Just pulled a 2008 xterra engine to swap to my frontier. You do not have to remove the exhaust manifold to get it out. There is enough clearance also if you don't want to crawl under and cut 30 zip ties on the transmission just disconnect all the wires on the engine it takes about 5 mins and you can leave the harness attached to the transmission and move it out of the way. You do not have to remove the coolant cross over pipe on the rear of the engine for the top two transmission bolts. For those of you who want to know how long it takes......I started outside on the ground then after 2 hours I pushed it into the shop (had another project in the way) and spent another 4 hours of disassembley so 6 hours to get it out. Heat shield on the passenger side is the biggest pita other than that it's just a lot of bolts and tight spaces but not anything you can't swing a swivel and 1/2 extensions in.
How about removing the front end and pull it out with the trans and transfer case all as a one ? Or it’s more time and work? I’m thinking to swap to VK56,so i ‘ll have to do it anyway.
Thanks for this. I am dreading do this but thanks for the tip on the engine harness and exhaust headers. That passenger heat shield is a bastard. I just dropped my tranny thinking it was making the noise but now Im pretty sure it's a crank bearing.
@@therockandrollcreeps5804 probably bent the shit out of that stupid thing. If you pull enough off the top of the engine there should be clearance. Might not even need to pull it if the headers can stay on
Nicely done. Doing a swap on my 2014. Found a really good price for a 2016 with 31k @ $1500. Not certain I will do it myself yet. Seems pretty straight forward and your video was a great help. I wished I was more gifted with recording such stuff to share/post. Found some helpful hints in the comment section as well so thanks guys for sharing those as well. Thanks for taking your time and documenting the process... and sharing!
Guy has balls of titanium to just jump into this job like this. I would be paralyzed by fear. Note that he didn't even remove the radiator: now THAT'S confidence!
Considering he had all the proper tools on hand and didn't need to run to the hardware/auto parts store 4-5 times i'm pretty sure it's not his first rodeo.
Probably just experience. I know what you mean because I've never done an engine swap either before, but if you have done it before it makes it a lot easier to have the balls to get started. Thats why I love videos like this, cause it gives you at least some idea ot what you're getting into before you think about trying it
I followed this video to swap an engine from my '08 Xterra with one from a '14 Frontier. Was great!! only difference was to keep the intake plenum from the old engine as the new one had some extra sensors and valves on it.
Great video, much appreciate you sharing the process. Bought 2008 Frontier V6 4.0 with 145k miles that had misfire, replaced all regular maintenance stuff then shortly after on way back from Home Depot something happened to engine. It lost most of the power and started making the same noise as this one. Very tempted to do Titan 5.6 swap as it seems nearly impossible to find this engine with less miles for less than $2200 in Northern California.
I have a 2006 nissan pathfinder 4wd and this video was helpful ! I did not remove the oil pan , left the exhaust manifolds on and also left the radiator on. Definitely a 2 person job removing and installing the motor though!
Im about to replace my 2006 nissan xterra automatic with a used one. You didn't mention anything about the externals. Wiring harness etc. All used engine's are bare but tested before shipment. Am i able to simply transfer everything over from old engine to new one? Great video
Yes you have to transfer every sensor if the new one same old one you can use it but you may not know for sure the new one sensor are working so just transfer all your old one for the safe side. Thanks for watch please help subscribe ok.
Dear my Master Minuto11:50 seconds su put your hand on coolant pipe but there is 3 little pipes curves and going connected to the transmisión What this group o pipes do because my car don’t have that
@@alltsab Another question when you pull out the engine you uses chains but what is the tool or where can I get the metal part what was holding the engine
In the middle of removing the engine now I didn't remove the oil pan and cannot get engine far enough forward to clear the pressure plate and clutch attached to the flywheel by removing the oil pan, I assume that allows engine to move forward so it can be raised?
How did the engine swap go? Any advice? All used engine's online are bare with no external parts. Didn't you just take all that from you're old engine and replace it on the new one?
If all else fails, read the f@@@@@@ manual! It says to remove the transmission FIRST! Then the engine lifts straight up. This guy is doing it the hard way.
@@nissanneal Guess I could have read a manual AND done it the hard way by removing the transmission and doubled my work OR I could have removed the oil pan sump and pick-up tube in just a few minutes and get the engine out a lot quicker...AND this only applies to manual transmission....automatic transmission there is no need to remove oil pan it will clear and allow you to remove the engine neither case requires you remove the transmission first and double your work...
@@myfavorites624 even for a 4wd ? The 4wd has axle shaft right in front of the oil sump, curious because im about to remove my 4wd's engine, removed the donor (2wd) and it was easy
I have a problem with my Frontier 4.0, the oil has metal sand in it. I think it’s the main bearings??? Can I replace these w/o removing the engine? Just take off the oil pan? Not many videos on this topic. Good video! Thanks
I think you can remove the bottom pan and crank bearing out and tap the top bearing out and re-insert the new one. I did with toyota sienna 1mzfe but never done on the nissan. When you do it don't take out bearing out at the same time. Just do it one at a time it's not hard.
Just curious , why you have to remove the exhaust header ,. Can you pull the engine with the headers and the catalics , also why you have to remove the oil pan? I am about to swap engine on Frontier 2wd this monday , looks like a lot of fun .
I took mine off several times similarly doing repairs...be gentle and not snatching things will go a long way...in mechanics, marriage, and life in general...
Whats the three vacuum hose at the back of engine go to one goes to transmission the other two vacuum hoses mine dont have nothing going to it please help thanks for vidio but did not help me
It’s a manual transmition,so you apply a lot of load on the crank by the clutch. Remember,the block is alloy. It’s more a hard driving habbit,then an engine issue IMO. Release the clutch a little smoother betwin the shifts,it’s not a racing truck. In HR versions of VQ Nissan reenforcered the ladder and many more components so it can endure more punishment.
I wish I could find a guy like this to help me do mine, I'd rather pay him than any of the worthless mechanics in my area. Fk, the reason I'm watching this is I had a mechanic do the timing chain on mine, and not only did he screw the timing on the exhaust cam up but he didnt change the oil (which he charged me for), nearly clogged the oil pickup with RTV silicone, pretty sure he damaged the oil pump the same RTV (takes like 10-15 seconds now to get oil pressure from cold start) , stripped a coil pack bolt on the valve cover, and God knows what else I have yet to discover. Charged me $3500 to literally fk my engine. Rather than spend any more money on this engine think I'm gonna swap it out. So much for trying to do preventative maintenance with a "professional"... if you know any pyromaniacs that have an itch send them over to PM Automotive in Metairie Louisiana
The long exhale and saying “alright” is the best possible intro to the project and extremely relatable. Well done on the removal!
Thanks 😊
Just pulled a 2008 xterra engine to swap to my frontier. You do not have to remove the exhaust manifold to get it out. There is enough clearance also if you don't want to crawl under and cut 30 zip ties on the transmission just disconnect all the wires on the engine it takes about 5 mins and you can leave the harness attached to the transmission and move it out of the way.
You do not have to remove the coolant cross over pipe on the rear of the engine for the top two transmission bolts.
For those of you who want to know how long it takes......I started outside on the ground then after 2 hours I pushed it into the shop (had another project in the way) and spent another 4 hours of disassembley so 6 hours to get it out. Heat shield on the passenger side is the biggest pita other than that it's just a lot of bolts and tight spaces but not anything you can't swing a swivel and 1/2 extensions in.
Amazing brother
How about removing the front end and pull it out with the trans and transfer case all as a one ? Or it’s more time and work?
I’m thinking to swap to VK56,so i ‘ll have to do it anyway.
how did you get hte shield out
on pasenger side
Thanks for this. I am dreading do this but thanks for the tip on the engine harness and exhaust headers. That passenger heat shield is a bastard. I just dropped my tranny thinking it was making the noise but now Im pretty sure it's a crank bearing.
@@therockandrollcreeps5804 probably bent the shit out of that stupid thing. If you pull enough off the top of the engine there should be clearance. Might not even need to pull it if the headers can stay on
Nicely done. Doing a swap on my 2014. Found a really good price for a 2016 with 31k @ $1500. Not certain I will do it myself yet. Seems pretty straight forward and your video was a great help. I wished I was more gifted with recording such stuff to share/post. Found some helpful hints in the comment section as well so thanks guys for sharing those as well. Thanks for taking your time and documenting the process... and sharing!
Damn I want an engine for that price with that low of miles
Guy has balls of titanium to just jump into this job like this. I would be paralyzed by fear. Note that he didn't even remove the radiator: now THAT'S confidence!
Considering he had all the proper tools on hand and didn't need to run to the hardware/auto parts store 4-5 times i'm pretty sure it's not his first rodeo.
He did remove the radiator...what you see is the condenser for the A/C...looks much like the radiator
@@c-yabugginout7573 From 16:26 to 17:06 you can clearly see a radiator cap. A/C condensers have no caps.
LOL right!? first thing I did was yank out my radiator. This dude is a real OG though
Probably just experience. I know what you mean because I've never done an engine swap either before, but if you have done it before it makes it a lot easier to have the balls to get started. Thats why I love videos like this, cause it gives you at least some idea ot what you're getting into before you think about trying it
I followed this video to swap an engine from my '08 Xterra with one from a '14 Frontier. Was great!! only difference was to keep the intake plenum from the old engine as the new one had some extra sensors and valves on it.
Did you use the old harness or the one from the new motor ?
On mine that sounded the timing chains guide replaced them and got another 150000 miles thanks for the video
Awesome video. About to do the same to my 05 Pathfinder.
Great Job!!! Very Clear and Easy to understand and follow Thanks 👍🏾
You welcome
Great video, much appreciate you sharing the process. Bought 2008 Frontier V6 4.0 with 145k miles that had misfire, replaced all regular maintenance stuff then shortly after on way back from Home Depot something happened to engine. It lost most of the power and started making the same noise as this one. Very tempted to do Titan 5.6 swap as it seems nearly impossible to find this engine with less miles for less than $2200 in Northern California.
You welcome
I have a 2006 nissan pathfinder 4wd and this video was helpful ! I did not remove the oil pan , left the exhaust manifolds on and also left the radiator on. Definitely a 2 person job removing and installing the motor though!
Great that you cut down some work.
thank you for the video and explaining in english, very detailed and alot of helpful advice
You welcome
I did mine in mt garage. took 2 weeks and a lot of cursing. Still rocking the xterra.
It's take time. Oil pan is tight in space.
The cursing is a necessary step
I use 10-30 mobil-1syn in my 08 Nissmo Frontier with 280,459mil miles and no issues what so ever and it still pulls strong.
Excellent video my man! Thank you for putting that knowledge out there for us.
You welcome buddy help me hit the subscribe button ok
Thanks 👍, very helpful video. I'll be removing my engine pretty soon.
Great video! I might have to do this when my clutch fails. Since mine's a 2WD I might not have to remove the oil pan.
I just did the gallery gaskets and cant imagine doing a clutch on these!
Gallery gasket is more work than a clutch job lol
Thanks for the video
What year is the engine?
Just reaffirms I need to REALLY take care of our 2005 Manual model Xterra so far it runs very well at 124k
As long you take good care it will last you another 100k miles. Nissan have some issues transmission but not all of it.
That sounded like it needs new spark plugs
Thank you, this helped a lot. Having the same issue with my exact engine.
You welcome buddy don't forget to help subscribe 👍
@@alltsab Done
Im about to replace my 2006 nissan xterra automatic with a used one. You didn't mention anything about the externals. Wiring harness etc. All used engine's are bare but tested before shipment. Am i able to simply transfer everything over from old engine to new one? Great video
Gotta like on HERE lol. Is that a yes come on boy's help me out. Never done a heart transplant LOL
Yes you have to transfer every sensor if the new one same old one you can use it but you may not know for sure the new one sensor are working so just transfer all your old one for the safe side. Thanks for watch please help subscribe ok.
Thank you for replying!
Np
Thanks for the video. Was the engine constantly making rod bearing noise?
Yes in this one very bad. It's almost freez out
Great video EXCELLENT Quality Very Very Helpful. How long did it take you just to remove
5 or 6 hours
@@alltsab yourself? Or with someone else?
@@DavidHernandez-ue4fzmyself only
@@alltsab do you know how long to remove on 2000 xterra 4wd ?
Dear my Master
Minuto11:50 seconds su put your hand on coolant pipe but there is 3 little pipes curves and going connected to the transmisión
What this group o pipes do because my car don’t have that
Different year and model maybe Different. If your don't have it just put whatever you have that all I can say.
@@alltsab
Another question when you pull out the engine you uses chains but what is the tool or where can I get the metal part what was holding the engine
In the middle of removing the engine now I didn't remove the oil pan and cannot get engine far enough forward to clear the pressure plate and clutch attached to the flywheel by removing the oil pan, I assume that allows engine to move forward so it can be raised?
How did the engine swap go? Any advice? All used engine's online are bare with no external parts. Didn't you just take all that from you're old engine and replace it on the new one?
If all else fails, read the f@@@@@@ manual! It says to remove the transmission FIRST! Then the engine lifts straight up. This guy is doing it the hard way.
@@nissanneal Guess I could have read a manual AND done it the hard way by removing the transmission and doubled my work OR I could have removed the oil pan sump and pick-up tube in just a few minutes and get the engine out a lot quicker...AND this only applies to manual transmission....automatic transmission there is no need to remove oil pan it will clear and allow you to remove the engine neither case requires you remove the transmission first and double your work...
@@myfavorites624 even for a 4wd ? The 4wd has axle shaft right in front of the oil sump, curious because im about to remove my 4wd's engine, removed the donor (2wd) and it was easy
@@Patriot-US1776 yup
Pathfinder & frontiers have the same engine I think so because I can find a engine for nothing that’s a good deal coming out of a truck???????
I have a problem with my Frontier 4.0, the oil has metal sand in it. I think it’s the main bearings??? Can I replace these w/o removing the engine? Just take off the oil pan? Not many videos on this topic. Good video! Thanks
I think you can remove the bottom pan and crank bearing out and tap the top bearing out and re-insert the new one. I did with toyota sienna 1mzfe but never done on the nissan. When you do it don't take out bearing out at the same time. Just do it one at a time it's not hard.
I'm doing a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder engine replace. What did you hook the change to to pull the engine out did you just hook them to the exhaust bolts?
Yes
sounds similar except mines smoking bad
Great video
Just curious , why you have to remove the exhaust header ,. Can you pull the engine with the headers and the catalics , also why you have to remove the oil pan?
I am about to swap engine on Frontier 2wd this monday , looks like a lot of fun .
Cause his is a 4wd and the oil pan wont let the engine clear the front driveaxle
honest work
I have a 2011 pathfinder. What you charge to swap engine for me? I have good engine already. Thanks.
Nissan frontier or pathfinder ? You weren't sure aboutt which car was it ?
Quiero ver el sistema de vacío de la Nissan Pathfinder yd25 diésel año 2007
why didn't you do a bearing roll in the old engine instead ?
Where is your shop located?
Out back...LOL
is this the same motor that's in a 2004 nissan xterra? Im looking to possibly swaps one in my moms suv.
04 may different but to remove and install should be very similar
At 8:25 you destroyed that fuel line! Use the proper tool and then it disconnects very easily. Now that fuel line needs to be replaced.
Yes it need fuel line disconnect tool. How ever It have been a year now still good. If you ply it right it still reused able.
I took mine off several times similarly doing repairs...be gentle and not snatching things will go a long way...in mechanics, marriage, and life in general...
@@alltsab I took my fuel line off the same way and its fine
Daughter let her xterra run out of oil... Engine seized up. Rebuild or replace???
Replace is better and cheaper in my opinion
if the body is in good sahpe, is worhty to repair
Whats the three vacuum hose at the back of engine go to one goes to transmission the other two vacuum hoses mine dont have nothing going to it please help thanks for vidio but did not help me
1 from the tranny is open hose but the other I think it plug to the intake there is a rail plug to
My 2wd only has 1 , I think the other might be a breather for the transfer case
Can you share. What type of camera did u used to recording. And specs. Thank you.
Cheapest go pro 3 silver...1080p 30fps
All Tsab thank you
Damn 260k, nice and long life big boss
What's the first biggest problem u had with ur Xterra
18:34
That guy there isn't he called the thrust washer?
Is this a common fault with vq40 engines?
Definitely looking like a thrust washer
It’s a manual transmition,so you apply a lot of load on the crank by the clutch. Remember,the block is alloy.
It’s more a hard driving habbit,then an engine issue IMO. Release the clutch a little smoother betwin the shifts,it’s not a racing truck. In HR versions of VQ Nissan reenforcered the ladder and many more components so it can endure more punishment.
Hi! Where did you get the replacement engine?
Lqk sell me the engine
I wish you can replace my engine on my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder 😢
shon jon what happened
TheUltimateGemini it makes the same sound that you hear in the video! Have over 300,000 miles. Original owner brought brand new. Hate to let it go. 😢
Does the ecm needs changed?????? Help
No
7:04 what hose is that to the right of your hand? Anyone?
Front diff vent hose
I wish I could find a guy like this to help me do mine, I'd rather pay him than any of the worthless mechanics in my area. Fk, the reason I'm watching this is I had a mechanic do the timing chain on mine, and not only did he screw the timing on the exhaust cam up but he didnt change the oil (which he charged me for), nearly clogged the oil pickup with RTV silicone, pretty sure he damaged the oil pump the same RTV (takes like 10-15 seconds now to get oil pressure from cold start) , stripped a coil pack bolt on the valve cover, and God knows what else I have yet to discover. Charged me $3500 to literally fk my engine. Rather than spend any more money on this engine think I'm gonna swap it out. So much for trying to do preventative maintenance with a "professional"... if you know any pyromaniacs that have an itch send them over to PM Automotive in Metairie Louisiana
Wow that's bad. Really bad. I did this with motor and everything less than that
@@alltsab yeah I know. Talk about wanting to shove my own foot up my butt.
Question where did you find the engine I need one for Xterra 4.0 06
Lkq
That is where I bought mine
That is definitely not a good noise from that engine! Nice video👍
Wow Very nice
👍👍
Will a 2012 4.0 work on a 2006
I think from 05 up to 2015 should fit but to confirm ask the place you buy the engine to cross reference for you. Thank for watching subscribe please
Bro u can’t just yank the fuel line off their is a tool for that
Please I have automatic can I remove mine
Yes you have to remove before remove engine and transmission bolts.
Good luck and help share and subscribe too ok
Hello please did you take the torque converter bolt out from the engine and transmission
This is Manuel transmission it doesn't have torque converter.
I have the same question thanks
This engine is so compact, I still can fine the engine number on mine, can someone share location
That is a VQ40
where is ur shop?
I don't have No shop
if you work at home do you work on customer cars?
@@Wow_200 friends car
Sounds like the engine threw a rod.
Yup
Yes because that's a rod knocking no other knock is like that. I say only rebuild if you have all the parts, and the knowledge and skills to rebuild.
Hello rod knock..
I need you help
I need to now if my engine is frome my frontier
Please help me
You can look up the engine you have and check compatibility with the old one.
hi, you wanna do mine?
not oil
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