna do the suspension swap, too once this is all done?
Thanks! That's the plan! I am swapping the suspension from the 8 ball to my OG Xterra. That one I am bringing back to stock. It’s the 2WD 6speed. That is going to be my daily driver with the best gas mileage. The 8ball is getting the ADO Broverlands and ADO upper control arm from the OG Xterra and radflos all the way around. The rads should give me 2 inches in the front and the broverlands will give me the 2 in the rear. Then the ADO fronts from the OG Xterra will likely make it to my NEW project that I have not announced yet ;)
Ohhh do I see a foxbody motor? 👀 Nice 😍
@@_moes_garage_ yes sir. It's my 92 Lincoln Mark VII with a Tremec TKX. Currently getting AFR 165s, a TFS stage 1 cam and all that other nonsense that you have to change along with it 😂
@@theANGRIERone nice! I have a 1988 that has been in my family since I was like 5 yo. Lol. I am hoping to restore it some day
What did you end up doing to finish the fan shroud? I bought the pathfinder shroud but I cant run the condenser fan. I looked at the pathfinder fan and it looks the same.
Honestly nothing yet. Thinking of converting to electric and making a video on it.
The v8 pathfinder fan has a different part number vs the v6. I ordered it. I'm hoping there's somewhere to mount it up front. Mine is a manual so no trans cooler in the way.
So wait a minute, the white ipdms are known to fail? I just checked my Xterra and it has a white ipdm.. should I swap it as preventative maintenance? This is exactly why i watch your videos even though im not tutan swapping.. you learn something anyway..
well I appreciate you watching despite not planning on doing it. Yes, if you go to the forums or the subreddit and search IPDM you will see that people are having all kinds of problems with them.
V8 what kind of engine?🤔☝🏽
VK56DE from a Nissan Titan.
Tierod you put it upside down
Yea lol. Such a simple thing but I was too "in the zone" and too close to it. 😂