Head Gasket Removal and Installation. 2000-2006 Nissan Sentra 1.8L Easy Peasy!

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  • @td05291
    @td05291 2 роки тому +5

    Excellent video, I just replace the head gasket on my daughters 2002 1.8 Sentra. I installed a new thermostat and radiator. It also took me two oil changes to get the oil clean.

  • @larry3079
    @larry3079 4 роки тому +6

    Mind blown can not believe you took an aluminium head off and didn't take it to the machine shop to be resurfaced literally cut the chances of the head gasket holding by atleast 60% but thank you guys like you are what keep guys like me in business.

  • @joewiththeshot
    @joewiththeshot 3 роки тому +18

    The music is a bit loud. I’m constantly turning it up and down.

  • @jonnovak
    @jonnovak 2 місяці тому +1

    Mine was done by nissan years ago before hitting 100k. its now at 172k and needs to be done again. Had two 2003's and both same issue except the one done by nissan didnt last. other was done by shade tree friend and that one didnt go bad again. Mine isnt leaking into oil but leaking coolant into cylinder only when parked and while cooling down making it super hard to start cold. Caused me to go thru 3 crank sensors before getting the good one from nissan and that one doesnt die from the issue so the car will still run after trying to start it for a while before she actually starts from cold. runs great otherwise, even start easy when hot. i think im gonna do this and save my gas saver :)

  • @jacintocarranza1446
    @jacintocarranza1446 4 роки тому +11

    More videos need to be made for common cars like the B15 sentra

  • @clanchanos8037
    @clanchanos8037 3 роки тому +2

    I don't speake inglish and i unerstand you man, very explícity, You are "un chingón"

  • @bobbydabutcha
    @bobbydabutcha 2 роки тому +1

    Mine is seeping very slightly. Thinking of doing them next summer. My 06 Nissan Sentra has been the most reliable car I’ve ever owned. Just did drum shoes after 16 years, original hardware and everything lol.

  • @NanaYawot-cd7hl
    @NanaYawot-cd7hl Рік тому +1

    Please I'm a mechanic in Ghana and I love how you does your work, can you please help me to join you and work with you.

  • @SN1P3R808
    @SN1P3R808 5 місяців тому

    I just bought a 2004 Sentra i never did timing chain before i was wounding about the chain tensioner thank for this video. I need to do a head gasket job on my Sentra.

    • @sypher0101
      @sypher0101 5 місяців тому

      What about the chain tensioner?

    • @SN1P3R808
      @SN1P3R808 5 місяців тому

      @@sypher0101 I took that off but i can't take off the intake camshaft bolt off. Is the bolt thread so i turn it right to take it off the intake camshaft bolt?

  • @RonaldGilham
    @RonaldGilham 2 місяці тому +1

    Good idea to have head magnaflux checked for cracks, surfaced and new valve seals. Reworking the head will save u from having to do this job twice, most used car sales would do this repair this way to save money and time, then 5000 miles later the ne😅w owner gets to pay 2000.00 to have the job done again. Always take the head to machine shop for reworking.

  • @easternrider251
    @easternrider251 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you so much for this video did everything you did to a t and my 05 b15 sentra sounds amazing now

  • @juliovelasquez8003
    @juliovelasquez8003 4 роки тому +3

    Very easy way to do it . Nice job,

  • @youfrancis
    @youfrancis 4 роки тому +2

    This is very indepth. Thank you for shooting this!

  • @calvee123
    @calvee123 3 роки тому +1

    I did like your job. I feel like I could perhaps do the same thing to my sons exact same car too. I don’t know about that torque thing though. Thanks for sharing.

  • @ferndog1461
    @ferndog1461 4 роки тому +1

    I borrowed my Mom's 2003 Nissan Sentra 1.8L GXE, with 80K on odo. Mind you, she drives short trips on surface streets, only. She did admit she had to top off the coolant every ~50 miles. I drove it on the freeway and when I exited to get in line for fast food, the radiator bellowed white smoke. The oem stock radiator's plastic top developed a 9 inch hairline fracture. My Mechanic diagnosed a blown head gasket. Mechanic quietly said it may be time for a newer car.

    • @starmine
      @starmine 4 роки тому

      mine did the same with stock radiator. the leaky head gasket pushed air bubbles into cooling sys. between the increase in air bubbles, no heat @ from vents, coolant being pushed out into the reservior, the high water temps, the radiator was a tell tale sign that more things were going to break if i didnt fix that head gasket.

  • @brandintinsman4011
    @brandintinsman4011 3 роки тому +7

    Did you check the head to see if it was warped? And what was that stuff you sprayed on the gasket? Is it common for these heads not to warp? Also, why is it necessary to put it in tdc if not going to remove the harmonic ballancer and chain?

  • @jordancoker6562
    @jordancoker6562 11 місяців тому

    Good stuff brother Knoxville Tennessee here

  • @TheOneimage
    @TheOneimage Рік тому

    Great job men. Thanks for the details all of works.

  • @bmorecareful8357
    @bmorecareful8357 4 роки тому +2

    Nice 👌 job brother 👍 like a professional love the video helped me out

  • @cesarpereira5965
    @cesarpereira5965 4 роки тому +2

    Good video 👍

  • @1NcognitoXx
    @1NcognitoXx 2 роки тому +2

    The diagram shows 1-10 head bolts going from the outside in,does it make a difference if you start at 10 or 1?

  • @meTimetraveler
    @meTimetraveler 3 роки тому +2

    to be absolutely sure get a chemical test kit from harbor freight tools to see if exhaust gas is in the coolant.

  • @lewisjenkins5441
    @lewisjenkins5441 4 роки тому +3

    great video, you all made that look so easy I have a 2004 sentra with the 1.8 I have a persistent POO11 code any ideas? other than that it runs like it is new 185000 miles. We purchased it new. I want to get this code taken care of

    • @neolana31
      @neolana31 6 місяців тому

      new spark plugs and take your injectors out and air hose them dudes code should go away if not gut your cat out if it has set for any amount of time take out your backseat and reveal your gas tank if it's dirty shop vac that whole dude rinse it with water and repeat them dry it by hand the whole tank from the backseat whole in the middle then new plugs and air hose them injectors thats how to make it like new ive had the 04 and the 06 1.8 ive made both completely custom in and out its such a great car and easy to do anything to it

  • @anthonypino9976
    @anthonypino9976 Рік тому +1

    The head has to come off and flpped over cleaned and checked with a straight edge at minimum. I always take the head to be shaved and new valve seals ,he also checks the valves and guides at the same time.

    • @markmcmahen9442
      @markmcmahen9442 Рік тому +1

      The person who bought it off his lot will most likely have to pay for a new head gasket in a short period of time. I did it the same way on a Sentra when I was 17 and it lasted 2wks. I was young and broke then, never again.

  • @williammajor99
    @williammajor99 2 роки тому +1

    excellent thank you

  • @TheUndeadMystery
    @TheUndeadMystery 4 роки тому +3

    My guy, pleasseee. For the valve cover i cant find this anywhere. What is the bolt tighten pattern and the torque for those bolts?

    • @RadFabz
      @RadFabz  4 роки тому +2

      I couldn't find it either. I just started in the center and worked my way to the ends. I just snugged them up real good but not over tighten them.

  • @SN1P3R808
    @SN1P3R808 5 місяців тому

    Hi i need help taking off the intake camshaft bolt off, i took the exhaust camshaft bolt off easy but not the intake side. Is the intake camshaft bolt thread i turn right to take it off?

  • @demonkyo176
    @demonkyo176 Рік тому

    Okay video. Just because we are removing a certain part of the vehicle doesn't mean we gloss over the other parts that we need to put back. Taking things off is easy it's putting them back that's the challenge. Skipped over crucial parts. Also have adequate lighting IOT show those who watch future videos EXACTLY what it is you are referring to. Aside from those grievances video was decent

  • @MrZilch100
    @MrZilch100 Місяць тому

    Aren't those head bolts a 1 time use torque yeild bolts?

  • @SFlores1979
    @SFlores1979 2 роки тому

    Not sure if you mentioned anything about checking the gap with a flat edge?

  • @coreybunss
    @coreybunss 3 роки тому +1

    Very nice diagram i wish i had the tools to do it myself how much est do you think a mechanic would charge to do it?

    • @r3dhorse
      @r3dhorse 3 роки тому

      About 1k or more.

  • @sypher0101
    @sypher0101 5 місяців тому

    Any issues with oil leak? I noticed when you oiled the head bolts you dipped the threads in the oil (looked quite a bit). I applied a fraction of that oil on the threads & I suspect when screwing it in, it pushed oil out and squeezed past the new head gasket. :/

  • @vendettakush4347
    @vendettakush4347 Рік тому

    Is that copper stuff necessary? I’m just worried about electrolysis

  • @edwardbrown9741
    @edwardbrown9741 2 роки тому +1

    How much to pay the macanic price for the job of replacing a head gasket

  • @mathewsanchez1977
    @mathewsanchez1977 11 місяців тому

    Isnt it standard practice to machine the surface/cylinders (genuinely curious) or is that more so if there residual gunk? or how you know you need to machine/level it ?

  • @SF_Curious
    @SF_Curious 2 роки тому

    Excellent video. I want to do mine but I don’t have a crane 🏗 to hold the head and the chain! Are you in CA? Can you do mine?

  • @rafaelortega4676
    @rafaelortega4676 Рік тому

    hi how are you? i have question how long i takes to do all the job. thank you..

  • @mazlosoutdooradventures8594
    @mazlosoutdooradventures8594 Рік тому +2

    I don't think you needed to take the radiator out

  • @modusponen1447
    @modusponen1447 2 роки тому +2

    Our mechanic just quoted $3400 for this. Doesn't seem like it should cost that.

    • @td05291
      @td05291 2 роки тому +1

      It takes a while. Took me about 12-13 hours and I’m no stranger to wrenching.

  • @gordonashley4751
    @gordonashley4751 3 роки тому +2

    How long did the procedure take?

    • @td05291
      @td05291 2 роки тому

      Took me 12-13 hrs

  • @tman3944
    @tman3944 Рік тому

    how many miles did this sentra have?

  • @waetos
    @waetos 16 днів тому +1

    How do you know the head isn't cracked? You didn't check it.

    • @RadFabz
      @RadFabz  13 днів тому

      I just took a chance lol. It's been like 8 years since I've done that job so I don't remember all the specifics but I think that was only like a $200-300 car and I was just trying to show a quick fix for like $75. It is still running lol so not too bad for less than $400 into it and got 8+ years out of it . If it was something that I had more money into I would have definitely had the head checked or just replaced. I did check this one a bit before I put it back together just to make sure nothing obvious stuck out to me. Thank you for watching the video and your comment. Hopefully I was able to help you at least a little bit.

  • @natemorgan4665
    @natemorgan4665 3 роки тому +1

    Hey i got a 2000 nissan primera with a qg18 and I'm having a overheating problem I check water pump thermostat radiator and radiator cap and the car still overheating. Now the water boiling up so its the headgasket gone?

    • @RadFabz
      @RadFabz  3 роки тому

      Sounds like a bad headgasket

    • @natemorgan4665
      @natemorgan4665 3 роки тому

      I'm going to change it myself but i dont have a torque wrench, so can i use a normal wrench to do the job?

    • @fastturbo7150
      @fastturbo7150 3 роки тому

      @@natemorgan4665 you would need to torque the head bolts so you would need one. Harbor freight or online You can find a 1/2 torque wrench there for 20$

  • @mfgabe5610
    @mfgabe5610 3 роки тому

    Dumb question, but can you access those allenwrench bolts without removing the camshafts? I’m wondering if the head can be separated from the block without removing them

  • @danielguerra626
    @danielguerra626 2 роки тому

    How did you clean the cylinder head surface and engine block surface?

    • @1NcognitoXx
      @1NcognitoXx 2 роки тому

      It looks like he used a razor blade

  • @twitterbait
    @twitterbait Рік тому

    Appreciate the video very helpful, but can you please work on the audio levels for your video? The music is so freaking loud. That I have to turn it down. And then I have to turn it all the way back up to here when you're speaking.

  • @ibnushareef4279
    @ibnushareef4279 4 роки тому +6

    Music is too noisy Pls remove

  • @truth8319
    @truth8319 Рік тому

    Get video the music was loud as hell

  • @fransisco1982
    @fransisco1982 3 роки тому +1

    I Hate The Music