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A lack of memory makes things more hard? So, just download more ram..... 🤣🤣
Great work Ray you are awesome love your family channel.
What kind of knife is that?
I see the Green GENERAL Harbor Freight toolbox for the NEW GUY
New Hire. You have a new hire. Way to go Ray. I was wondering who that was. I seen the news on the wife unit channel. I am excited for you. I love the green tool box. 👍
The oil/lubricant cabinet absolutely needs to be officially named the vault of viscosity 😂
that is perfect
Or lube mobile.
PERFECT
Lube Locker for grease, Vault of Viscosity for oil 😅
Someone left a comment suggesting “The motion lotion cabinet”
I didn't skip the torquing scene because it's fun to hear you talk while you torque and fun to watch you torque whilst you talk! Does that make Ray a walkie-torquie? 🤣
Hey Ray, another great video. Sometimes you just have to go for it. I knew it was going to work out. I didn't know anything about automatic transmissions until I worked on my 99 Saturn. I replaced the valve body and it lasted another hundred thousand miles until it was wrecked by a hit and run driver. It had over three hundred thousand miles on it and was still running with the engine resting on my legs. I still miss that car believe it or not 🤯🤯
Agree, soldering wouldn't fix this. If anything, spot welding with an extra strip of metal or replace the entire strip. The big unknown is, which of the other metal strips are on their way out? Only way to deal with that is to reinforce all of them, which will run into quite a lot of hours spent on this.
Silver solder would suffice but I'll bet a quarter that most mechanics have very little experience with silver solder.
Your point about the other connections is Extremely well taken. And after doing your own ad hoc repair as mechanic are you now going to warranty your work for a year and twelve thousand miles?
Good vid ray, and remember 2 wrongs don't make a right. But 3 lefts dooooooooooooooo😁
13:22 what's it got raymaaaaaan?!
Ray are you going to be working o that purple bus? T looks like the magic school bus from a frizzles class but thrown up! 😂
Shame you didn't show the stupid keeper lock on the trans dip-stick... I simply broke mine when it couldn't be removed.
overfill is crucial because everything that moves crashes into the oil with full force.
Its like splashing from a few meters above into water. But oil is more thick.
Sure Ray will not damage the cars hes working on. I dont think he wants to pay out his customers..
Mr Ray, I see you do not empty your oil bottles completely, I once read you are not the only one to not completely empty these bottles, consequently if my memory is good the are something like 1 (one) millions gallons of oil thrown in the garbage thus in our environnement...there is a solution, put the bottles into a container to drip totaly empty...you will recuperate oil...thank you...Jean...
Nice work, Ray. I don't get a chance to see inside of a transmission. What is your impression of this truck? Is it a good one?
They are called a Navara here in Australia,some made in Spain and others Thailand,Thailand ones are the better ones, not bad cars
Who is the guy working at the green table at 34:22?
Most likely a stupid question.. But can anyone explain how wires, electrical connectors and other electrical connections can sit in transmission fluid and still operate correctly?
Is that a sling blade or a kaiser blade?
That valve body was a perfect case for sticking the bolts in a piece of cardboard to make a diagram
duh
Without a doubt. I don't do enough valve bodies to take chances.
Isn't that called CAD? Cardboard Aided Design... 😂
Me Agrees....
he is overconfident, likes to stick to his brain memory.
How many timing lights have you received so far?
None yet….but I haven’t check my PO Box yet 😬
While working on my '99 Toyota Camry replacing the converter lockup solenoid. I had to remove the valve body. I took a picture of the valve body, printed it out, tapped it to a piece of cardboard. Punched holes where the bolts go, and put each bolt in it's hole. Worked great!
My dad had a long flat wooden stick with 16 small numbered holes in two rows of eight to organize valves for regrinding. He had a Swedish made valve grinding machine. This was before anyone had ever heard of three angle seats.
Tip: When you have a section with a lot different size bolts, before you start removing them ,get a piece of cardboard and draw the section. Instert the bolts in drawned cardboard in the respective positions. Guessing = Time ,Money, Reworking.
Looking up spec would have told you that the transmission you’re dumping generic ATF into is NOT rated for regular ATF, but rather Nissan Matic J or Matic S, depending on which it currently has in it… a 2005 was Matic J…which was not normal ATF.
Yea, I think it was Dex/Merc he dumped in, I’d rather run MaxLife if OE fluid can’t be found.
/edit - I saw Toyota T-IV(which aligns with Matic-J) on that O’Reilly ATF label - he used mostly O’Reilly Dex-VI. He did mix in 2 quarts of Dex/Merc though.
@@nfthach I'm usually not picky about fluids, but, nissan trans are so finnicky about having the perfect fluid of having issues with the trans cooler in the radiator that I'm very careful about matching specifically on those....
Good job, Ray! Very good for a guy who "doesn't do transmissions!"
For all the work to remove the valve body, Ray did the right thing by replacing the whole assembly. What if he fixed it, and then another connection failed ? Good job Ray.👍
Agreed. Makes “warranty” work easier as well.
Mr Ray,I think you could use a boltster. That is a rubber tray that you can use to organize your bolts. You can even put them in the pattern they came out so you know where they went
I agree. Awesome tool to own
Add a link to that tray.
How bout replacing the bolts in the cover when you took it out ? Works miracles!
Found a Boltster I like just now. $54 for a rubber tray with holes in some of it. Nope. Just nope.
@@frankvucolo6249 no, it’s not cheap but screw up and put a wrong bolt in somewhere that bottoming out ruins the unit and then that $54 was CHEAP money. I’ve bought many tools just to have and then suddenly they get used regularly. I’d rather buy tools than waste the money on beer or other non essential items and have nothing of value to show later on.
How about a FLAP locker….Fuels, Lubricants & Associated Products….
Hey Ray, that was quite an accomplishment for you. You tackled a problem with something you weren't familiar with an successfully diagnosed and repaired the problem. Great work!
The complexity of the automatic transmission is something created by Demons from the Hellraiser dimension. Be careful Ray! You may have unlocked a puzzle!
Great finish to the trans work mate, did a great job considering you don't do transmission work and glad it ended so well for you. Sadly we didn't get to see "The Ghost Who Walks" doing her wandering and cleaning of tools but did spy her colouring in I think.
Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘💖💖
Depending on the timing of the video, you may have seen the new tech. Check out Wife Unit's video.
Good job Ray,
I watched a guy run a valve body bolt into his trans and pushed it into his 2nd gear clutch pack.
6k later he was up and running…..😂
Gotta reference those bolts !
then the Frontier will joint his 'fixed' Cruiser, Box van, jeep... in the yard.
@@forgetfulme1719 The box van is a barter project…but it runs now. Project jeep is suffering from a no restart when hot symptom, the PT is fine, and the Nissan is already gone 😉
@@RainmanRaysRepairs always got to be one smart arse in the comments trying to drag people down and being humbled in the process.
Great job as always Ray 👍
As for the jeep, check the injectors are good and not leaking. I owned a BMW years ago that suffered the same issue, injector seals were swelling at operating temperature and thus not allowing pressure to build appropriately when restarting whilst hot.
Just a thought...
u run out of space in regular shop, thought u mechanic lien all those.
Your decision to not solder the conductor was good. Most commonly available solders for electrical/electronic work will soften at temperatures a hot transmission can reach. Probably won't reflow (become liquid), but the likelihood of future failure would be high.
@Mike Perreman excellent point
For not being a transmission guy, you did a great job Ray!! I never had any doubts in you doing a perfect job on it, as you do with everything! Nice to see you have a new employee! I'm a day late getting to this video, but making sure my grandmother got to the doctor's and spending the day with her was a bit important because I can barely get her to leave the house😂
Bravo sir. Taking the time with the family will always pay off more than you can imagine for your grandma. Kindness is a weakness to the indecent but virtuous to the decent. Your grandma is proud of you being among our most decent. Nice!!
I have only ever cracked open one trans with the INTENT to rebuild it and I had mucho help. I did a 4L60-E and it LIVED. Still on the road 80K later. Shifts like a dream. I never thought I could do that but I have built many (15+) LS engines so why not try? Nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. Everyone should do at least one just to understand them. I was SLOW and careful and it paid off in spades. I would for sure do another now. Once you go through one, there's no fear. You would blow through it with no issues at all.
I have never seen an automatic transmission filter have that many bolts before. I remember some that just relied on the O ring seal to hold it in place!
They don't have bolts they have a spout with an o-ring. As ray said this is more of a sieve then a filter and not required to be changed
You're right.
I enjoyed these two videos, also seeing the customer get his truck fixed without having to pay for a new transmission. Most shops would have just done the hard sell for a new transmission.
I'm curious to know how much delta there is between the two. Cheaper parts + probably more labor vs. the reverse. Especially important if you're stuck with dealer rates.
Unfortunately, the fluid mixing may cause the trans to end up failing….
According to the first video, the twisted candy cane wire that you attached with one of the valve body bolts, came out of a different hole. (Just wanted you to know I was paying attention, lol) I probably would have mounted that thing to the muffler, so I'm not cracking on ya too badly! Good job master!
Good call to order a new assembly! Solder is *not* structurally strong, in fact it weakens connections. IIRC in some electical installation codes, it is mentioned to specifically solder only when there is a strong mechanical and electrical connection established beforehand. (the solder just adds a bit of strength to those, but it does not have much mechanical strength or conductivity, compared to copper by itself)
Soldering the broken circuit may have fixed it for awhile until hitting bumps while would eventually break it again. Besides, even if it was a permanent fix, there's a possibility the other circuits will break too since that one broke. Going with the remanufactured valve body was the right call.
Worth a shot. Ray is just a fitter. Second video I've seen that a repair could have been tried.
@@kizmestar Very expensive for the customer not to try soldering the circuit board. Anyone can change parts...
Another successful Frontier adventure. Ray times has changed, I never had to torque transmission pan bolts & never had leaks. Back to when you first put the Frontier on the lift, raised it up did you go 🤔should I take pictures before & during disassembly. Make diagrams of which bolts went where so during reassembly you wouldn’t be 🤔. It works for me an older generation fixer person. I also learned today that the old way of keeping the dipstick level to check fullness is different🙂. 🤔Ray “doesn’t” do transmissions, what did we watch? Oh he meant not transmissions only🙂, don’t have time for school because don’t want to be confined to a classroom part of the time, prefer doing what I do Better🙂🙂. Ray what’s the next change, putting a 6.6L DirtyMax onto a F-350? You would blow up UA-cam internet
I've always referred to those "filters" as "rock catchers"
I once made the mistake of wiping out the interior of an auto trans case with one of those red cotton shop rags. You would be stunned just how fast ATF moves through an automatic. Had a pile of red fuzz blocking the intake screen inside two minutes of running/idling. Screen was overwhelmed. When they say 'lint-free rag' They Mean Lint Free Rag! lol. Clean screen, forward motion returned. Reverse too even!! : )
g`day ray @34:22 is that the new employee i see ????? ...baseball cap on backwards.... ohh nooo... LMAO just kidding he looks like a good young bloke i hope it all works out good for you both and you end up mates as well ...great video mate cheers
😂the pantry of petroleum products..the refuge of refined fluids😅
It amazes me what à transmission looks like inside and how everything communicates. Ray, your explanations make it sound so simple!😊🇨🇦
I had the same issue with my 07 Titan, I got the truck from my neighbor for $1500 and it has 220K miles on it. The valve body TCM had already been soldered once and it came off. I sanded the connectors down to the copper and soldered them back together. I used high temp epoxy to encapsulate all the valve connectors. It's been working amazing ever since! I think the solder will hold up since it's frozen inside a cement like substance that resists chemical, heat, shock, and vibration.
Be careful with the longer bolts. They'll gladly tighten into the shorter bolt holes and blow out the casting on the reverse side. Ask me how I know...😮💨
That’s a bad day!!!!
Hey Ray, I made the same repair on my son's 06 Frontier. Total ball-buster without a lift. You made it look easy - thanks!
Who the guy by the green tool box
Had an Australian GM commodore wagon with a bad ECU/ECM running in safe mode, took the board out and noticed if I bent one corner up it would be ok. Broken track multi layer board so I screwed it back in with a bit of folded cardboard under the corner an it was still working when I got rid of it a couple of years later.
Nice job, Ray! This whole saga, you're right, most other wrenchers would have said "nope, new trans or nothing" but as is your usual process, you didn't give up. You dug, ruled things out until you got to the actual root of the problem. Bravo, buddy!
You know they sell head harness for your go-to camara, so you can use both hands
if only Ray had something recorded to go back and remember how it came apart...🙂
lol i've been there
I'm surprised you didn't need that scanner for a whole week!
Saved this customer buying a new transmission. Way to go Ray!
Please stop being self critical of your excessive monologues. It is not a Rainman-authentic production without the Rainman’s chatter, monologues, words, et al. Also, on the brake fluid cleaner parts, I am grateful to hear the empty can clang onto the floor after you are finished. On the torques, I just need to hear one click, then you can do the rest of them in fast motion. On the wobbly parts could you put a small magnetic disk near the end of the socket to hold the bolt on some of those gravity defying shots? Great production today.
During that final test drive it sounded like you had a Geiger counter crackling away. Something strange in the cabin?!
Dash rattle 🤷♂️
This is the fist time I see someone in your shop besides you. Is that your shop help?
Good call on the trans...you read the evidence right.....there wasnt enough metal in the drained fluid to suggest a blown trans....
I say for those who wants to say things. They need to do the job their self. Or stop watching. Not everyone does everything the same.
I'm not a mechanic, but I have some mechanical skills. I incountered the same problem with a Nissan truck my son drives around 5 years ago. I read a forum about the problem and made the repairs myself. It was a simple process, and the truck still runs to this date with over 300,000 miles on the vehicle. However, I do understand why you chose to change out the parts instead of making the repairs. In your case, if the repair fails, you would have to make it right on your dime. But for the shad tree mechanic, it is possible to make repairs for cheap on an old high mileage vehicle. Keep up the great work, and I enjoy learning from your channel.
One thing which was done to new starters, was anyone doing a stripdown on anything on completion when they left the stall, you put a vital component on the strip down bench and waited for the expletives.😲
Fun video. Just looking at transmission parts makes me nervous. I can’t imagine working on them. I think it’s actually alien tech.
That issue with the pin on the TCU is a common with those 5 speed RE5R05A transmissions
It affects just about every Nissan/Infiniti vehicles with the RE5R05A transmission
Nice repair, but who was it in the shop when you were pulling away for the final test drive? Did I miss you hiring someone?
I noticed that also, Hired Help or Apprentice?
Help Us out here @RainmanRay, introduce US to your "help"..
Could be the guy with the jeep Ray had said about helping with it in a previous video
@@Captainbumble Could be. A few months back there was a guy in one of the videos doing his own filming. IIRC he said that Ray is tall. So how tall is Ray?
I think ray is close to 6’4.
Check out the wife unit's channel today, they did hire someone!
Awesome video as usual. That red blinking light on the dash should warn you about safety.
Technically it is a filter, it just has a different sieve size.
Congratulations on being so close to half a million subscribers that’s truly a great achievement.
Hey, Ray, how many cans of cleaning Fluid do you go through in a week?
I don’t really track it, I’d say 5-10 cans
What was the blinky red light during your test drive?
It is the Airbag Light... Don't know which seat is because I don't have a Nissan...
Watched to the very end I watch all yout videos so I can learn more from Australia awesome work man keep it up
Excellent job, Ray!!!
I was skeptical at first, but you pulled it off very well!! I congratulate you on your skill at diagnostics!!!
🙆🙆🙆🙆🙆
No sealant or gasket on the pan?
Okay… you just said there was one, you just hid it. Sneaky Ray is sneaky.
He got me too 🤣
The gasket was the same colour as the sump
You can't see it, so you know it's good.
You don’t have memory issues. You have C.R.A.F.T. - Can’t Remember A Freaking Thing.
That truck needed brake clean to bottom of trans pan....after it's nice and shiny apply the sticker that says "can of worms DO NOT OPEN"......then send it to transmission shop
Can you use bud light as tranny fluid. It’s not 9 dollars a quart
Didn't know you were allowed to say "tranny" in Florida.
@@desotosky1372 We say what we want here. Florida is a Free State.
@@AppalachianPatriot Mickey mouse can't.
@@desotosky1372 Mickey Mouse shouldn't have to.
@@desotosky1372 We don’t care about Disney. The went woke so therefore they will go broke.
Rainman. Need help on 2000 nisan frontier 2.4l . Overheats . I replaced water pump and thermostat and fan clutch. Plus done a flush on motor
0:52 the metal tab that is attached to manual valve body is bent (lower left of the screen next to the black connector). it should be in an upright position as it slides into the "pocket" next to the main valve body connector on the trans. probably not a big deal, but... looks like you did straighten in it out at 3:08. good job lol
Can someone here help me diagnose my vehicle. I am contemplating on replacing the whole transmission but i dont want to commit into a repair that may only cost to replace just a valve body. I have a 2005 nissan pathfinder v6 5 speed automatic. How the problem started: the problem started when a friend of mine tried parking backwards at a pretty steep hill and of course he let go of the brakes so it moved forward and he pressed on the gas fearing it might roll in to the ditch, the car jerked up the hill in reverse pretty hard.
The reverse issue got worse over the days . I had no other choice as we were out camping in a pretty unknow place. I did a trans flush at a place near our camp but didnt fixe the issue.
The reverse issue got worse now, before it took 2.5k-3k rpm until the reverse catches and engages now it takes 4-5k rpm till it catches.
There are no codes showing, i drove the vehicle about 500km back home and it had no issues driving. It was just the reverse. Being the problem. I also noticed that when i use reverse when the car is cold, the reverse engages at lower rpm although its still higher than normal. The transmission oil is still red and i did smell it when i arrived home and it didnt smell burnt or anything, the car also drived pretty well when i was driving that 500km back.
Another thing i notice is that when i am manualy shifting from 2 to 1, it doesnt go to 1?
I am just hoping someone could help me diagnose the problem. I tried reseting the tcm by removing the battery for 20-30min and it didnt fix it. The only thing I think that vould be the problem is the valve body or worn down clutch packs. I was thinking of the valve body as the problem more as the transmission oil does smell burnt and looks ok but im also thinking that a vode would show up if there was something wrong with the valve body.
If anyone can help me diagnose this please let me know. You can ask me any questions you like about the car
You have to torque these very 'clickly'...... I thought that's what I heard. Perhaps it's my over-active imagination.
You. Ruin charging. System. While., battery. Charger is. On. Engine. Running. That. Is. Stupid!!!
Well...that was..fun...exciting...scary...boring...and...thrilling!...
...so thank you sir!
I'm melting down in my North Central Florida shop
trying to do trivial maintenance on a 2002 Nissan Frontier
and you provided the entertainment/distraction of the day!
That rattling when in motion would do my head in within five minutes.
As would the light for the air bag.
Outstanding, saved the customer money. And learned something first hand.
Its a win win.
Still think it was because someone put a jack under the center of the transmission pan. It had just enough flex to brake that wire. Unless the customer said it was doing that before the motor change.
My tyranny grinds squeals sounds like a cracked out crazy person it's in a Ford but thinks it's a chevy the plate on side says mfg bud light
Me, thinking,: You are my son's age, who was born when I was 30? Not old. Maybe high mileage but not old.
Great video. Did you address the blinking airbag warning light in Part #1?
Ray you should recommend a skid plate.
You know you can go back to the disassembly video to refresh your memory of which bolts/nuts go where. Just a thought.
ATF = Automatic Transmission Fluid… I‘be known that since 1968. My first car had a Powerglide Automatic Transmission. Whoo-hoo!!
What's the link please I'm looking for a valve body for a Nissan frontier 03 4 CYLINDER 2W DR
You are NOT old. When your son turns 28, then you can tell us you're old. lol. Until then, you can only FEEL old. Sorry to say it mate. But when you're seeing your Dr more regularly than any friend of family member. The feeling part catches up with reality. LMAO,
Happy Taco Tuesday Ray. This is going to be a good video. So close to 500k. Also have your a great day.
Dipping your stick. The Ocho.
Ray!... 1/2gl. You saved?. What transmission god's drank it.. oh the shop shadow hiding things again. Your cooling system servant 🥶🐲
If those iridium plugs are burnong out at 30K, wouldn't using Platinum Densos work at least just as well?
Those looked rough but you didnt tell us when you changed those out.
Shame those engines weren't replaced by Toyota.
Be well
My son has a 1998 nissan frontier with 2.4l AT ... his is having the same issue. Where can I find a reman valve body or how much should i expect to pay to have it rebuilt?
uh-0h, Mr. Ray.......sarah-in-tuned made you say that 'miss-spoke'.....admit it.....never !!! omggg!
Good call on not sodering that it will not hold up. Ask me how I now? Rebuilding transmission for 41 years I’m very impressed with you diagnostic ability. Many shops including the dealership would have just slammed a reman in it. That’s a seriously solid tranny, pretty much the VB is the only thing that fails on them.
The cartridge filter also needs to replaced. It's usually inside a small cartridge housing. I did the trans fluid change on my 2013 altima. Changed both the "screen" and the cartridge filter.
I've been watching you for a while now. I love your content. I have a 2003 Nissan Xterra with no reverse, would that also fix my issue? Only paid $400 for it. It would be a very nice ride if fixed.
Sir where did you purchase the valve body? Looking to do the same on an 06 Xterra v6 4x4
honestly I think people who are watching should shudddup and let you the professional do your job. LOL. I mean you do way more than the average tech at" joe shyt the rag man's shop" does. Ive worked in many shops (and dealerships) where they dont double check (or even first check) fluid levels.
350z, G35, infiniti fx35, nissan frontier. it feels like every auto nissan transmission has that valve body problem. that was a good fix. need to replace mine on my fx35.
I was so scared when that battery showed 6V. That's quite the discharge for a starting secondary cell. I'm willing to bet that the battery is damaged, but Ray didn't show if he tested it. For sure that would require a CCA test up here in Canada, least it leave you stranded.
Does that pan need a gasket?🤔 LOL ok never mind, made my comment like 5 seconds before he said it was on the pan lol.