Maxima MISFIRE After Engine Swap? (Junkyard Special :)
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Another junkyard special engine swap...this time at least it runs, but not on all 6 cylinders.
This 2005 Nissan Maxima V6 is setting a P0303; Dead miss on Cylinder #3...fuel or spark? PicoScope to the rescue!
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TS100 SOLDERING IRON:
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SOLDER:
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ADHESIVE SHRINK WRAP:
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THINK TOOL PROS:
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Enjoy!
Ivan
You know you're at a classy place when every car has a separate push to start button
Reminds me of the farm and 4H.
Everything had an add on button or switch
When I see a push button start to bypass the ignition I start keeping an eye out for wire nuts and14-2 romex :)
and the tweaker tweaker one 9 crowd
thanks for being a good mechanic man, and not putting your educational material behind a paywall like others. Everyone going for the Money grab and you are out there just helping us.
I have no issues with asking people to pay for educational content. Not cool when you post a video, then the conclusion is on your pay site.
With cars being so expensive, everything is getting fixed! Kind of cool actually.
I've noticed most of the new car problems these days are computer problems not the starter or internal external working parts of the car outlast the electronic part
Agreed imagine all the great cars that were scrapped during cash for clunkers bs that would still be running today...
Junkyard contents are good indicators of the health of the economy - when people get poorer, everything gets salvaged, repaired or reused.
I made a similar comment, years ago, to guy that goes junkyard hunting in Germany. Not sure he will be that lucky these days.
@@chilee6994 actually premature starter motor failures are getting very common on new cars 😅
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics probably due to auto stop and go or whatever it's called.
I would sure like to see a video on your complete diagnostic kit. Test leads, clips, meters, home made loads...etc.
I’ve been fixing cars for 48years and I can tell you this guy is at the very top of his game.
When you zoom in on hard to see parts, wires, etc. you have to use the proper terminology, Enhance, enhance, enhance. lol shout out to Eric O, come on baby! Appreciate your hard work, Ivan. Thanks
You should charge double for those junkyard specials, there are so many new variables it is almost like a test for each car you diagnose!
I would not touch them because of such “ jury rigging “. I shudder every time I hear, “ I fixed it, but it still …..”
Always enjoy watching you work Ivan, but when you said, "Oh come on," I knew we were on the same page, lol.
I am going to use the Ivan giggle as a phone text notification, it always makes me smile.
Love the old clunkers with junkyard body parts and push button start hahaa. Nicely done Ivan!
Soldering takes a bit longer but definitely a better fix
If you get the solder to flow it’s not coming loose in a couple of years like a butt splice will
I’ve chased down in the 100s of bad butt splices over the years
Ehhhhh..... It's easy to make shitty solder splices too.
So the perfect square wave pattern for the coil would be a clue that the computer was trying to fire it but the voltage wasn’t making it to the coil. Cool!
Ivan master mechanic he can fix any car problems
Ivan, I really give you a huge thumbs up when approaching your diagnosis ! You seemed to be called when everything else fails to work! Nobody / most don’t inform you “ what has been tried or replaced “! Which makes you to be left alone and talk to your best friend,, “ you” to figure it out ! Your good my friend !
Nicely done guy! Didn’t even have to remove the intake manifold
Absolutely brilliant Ivan. To be able to so logically trace down a broken wire in such a short amount of time. Bravo.
Push button start - Just like my old 1952 Chevy :)
soldering is the only permanent fix and that heat shrink is awesome great job
Heatshrink butt connectors for the win lol
The only thing is with the V6,s is you have to pull the intake to get to that other side where the 4 cylinder Nissan is straight across the top, great video Ivan 👊 🇨🇦
I Absolutely love your videos and the diagnostic process. The scope captures are so cool and how you use them to figure out what is wrong.
Thanks for your learning channel, it's better than watching TV.
The only way that a Nissan V6 engine would've failed like that is if the owner didn't change the oil enough because they're a very durable engine at least until Renault started building 4 cylinder engines for them.
I got about 500,000 kilometres (300,000 miles) out of a Nissan RB30E 6 cylinder engine yet an auto wrecker I knew had a dozen of them which had failed at 183,000 kilometres (114,000 miles) because they were gunked up with sludge meaning that the owners didn't bother getting them serviced !
In the old Datsun days they had a 500,000 mile guarantee on the block of the ole 4 bangers..tough stuff.
Or it ran low on oil.
Big Nissan energy
@@vwwrenchie314 I had an 83 Nissan/Datsun 4 banger stick pickup. Could NOT kill the thing! I junked it when the body fell apart.
When I lived on the south side of St Pete, I seen countless Nissan and Infiniti coupes and sedans blowing tons of smoke because there's not a single oil change facility on that side of town and they're not about to waste money changing it if there waa.
Your confidence is improving every video!
Well done!
Scope for the win......again!
Nice diagnosis and fix Ivan!
Wow, not too bad of a job to fix the harness at the back. But I'm sure that battery light is signal that's why the button interrupts it. Pcm can see it but cluster can't. Make it back to factory, it'll work again! Nice fix! Love to see the scope again and see the problems!! Awesome video, Ivan!
Great going! Love the scope usage....
Thanks Ivan! Damn Junkyards... couldn't find the free software download to follow along..
Ivan, great job. Thanks for your explanation about what the waveforms are telling us and including those with this video. Thanks for Sharing!
That "Think Tool" has become a favorite for you or? Nice find.
great case study , Thanks for sharing the waveforms files that is another bonus material.
Nissan, the Chrysler of Japan and their French masters.
I’ve always called Nissan the Asian Chrysler
No mo Nissan for me... Except a 90's or early 00's hard body truck. Or the little 93 body style Sentra... (Which was still made in south America till not more than a few years ago! Just under a different name).
Nice diag. I like your approach method.
Nice find! Gotta love these beaters! Lol 😆
lol pushbutton start, crush the car! Nice diag Ivan.
AWESOME BUDDY NICE JOB👍
You are the man Ivan!!...awesome!!
Good job Ivan 👍
165 thousand my butt!. Check out the wear and tear on the controls on the console!
You have it right when you say you have to start from scratch. I have done electronic diagnostics most my life and when other techs give up and ask for help they always try to tell me everything they have measured, swapped, etc. Often times if all that they told me was true they would have either fixed it or it would already be working. I would ask for a major symptom and stop listening to any other information as it would often lead you down the same rabbit hole. In fact if they would have just started over with an open mind they would have likely found the problem.
Omg, I swear I’ve seen that car where I live in Michigan! The rusty E-Coated fender and all.
Good job Ivan!
It's all good Ivan!!! All good!
Hi Ivan … great job. For very difficult spaces to make connections even for temp fix, look at clip down Wago connectors. Very easy to use and can be permanent fix as well. Mike
You likely know this but rubbing your soldering iron on the shrink tube will do a good job. It takes a moment longer than your torch though.
I like those low heat solder connectors.
Low heat solder = junk haha
😂🤣😅how about fried chicken 🍗🍗
You need more school N boy
Finally got some free time to catch up on your videos! Hope you’re doing well Ivan! Let’s see what we find on this bucket! 😎
Great Video Ivan. Thank You!
Nice buzz cut Ivan …. Coooool ….or not …..keep them videos coming.
Summer haircut 😎
On initial impressions I had, cylinder 3 misfire is the least of this car's issues.
I got to install a push-button starter ASP! LOL, that just makes me laugh
GREAT JOB AND VIDEO , THANKS FOR SHARING .
Solid diag. Loving it bro
Big Altima energy in a maxima
Ive seen multiple size wire cutter and crimpers in the snap on truck especially some small cutter/crimper combo. Pretty sure other companies have variety of sizes as well
rock solid!! way to avoid the rabbit holes... keep in the back of your mind what the monkeys said they think the problem is, so you have an idea what they fiddled with, but do not let it dictate your diagnostic sequence.
Ohh I have. 2001 , it had a misfire that wouldn’t even set a code. The CEL would flash once in a while.
Replaced coil and all was good
How I knew was the coil. Visually inspecting the coil it was obvious.
Never change the oil would do it, or the timing belt, pretty much ignore everything else
The Nissan 2.5 and 3.5 have been used forever and are ultra reliable I heard the only thing to worry about on the 3.5 is timing chain/belts have to be done and I bet that’s why the last motor went! That or they ran it too low of oil because they are known to burn or use oils in between intervals
When in doubt....scope it out!!!
When in doubt....bust the soldering gun out!!!
My dad had a '49 Ford pickup with a starter push button.
Ivan, great video. The broken wires always seem to be in the worst possible area to have to repair. That soldering tool is great. I bought one based on your video, as I did the ThinkTool pros also. Where did the wire probes you used in this video come from?
Well, you did your job well, Ivan, but that heap still needs a whole lot of work to legally get it back on the road in PA. Perhaps it can be towed to a nearby state with no inspections and sold there? Haha
Nothing wrong with soldered connections, by far the strongest most reliable joint if done right… biggest problem is cheap soldering irons not putting enough heat fast enough into the both parts of the joint causing a cold joint… decent quality irons at the right temp and there’s no issues… mil-spec is better if you can follow it, but heat is critical… and 50/50 plumbers solder isn’t for electrical, 63/37 has the fastest rate from molten to solid so the parts have less chance to move when cooling… nearly ideal Eutectic phase for the geek…
The 97-2003 maximas also break wires at those bends
Another interesting case. Wouldn't be possible to diagnose without the Pico! Just wondering how that wire got broken in that place - could it be the engine swap?
It seems a junkyard trend to solve ignition switch problems with extra buttons :-)
Should have used a transparent heat shrink, so that it is possible to inspect what went on there.
I can crimp that. I have a long 90 degree crimping tool 😂. It’s not a ratcheting style though so some sense is needed
Hey, Ivan!
NIce work as always...
I am curious why the heck the junkyard spent so much time (swapping the engine) and money (changing parts, your diagnosis) for this car at all.
The car looks terrible and many parts inside and outside look torn and crappy...like the push-button start and the mismatched fender...
Will anyone buy such a pile of crap for a reasonable bunch of money?
I´m from Germany and this car would surely be trashed here.
Regards, Stephan
Bonus Foodage is the best foodage
Really awesome 👍
Aviation grade repair, would remove whatever is necessary to get to and repair the harness. even if it means removing half a jumbo jet from itself. lol 🤣
Automotive, do whatever works and is safe, don't play around with airbag/anti-lock systems though, proper repairs only.
I hit the like button and say nice video. Now I’ll watch the video. :)
Хорошая стрижка
I tip my hat to you.
Ivan I do mobile repair in upstate ny/southern vt I have a hotspot I bring with me. Your a techy guy like me so I’m sure you know this
Well, I guess a push to start button is better than having to push to start... lol
There is a lot to be said for " liguid electrical tape "
I'm guessing the junk yards you perform diagnosis for show the video to potential customers to justify the 25% markup on the selling price.
I wonder who the next lucky owner will be 😐
Yet another nissan hooptie
You're a stud! How the hell did you get those two wires wound together to solder? Oh yeah. Great job on the diagnoses too :)
I've pulled off similar, albeit in the dark nether regions of pinball machines ....
@@litz13 Hats off. I'm good with electronics and DIY car repair but that would have pissed me off :)
@@TheFrenchPug fun about fixing the games is when they're in the back, dark, corner of some bar and your having to fix it with no light
@@litz13 Lol. That sucks. I can't believe they make you do that. I have a Game King slot machine so I know a little about game repairs.
@@TheFrenchPug well, there's a reason I work in IT these days, and not fixing games in the dark, back corners of bars.
But I do own several games, and do the odd repair for friends on the side. It's like riding a bike - you never forget how.
Laptop specs to run the PICO software?
Misfire counters are in Mode6 data on the Nissans
You can see live misfire counters?
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Yes. The Autel I have labels the Mode6 data as well so you don't need to decode what each data PID is either.
Anyone that has had electronics education knows that you use solder. 😂
That doesn't mean the person knows how to solder. I've seen EE's that could do circuit designs all day, but couldn't solder anything for beans.
The manufacturer that I work for does not recommend solder do to the possible resistance it might cause.
I have an electronics education and I know that the right connection method varies depending on the particular application...
In the aviation industry (twenty years ago, and as the industry changes very slowly, today too probably) solder connections aren’t allowed. Crimped connections only.
nice job
How about a Wago lever lock?
Ahh a proper repair, the ignition switch fails on start, so a button is the fix, done the russian way ha ha :-D
Ok ok it's the scrapyard way :-D
A little tin of flux could help with soldering dirty copper, i don't like crimps or the evil scotch blocks :-(
Heatshrink tubing hides the mess, err makes it neat :)
I couldn’t see the wave form for the pico scoop it didn’t let me open the file do you know why that could be?
Sometimes one of my vehicles has a light on in the dash. I joke about it. I say I’ve got AAA so as long as it’s not on fire I keep driving. Kidding.
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Start: don’t assume anything, treat it like a fresh diagnosis
6:30 in: assume they checked and swapped the coils and plugs.
REALLY? With the sketchy work I wouldn’t assume anything. (Start button to circumvent the security )
Is there one guy who does the start button install? I'd like to see the quality of his wiring!
Never catch a new one this soon...
Please I am un Somalia having bad time ordering stuff all the way back in USA but I want ur pico scoop which u mind give us a review of us pico scoop is it comes with free software or is it what ?
Fancy cars with their push to start.
I don't know Ivan, I would have bet that you could hold the camera with your teeth while soldering
They go through all that trouble to swap the engine but didn't bother checking the integrity of the harness. Whats funny is that whole harness is easy to pull out as a unit when replacing that engine. Thank God for idiots. They create a market for us Techs!
what thinktool unit do you use
See description
Butt connector, something, heat, something, vibrations, Ivan screwed it up.