I hope he cleaned the fender! LOL. Also, you should get one of the kits to remove the haze on the headlight covers. They're pretty cheap and they work well.
@@redpine8665thanks, ps:: I have used MEGUIERS , TWOCE ON MY 2007, CANYON HEADLAMPS, with some success.. Need refinished again,** I heard “” MOTHERS ALUMINUM POLISH “, does GOOD FOR POLISHING OFF OPACIEITES(* prob use UV BLOCKER AGAIN , to coat plastic )!! Any IDEAS ABIUT “” MOTHERS””?.
@joefilms2775 because he has no shop, he has no cash register, he calls himself a MECHANIC. People trained on modern cars, these days, are trained TECHNICIANS. Notice he doesn't do much more with modern cars than run a scan tool and says NO THAT IMPORTANT to many of the things that come up red? Everything new is awful and isn't going to last, as far as he's concerned.
@@WhatYouSee You got a point there man. Sure he doesn't have a giant shop but he is a very good mechanic regardless that the had the shortage of these modern state of the art tools. As far as I can tell, he is a guy that speaks based on years and years of working on cars, can't take that away from him. I am a more of a DIY guy hence I truly resonate with his videos and a lot of his philosophy. You on the other hand could probably be a modern day mechanic yourself, who has the access to all these state of the art tools and equipment, surely you got your own thing and I do truly respect that.
Scotty was the man that first got me into fixing cars most especially the basic stuff. He is the type of man that most people wish to be their dad that they never had.
I can't believe how much I have learned from Scotty! It's amazing how he's honest about every car. Even though he likes Toyota, he's not technically "Brand Loyal." He admits Toyota's mistakes. Thanks, Scotty!
I have mad respect for Toyota but I can appreciate the design, story, and sentimentality of just about any individual car. I've hated late 90's Ford Tauruses for so long that I almost like them 😂
Even thought Toyota has its share of faults, they often learn from them and make it right. I like the fact that they're not perfect, but they always make continuous improvements.
Hole in the muffler? Back in the seventies you could buy a Muffler Bandage, a fiberglass strip that you would wrap around the muffler (like a bandage). With heat the bandage would get hard. Drove an old Dodge Dart with a bandage for years
A can of powder milk, cut and folded. Wrapped and held in place with regular steel wire. Worked perfectly fine on an old Toyota for at least 4 years. Eventually the entire muffler fell down. LOL 😂😂 The car run for years with the most bizarre "fixes". Unfortunately on the day that "vehicle inspections" became a legal obligation. I stop it on the side of the road. Never to be touched again!
I used to work at a gas/service station in a little town in Ohio and everyone from that town would bring their cars in to have the oil changed. They loved the fact that we would let them walk in the garage and watch as we changed their oil. Im pretty sure the owner ended up selling that little place for a couple million dollars. I think anyone that wanted a profitable business could open a oil change/service shop and make loads of money by just being honest.
No, the only components that is electronic that deals directly with the oil is pressure and temperature sensors. You should always use dye unless you can easily see it.
Transmission fluid and filter change, do it yourself, but don't consider this a simple job. I did one on a lightly driven 94 Chrysler New Yorker 3.5 l V6 that just reached 50,000 miles. The hardest thing was getting the pan off, on which the factory used silicone to make a gasket. Get one of those "gasket breaker" tools, even if it costs 50 bucks. Tapped the gasket breaker into the seam near a corner of the oil pan, and it popped right off. Don't improvise with a chisel and end up gouging the pan because it is nigh impossible to buy a replacement pan for this car. The second hardest thing was removing every vestige of the silicone gasket. Use plastic scrapers, don't be afraid to use your fingernail, and plan on spending a half a day getting the pan flange free of the silicone. For some happy reason, not much silicone removal was needed on the mating transmission flange up in the vehicle. Putting it back together, I spent $20 on a fiber gasket and did not use the rubber gasket that came with the new filter that was creased from being folded up in the box the filter came in. Torqued the pan against the fiber gasket according to Scotty's instructions, and whoo-hoo, no transmission leaks!
And one more thing, I took a jeweler's file to remove the drill-hole burr on all the bolt holes on the mating side of the transmission oil pan flange. This is done by filing inside each bolt hole at an angle, being careful not to slip out of the hole and scratch the flange surface. The factory use of a silicone seal probably made up for the tiny irregularities from those burrs on the bolt holes, but I was not taking the chance that the fiber gasket was going to distort when those burrs were pressed into it. The hour I spent doing this was worth it to achieve a leak-free fit of the pan.
The only people that would say Scotty's' "full of crap" are those that have not tried 205 reseal. It is amazing stuff. I drive a 1999 Acura Integra that had a rear main seal leak. The reseal not only stopped the leak it also cleaned the rings and the car no longer gives off light smoke at start up, till warm - something that B series engines are known for. Great advice from a guy that knows - Scotty's alright in my book.
craigsawyer6453- The light smoke at start up is valve stem seals. It is not a real problem but, it is bad when you start up in a parking lot when someone is walking by, this happens to me with my old truck. I will try the 205 but I have been living with this for 20 years in this occasional use work truck, so it probably beyond help from this product.
Eyy a B13 Sentra. I still have one and still use it today. Very very reliable car. Timing chain driven DOHC 16 valve engine. Good on gas. Light car. I also did replace this particular main seal as mine leaked as well months ago. I can still find original OEM nissan parts for this car. Own mine for 7 years now with 90k miles (150k kms) Just keep in mind you have to take care the body to prevent rust as this era of cars are not really rust proofed well. But very solid car and cheap to maintain
Seeing this old Sentra makes me miss my 1992 Sentra SE-R.... that had the 2 liter SR20DE engine and was such a sleeper.... looked basically like a basic Sentra but was quicker and so much fun to drive.
Nissan products were great in the late 70's, 80's, and early 90s. 240z,260z, 280z, 300zx. Maximas and Toyota Cresidas were Japanese Cadillacs. I bought a 1986 4 cylinder Nissan Hardbody pickup. Hauled stuff in raced. Snatched second every red-light. Went through a few clutches. My brother wrecked it in 1990 with 300k on it. Truck went across the country many times at 90 mph. Nissans were great.
Why do we value Scotty? Because he is grounded, has ethics, and is a person who has our best interests in mind. He has his own wild side , i.e. "Live Free or Die", and is a balanced being that calls out the dark and exposes it for what it is. Live Ling and prosper, Mr. KILMER.
I have an 1994 Olds Cutlass Supreme S 3.1 wishing he could work on mine cause my checkengine lightt comes on or my ABS lights comes on & no one could tell me what's wrong & my a/c has worked in 4 years blowing HOT AIR
My daughter had 2 Nissan Sentra’s that she put many trouble free miles on. First one was a 99 that was bought used. Second one a 2006. Very dependable.
These type videos, where Scotty shows how to do the work, are my favorites.The info vids are great, but I like to do the work myself and these vids are excellent as teaching tools!! 👍
wouldn't he have to work from under the hood to remove the shocks and springs as well? im not an expert but i think since he didn't do that in the video i assume its just the wheel
@@ahmadammash9511 I have an old Sentra and there is more accessibility from the side than you might think. But transverse mounted drivetrains are a pain the butt. I liked the old days when everything was in line, front to back. Not always a picnic to work on either but a whole lot easier than front wheel drive. Cheers😁👍
@@emailuser8668 You can and you may need a puller as well if rubber mallet won't work. To get the seal if don't have a tool just gently drive a screw into the thick part of the seal and pull it out. You don't to scratch any of the housing. If you don't have socket to reseat the new seal use the old on top of the new one and gently tap it in with a small hammer or rubber mallet.
I have a Nissan Sunny ( Sentra ) 2001 with 163,250 miles. Engine still run good and do not burn oil. Had to replace both engine seals and as we had to remove the transmission, the transmission seal was changed too . We put new trans oil too. Real solid car and engine and in Thailand still no rust on the body.
I put over 300,000 miles on a 1992 Maxima and never did anything to it but oil changes and tires. Drove great and got around 30 mpg. I'd buy another one like it in a heartbeat.
If you are one of those people that bought a CVT before knowing they are junk, change the fluid every 40,000 miles (or sooner if you have a Nissan.) Ignore the shop when they say you don't need to do that. You will get more miles out of the transmission
@@devenmellor I agree. I choose to do it as a yearly service and I'm at nearly 90k. Not everyone wants to do it that often so I list what a trusted mechanic told me with the 40k interval. Fluid changes are much cheaper than a new transmission in the end.
I had a 1980 Datsun 210 (Datsun=pre Nissan). 1 liter 4 cly, 4 speed. Cost was $3650 brand new. 30 mpg. no options. Put about 170 k with no repairs except oil changes, exhaust, brake pads, spark plugs, filters and tires. Probably the most trouble free car I ever owned. After 14 years it still had the original battery when I sold it (and winter is cold here). I only sold it because I wanted to drive something bigger, not because of any mechanical issues.
I can tell Scotty loves working on cars. I start off pumped and in good spirits then 20 minutes later, when I’m right in the middle of a job,my kids start asking me for stuff and I turn into the hulk.😂😂😂
Nissan made very solid V4 and V6 motors up until early 200s. Never the most fuel efficient, but very cheap and reliable. I still keep a 2002 V6 Frontier 4x4 manual around. In the mountains of Maine when the snow is at its worst and I gotta go into the woods, I take it over the wider, clumsy 60k truck. I like the videos when we ID problem, disassemble and talk about it.
If environmentalists really wanted to do something positive for the environment they would get the auto manufacturers to give life time warranties on gaskets and seals. This would keep the fluids from getting on the roads and parking lots and washing into the streams and rivers. I would bet that the manufactures would quickly develop some really good gaskets and seals.
You mean like the paint they designed 40 years ago that lasted 100 years? Learn this big company's are like the pharma industry. They don't actually want anyone or anything fixed!!!!
Scotty should have mentioned, no timing belt on these GA15, GA16 SR18 SR20 all the best engines run forever!! Great job, these are some of the best engines reliability and quality wise.
Great video Scotty. A lot of cars were made much better in the nineties than nowadays I find. It's a shame they make cars so cheaply now with planned obsolescence... Of course with yourself as a mechanic I'm sure you could make any car run forever 🤣👍
in the 90s ....nissan was like toyotas younger abit different sister or brother lol , oh how that changed but it gave toyota a run for its money for sure they were both very reliable
Hey Scotty I got a ford F-150 with 202222 miles on the counter changed the oil and filter with syn oil every 5000 mi and serv the trans every 30.000 The last time i changed the trans fluid you could eat your lunch out of the pan and that was @ 200.000 Also the engine makes no unusual noise Its a 5.4 3Valve I know I find that hard to believe too SO MAINT IS THE KEY!
I bought this body style in 2004. It was a 1992 5 speed. It was my first vehicle. I bought it for 750 dollars and drove the crap out of it. I learned how to drive a stick and taught all of my highschool friends on it. Drove it for years and then sold it for 500 dollars to a friend. It had 250k on it when i sold it. It still runs today. My ex girlfriends dad actually owns the car all these years later and its still going. These cars were great.
1:56 - Yeah, the old $11.99 ATP 205 Reseal is a Heck of a lot better than the "Re-Formulated" $24.99 ATP 205 Reseal. The Old Stuff worked better and the New Stuff Doesn't and they Charge you Twice as much....I was Wise and stocked up on the Old Formula in 2019.... Oh, and i own a 94 Celica with over 345,000 miles and drive it daily.
I’ve got two pulsars at the moment had two Sentra as well one did 350k before i gave it away still going well.I have a pulsar n15 99 with ga1500 and a 2004 wagon later qa1500 no distributor with 220000 to replace one that got lost in a flood.both excellent cars though i think the best was my 92 Sentra cup car good for over 120mph.
Man, back in the day I had a friend who had the Pulsar NX Sportbak with the two roof pieces you could swap out. I *still* want one of those, to this day.
I have a 1995 Sentra that made it 338,000 miles before the engine finally blew up (head-gasket, I suspect). Replaced that front seal at 180,000 then had to do it every 30-50,000 after that. Do NOT get cheap seals! Thank God the rear seal never leaked. Changed oil and filter every 5,000 miles. Never changed the tranny fluid.
I truly hate leaking engines making a mess all over the place. As such I've had a few seals to deal with. Something I totally advise to replace ASAP. With that said. If working on an older or high mileage car do not skip on the seals. They are cheap and easy to replace. It's not a good deal to go in a second time. So do it right away. A ridiculous example I see all the time. Is doing an entire full clutch job, taking off the gearbox, dual mass flywheel, transmission, etc. And then not do the 10$ seal!!! When it's laying there waiting, in front of the line. LOL 😂😂 Worth mention that I also love to keep the engine bay impeccably clean . So any leak is readily visible and manual activity don't return full black and oily hands.
Yeah, Now they get grease all over your steering wheel & inside & out door. When you tell the guy at the front desk...next time you come in they are told not to do this they become vindictive an reach in above your window and intentionally put grease on your brand new headliner. You can't clean it off without tearing it up. Would you ever trust this shop again? NOT!!!
What's up guys.I live in northern Minnesota where temperatures get 40 below 0 somtimes without wind chill.I own a 2003 buick lesabre limited edition with 478.000 miles on it,bought from a coworker 2 years ago. I have been using e85/unleaded mixed with no problems, I'm driving this vehicle with no problems. I'm getting better milage than my girlfriends peice of crap 2013 Ford escape. Last winter here it was 50 below with wind chill,her car battery was dead,mine started so I went out to Walmart to get jumper cables, this is when I haven't had to really look under the hood yet,,so came back to jump her car,,I couldn't find the battery ,my car battery under the hood,. Omg,,the cars battery is under the back passenger side back seat!!!!😊 Un believable the perfect design for a car battery. That is still the original car battery at assembly 20 years ago.
I have a ‘05, 350z. It had a squeaking noise coming from the back wheel. The bushings still looked in fine condition but I ordered some 205 reseal online and when I sprayed the bushings, the noise stopped in less than 10 mins
SEALS ARE SURGERY.... SOMETHING I'VE SAID SINCE I SCREWED UP MY FIRST ONE. WHAT I MEAN IS WHEN YOU REASSEMBLE // NOT A SPECK OF DIRT ON THE SEAL AREA, ONE SPECK OF SAND WILL EAT THE SEAL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THEN YOU HAVE THE JOY OF DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN. FUN....🤸 😎 🤙
I have a Nissan Pulsar the equivelent of a Sentra it's a 2002 with 207,000 ks no leaks no oil burn just done a brake fluid flush no coolant loss I drive it like I stole it never had a problem bought it approx 3yrs ago for $ 2,000 aud.
10:35 married 1988 first new car Nissan sentra had 180 thousand miles ran good the hole time brand new was fair priced my dad got I had but he got dodge k car had it in the shop as much as he drove it after 2yrs sold it got a Chevy then a Ford while I drove my Nissan it was a sad time for American cars now I buy older cars new one to much money I was a mechanic in the army if I need a computer to drive it I don't buy it scotty is right about everything
Scotty, has enough money to build a huge garage with a lift, but still works on cars in the driveway, respect!
In his own words "I'm cheap and I'm old". I agree and I'm in my 20s 😂
He's a self admitted Cheapskate. Has stated that countless times over the years. 😁
He is very cheap...he wants to save enough money to buy a house in heaven🙄
HE'S TOO CHEAP TO BUY A LIFT.
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This was my car he fixed in the video. Runs like a champ now. Glad he lives much closer now. Thank you again Scotty!
nice car bro, should run forever with scotty is your mechanic!!!
I hope he cleaned the fender! LOL. Also, you should get one of the kits to remove the haze on the headlight covers. They're pretty cheap and they work well.
@@redpine8665thanks, ps:: I have used MEGUIERS , TWOCE ON MY 2007, CANYON HEADLAMPS, with some success.. Need refinished again,** I heard “” MOTHERS ALUMINUM POLISH “, does GOOD FOR POLISHING OFF OPACIEITES(* prob use UV BLOCKER AGAIN , to coat plastic )!! Any IDEAS ABIUT “” MOTHERS””?.
Is Scotty expensive to hire?
@@JimmieHamilton-x5k Probably as much as a normal mechanic
So glad seeing Scotty still can do tyres easily. Wish him good health so can share good tips for another 20 years.
Agreed. However, Scotty's 70 years old, like me. Ten more years would be pretty impressive.
He can't mount and/or balance a tire. He's a shade tree mechanic.
@@WhatYouSee why do you say that he's a shade tree mechanic?
@joefilms2775 because he has no shop, he has no cash register, he calls himself a MECHANIC. People trained on modern cars, these days, are trained TECHNICIANS. Notice he doesn't do much more with modern cars than run a scan tool and says NO THAT IMPORTANT to many of the things that come up red?
Everything new is awful and isn't going to last, as far as he's concerned.
@@WhatYouSee You got a point there man. Sure he doesn't have a giant shop but he is a very good mechanic regardless that the had the shortage of these modern state of the art tools. As far as I can tell, he is a guy that speaks based on years and years of working on cars, can't take that away from him. I am a more of a DIY guy hence I truly resonate with his videos and a lot of his philosophy. You on the other hand could probably be a modern day mechanic yourself, who has the access to all these state of the art tools and equipment, surely you got your own thing and I do truly respect that.
Scotty was the man that first got me into fixing cars most especially the basic stuff. He is the type of man that most people wish to be their dad that they never had.
I can't believe how much I have learned from Scotty! It's amazing how he's honest about every car. Even though he likes Toyota, he's not technically "Brand Loyal." He admits Toyota's mistakes. Thanks, Scotty!
I have mad respect for Toyota but I can appreciate the design, story, and sentimentality of just about any individual car. I've hated late 90's Ford Tauruses for so long that I almost like them 😂
Even thought Toyota has its share of faults, they often learn from them and make it right. I like the fact that they're not perfect, but they always make continuous improvements.
He doesn’t mention Toyotas mistakes very often and when he does he does not dwell on them like he will on Ford mistakes.
But I like his videos also.
No day is complete without watching a Scotty video or two 🚙
I prefer at least 2 just to keep me sane
@@PiratePete-te8qp😂
Yeah I absolutely concur
Absolutely, total genius
Scotty should've replaced that belt after he removed it - he's getting sloppy! 😂😂😂
Hole in the muffler? Back in the seventies you could buy a Muffler Bandage, a fiberglass strip that you would wrap around the muffler (like a bandage). With heat the bandage would get hard. Drove an old Dodge Dart with a bandage for years
A can of powder milk, cut and folded. Wrapped and held in place with regular steel wire. Worked perfectly fine on an old Toyota for at least 4 years. Eventually the entire muffler fell down. LOL 😂😂
The car run for years with the most bizarre "fixes". Unfortunately on the day that "vehicle inspections" became a legal obligation.
I stop it on the side of the road. Never to be touched again!
Too bad @CensorshipGenesis they don't do vehicle inspections anymore; only emission testing.
Scotty, you’re a national treasure, America’s Mechanic!
I wish I was Scottys neighbor. Imagine how much more you could learn from this great man!
My first car, really great, no issues except that it rotted underneath... its good to see older cars still going strong
I am impressed ! Not that you found the leak, but when you actually r & r the front seal ! Great job !!!
I used to work at a gas/service station in a little town in Ohio and everyone from that town would bring their cars in to have the oil changed. They loved the fact that we would let them walk in the garage and watch as we changed their oil. Im pretty sure the owner ended up selling that little place for a couple million dollars. I think anyone that wanted a profitable business could open a oil change/service shop and make loads of money by just being honest.
Amen
Go Bucks! OH!
Scotty is the only mechanic I know who uses UV leak dye. All of our local mechanics just guess where the leak is, which can be very expensive!
Can't they use the computer to detect the leak? (I'm still learning about cars)
No, the only components that is electronic that deals directly with the oil is pressure and temperature sensors. You should always use dye unless you can easily see it.
@@HeinzGuderian_lol no y’all don’t. I can’t believe you just lied for all mechanics in the US like that
id guess the garages don't want to keep stop pile of dyes
@@jenkathefridge3933loooool yeah the check engine light tells you
Can you come over to Cincinnati and fix my Chevy avalanche for your Chanel please Scotty 🙏 your the man!!!
I live in Canada , he’s taught me a lot about vehicle issues. Love his videos.
Transmission fluid and filter change, do it yourself, but don't consider this a simple job.
I did one on a lightly driven 94 Chrysler New Yorker 3.5 l V6 that just reached 50,000 miles. The hardest thing was getting the pan off, on which the factory used silicone to make a gasket. Get one of those "gasket breaker" tools, even if it costs 50 bucks. Tapped the gasket breaker into the seam near a corner of the oil pan, and it popped right off. Don't improvise with a chisel and end up gouging the pan because it is nigh impossible to buy a replacement pan for this car.
The second hardest thing was removing every vestige of the silicone gasket. Use plastic scrapers, don't be afraid to use your fingernail, and plan on spending a half a day getting the pan flange free of the silicone. For some happy reason, not much silicone removal was needed on the mating transmission flange up in the vehicle. Putting it back together, I spent $20 on a fiber gasket and did not use the rubber gasket that came with the new filter that was creased from being folded up in the box the filter came in.
Torqued the pan against the fiber gasket according to Scotty's instructions, and whoo-hoo, no transmission leaks!
And one more thing, I took a jeweler's file to remove the drill-hole burr on all the bolt holes on the mating side of the transmission oil pan flange. This is done by filing inside each bolt hole at an angle, being careful not to slip out of the hole and scratch the flange surface. The factory use of a silicone seal probably made up for the tiny irregularities from those burrs on the bolt holes, but I was not taking the chance that the fiber gasket was going to distort when those burrs were pressed into it.
The hour I spent doing this was worth it to achieve a leak-free fit of the pan.
I hate those lynch-o-matic shoulder belts!! Love these rare repair videos!!❤
Thx for the video. I get so much confidence to work on my car because of your videos
The only people that would say Scotty's' "full of crap" are those that have not tried 205 reseal. It is amazing stuff. I drive a 1999 Acura Integra that had a rear main seal leak. The reseal not only stopped the leak it also cleaned the rings and the car no longer gives off light smoke at start up, till warm - something that B series engines are known for. Great advice from a guy that knows - Scotty's alright in my book.
craigsawyer6453- The light smoke at start up is valve stem seals. It is not a real problem but, it is bad when you start up in a parking lot when someone is walking by, this happens to me with my old truck. I will try the 205 but I have been living with this for 20 years in this occasional use work truck, so it probably beyond help from this product.
Would the leak seal work on an 09 dodge nitro?
Love this guy.... honest to the max!
Eyy a B13 Sentra. I still have one and still use it today. Very very reliable car. Timing chain driven DOHC 16 valve engine. Good on gas. Light car. I also did replace this particular main seal as mine leaked as well months ago. I can still find original OEM nissan parts for this car. Own mine for 7 years now with 90k miles (150k kms) Just keep in mind you have to take care the body to prevent rust as this era of cars are not really rust proofed well. But very solid car and cheap to maintain
Seeing this old Sentra makes me miss my 1992 Sentra SE-R.... that had the 2 liter SR20DE engine and was such a sleeper.... looked basically like a basic Sentra but was quicker and so much fun to drive.
Those Nissans in the 90s are good engine and transmission is good after 2006 Nissan has went downhill my uncle's has a 96 Altima gxe with same motor
I love old Nissans. Even my 2006 Frontier was decently made. But 1990's, even better.
Back in 2005, I bought a 1991 Nissan Maxima SE with 245k miles. Sold it with 300k miles in 2006. No issues. They were solid cars back then
Back when Nissan was still Nissan or way back in the 70s when they were known as Datsun..
Those maximas were great with superb v6 engines.
55k miles in one year?? Good lord.
Nissan products were great in the late 70's, 80's, and early 90s. 240z,260z, 280z, 300zx. Maximas and Toyota Cresidas were Japanese Cadillacs. I bought a 1986 4 cylinder Nissan Hardbody pickup. Hauled stuff in raced. Snatched second every red-light. Went through a few clutches. My brother wrecked it in 1990 with 300k on it. Truck went across the country many times at 90 mph. Nissans were great.
Scotty your my favorite new channel I’ve discovered in the last 3 months since I’ve been learning about cars. Love your vids man
I have been watching his videos for about 8 yrs and he’s really accurate on so many things that’s it’s crazy
Why do we value Scotty? Because he is grounded, has ethics, and is a person who has our best interests in mind.
He has his own wild side , i.e. "Live Free or Die", and is a balanced being that calls out the dark and exposes it for what it is.
Live Ling and prosper, Mr. KILMER.
Typical AI generated comment. Garbage
are you sure you've got the right guy :)
Long live the King Scotty Kilmer
You can tell Scotty loves working on older cars.
He doesn't know how to work on modern cars.
Cause its easier to diagnose them
@@mattdawg6006Neither does any other mechanic😅
When they were easy to work on.
I have an 1994 Olds Cutlass Supreme S 3.1 wishing he could work on mine cause my checkengine lightt comes on or my ABS lights comes on & no one could tell me what's wrong & my a/c has worked in 4 years blowing HOT AIR
My daughter had 2 Nissan Sentra’s that she put many trouble free miles on. First one was a 99 that was bought used. Second one a 2006. Very dependable.
Scotty is a national treasure. So helpful. I love these videos.
Scotty you are a master mechanic you should open a mechanic school you would make a fortune and make great mechanics out there for all of us.
I am so glad I subscribed to Scotty’s channel!! I get at least 1-3 belly laughs per video!!! Thank you Scotty!!
Those electric impacts are a godsend when you work on stuff in your driveway. If you don't have one, definitely get one.
You the man, Scotty!
These type videos, where Scotty shows how to do the work, are my favorites.The info vids are great, but I like to do the work myself and these vids are excellent as teaching tools!! 👍
Couldn't tell from the video, was Scotty able to access the crankshaft seal by removing both the front right tire & shocks/springs or just the tire?
wouldn't he have to work from under the hood to remove the shocks and springs as well? im not an expert but i think since he didn't do that in the video i assume its just the wheel
@@ahmadammash9511 I have an old Sentra and there is more accessibility from the side than you might think. But transverse mounted drivetrains are a pain the butt.
I liked the old days when everything was in line, front to back. Not always a picnic to work on either but a whole lot easier than front wheel drive.
Cheers😁👍
I agree,the in line was a lot easier.@@justincase2281
@@emailuser8668 You can and you may need a puller as well if rubber mallet won't work. To get the seal if don't have a tool just gently drive a screw into the thick part of the seal and pull it out. You don't to scratch any of the housing. If you don't have socket to reseat the new seal use the old on top of the new one and gently tap it in with a small hammer or rubber mallet.
No Scotty. You are full of good advice. Keep up the good work. Thanks for all the information you send out. Always appreciated.
He makes everything look so easy.
I have a Nissan Sunny ( Sentra ) 2001 with 163,250 miles. Engine still run good and do not burn oil. Had to replace both engine seals and as we had to remove the transmission, the transmission seal was changed too . We put new trans oil too. Real solid car and engine and in Thailand still no rust on the body.
The driving through the country slide you added at 2:02 to help explain is hilarious Scotty!
Best car I ever owned was a Datsun B210. 300,000 miles. Still had the original battery when I traded it.
Got 40 miles to the gallon back in 1978 !
Thanks for saying so, my 2014 quest has the original battery and the whole neighborhood is shocked!
How old was it by then?
Our Primera had its first battery for 13 years and 11 months.
‘04 Toyota Sequoia super squeaky and cannot believe how well this works! Thanks Scotty
I put over 300,000 miles on a 1992 Maxima and never did anything to it but oil changes and tires. Drove great and got around 30 mpg. I'd buy another one like it in a heartbeat.
Scott's got more horse sense than any mechanics I have ever seen. Very good! And he ain't no damn rip off!
Nice to know. But very few people have Scottys mechanical knowledge. Or the tools and ability to do these repairs.
If you are one of those people that bought a CVT before knowing they are junk, change the fluid every 40,000 miles (or sooner if you have a Nissan.) Ignore the shop when they say you don't need to do that. You will get more miles out of the transmission
@@devenmellor I agree. I choose to do it as a yearly service and I'm at nearly 90k. Not everyone wants to do it that often so I list what a trusted mechanic told me with the 40k interval. Fluid changes are much cheaper than a new transmission in the end.
Appreciate all you car advice you always share to the public, Thank you, I have a Scion 2009 needs an engine swap
Scotty is the only mechanic I know who can get away with finger-painting engine oil all over a white car. ❤
love the fingerprints on the fender!!
1999 B14 Sentra owner here! The GA16de engine is indestructible!😎😎😎
Hey Scotty, I have a 2012 Subaru outback 3.6h runs well but what should I look out for. Oh 203000 miles All of the work was done at the dealership
havent seen scotty do a repair vehicle like this in a few years.
Had no idea you could swap that without tearing the engine down. Very cool!
normally there would be a timing belt to remove, and that will be your biggest problem.
I had a 92 Sentra 5spd manual and thing lasted 360k miles only changed the clutch twice! It was pretty decent on gas but basic
I had a 1980 Datsun 210 (Datsun=pre Nissan). 1 liter 4 cly, 4 speed. Cost was $3650 brand new. 30 mpg. no options. Put about 170 k with no repairs except oil changes, exhaust, brake pads, spark plugs, filters and tires. Probably the most trouble free car I ever owned. After 14 years it still had the original battery when I sold it (and winter is cold here). I only sold it because I wanted to drive something bigger, not because of any mechanical issues.
I love all the oily hand marks on the car. Just like my Dad. Never covered anything before working on it. I love Scotty
Quick work on that front main seal, Scotty. That UV fluid worked great.
won't be so quick if you have a quad cam v6 with a timing belt.
Even though the camera work made me seasick, it's great to see Scotty working on cars rather than plugging in a scan tool.
I had that same year and model. It was a great car! I wish I kept it!
30 years old !? In Ontario that thing would be 100% rust ! Good job Scotty.
I can tell Scotty loves working on cars. I start off pumped and in good spirits then 20 minutes later, when I’m right in the middle of a job,my kids start asking me for stuff and I turn into the hulk.😂😂😂
The Hood opening procedure really made the video.
This guy is a badass…
Nissan made very solid V4 and V6 motors up until early 200s. Never the most fuel efficient, but very cheap and reliable. I still keep a 2002 V6 Frontier 4x4 manual around. In the mountains of Maine when the snow is at its worst and I gotta go into the woods, I take it over the wider, clumsy 60k truck. I like the videos when we ID problem, disassemble and talk about it.
If environmentalists really wanted to do something positive for the environment they would get the auto manufacturers to give life time warranties on gaskets and seals. This would keep the fluids from getting on the roads and parking lots and washing into the streams and rivers. I would bet that the manufactures would quickly develop some really good gaskets and seals.
Instead they're trying to force us out of driving entirely with "15 minute cities" and "agenda 21" & "going full electric"
Good point, good silicone gaskets will last forever. Most of them are probably neoprene rubber that gets hard and cracks
You mean like the paint they designed 40 years ago that lasted 100 years?
Learn this big company's are like the pharma industry. They don't actually want anyone or anything fixed!!!!
Thank you Scott for all your very helpful Auto advice.
Scotty should have mentioned, no timing belt on these GA15, GA16 SR18 SR20 all the best engines run forever!! Great job, these are some of the best engines reliability and quality wise.
Finally saw Scotty actually wrench instead of just hooking up his big fancy scan tool
An oil leak won't trigger a trouble code. lol
Great video Scotty. A lot of cars were made much better in the nineties than nowadays I find. It's a shame they make cars so cheaply now with planned obsolescence... Of course with yourself as a mechanic I'm sure you could make any car run forever 🤣👍
I watch Scotty because he tells it like it is, he's infomative etc. I have no desire to do the work myself.
in the 90s ....nissan was like toyotas younger abit different sister or brother lol , oh how that changed
but it gave toyota a run for its money for sure they were both very reliable
Scotty is a legend
Excellent. Thanks again Mr. Kilmer!
Man, this guy makes everything look easy!
Scotty makes it look so easy, but I tell you what he worked on is a giant pain in the butt!
You said what I was thinking. That would not be a little Saturday afternoon project for most people.....
Scotty-you are awesome! Thank you for what you do! You are truly an educator and good human!
Hey Scotty, how about making a video on reducing wind noise in an old car with rubber restorer on the weather seals?
Hey Scotty I got a ford F-150 with 202222 miles on the counter changed the oil and filter with syn oil every 5000 mi and serv the trans every 30.000 The last time i changed the trans fluid you could eat your lunch out of the pan and that was @ 200.000 Also the engine makes no unusual noise Its a 5.4 3Valve I know I find that hard to believe too SO MAINT IS THE KEY!
You're so smart Scotty ❤
I bought this body style in 2004. It was a 1992 5 speed. It was my first vehicle. I bought it for 750 dollars and drove the crap out of it. I learned how to drive a stick and taught all of my highschool friends on it. Drove it for years and then sold it for 500 dollars to a friend. It had 250k on it when i sold it. It still runs today. My ex girlfriends dad actually owns the car all these years later and its still going. These cars were great.
1:56 - Yeah, the old $11.99 ATP 205 Reseal is a Heck of a lot better than the "Re-Formulated" $24.99 ATP 205 Reseal. The Old Stuff worked better and the New Stuff Doesn't and they Charge you Twice as much....I was Wise and stocked up on the Old Formula in 2019.... Oh, and i own a 94 Celica with over 345,000 miles and drive it daily.
How can you tell the difference between the new and the old one? And why did they change the formula?
I’ve got two pulsars at the moment had two Sentra as well one did 350k before i gave it away still going well.I have a pulsar n15 99 with ga1500 and a 2004 wagon later qa1500 no distributor with 220000 to replace one that got lost in a flood.both excellent cars though i think the best was my 92 Sentra cup car good for over 120mph.
Man, back in the day I had a friend who had the Pulsar NX Sportbak with the two roof pieces you could swap out. I *still* want one of those, to this day.
Scotty is still the best, I’m 66 I hope I go as long as Scotty ❤👍😁
I have a 1995 Sentra that made it 338,000 miles before the engine finally blew up (head-gasket, I suspect). Replaced that front seal at 180,000 then had to do it every 30-50,000 after that. Do NOT get cheap seals! Thank God the rear seal never leaked. Changed oil and filter every 5,000 miles. Never changed the tranny fluid.
I truly hate leaking engines making a mess all over the place. As such I've had a few seals to deal with. Something I totally advise to replace ASAP. With that said. If working on an older or high mileage car do not skip on the seals. They are cheap and easy to replace. It's not a good deal to go in a second time. So do it right away.
A ridiculous example I see all the time. Is doing an entire full clutch job, taking off the gearbox, dual mass flywheel, transmission, etc. And then not do the 10$ seal!!! When it's laying there waiting, in front of the line. LOL 😂😂
Worth mention that I also love to keep the engine bay impeccably clean . So any leak is readily visible and manual activity don't return full black and oily hands.
If every garage had someone like Scotty around maby we wouldn't be getting screwed over all the time
Yeah, Now they get grease all over your steering wheel & inside & out door. When you tell the guy at the front desk...next time you come in they are told not to do this they become vindictive an reach in above your window and intentionally put grease on your brand new headliner. You can't clean it off without tearing it up. Would you ever trust this shop again? NOT!!!
Don't worry about all of that grease on the fender...LOL.
Outstanding Scotty, your the best, your videos are great, thanks 😊
Wow. Who said that was crap. So much knowledge in one video
when you say "modern car", whats the earliest year you're referring to?
Scotty I worked at ZF Transmission Nissan is using their 9 speed Transmissions now
I wish I had this much fun working on my stuff.
What's up guys.I live in northern Minnesota where temperatures get 40 below 0 somtimes without wind chill.I own a 2003 buick lesabre limited edition with 478.000 miles on it,bought from a coworker 2 years ago.
I have been using e85/unleaded mixed with no problems, I'm driving this vehicle with no problems.
I'm getting better milage than my girlfriends peice of crap 2013 Ford escape.
Last winter here it was 50 below with wind chill,her car battery was dead,mine started so I went out to Walmart to get jumper cables, this is when I haven't had to really look under the hood yet,,so came back to jump her car,,I couldn't find the battery ,my car battery under the hood,.
Omg,,the cars battery is under the back passenger side back seat!!!!😊
Un believable the perfect design for a car battery. That is still the original car battery at assembly 20 years ago.
I was born into a toyota loving family and I love the sight of that celica 😂
I have a ‘05, 350z. It had a squeaking noise coming from the back wheel. The bushings still looked in fine condition but I ordered some 205 reseal online and when I sprayed the bushings, the noise stopped in less than 10 mins
SEALS ARE SURGERY....
SOMETHING I'VE SAID SINCE I SCREWED UP MY FIRST ONE.
WHAT I MEAN IS WHEN YOU REASSEMBLE // NOT A SPECK OF DIRT ON THE SEAL AREA,
ONE SPECK OF SAND WILL EAT THE SEAL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
THEN YOU HAVE THE JOY OF DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
FUN....🤸
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On the East Coast, regular gas is 87 Octane. When I went to Colorado it was 85 Octane.
Scotty you are a genius, I'm sure Nissan will never make a vehicle like that anymore that last 30 years old..
I have a Nissan Pulsar the equivelent of a Sentra it's a 2002 with 207,000 ks no leaks no oil burn just done a brake fluid flush no coolant loss I drive it like I stole it never had a problem bought it approx 3yrs ago for $ 2,000 aud.
10:35 married 1988 first new car Nissan sentra had 180 thousand miles ran good the hole time brand new was fair priced my dad got I had but he got dodge k car had it in the shop as much as he drove it after 2yrs sold it got a Chevy then a Ford while I drove my Nissan it was a sad time for American cars now I buy older cars new one to much money I was a mechanic in the army if I need a computer to drive it I don't buy it scotty is right about everything