No First Gear! Nissan Frontier 4x2

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

BACK to PT 1! Total Transmission FAILURE? Circuit/Fault Codes? #mechanic kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXKWi6yao6med8k

[@stevendegonia]

A lack of memory makes things more hard? So, just download more ram..... 🤣🤣

[@davidmillhollon486]

Great work Ray you are awesome love your family channel.

[@forgottenchild7935]

What kind of knife is that?

[@TXCherokee]

I see the Green GENERAL Harbor Freight toolbox for the NEW GUY

[@Note_Creator]

New Hire. You have a new hire. Way to go Ray. I was wondering who that was. I seen the news on the wife unit channel. I am excited for you. I love the green tool box. 👍

[@jedidiahbirchard6977]

The oil/lubricant cabinet absolutely needs to be officially named the vault of viscosity 😂

[@111smd]

that is perfect

[@adinko7]

Or lube mobile.

[@markredf150]

PERFECT

[@wadet73]

Lube Locker for grease, Vault of Viscosity for oil 😅

[@smith507]

Someone left a comment suggesting “The motion lotion cabinet”

[@Onewheelordeal]

That valve body was a perfect case for sticking the bolts in a piece of cardboard to make a diagram

[@Olivier_The_Dilettante]

duh

[@gcrauwels941]

Without a doubt. I don't do enough valve bodies to take chances.

[@skysurferuk]

Isn't that called CAD? Cardboard Aided Design... 😂

[@randybeard6040]

Me Agrees....

[@forgetfulme1719]

he is overconfident, likes to stick to his brain memory.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

While working on my '99 Toyota Camry replacing the converter lockup solenoid. I had to remove the valve body. I took a picture of the valve body, printed it out, tapped it to a piece of cardboard. Punched holes where the bolts go, and put each bolt in it's hole. Worked great!

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

My dad had a long flat wooden stick with 16 small numbered holes in two rows of eight to organize valves for regrinding. He had a Swedish made valve grinding machine. This was before anyone had ever heard of three angle seats.

[@stealthg35infiniti94]

Tip: When you have a section with a lot different size bolts, before you start removing them ,get a piece of cardboard and draw the section. Instert the bolts in drawned cardboard in the respective positions. Guessing = Time ,Money, Reworking.

[@agostinodibella9939]

For all the work to remove the valve body, Ray did the right thing by replacing the whole assembly. What if he fixed it, and then another connection failed ? Good job Ray.👍

[@tx4runner459]

Agreed. Makes “warranty” work easier as well.

[@MrDopey32]

For not being a transmission guy, you did a great job Ray!! I never had any doubts in you doing a perfect job on it, as you do with everything! Nice to see you have a new employee! I'm a day late getting to this video, but making sure my grandmother got to the doctor's and spending the day with her was a bit important because I can barely get her to leave the house😂

[@nonyabiz2777]

Bravo sir. Taking the time with the family will always pay off more than you can imagine for your grandma. Kindness is a weakness to the indecent but virtuous to the decent. Your grandma is proud of you being among our most decent. Nice!!

[@TCFixerDude]

Hey Ray, I made the same repair on my son's 06 Frontier. Total ball-buster without a lift. You made it look easy - thanks!

[@daneel97]

I had the same issue with my 07 Titan, I got the truck from my neighbor for $1500 and it has 220K miles on it. The valve body TCM had already been soldered once and it came off. I sanded the connectors down to the copper and soldered them back together. I used high temp epoxy to encapsulate all the valve connectors. It's been working amazing ever since! I think the solder will hold up since it's frozen inside a cement like substance that resists chemical, heat, shock, and vibration.

[@Stoney3K]

I just spent half an hour of my life watching a video of a disembodied pair of hands run down a million bolts, and it never felt more satisfying.

[@williammiddleton9129]

Mr Ray,I think you could use a boltster. That is a rubber tray that you can use to organize your bolts. You can even put them in the pattern they came out so you know where they went

[@ericredbeard7009]

I agree. Awesome tool to own

[@clintprice2123]

Add a link to that tray.

[@fix0r420]

How bout replacing the bolts in the cover when you took it out ? Works miracles!

[@frankvucolo6249]

Found a Boltster I like just now. $54 for a rubber tray with holes in some of it. Nope. Just nope.

[@clintprice2123]

@@frankvucolo6249 no, it’s not cheap but screw up and put a wrong bolt in somewhere that bottoming out ruins the unit and then that $54 was CHEAP money. I’ve bought many tools just to have and then suddenly they get used regularly. I’d rather buy tools than waste the money on beer or other non essential items and have nothing of value to show later on.

[@ronsloan7662]

Hey Ray, that was quite an accomplishment for you. You tackled a problem with something you weren't familiar with an successfully diagnosed and repaired the problem. Great work!

[@charleshepplewhite7384]

Nice fix Ray

[@mrjoeyman]

According to the first video, the twisted candy cane wire that you attached with one of the valve body bolts, came out of a different hole. (Just wanted you to know I was paying attention, lol) I probably would have mounted that thing to the muffler, so I'm not cracking on ya too badly! Good job master!

[@DadPool_Hyde]

Looking up spec would have told you that the transmission you’re dumping generic ATF into is NOT rated for regular ATF, but rather Nissan Matic J or Matic S, depending on which it currently has in it… a 2005 was Matic J…which was not normal ATF.

[@nfthach]

Yea, I think it was Dex/Merc he dumped in, I’d rather run MaxLife if OE fluid can’t be found. /edit - I saw Toyota T-IV(which aligns with Matic-J) on that O’Reilly ATF label - he used mostly O’Reilly Dex-VI. He did mix in 2 quarts of Dex/Merc though.

[@DadPool_Hyde]

@@nfthach I'm usually not picky about fluids, but, nissan trans are so finnicky about having the perfect fluid of having issues with the trans cooler in the radiator that I'm very careful about matching specifically on those....

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Good job, Ray! Very good for a guy who "doesn't do transmissions!"

[@CuddleTrouble]

How many timing lights have you received so far?

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

None yet….but I haven’t check my PO Box yet 😬

[@Roaming_Wolf]

I have only ever cracked open one trans with the INTENT to rebuild it and I had mucho help. I did a 4L60-E and it LIVED. Still on the road 80K later. Shifts like a dream. I never thought I could do that but I have built many (15+) LS engines so why not try? Nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. Everyone should do at least one just to understand them. I was SLOW and careful and it paid off in spades. I would for sure do another now. Once you go through one, there's no fear. You would blow through it with no issues at all.

[@johnmarino4085]

Saved this customer buying a new transmission. Way to go Ray!

[@ShevieMine]

Your decision to not solder the conductor was good. Most commonly available solders for electrical/electronic work will soften at temperatures a hot transmission can reach. Probably won't reflow (become liquid), but the likelihood of future failure would be high.

[@ShevieMine]

@Mike Perreman excellent point

[@vinny6_9]

0:52 the metal tab that is attached to manual valve body is bent (lower left of the screen next to the black connector). it should be in an upright position as it slides into the "pocket" next to the main valve body connector on the trans. probably not a big deal, but... looks like you did straighten in it out at 3:08. good job lol

[@apathy772]

Any other shop wouldve taxed this guy for a rebuild. $4500/$6500, Youre a good man Ray. Love these videos, click!

[@Paramount531]

I enjoyed these two videos, also seeing the customer get his truck fixed without having to pay for a new transmission. Most shops would have just done the hard sell for a new transmission.

[@ccosby]

I'm curious to know how much delta there is between the two. Cheaper parts + probably more labor vs. the reverse. Especially important if you're stuck with dealer rates.

[@DadPool_Hyde]

Unfortunately, the fluid mixing may cause the trans to end up failing….

[@patrickmcgowan7630]

Good call on not sodering that it will not hold up. Ask me how I now? Rebuilding transmission for 41 years I’m very impressed with you diagnostic ability. Many shops including the dealership would have just slammed a reman in it. That’s a seriously solid tranny, pretty much the VB is the only thing that fails on them.

[@dronesandstuff61]

I'm surprised you didn't need that scanner for a whole week!

[@johnetuckerjr6775]

See if that customer didn't ask you for a second a Pinon, It would have cost him or her a transmission. Great find. And excellent job Ray. Couldn't have done anything better I don't believe.

[@lennierivera9155]

I'm not a mechanic, but I have some mechanical skills. I incountered the same problem with a Nissan truck my son drives around 5 years ago. I read a forum about the problem and made the repairs myself. It was a simple process, and the truck still runs to this date with over 300,000 miles on the vehicle. However, I do understand why you chose to change out the parts instead of making the repairs. In your case, if the repair fails, you would have to make it right on your dime. But for the shad tree mechanic, it is possible to make repairs for cheap on an old high mileage vehicle. Keep up the great work, and I enjoy learning from your channel.

[@LordLucifer95]

Watched to the very end I watch all yout videos so I can learn more from Australia awesome work man keep it up

[@agostinodibella9939]

I have never seen an automatic transmission filter have that many bolts before. I remember some that just relied on the O ring seal to hold it in place!

[@andrewedwards6548]

They don't have bolts they have a spout with an o-ring. As ray said this is more of a sieve then a filter and not required to be changed

[@Really658]

You're right.

[@hulong0205]

The cartridge filter also needs to replaced. It's usually inside a small cartridge housing. I did the trans fluid change on my 2013 altima. Changed both the "screen" and the cartridge filter.

[@bobbg9041]

Outstanding, saved the customer money. And learned something first hand. Its a win win. Still think it was because someone put a jack under the center of the transmission pan. It had just enough flex to brake that wire. Unless the customer said it was doing that before the motor change.

[@Dank_Lulu]

Good call to order a new assembly! Solder is *not* structurally strong, in fact it weakens connections. IIRC in some electical installation codes, it is mentioned to specifically solder only when there is a strong mechanical and electrical connection established beforehand. (the solder just adds a bit of strength to those, but it does not have much mechanical strength or conductivity, compared to copper by itself)

[@markredf150]

Nice job, Ray! This whole saga, you're right, most other wrenchers would have said "nope, new trans or nothing" but as is your usual process, you didn't give up. You dug, ruled things out until you got to the actual root of the problem. Bravo, buddy!

[@allenm00]

One company that I worked for added those filters to transmission solenoid assemblies to help with warranty claims. If the trash was on the transmission side, it wasn't our fault. If it was on the inside, it was our warranty issue.

[@garybrunet6346]

It amazes me what à transmission looks like inside and how everything communicates. Ray, your explanations make it sound so simple!😊🇨🇦

[@patrickcayton3072]

Did the same thing on my son's car doing an engine replacement. Had all the connections made the trying to install the intake air tube,I unplugged the transmission range sensor. Key turned and nothing. Spent 3 days racking my brain, and was like I need to recheck everything. Looked down and connector floating in the wind. Felt like such a fool. Plugged it in and fired right up. Success 😁

[@kurtisstutzman7056]

I try to use my dip sticks everyday...! It's a good habit to get into...! Daily dip stick handling is a must...!!! Thanks, keep up your awesomeness and go enjoy some nature today...! Don't forget to compliment someone today...

[@richardlyons7582]

One thing which was done to new starters, was anyone doing a stripdown on anything on completion when they left the stall, you put a vital component on the strip down bench and waited for the expletives.😲

[@stinch09]

I've always referred to those "filters" as "rock catchers"

[@timewa851]

I once made the mistake of wiping out the interior of an auto trans case with one of those red cotton shop rags. You would be stunned just how fast ATF moves through an automatic. Had a pile of red fuzz blocking the intake screen inside two minutes of running/idling. Screen was overwhelmed. When they say 'lint-free rag' They Mean Lint Free Rag! lol. Clean screen, forward motion returned. Reverse too even!! : )

[@jameskennedy673]

Another successful Frontier adventure. Ray times has changed, I never had to torque transmission pan bolts & never had leaks. Back to when you first put the Frontier on the lift, raised it up did you go 🤔should I take pictures before & during disassembly. Make diagrams of which bolts went where so during reassembly you wouldn’t be 🤔. It works for me an older generation fixer person. I also learned today that the old way of keeping the dipstick level to check fullness is different🙂. 🤔Ray “doesn’t” do transmissions, what did we watch? Oh he meant not transmissions only🙂, don’t have time for school because don’t want to be confined to a classroom part of the time, prefer doing what I do Better🙂🙂. Ray what’s the next change, putting a 6.6L DirtyMax onto a F-350? You would blow up KZbin internet

[@charlierosenbusch3007]

Congratulations on being so close to half a million subscribers that’s truly a great achievement.

[@rickdunn7585]

Good thing you taped this so you could rewatch

[@ILikeMetricMusic]

@42:18 looks like lower oil pressure when foot isn’t pressing the accelerator. Also good work on the transmission

[@Antony_Jenner]

Had an Australian GM commodore wagon with a bad ECU/ECM running in safe mode, took the board out and noticed if I bent one corner up it would be ok. Broken track multi layer board so I screwed it back in with a bit of folded cardboard under the corner an it was still working when I got rid of it a couple of years later.

[@xiong421]

350z, G35, infiniti fx35, nissan frontier. it feels like every auto nissan transmission has that valve body problem. that was a good fix. need to replace mine on my fx35.

[@paulhenryxray]

4:10 yeah, I know what you mean. I put in 4 ceiling fans and had sore delts for about 3 days

[@Ottonic6]

"Glad I didn't forget to remember". I like it!

[@rayclark9643]

All shiny and it works too...nice!

[@tinybrown6710]

I keep thinking that the guy is overfilling instead of stopping when the pump first clicks off he pulls the handle a few more times. I was told this from a Ford garage, they stated that it could effect the evap system. Secondly thanks for mentioning what not to do in front of big trucks. The one I drive in the UK is 44 ton gross of the articulated flavour....

[@4rgis]

repaired the same connection for my Pathfinders gearbox 2 years ago, still going strong

[@chosipian]

replacing the whole valve body was the right call... Ray hates "come backs" with good reason.... and for me as a customer having to drop off, get a ride, wait at home, get a ride and pick up for a second time is a major hassle.. I'd rather pay more money up front than risk having to return.....

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Nice to see the valve body fixed the shifting on this old Nissan @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@vicpatton5286]

with my short term memory starting to fail I have started taking pictures to help with reassembly. Certainly not a substitute for documenting locations during disassembly

[@ena6631]

Great job. Poke the bolts into a sheet of cardboard, so you know their exact locations. Takes time but saves a lot of time and added confidence that the correct bolts go to the right location. Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed the video.

[@george8873]

Soldering the broken circuit may have fixed it for awhile until hitting bumps while would eventually break it again. Besides, even if it was a permanent fix, there's a possibility the other circuits will break too since that one broke. Going with the remanufactured valve body was the right call.

[@kizmestar]

Worth a shot. Ray is just a fitter. Second video I've seen that a repair could have been tried.

[@niclasbergqvist1737]

@@kizmestar Very expensive for the customer not to try soldering the circuit board. Anyone can change parts...

[@anthonyfreeman5858]

You know you can go back to the disassembly video to refresh your memory of which bolts/nuts go where. Just a thought. ATF = Automatic Transmission Fluid… I‘be known that since 1968. My first car had a Powerglide Automatic Transmission. Whoo-hoo!!

[@mikedee8876]

Good call on the trans...you read the evidence right.....there wasnt enough metal in the drained fluid to suggest a blown trans....

[@JJHardwood]

Good job Ray. I appreciate everything you do.

[@CiaranWhelan]

I meant to say, you are better off while you are working on the trans to reroute the trans cooler line away from the bottom of the radiator, it will save the pink milkshake in the future as these are prone to having the bottom rad tank split which means coolant going into the trans.

[@mrbrown6421]

Well...that was..fun...exciting...scary...boring...and...thrilling!... ...so thank you sir! I'm melting down in my North Central Florida shop trying to do trivial maintenance on a 2002 Nissan Frontier and you provided the entertainment/distraction of the day!

[@CunningLinguist69]

About 5 times in this video, I commented to myself or asked a question and had you respond or answer my question! WTG

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

I’m in ur head 😈

[@trombone79]

Video should be titled "things you don't want to hear a mechanic say when assembling your transmission." It's a good video as always.

[@qhew]

i was surprised by the sheer number of bolts & that their lengths differ. and it takes so much transmission oil. $? still you showed bolt trial & error mastery. i felt apprehensive after all that work that something might be wrong. but no, everything worked, no codes or warning lights. what a sense of accomplishment you must feel after test drive.

[@drumyzeb]

Hooray! Vault of Viscosity wins the naming contest! I feel like a true member of the team now.

[@darylmorgan9887]

Replacing the whole valve body was the best option Ray Nice work and a lot of people would not get the nervousness of the restart after a lot of time and money was spent. One mistake and it,s more than money and time.

[@daniellee6949]

That issue with the pin on the TCU is a common with those 5 speed RE5R05A transmissions

[@daniellee6949]

It affects just about every Nissan/Infiniti vehicles with the RE5R05A transmission

[@franklinfroman185]

Ray I am Glad I found you so many years ago you bring humor to a not so funny subject, as well has great education to those who dont know so much about cars. Love the content. Dont ever change. wish you and your family nothing but the best. God bless

[@alanknoll5540]

That was awesome. You got that transmission working good. It is alive once again. Good job.

[@mrfroboz]

LOL Ray gives some "Arm pumping action" for remembering to turn off the light. Truly us men are simple at heart.

[@meporter69]

Torque wrench scenes are very important. Greatly appreciated.

[@joedavidzuniga1993]

😂the pantry of petroleum products..the refuge of refined fluids😅

[@donebert7410]

I have that exact us general tool box, same color too

[@articchar-lf]

The diag video on this one is brilliant!

[@geraldharkness8830]

excellent outcome ray

[@loudelvis610]

That truck needed brake clean to bottom of trans pan....after it's nice and shiny apply the sticker that says "can of worms DO NOT OPEN"......then send it to transmission shop

[@scottmarshall3963]

I didn't skip the torquing scene because it's fun to hear you talk while you torque and fun to watch you torque whilst you talk! Does that make Ray a walkie-torquie? 🤣

[@gtomike2670]

RAY ! been a wrench for 48 years you are great but my go would have been to replace thanks for the vids always enjoy them your still great !!!

[@honestspirit56]

Good job Ray, I watched a guy run a valve body bolt into his trans and pushed it into his 2nd gear clutch pack. 6k later he was up and running…..😂 Gotta reference those bolts !

[@forgetfulme1719]

then the Frontier will joint his 'fixed' Cruiser, Box van, jeep... in the yard.

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

@@forgetfulme1719 The box van is a barter project…but it runs now. Project jeep is suffering from a no restart when hot symptom, the PT is fine, and the Nissan is already gone 😉

[@mlawlan69]

@@RainmanRaysRepairs always got to be one smart arse in the comments trying to drag people down and being humbled in the process. Great job as always Ray 👍 As for the jeep, check the injectors are good and not leaking. I owned a BMW years ago that suffered the same issue, injector seals were swelling at operating temperature and thus not allowing pressure to build appropriately when restarting whilst hot. Just a thought...

[@forgetfulme1719]

u run out of space in regular shop, thought u mechanic lien all those.

[@jeffpoteau4357]

Getting close to 500K Ray!

[@poppydogz]

Half a million Subscibers 😲 Congratulations Ray..

[@Minemast-w9n]

Today I celebrated you getting the fasteners to secure thoroughly... Mixed emotions at this personal milestone.

[@DirtiestDan6969]

I know you've mentioned your offset ratchet wremches before but I've been trying to find them on the truck since. Cornwell guy said a set isn't available because of some lawsuit until June at least except for the 21/22mm he already had on the truck. Snapon wants a tool number but said they could get them. I would appreciate it if you would remind me what brand you use.

[@mattlebo2733]

Great video. You have great trouble shooting abilities. Nice job.

[@kaafromoz]

Great finish to the trans work mate, did a great job considering you don't do transmission work and glad it ended so well for you. Sadly we didn't get to see "The Ghost Who Walks" doing her wandering and cleaning of tools but did spy her colouring in I think. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘💖💖

[@BillFromAZ]

Depending on the timing of the video, you may have seen the new tech. Check out Wife Unit's video.

[@nikolateslax1]

36:54 For some reason, it seems like (with my sample size of 2) mid 2000s Nissan ATs just take a lot of fluid. I just did a screen and fluid change on my 04 Maxima, the service manual says it has an alarming 10 qt capacity! It only took about 8 qts but a lot of fluid anyway Edit: the TCM also won't communicate with my scan tool...

[@mspeir]

Be careful with the longer bolts. They'll gladly tighten into the shorter bolt holes and blow out the casting on the reverse side. Ask me how I know...😮‍💨

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

That’s a bad day!!!!

[@guypoole3444]

Love the usage of The Vault of Viscosity....keep it up...

[@GrantWilliams666]

I know you didn't promise anything but I have been waiting for this episode.

[@Joe-Dead]

yeah, replacing it is the best call. soldering it would most like lead to breaking at the solder joint again if you could even get solder to stick decently.

[@jefferypowell9885]

Patched up is on you rebuilt parts are on the supplyer if they fail

[@jeromea9786]

This is the fist time I see someone in your shop besides you. Is that your shop help?

[@bobbykozak6032]

I was so scared when that battery showed 6V. That's quite the discharge for a starting secondary cell. I'm willing to bet that the battery is damaged, but Ray didn't show if he tested it. For sure that would require a CCA test up here in Canada, least it leave you stranded.

[@bobby9195]

Good morning Mr Ray hope y'all have a great dayi just noticed you have the same battery charger I do, I didn't want a digital so bought the last older style they had

[@jimmywillis5028]

Rainman. Need help on 2000 nisan frontier 2.4l . Overheats . I replaced water pump and thermostat and fan clutch. Plus done a flush on motor

[@mikebrookerd5833]

Excellent. As always. Experience helps guide us through unknown territory.

[@CopeML]

Great thing you figured out how to put the bolts back, if ever you run into trouble like that there is a youtuber I watch from somewhere out of Florida that works on random cars that might have a video of when he worked on it for reference of how bolts go back. Clarification for end of the video, in this case it was not End of Transmission, it was literally it's rebeginning.

[@newsnowriversidesgtrock]

Love your battery charger. I have had problems with the new "smart" chargers not working with near dead batteries and I saw your charger doing the job mine would not. Soooo.. I bought one just like yours and it works great. I can start using yours on a "bad" battery and then after it starts to charge switch over to my "AutoZone" "commercial" charger. I also have a DeWalt "smart" charger that will only work on low batteries if the Shu.... eh the one like yours is used first. I do not want to name drop unless you want to list it. It is not on your "must have" list.

[@DavusClaymore]

The complexity of the automatic transmission is something created by Demons from the Hellraiser dimension. Be careful Ray! You may have unlocked a puzzle!

[@jimr5703]

Replacing the valve body in my Crown Vic and plan to mark the new valve body as I pull the longer bolts out. The marks will be on the new valve body so assembly will be almost as quick as dis-assembly. Ray didn't have this advantage. Well done Ray!

[@LA_Commander]

I'm sure FordTeckMakuloco has a video on that. I watched his video on the Explorer and it served me very well.

[@greasee.monkey7224]

Good diag and repair sir!! I get the same case of nerves on these types of jobs. Well done!!!👍👍