Restoring Engine Bay and Bringing New Life to 21 Year Old Nissan

[@Notona777]

I enjoy seeing how an old rusty exhibit turns out an attractive and well maintained car. You have done that again!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much Anton, really appreciate that! 😊

[@rimmersbryggeri]

For stubborn hoses. Use hot water from a thermos. It helped me alot when I was changing my clutch master cylinder in -15c cold.

[@silverspout4791]

You're doing a beautiful job detailing. I bought a 2002 Pontiac Sunfire with 82000 miles off of a 87 year old lady. I'm going completely over it and replacing whatever it needs. It's a challenge keeping it all original.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much, I appreciate that. :) I wish you the best for you and your Pontiac. 👍😊

[@motheolebelo]

awesome maintenance work. love how you transformed the engine bay.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much buddy! 😊

[@oomz1975]

Really nice transformation, its nice to see these regular types of car get some love.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thanks buddy, I really appreciate that! 😊

[@ahmadazril6608]

"Everyone know that red valve cover gives u extra 10 HP" 🤣🤣🤣

[@arfanmedni7294]

It'll need it

[@kingsebi97]

I like the small details like filling up the oil filter before starting the engine to provide good oil pressure, you know what your doing 👍👍👍

[@vladbucur9935]

Love this type of videos from you! Good luck and keep it up! Greetings from Romania!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much Sir! 😊

[@AdoomJames]

Yoeddynz says you should file the sharp corners off the battery hold down you made. Thanks for not having ridiculously loud music.😁

[@ejoautovideos]

I did file the worst of it off, I think they look sharper on camera than what they really are. 👍

[@myCarModsBestPrice]

Really nice transformation, its nice to see these regular types of car get some love 🤩😍🥰😎

[@stefanheintz3180]

Tack för alla projekt du visar, både väldigt trevligt och inspirerande!

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så mycket! Uppskattar det enormt. 😊

[@januariflickan1]

Loved this! Excited to see How it turns out 👍🏻

[@tim.iteland.9447]

Check the rust on the cross member under the radiator where it joins the chassis . It's one of the most common failures on the chassis and will stop an annual inspection being granted .

[@ejoautovideos]

Fortunately that cross member is mint, barely any surface rust on it! 👍 However the rockers/sills are pretty rusted on some places :/

[@Viewer059]

Great work! You should definitely check the cooling hoses that go into the firewall and connect the cooling system with the heater. The fittings there are plastic and they disintegrate...

[@ejoautovideos]

Good tip, thank you. Will look into that. 👍

[@ElMujiosss]

You could paint the screws for the Valvecover black, it would look great!

[@christofferhenriks8069]

Bästa på riktig länge mera sån och oftare tack 😍🙏

[@AlfaGiuliaQV]

Jäklars vad snygg ventilkåpan blev! Ett förhållandevis enkelt jobb som ger ett påtagligt lyft.

[@ejoautovideos]

Verkligen! Tack för kommentaren! 😊👍

[@marekkorona7343]

Bardzo dobra robota. Miło popatrzeć jak samochód nabiera blasku. Pozdrawiam z Polski 🇵🇱

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you Sir 😊👍

[@Dmxravin]

Yes!!! Love seeing cheaper cars getting restored!

[@ejoautovideos]

Right? Thank you buddy! 😊

[@hkan5763]

Mycket trevlig kanal att följa ! Noggrant och pedagogiskt utfört jobb på Micran, bra jobbat 👍

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack som f#n! Uppskattar verkligen din kommentar! 😊🙏

[@ovesundberg224]

Detta var riktigt trevligt att titta på! 😁 lagom längd, bra kameravinklar, lagom musik. Måste vara uppe i toppen av dina bästa videos 👏

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så mycket, blev riktigt glad av att läsa detta! 😁🙏

[@acidexe5686]

Blev helt chockad när jag såg detta, då det visade sig att du är svensk och gör detta. Du gjorde ett helt fantastiskt jobb att ge liv och kärlek till bilen och längtar och kommer se mer av dina projekt.

[@ejoautovideos]

Vad kul att du tycker det, tack! 🙏😊

[@HypnotizinDetailz]

Absolutely brilliant job my Friend! 👌🏻🤩👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I initially thought you’ll also paint the brake calipers red - as every race driver knows that they give you another 10 horsepower extra performance and the car can go much faster than ever before just by having red calipers (only joking)… 😉🤜🏻💥🤛🏻😎 Keep up the fantastic work, can’t wait for the next episode EJO! 💪🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much my friend! Hehe yes but it would unfair to add 20hp in total. I want to give other cars on the track a chance 🤣🤣

[@cammymillard7385]

this is what my "new" starlets engine bay looks like, with a lot more oil around the now replaced filter haha, gonna take some advice, looks good

[@vampalan]

Like the way the most fancy and clean thing in the engine bay was the Borsch S4 battery. It is normally advised to wrap the alternator and ecu in a bag before jet washing. Your car managed it...

[@Flashbang_Photo]

I painted my valve cover recently (turquoise) as the gasket was leaking and i wanted to do it anyway, and i tell you, a bit of cleaning and a freshly painted cover go a long way to make this car engine bay look good. I also painted the exhaust manifold cover in black and gave the whole thing a thorough cleaning, and it does lok very very good.

[@ejoautovideos]

Nice! I can imagine it looks really cool 👍

[@rickeymitchell8620]

I really enjoyed your video! We are kindred spirits in the fact I like things on my car to be neat and clean. It makes maintenance much easier when you can see and handle things. Nice work and looking forward to more videos.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much for your comment. 🙏 And yes, I couldn't agree more. 👍

[@southvibess]

dunno why for sure, but I really love the way you work on your cars. cheers from russia, much love

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much, it means a lot 🙏

[@LabdeBeats]

You did an amazing job, wow!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! 😊

[@Emily-lk1mf]

Very nice! Cant wait to see how you progress with this car. I love little old go karts like this haha

[@ejoautovideos]

Me too! Thank you 😊

[@simonemingozzi6859]

No comments Great Jobs guys👍👍👍

[@AM-vy7uw]

man sad ,man watches Nissan Micra restoration episode ,MAN HAPPY

[@ejoautovideos]

😁😁

[@kczairicable]

Nice restoration bro👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much 😊😊

[@sanusius]

Excellent video as usual! 🤩🤩

[@Larasbeat]

This is a good machine and very hard engine , good job

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you

[@crazyjoedavola9002]

Wax is there to prevent rust at panel joints and part that are known to rust easy, and on electrics to prevent moisture to contacts. Lots of old cars have wax between panels, to prevent rust between two sgeets of metal, like hoods, doors etc.

[@jackKNY]

Im so enjoy to see people who take care this Nissan while the another are left at the junkyard and wait to be destroy in derby 😅

[@faizanshaikh9178]

Once the car is complete. Do get it cleaned and use undercarriage anti rust if needed.

[@Darthvolvo]

Excellent work!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you very much!

[@nika9247]

12:39 add some coke zero about 1 litre to existing liquid and lit it work fore little time then flush it, coke will remove all rust and salt from inside

[@MichailDoc]

Love your vids , calm and to the point

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@mikael950]

Vilka underbara minnen man får när man ser dig jobba på en gammal Micra. Detta kommer bli riktigt bra när du är klar, och det röda topplocket var ingen dum idé 👍

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så mycket Mikael! Har du också haft en Micra? Vilken årsmodell osv? 😊

[@endpage_pl6706]

Greate video, as always. One thing, I was using engine flush few times and manual always stated to not rev engine, only idle.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! I just did because I wanted to vary the oil pressure a little bit. Don't think it matters much though... But if the instructions says only idle then you should go for that. 👍

[@lawrencefalk8714]

Great projecct!

[@Hypnotized81]

So satisfying! I only wish he had done all that to my own Micra 😅

[@albertcars4001]

I like the way you explain and record the job. You should’nt install rubber brake lines, much better racinng/ metallic brake lines. Regards from Spain!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you for your comment! Honestly oem style rubber brake hoses are completely fine for 99% of situations. Many high performance sports cars comes with rubber hoses from factory and they work perfectly good on track. However, steel braided can give you a better feel and better pedal feedback, but good quality fresh oem hoses are rarely the week point in a braking system. 👍

[@Klemens123]

Man is a legend, first car nissan 200sx

[@ejoautovideos]

Loved it, should have never sold it!

[@RandomTubePT]

Hey Bro... I also recovered a Micra K11 at my Channel and i really enjoyed to work on it and probably i will buy another one in the future... Keep the Great Work 💯🔥

[@ejoautovideos]

Nice! Yes, I think I've stumbled across some of your videos. 👍 Thanks for the comment 😊

[@Kai77884]

Hello a great job perfect 👍👍👍greetings from 🇩🇪👋👋👋 Kai🙏🛠

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you very much Sir!

[@jasonlycett2038]

Nice work bro

[@127EZ]

Looking forward 😃

[@bebben86]

25 minuter kärlek.

[@bobbyfranklin5924]

That looks great

[@yannikair]

Nice Job Bro. Now you have a reliable car 👍🏻💯

[@ejoautovideos]

Indeed! Thank you buddy 😊

[@anivarhain]

Riktigt nice vid dessutom så har jag köpt olja på oljemagasinet i många år grym service och grymt kunnig personal tack för videon.Men gärna mer sånt här vill vi se.

[@robinforsmark8120]

Du är ju otroligt duktig och noggrann.. bra jobbat kul att se.

[@ejoautovideos]

Uppskattar det, tack! 😊

[@johanneskopp4825]

Bra som vanligt! Riktigt gött garage du har, avundsjuk! 😊

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar! Ja, jag är riktigt tacksam över det. 👍

[@Persson16v]

Fantastiskt kul att följa detta projekt! Bra video som vanligt! :)

[@ejoautovideos]

Det uppskattas, tack! 😁

[@hsk5239jp]

The underside is rusty, but is it a cold country? Replacement parts are coming out one after another, but this model "Japanese name is March" is getting less and less, so please take care of yourself! ! ・ [From a former Nissan employee]

[@dennisburgesson3233]

lets goooo micra

[@ejoautovideos]

Yessir! 😁

[@zacharydebenham8250]

wow man an s 13 is a great car, especially for your first car!

[@ejoautovideos]

Yes I really miss it! 🥺

[@Batar1apt]

This is a great work keep going 💪😉, i have a micra to daily driver, and is a great little car

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you 😁 yes they are great little cars! 👍

[@bluej511]

That intake resonator is huge my god lol. you can cut it off and plug it or plug it without cutting it off. It's what I do with every car i buy, sounds 100x better

[@ejoautovideos]

I will probably make a custom intake 👍

[@bluej511]

@@ejoautovideos Was hoping you'd say that lol. Can't wait to see it turn into a track monster.

[@MrJewishking]

8:56 you’ve used screw clamp instead of flex one which was before, are you sure that it won’t be leaking when engine will change temperature? Usually flex ones are used to compensate temperature size changes.

[@livingthelifeportugal]

Try and find a GA16DE or GA14DE airbox 👍 they are getting rare these days!

[@ejoautovideos]

Yes, I'm planning on getting that or making my own custom one 👍

[@Rubr1k]

Swedish chrisfix 😎 Great video though, fun to watch!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! 😊

[@poppesgarage]

Kul projekt du har där! Bra video som vanligt! 👍🏻🙂

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så mycket! :)

[@troymarthinsen4796]

Hi, EJO. I enjoyed the video very much. Regarding the heat shield for the exhaust, would you also consider using a penetrating oil on the three bolts? The popular penetrating oil that has the long red straw is what I have. I intend to bend the straw around the back of the shield in order to try to spray the bolt, and do what I can to hit the bolt head from the outside too. And let it soak for 24 hours. Just so I can avoid drilling out the bolt if it has rusted badly. I guess the exhaust manifold will smoke and smell bad for a while - but wouldn't it eventually burn off and not be a factor? Do you still remember the size of the bolt you replaced, by chance? I'm doing something similar. With the same mindset actually. I did an AC delete and moved the alternator. The brackets for the ALT were very rusty and I sanded and painted them - came out great. Thanks in advance.

[@トラトラトラ-r3k]

作業を行う素晴らしい環境、ディティーリングや交換作業に対する正しい知識・工程。 何よりも自動車に対する愛情・情熱には頭が下がります。 素晴らしい動画でした。 (^o^)／

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much 😊

[@hasseekman2353]

Känner igen mig.Jag har en Micra 1,3.Hon (Bettan)Har nu gått 25500 mil.Aldrig bytt hjullage,styrlede,kulleder.Enda felet som har varit är tändspolen.Är väldigt noga med att byta olja o filter ofta.Slitage delar är naturligtvis bytta.En helt fantastisk bil.

[@ejoautovideos]

Sjukt imponerad av japanska kvalitén från denna era! 👍

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Snyggt jobbat! Eftersom du är så noggrann med allt tycker jag du borde köra på 2K färg istället. Stor skillnad i hållbarhet.

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar! Ja, absolut 2k är mycket bättre. Tänkte att jag skulle testa denna då den är bra mycket billigare än de flesta 2k. Får se hur länge det håller. 🤷‍♂️

[@hugoscars3143]

Jäklar va bra det blev med det röda i motor utrymmet 🚗🤘

[@ejoautovideos]

Eller hur? Tack! 😊

[@billakosl.a3227]

Very nice job

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you :)

[@daig1984]

Nice 1 mate!! I have 1990 k10 as my weekday car , s2000 for weekends 😏

[@ejoautovideos]

Nice! 👌👍

[@grubsch]

Can‘t believe you are using the old Valve Cover Screws

[@thomasrpoulsen]

Igen bra jobbat 👍

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar!

[@T_Kazahaya]

日本国内向け仕様とヨーロッパ向け仕様でかなり違いがあるのが分かる。日本国内向けだと2000年型でもディストリビューター点火だがこのモデルはダイレクトイグニッションになってるし、ついてる補機類も日本仕様とヨーロッパ仕様でずいぶん違う。 今後、日本から中古車で輸入されてくるK11があるだろうが、同じ右ハンドル車といってもUK向けマイクラと日本向けマーチで結構別モノだということは覚えておいた方がいいかもしれない。 You can see that the Nissan Micra is quite different between the Japanese domestic specification and the European specification. For the Japanese market, the 2000 model also has a distributor ignition, but this model has a direct ignition, and the auxiliary equipment that is attached is very different between the Japanese specification and the European specification. Regarding the right-hand drive K11 Micra that will be imported from Japan as a used car in the future, be aware that there are big differences in various parts between the Micra for the UK and the March for Japan, even though it is a right-hand drive model. want.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much for writing this comment. Very interesting! 👍

[@Максим-ш9ч6с]

Супер!!!! Мастер своего дела!!!!!! Лайк........

[@kunthoroanindhito6298]

why did you keep that rusty bolts on that freshly painted valve cover, even though you replaced the heat shield bolts and the hose clamps? anyway, nice work! 👍🏼

[@tim.iteland.9447]

Possibly the best Nissan made for practical affordable driving , and the Datsun bluebird in the 1980s it's what all the Asian taxi drivers used in the U.K . If you are not sure what basic car to buy in any country , look at what the taxi drivers drive , too tip (:

[@ejoautovideos]

Could not agree more. 👍 Thank you for commenting. 😊

[@importantlookingpirate]

Regarding battery. So only need to disconnect the minus on the battery?

[@jonathankrausch4324]

Why do you fill up the oil filter before installing. i never do that. i just put it in and then let the engine run for a few swconds.

[@nicolanap9205]

Sorry but the button on the right near the headlight adjustment what is it for?

[@Werxie]

Grymt avsnitt🤩😍

[@ejoautovideos]

Tusen tack! 😊

[@Cristian8767]

#EJO, you are highly exaggerating with the 10HP from the valve cover. It is more alonge the lines of between 3 to 7 HP depending on the color. So please do some research next time before claiming such high numbers. :)) Amazing cleanup under the hood! You are awesome!

[@ejoautovideos]

😂😂 You got me! Thanks bro, I appreciate that!

[@riktanius]

any details on the stainless steel hardware?

[@xxlalbatross3287]

did you reinforce the drive shaft and drive joints or are these original?

[@deniskozub2409]

Cool video, thanks a lot! I really like the old one Micra :) By the way what model of car lifter do you use? What is the model name or article?

[@Bspoke53]

Where abouts in Sweden are you, anywhere near Stockholm? Great little video with huge improvement 👍🏻

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! Close to Uppsala. 👍

[@Bspoke53]

@@ejoautovideos I have a year 2000 smart car that the snow has not agreed with have electrical and mechanical problems and can't find anyone to help me! The car is in Vasteras. Can you help or know of anyone please thank you.

[@elementtattoostudio1006]

Will you care for the bottom of the car, cleaning and rust preventive?

[@marcuskolschejung3365]

Perfekt Job 👍👍😊

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! 😊

[@pzp35000]

Hello I have nissan almera n15 from 1996 with the same engine if im not mistaken. I'd like to clean the whole thing but i am afraid how will the fuses react + actually how anything electric will react. Any advice? My mechanical skills are on 0

[@hillppari]

Fun fact the newer version with AC does not have cabin filter.

[@ejoautovideos]

I didn't know that, interesting! 🙂

[@denniselia6500]

Where is the PCV valve located on this car?

[@lolman77]

Really cool video! Ne careful with stainless steel hardware. Never mix stainless steel with aluminum. That’s going to cause heavy corrosion (galvanic corrosion) and discoloration of the stainless steel. I don’t know what the block and the heat shield is made of, but beware :)

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! 😊 Yes, you should be mindful when mixing dissimilar metals. I've actually studied the field of material science (and a little bit of chemistry). Heres my take on it: First of all, for galvanic corrosion to occur there must be dissimilar metals AND an electrolyte. This car wont see winter time and will be used in good conditions during the summer. The top of the engine is also relatively isolated from the elements. The reason people say you should not mix stainless with aluminium compared to steel/alu is because regular steel bolts has a zink coating. Zink/Alu is not as reactive as un-coated stainless and aluminium. However, if that zink coating is comprimised, it's just as bad, if not worse than a SS/Alu combo. Lastly, i coated the stainless hardware with an anti-seize which should prevent galvanic corrosion, even in the present of an electrolyte (salty water). The manifold is made out of cast iron, the heat shield is made out of something that can rust at least. 🤣 Sorry for the long text, and I really don't want to come across as smug or anything... Just wanted to share my thoughts/knowledge on it and explain why I thought it would be best to replace some of that hardware with SS. 😊👍

[@lolman77]

@@ejoautovideos Not smug at all!! It's actually nice to learn more about this topic. Thanks for sharing it!! I didn't know about zink/alu. good to know as I zinkplate pretty much every parts in my engine bay in my restoration project...!

[@stevesas632]

Why would a Nissan Micra have has an engine bay detail previously? A bit of grease under the bonnet will help with corrosion 😊

[@ejoautovideos]

True! 😂

[@paulw.8016]

How much cost the final result?

[@Hedlunn99]

Kan varmt rekommendera att prova Mac A25 i motorrum om du inte provat det tidigare. Körde de i motorrummet på en bil jag köpte som stått i 12år o nog aldrig sett en motortvätt. Fick det 95% rent efter en vända 👍🏻 lägg gärna upp video om du provar de framöver

[@AlexNuget]

we have essentailly only these cars in my college workshop. And to be honest they're probably the nicest cars ive ever seen and worked on

[@ejoautovideos]

So much fun to work on 👍

[@dkjzignon6642]

What product are you spraying on it