Nissan Altima No Crank after front end Collision
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- Опубліковано 11 гру 2024
- This Nissan Altima won't crank or start after having the front end rebuilt. It also needs the coolant inlet replaced.
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I don't blame the guy for not wanting to put any money into an Altima. Those cars are junk when they leave the lot. You are lucky if you get 100K on one of those engines. I ran the scale at a salvage yard for years, and I bought hundreds of those cars with less than 100K on them. We also resold some cars as well. I bought an immaculate '09 Altima with 77K and a bad engine. We decided to resell it since it was in such great condition. Our mechanic bought it, and I told him I would find him an engine for it. I started buying every Altima I could find. At one point, I was buying more than 50 of them a week, and we checked every single one. We had so many that we devoted an entire section of the yard to Altimas. We eventually just started crushing them as soon as they came in unless they were in perfect condition. It took me four months of doing that to find him a good engine, and it came out of a car that has been t-boned. I feel sorry for anyone that owns one.
As one who knows Wes, the longer you wait to get your carpal tunnel fixed, the greater the chance that your nerve damage may become permanent. Get'em fixed sir.
Love your videos!
Permanent nerve damage sucks. I’ve got very poor feeling in my fingers after chemo some years ago. I’ve had to give up repairing phones and mac books - I can no longer feel and pick up the tiny screws. Get it fixed, man.
Gotta agree with Wally - don't wait. Besides you can have your son do the repairs as you flail about helplessly in a cast! Watch Wes's Son Work...
I talked to my doc about it ages ago and his opinion at the time was that CT is a repetitive stress injury and the only way to actually fix the problem is to stop inflicting the stress: i.e., stop working with my hands. So... Not really an option if I want to continue to get paid.
I wear splints and gloves as needed. Looks stupid, but helps.
Perhaps a second opinion from a hand surgeon? In the meantime, while you are healing, the family can surely perform the actual mechanics work with your direction. Max the evil hunter or mices included.
Yup so agree, in the UK local GP docs do it now and it absolutely worth while. Cnange your life Wes, get er done!!
If I remember right there's a TSB for an add on harness with a relay to improve starting, lemme see if I can find it
Edit: it's for low power/the tail lights staying stuck ON
TSB NTB15-111
Ironically, it tells you to DELETE the stop lamp relay and bypass the stop lamp relay circuit
Covers 2013-2015 L33 Altima
This vintage Altima had an extended warranty for CVT failure (judder code you saw), but I have a feeling it's past the 7y84k limit
Although I've heard of people getting it covered if you ask nicely 👀
I'll be damned!
@@WatchWesWork Nice to have friends!
I'd recommend pinning this. Future youtuber will be searching for hints on their no start problem.
Well done, Michael!
Nice find Michael....
I'm not sure who would be more proud, the engineer that designed the thermostat housing in CAD, or the injection mould designer that figured out how to make that thing a reality
Love your sense of humour Wes, “whoever designed that must be really proud” 😂
Yes, he has worked with 'engineers'... wait 'Engineers'! (Must always capitalize to emphasize self-impotence... did I spell that right?)
In truth, there's a lot of different ways to screw a part like that up really badly. I _would_ be proud of that thing. I would not be proud of being forced to do it.
in past life molded one of those for ford. the mold ranit on hot oil and was a real complicated turd to mold and assemble.
Sonic The Hedgehog - Thermostat Housing Edition
Lololololol you're funny
Remembering the days when all you needed to keep your radiator happy was something that'd hold water for a minute and a ditch with water from a recent rainstorm.
Not here. You'd have a cracked block.
I took that a step further. I drove home with beer in my rad. It didn't care. It was too drunk to care.
@@MaxNafeHorsemanship No officer, the car is the drunk one this time!
Step out of the car, Sir.
Thank you for saving me, officer.
I bought a Golf Diesel with a cracked block. I had to get saltwater from the ocean to fill it up on the 200-mile drive home.
Wes, for the Relay connector, You could with the Relay in place, connect the pin to the relay, then fill the back of the connector with HOT MELT GLUE, that would effectively hold the pin in place, and it would be no conductive, so it wouldn't short out!
it gets hot under the hood, so hot snot would just ooze out over time. Epoxy or polymer would do the trick though
I had the same thought, but using 5-min epoxy. Glue gun would be faster, but I’d be afraid summer underhood temps might soften it too much.
hot melt doesn't bind too well to plastics, might hold up fine though
I had a similar idea in mind.
I use ultraviolet instant setting glue for instant repairs. Cures in one second.
Oh dude that Honda. Although I’ve thought Suzuki had the best , most unique designs over the years, I’d like to see that Honda on the road
Cordless ratchet, time saver. I did not like them until I had to replace head gasket and unscrew about 80 bolts and put them back
That's a while to cozy up to them, but once you use them for enough jobs (and of course, have one that's worth having, not junk) ... they're pretty damned good.
I'm kinda tempted to 3D scan the plastic housing and have it metal 3D printed. That's pretty much their only flaw. Mine kinda went a bit loose after it fell of the fender once. Tightened it back again, but plastic is plastic.
@@aserta That would be sweet. A metal housing for my milwaukee ratchets. I'd say the batteries need it more than anything. I've broken 2 so far.
Ivan would have made that brake switch circuit diagnosis into a five part documentary.:-)
I've had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands six months apart. My surgery was simple and healed in a week. Just a small incision near the base of palm and a clean out of a bunch of crap that builds up in the flexible part of your wrist. My symptoms were gone immediately (mostly pain in my shoulder blades, neck and tingling in my little finger). Without the surgery problems will continue and probably get worse. I think you will be out of commission for a very short time so do it in a part of the year that doesn't bring in much revenue. It's been 15 years since my surgery and I am still good but then I'm retired. My surgeon did say that if the CP came back it would be a simple matter of performing the surgery again. I love your channel btw.
I'm actually really impressed how the Hercules ratchet is holding up. Looks like HF may have a hidden gem with that unit.
They have several gems - not everything, as you know, but some of their tools are amazingly durable.
Hercules is one of those gems. If you do some research you can find the others that will fill your needs and save you some money.
I have alot of harbor freight tools and they have held up. I'm not professional but when I need them they do get used and sometimes abused. Stuff happens. They get dropped, covered in oil, torque limits are tested, sometimes they just happen to identify as a hammer at the moment. I'm just saying harbor freight has some decent stuff if want to save some money. They also have a good return policy and the prices are low enough that replacing tools is more affordable.
Only benefit of some "name-brand" ratchets would be the battery is a bit more compact and some have ~10ft. lbs more torque.
One of my dogs (Mae) found a rabbits nest right outside my front door yesterday. I was sipping coffee on my front porch after playing fetch when I heard the bunnies screaming. Six or seven of them hopping in all directions as Mae rained destruction upon their once warm and cozy hovel. She managed to grab one but I negotiated their release before any physical harm was done. Although, the mental scars may never heal...
Sometimes I feel like I'm acting twice my age when I look at these new cars and detest the idea of working on them. When I watch Wes working on them it just doesn't look very fun so maybe I'm not missing out on much.
Max brought my wife 4 dead bunnies last week. She was far less impressed with him than he was with himself.
@@WatchWesWork I'll send some props his way, somes gotta keep the tick carrying pests at bay.
You're one of the few repair channels which I really look forward to watching. You do a real good job of explaining things and you have excellent skills. I just wish you had more content, specifically toward cars and SUV's. Thanks.
Also, really sorry about the carpal tunnel. You're too young to have to deal with that problem. I hope someday you're able to get the surgery for relief. Be well my friend.
in the meantime you can try wearing a wrist splint on one or both hands. that often provides some relief.
Whoever designed that 1 part must have been on drugs. Great job Wes
The thermostat, what I believe you are referring to as 'That part', looks that way because the engine block, the engine heads and the transmission all require a different operating temperature based on the engine and transmission operating conditions. It's not 1970 anymore.
The company I worked for, in a small town in Wisconsin made that coolant part. Called a 10 port they would pump them parts out 24/7 kinda cool to see it in the real world 👍
Thank you for making that thermostat. The thermostat looks that way because the engine block, the engine heads and the transmission all require a different operating temperature based on the engine and transmission operating conditions. It's not 1970 anymore.
@@dancarney106 That isn't the thermostat. It just a water outlet.
Hey wes your my favorite ... style comments keep me coming back.. also trouble shooting... humor gets me.. thanks
Great fix! Your methodical and meticulous approach carries the day AGAIN. I doubt 1 in 10 mechs would have spotted that so quickly. Sorry to hear about your CTS! That's so unfortunate.
Wes, ever since I first started listening to you I have been troubled by whose voice, your voice reminds me of. It just hit me, you sound quite like Bob Newhart. Phew, I feel better now.
Not sure what you mean Wes. Been driving a straight piped truck for years now and I’m not sick of it yet!
Hardly hear of anybody working on Nissan... Must be a very reliable dependable car.
The motto in shops in your area is " Wes Has Our Backs ". Another great video .
Whoever thought of making Plastic thermostat housings
Should have been kicked to the curb. My wife’s 2010 Chrysler town and country has one I changed while back I didn’t think it was going to seal. I didn’t want to crank it down too tight because the screws were going into aluminum threads and didn’t want to strip them out. But after a couple of times of tightening them up until the point I felt like I was going to strip them out it finally stopped leaking.
Thank you for sharing Wes.
The thermostat housing is almost as scary as the one on my wife's mini. I don't recall if I counted 9 or 11 places it could potentially leak from, not to mention the potential for failure between the two halves of molded plastic, but scary.
The thermostat looks that way because the engine block, the engine heads and the transmission all require a different operating temperature based on the engine and transmission operating conditions. It's not 1970 anymore.
@@dancarney106 Neat, I had always assumed it was a matter of ease of manufacture, coupled with trying to compact as many functions into one component as possible. Really my only actual gripe about the whole process was having to stand on my head on the valve cover to get the rear not-so-quick coupling locked it.
I thought the thermostat manifold/housing on a 2012 terrain I just worked on was scary. Back of the block, hard to access, had both heater hoses and the radiator hose hooked to it. At least that one was aluminum. Hardest thermostat I ever changed, and the exhaust manifold was removed as well. After working on that POS, I'll happily get in my "1970" era designed cars and bust that rear view mirror off so I can never look back.
It's called a port-u-pine
@@toxichank6960 I see what you did there
Wes, great watching your videos! Was a mechanic on 60s and 70 engines, much easier back then.
Sleep in wrist braces, Wes. I have had carpal tunnel for more than thirty years. An orthopedic surgeon told me that all most carpal tunnel surgeries do is pay for the surgeon's boat. He told me to ice my wrists, take ibuprofen and sleep with a brace on whichever wrist was worse that night, because I'd never be able to sleep in two of them without half waking and ripping them off and not remembering it. After a few years, I could sleep in two braces, so long as I didn't pull them too tight. He also said to use a diaper pin to pin the brace to your shirt so you can roll over and sleep on your arm. I didn't need that after the first few weeks. I've been managing it on my own for all these years, and 99% of the time, it doesn't bother me at all.
That is an interesting video. Amazing how a simple thermostat can go from right on top to under the engine and have so many water lines going all over, plus the electrical connector.
Are you really surprised when you're talking about Nissan?
They are essentially the Chrysler of Japan (avoid)
@@samholdsworth420
I always avoided foreign cars, I have however owned a few English Fords.
The Cortina, a 65, and a 68. Pretty good 4 cylinder engines, and good fuel mileage.
My favorite channel. Thanks, Wes.
Thanks Wes for sharing, it was a good short fix to start. But that thermostat housing was very interesting. Thanks for sharing and have a great day.
Absolutely love your commentary. Good sarcasm without being rude nor mean nor giving misinformation.
Kinda gotta have the brake pedal switch circuit on these vehicles to get them to crank the good old days of bypassing the key with a Screwdriver on the starter pins are gone good video @Watch Wes Work
There are so much plasic in The Cars now Great Job You Done Wes 😮
I love the cricket sounds. I have to pause the video to see if it's here or the video. Bless the crickets. Only a couple more months until they're done performing their musical chant.
They live on in the shop all winter.
I like your editing Wes. You get a lot more into your videos by not showing us how to attach every hose and battery cable. That monstrosity of a thermostat housing definitely looks like the heart of the cooling system. Cheers
I try to make them not boring, if possible.
@@WatchWesWork Bubba - your videos are never boring because your viewers are actually interested in the process, and humor, shown in your problem solving hierarchy. I mean, good gravy! Did you expect us alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll to memorize 'lefty-loosey... righty-tighty'? No way! Not while you're here with a thermostat housing like that abomination from Nissan!
I watched the last of your 17 year forklift series. Congratulations on doubling your subs, and then doubling again, since then. You are growing faster than Tesla!
Max the mouse hunter---love seeing him in your videos!
YES! More Max! I can never get enough of Max sniffing out mice!
DTC P17F0 - replace the CVT assembly........Thanks for making the video
Kind of a fun job this time. The longer you wait to get carpal tunnel fixed, the more nerve damage you will have, the longer it takes to heal and a smaller chance of fully recovering. I have had both hands done. I waited a bit too long like you are. Keep'em coming;)
I agree. I've had it done twice. Once on the right wrist and once on the left elbow and left wrist at the same time. I waited too long on my left.
If your carpal tunnel is not too bad get the surgery. It's well worth it, all feeling will come back or enough of it it won't be an issue. I've had them both done. The only thing is the testing is worse than the surgery. But still well worth it
Ditto!! I didn't take action soon enough. The hand surgeon said the nerves may never fully heal.
That is definitely crazy and cannot believe that because the brake light did not come on the car wouldn't start and I'm not sure who the engineer who thought that abortion of a thermostat housing was a good idea wow great video thank you
Great video, don't worry, the CVT will die well before anyone needs to pull that relay again. The Altima is a nice car, unfortunately the CVT in it, like every Nissan CVT, is an absolute dumpster fire.
CVTs in general are a dumpster fire.
The CVT is subject to recall. So yeah, even they know it's dumpster fire. Anyone who took one of those apart, can see the absolute shit design in there. I honestly want to know who done did it, so i can shake their hands and pin dunce caps to their heads.
I drove a new Nissan Versa as a rental car recently. It's not that CVT's are inherently bad but I hated driving that car! Compared to an EV, the accelerator feels mushy and like it's got a mind of its own, rather than a crisp "I'm putting out what you're putting down" type of feel.
My nephew has one those German short hairs and her name is 10 tine. Most efficient digging machine with an actual brain I ever seen. His 5 acre mini farm looks like the surface of the moon. Dang dog constantly digging for moles, gophers, muskrats and China!
Sounds familiar!
Hey Wes grouchy old guy here. I agree. I hate the straight pipe craze as well.
Its cool that the body shop is bringing some business to you this time.
Wes, there are some stretches that are easy to do that can alleviate carpal tunnel issues. I work in assembly for a large automotive manufacturer. They have us do these stretches daily to mitigate hand issues. I'd try to explain them here but there are plenty of videos here on the tube that will do a much better job of it than I can. Just search for "carpal tunnel stretches". Watch more than one video and find some stretches that work for you. Also if you really hit it hard on any one day icing your hands and arms down afterwards or at the end of the day can help a lot.
Another basket case brought back to life. Good for you Wes !!
Eww Nissan with the CVT! Love watching the videos man.
i helped a co-worker change the spark plugs on her 2013 Nissan Versa. She told me that she had a mechanic, where she purchased the car, change them out 2 months prior (but the car was still having misfire issues. I asked her how long it took him to change the plugs, she said less than 15 min. I laughed because on this particular car, you have to remove the intake manifold to access the spark plugs. It's like an hour job if your know what you're doing. Anyway that thermostat housing it the craziest thing I've seen. Nissan vehicles are something else.
Great Video, Wes I really enjoy your work and your down to earth attitude with work and real life..
I have one of those cool lift things too I love it when you have to burp the system just a little bit of top off when you’re done makes your life so damn easy
Hey thanks for using the gloves. I actually don't like when you don't. I know you said you can't feel 💩 but it makes me feel better when you so it without an incentive like non maple coolant tasting spaghetti or meatloaf or potato chips. Or whatever Mrs. Wes feeds ya.. at the EOL you might really wish you'd use gloves more. Instead of having some cancer. The spring chicken I mean Mrs. Wes would probably agree. More years at the end would be more ideal.
That FE looks mighty fine.
I hope that wasn't a Dorman pin cushion!!! Great work Wes.. Love your videos and your family dog keep up the great work fan from Florida.
Thanks for teaching me something new. I bought a used car with push button start about a year ago. I have been holding the button in until it starts like a key start. Now I can push the button and let go. The car starts. You probably saved me from burning out something electronic and expensive.
They don't call em compact cars for nothing great job and video God bless from GA and stay safe
Hey, that’s my line, “ better lucky than good!!!” But, some times lucky can make you look soooo good. As usual young man great video, thanks for the video.
...and if you’re good you have more good luck 😉
I like that hose clamp pliers.
I use to work on heavy equipment, when I decided to go that route, I did so because of path auto was going. Compared to today, the difficulty of accessing stuff and electronics was nothing. Thanks for sharing.
thanks for a weekly video, wish I had your logical thought process. Invaluable time saver. be careful with there carpal tunnel, minor op might sort it. however, here in UK no charge, your insurance probably won't cover that. thank heaven for our NHS. take care
Sorry to hear about the carpel tunnel. My wife had that, not nice. We had a really good chiropractor who was able to help her just by manipulating and massaging the affected area. Won't work for everyone but it really helped her. Not a big fan of CVT transmissions. They seem to be failure prone, based on what I see and hear.
Another great clip where you simply follow the clues. Certainly less frustrating than your recent experience with the Silverado. For the mice - place sticky traps under desk and cabinets along the walls. You can fold them into boxes so pup won't get into them. As always, thanks for sharing.
Never would he thought a brake wire bein off would stop a car starting bro, that's a new one on me. Great all round video though. Safe travels
That car is way cleaner than my 1993 Jeep Cherocar commuter. 189,000+ miles. Oil leaks, yes! Paint looks like it's been rotting in the desert for thirty years, yes! Four batteries, three sets of tires, two water pumps, and a clutch that cost me four hundy... dollaridoos that is... 😁
Man what an unusual electrical thing to happen. Fantastic find for sure. I am always amazed at how you seem to zero in on the problems of everything you get in your shop. Thanks for the videos.
That thermostat housing it's like doing a heart surgery .😄
A Jarvik artificial heart.
😆👍
Great video Wes. Thanks for taking the time for them. I just found your channel and have been watching all of them. Mortske showed the pic of you and the Mrs' having a beer, love it! Keep it up and thanks for your knowledge!
That engine bay is an engineers dream!
At least it was an easy fix!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Wes, I was about your age when I had my carpal tunnel fixed, it was one of the best things I did for myself :) Just don't do them both at the same time :(
Interesting diagnosis on the no-start after an accident. We had a '13 Altima that got hit on the rear passenger side door jamb...knocked the wheel by that door out of whack, and ended up totalling the car...but it had the same no-start thing going on, even tho it wasn't hit in the front at all.
It’s good to know that Max - Mouse Security is on the job and on patrol. 😁👍🏻
I've used a hot soldering iron tip to "weld" the edges of broken plastic pieces together, something I learned from Mustie 1. Never had one come apart yet..
Won't be long before Motortrend picks Wes up for a new TV show
I think that thermostat is same as the space shuttle, super cool
Nice integrated failure point(s) thermostat housing...
Being lucky counts. That is the damndest thermostat housing I've ever seen.
Awesome work as always fella 🙂. I see a few peeps are asking about the Goldwing, I replied, said you had said a while back you were on it etc
Good job, Max!!!
That "one that got away" is one he's saving for later... 🤣
Years ago as a teenager I was excited to get a Harley Davidson 250 street and trail motorcycle (if I remember right it was an Italian built machine). First ride, a few miles into the wood the bike died. It was a couple hours hard pushing to get it home. Me and the neighbor kid spent hours trying to figure why it didn’t have spark. Turned out the tail light bulb was the “fuse” for the ignition power… That’s why there was a spare under one of the side covers 🤬
Thanks for the mid week video Wes I think your terrific !!! Awesome mechanic .....
Great videos Wes . I'll STILL trade straight piped trucks over my neighbor's mariachi music at 100bd with a horse trailer rattling at 11pm on a Wednesday night. Or on Friday night with the heavy bass at midnight.
Love seeing your new stuff pop up! Thanks for good videos, Wes
I can hardly wait until you make enough UA-cam money to hire someone to help film, edit, and release more videos! I love learning and I need lessons!!!
That is one interesting octopus you installed there. Great find on the pin. Thanks for another fantastic video.
Good work Max. We want to watch you work.
Wes rockin the Chuck Ts….Sweet.
That t-stat housing looks like something from a Terminator movie!
All those hose fittings looks like a dopers pipe dream gadget.
I gave up on the coolant color years ago. Yellow universal. No disasters... yet. 😁
On that electrical connector, once you get the wires back together, fill it full of hot glue. It takes up the dead space, keeps stuff from vibrating loose, quick and cheap.
Remember what VideoBob says about Nissan Altima drivers. It’s so true.
Carpal tunnel surgery is a breeze, recovery is quick, and it works...
Looks like a clean 2nd in the shop in the last couple videos
FYI OTC makes a set of pliers that work awesome on those spring clamps. I don’t have them in front of me but when I go to work tomorrow I’ll get you the tool number.
Eric at south main auto had a car in for not shifting out of park or starting. The pedal switch was replaced and out of adjustment or the plastic button was broken.
Good boy Max. You sniff out those critters.
That has got to be the most laid back dog I've ever seen . If I didn't know better I would think he suffers from depression .❤❤😂😂
Is no spring chicken.. I didn't know that phrase. Love the content Wes, you are going for the 300k mark already!
I was pleased to hear that antifreeze contains a bitter taste. Cats, contrary to urban legend can taste sweetness and they like it. It was not uncommon for them to be poisoned by licking at pools of coolant leaking from vehicles, which contains ethylene glycol which has a sweet taste (was once used in a wine scam in Austria to raise the sweetness - it was eventually used as deicing fluid in the runways at Vienna airport).
Good video Atleast it runs now @Watch Wes Work
Great job Mr Wes thanks for sharing this video please please make more as I can't live without your videos 😉