Nissan Sentra : Stuck On Defrost / Vibrating Heater Fan
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- In this video we have a look at this 2001 Nissan Sentra that has a broken HVAC controller. It is an easy fix with a couple of zip ties! We also have a look at the vibration that is coming from the blower motor when it is turned on high speed. Lucky for me there was no dead mouse this time. Oh yeah, we also top off the A/C and find a leak in the high pressure hose. -Enjoy!
Thumbs up for "I can see clearly now the radio's gone"
"Gonna be a bright, bright sun shiny day..." Good tune!!
Or "Can get it fixed for a hot, hot sun shiney day..."
To everyone asking why Mr O didn’t put in a new cabin filter is because only the high trim level Sentra came with one. This one has the door where you would put it in but no framework to support it. It would just fall into the blower motor.
Nutz4Gunz45 everyone freaks out about the stupidest stuff. Why they so worried about it. They are comment warriors that think they are master mechanics
Reaching into that filter hole seems like Russian roulette. Very suspenseful!
I finished this repair about 10 minutes ago on an '06 Sentra. It took 30 minutes and worked like a charm for the cost of three zip ties! It saved me from driving with cold feet and a foggy windscreen all winter. Thanks for the fantastic videos.
Was nice to get a video on a Sunday it's amazing to see how they can complicate things on such an easy task that those knobs are meant to do great video as always
I see where a lawnmower part might be useful. A throttle cable clamp with a screw and nut would be perfect in this situation.
I bet she was really happy with the repair and information to make a good decision in the future. Another satisfied customer and viewers have a Sunday video as well.
So happy she is coming back to have the hose replaced.
People will spend their grocery money and max out their credit cards to get the AC working! You have to spin all your repair estimates in the summer by adding "and then the AC won't work" For instance you could say "It really needs a timing belt soon and if it breaks it will destroy the engine" they won't care, but if you say "You really need a timing belt soon, or it will destroy your engine and then the AC won't work" they will whip out the Master Card!
Nice video.
I have in the past repaired a few bowden cables by.
Rap a small piece of emery cloth around the cable( grip side to cable) and reattach clip.
Works a treat.
that my friend is a great tip!
The rogue clip was probably from the original hvac control, before they replaced it with the junkyard unit. The other mechanic wasn't as good at cleaning after themselves like Eric is. Gr8 job Eric. I sure wish I lived closer.
Did he just say, "Im going to go down on this ol girl"? lmao! At least its not a brake video! Good one E!!
Eric KJ7XJ I caught that as well
Eric,
Another great video! I always love and have great respect for how you find innovative and inexpensive ways of fixing problems on older cars whose owners may not be able to afford to spend a lot. This is what makes you the best.
God bless
Paul
Hoping there was a mouse..wanted to see u scream like a girl..lol just kidding great video sir
Victor R "WHHHHOOOOAAAAA!!!
Oh...I so wanted a mouse to come popping out of there.That would of been Eric Gold Label.A Florida Gal....Broke.....Normal.
Best mechanic! no more treks on I 83 for me and mad I didn't stop and meet you....How many times I fueled up at the Pilot lol.... keep the awesome videos...…...enjoy the 2 seconds of nice weather in the southern tier!
If customers only knew what pain Working on dashs and plastic. They are a nightmare when they are old.
Yes mice aren't your friend when they move into the heater box. Had my share of the smelly beedy eye cridders in customer cars.
I was holding my breath while you were cleaning out that blower wheel! I was expecting a chomping sound like in old cartoons, and you bringing out a finger with a saber toothed rodent attached! Maybe next time. Still a good fix. Why spend hundreds when you can make it work for pennies? Thanks, Mr. O!
Something I've done many times with success (in similar but not identical repairs) is to drill a small hole in the plastic on each side of the cable.....then you have holes right where u need them and can fish the ziptie through and be in direct contact with the cable....works great for the retention of wires and cables....assuming you use quality zipties
Funny you should mention that. I just threw out 2 bags of cheap zip ties, they would crack when tightened. What brands good quality? Thx in advance.
I was thinking the exact same thing but wasn't sure what was on the other side of the plastic where that cable sat.
Panduit, T&B, Gardner Bender zip ties are good.
thanks for the info
Surprisingly, Harbor Freight zip ties seem pretty good, and they're pretty cheap too. Good enough for me to trust them to hold inner fender liners together when I can't find the right style/size/length of plastic peg to hold them in the way the factory did it anyways.
Thank you so much I literally followed every step and fixed it. Thanks again.
Shoulda dropped some two part oxy (minute weld from JB weld) on that cable..to keeper in place...👍
Either planned obsolescence or poor engineering. That plastic molding with a metal clip holding a cable down to a stop, coupled with the force necessary to actuate a gate in the air flow are an accident waiting to happen. And it's been worked on before (no one knows how many times to keep it up and running). Sometimes it seems we are going backwards in quality. Myself, I'd have drilled a hole on each side the cable end and attached the cable tie at the point of contention. But that's just me. Re-engineering is something necessary sometimes.
option one, with a side of option two and heaps of "bean counter" cost cutting chinesium garbagey
Nissan should explain everything you need to know... Not exactly the best cars.
There's a good reason why Nissan is a very distant third among the Japanese car companies. They consistently get this stuff wrong. Honda sells far more Civics and Toyota far more Corollas than Nissan could ever dream of selling Sentras. The same is true for the P.O.S. Altima vs the Accord and Camry. Nissan needs to either be competitive or give up . Check out their ancient Frontier pickup for yet another example of how far behind they are.
Somebody has been in there before you, wrecking yard numbers in the control unit.
great fix a lot off shops would not have done what you did
That`s because they know the rule for when you do somebody a favor, in business, they will stab you in the back at the earliest convenience. Eric knows it (we talked about it once). He`s just a nice guy. Maybe he`s a little bit of a masochist. bwahaha
Eric O. is the best, the only things I go to shops for is A/C recharge and tires. Need special machines for those but if I had to go to a shop. I’d go to south main auto. Only problem is I live in Surprise, AZ. Great video Eric!
Don't you wish his shop was in your area. I do
just think of the fun of a road trip.
It would be a Loooog Road trip for me, he lives in Southern Canada
new york. but still a long trip. but probably worth it.
i made the mistake of not moving my face away from the front of the cabin air filter slot when turning the b motor on to clear the small debris because it didn't look there was anything left in there...i was wrong,10 year old dried up leaves taste terrible,lol,btw,great vid as always mr o.
I first read the title as..
Nancy Sinatra: stuck on dryer
Time to stop the SMA binge and go to bed.
Looking at the yellow writing on that part, do you reckon this was already replaced with one from a scrappy?
Sure do. I thought I said that in the video too. ☺
Sorry man, shows I wasn't listening. I was flipping in and out of Facebook at the time lol
I thought that Patsy disc would have launched you into "I Fall to Pieces" but somehow you went with Smokey Robinson. That is confusing.
My best childhood friend was a 2nd cousin to Patsy. Had the same last name (her maiden name - Hensley). His parents moved from Harrisonburg VA near where she lived. Factoid.
You're really confused? Really?
I can see clearly now was sung by Johny Nash-not Smokey.
Fixing a 15+ year old car is like walking on a tight rope over Niagara Falls without a net. Another outstanding SMA Video production. Double thumbs up!
this mean I MADE IT !
seems they all started heavy into chinesium/mexican/wherever garbage around late 80's to early 90's
Kenneth, the issue is that over time (15+ years) plastic parts dry out and become very fragile, rubber parts rot and fall apart, and metal parts rust and crumble. As a result, none of these materials tends to survive even the most delicate manipulation. If the parts break it is often tough to find a new replacement and a used replacement will often have the same deterioration issues.
Yes. Blaming everything on 'chinesium' is just lazy thinking. Materials are materials - they all age, no matter where the part was manufactured. They also have an expected life before failure, and many of the parts on this vehicle will beyond theirs.
Hey man nissan sentras are easy fixing my 2006 is still a nice car, it's 13 years young (:
Nice repair sir. Also, excellent camera work on this one. It's not easy in such cramped places! Thanks Dr. O!
I swear he said mother fucker. I had to listen to it two or three times. lmao I am addicted to this guys videos. They are very helpful
Put in a heater core several years on a '75 Olds Cutlass ,on my head it seems,pain in rear i remember, then damper door clip control cable clip for box fell off later ,heat on now permanently oh well:( HATE working in dashes- good luck Eric!
I think it's very amusing that you seem to have murophobia. A friend of mine had a cable problem just like this, we made a dam out of masking tape and filled it with JB weld, it worked(messy, hard and took a long time to cure).
I think it's very amusing that you seem to have murophobia.
"I can see clearly now, the radio's gone!"
I can see _sooome_ obstacles in my waaay...
even small oversights in a job like this end up benefiting you when you have to do the job again,if it happens the customer wants the unit replaced,i personally love when i can fix something,even its a little ghetto but doesn't cost a dime,my kinda repair,lol,well done mr o.
Your honest approach to service is a breath of fresh air, it's a good thing to see. Thanks for the video.
I'd throw some Harbor Freight Epoxy on it for good measure!
I didn't want to glue it just in case we get a used controller @ some point...
That's what the angle grinder it for! 😉😉😉
@@frugalprepper Chicago Electric brand, of course! 😂
+1 on the epoxy.
Hi Eric,good video once again.frugal prepper is right i own older cars,like this one and steel fill epoxy is the long term fix.you just to a few maybe 4 1/8 holes drilled in the corners of the plastic by the cable to anchor the epoxy.and BOB's your uncle
Eric, Impressive fix. lots of mechanic effort and skill but no parts.
Ide rather a mouse then a snake we found a rattler up in a dash when i lived in Alabama
ACK! Don't take off your hat - I was nearly blinded by the white! :-)
eric I used to use those metal cushion clamps those wire holders that make a loop and you nut and bolt. on the mack ch r rd etc we got them from Lawson or northstate supply but even napa had the metal ones with the vinal plastic protector . just drilled a 3/16 hole and used a 10-24 and a dash of green lock tight. the green is the manual strength we used on the screw on GPS antennas. the drivers were always disconnecting them so they could screw off . dont know why it used to flag that truck as soon as it was disconected but i got plenty of ot from fixing them all
Great idea!! I stock those in 3 different sizes...
I really don't wanna stick my hand in there 😂
Bought a 2000 F350 a couple months ago. The previous owner said "the A/C works, but it could be better." Turned out to be the same basic issue, only blowing out of the defrost and a little out of the floor vents. Turned out to be a bad vacuum pump (7.3 diesel) and someone had put a couple rocks under the floor actuator rod to force the floor door open somewhat.
LOL please dont be a mouse)))
Great teaching; it also tells how honest you are, to boot! Thank you.
Oh no Eric......the great and know it all Gman will be all over you about taking out those 2 screws that didn't need to be removed.
You were very fortunate, I usually end up with plastic shrapnel when I try to work on that old Nissan stuff.
Bob T German plastic too. It's total shit after 10 years. Brittle as dry grass.
Dryer than a popcorn fart !
Had to do the rear shocks on the old Odyssey... thank goodness the bushings weren’t seized! Good old rusty NY!!! Great vid as usual!!!
Cleaned out a mouse nest yesterday, same sound. LOL
You look like Action Man with that hair cut! :). Another great fix and presumably a happy customer!
Don't remember Action Man having hair that colour lol That's G I Joe for you guys across the pond.
I never had one lol my Brothers did. I still remember the little switch on the backs of their heads to make the eyes move lol I did use to borrow their tanks for my Sindy doll 😂
Niamh Healy I was thinking Stan Eminem?
"My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all....." 😂
Great job the second mouse gets the cheese
Great video Eric,.....Quality is excellent....nice work with the camera....and the repair was very entertaining...and off course we got to see Mrs O...The real boss...LOL...
If you want to save your knees and back, get a couple different sized mirrors that you can lay down on the floor/console to look at the underside of stuff like that. I rigged up an old round shaving mirror with a heavier base that I can put on the floor and see up into the bottom of the dash. I've also got a mirror about the size of a clipboard for the same thing that gives a wider field of view.
Handy trick for working on the plumbing under sinks too.
Learned that trick from acoustic guitar repairers. they stick a large flat mirror through the soundhole to work on the braces on bottom of the guitar's top.
fantastic IDEA!!
now, if you could just detach your arms and have them work under the dash whilst you relax :))
Eric, if there was sealant in the refrigerant - would you know, and would it mess up your machine?
Good fix. With a old car like that it's best to save money were you can.
My father in law and I worked on my Honda. And diagnosed why I did not have any A/C. The compressor wasn't kicking on. Had to jump the thermostat sensor!
Could you have used epoxy in conjunction with a zip tie? I'm also guessing the rouge clip is from a previous replacement being that it had the junk yard yellow writing on it.
Great observation Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Think i would go with stainless cable tie and bit of jb weld if unit cost silly which probably is.
I tend advise good n quick homebrew fix on older stuff over new parts when cost silly and it a known failure area anyway with no part revision .
Hopefully the double donger ties will hold well but they could stretch/loosen over time .
least lady got cool air and a cool bill too ... didn't put you out too much time either .
I would have included a dab of 3m weatherstrip adhesive to cable, frame and zip tie. It would likely last the life of car. The 3m adhesive I have found to be good for many applications besides weather-striping.
That 3M Mounting Tape is also very very handy... As long as you never need to get it off....
Just slid double wall heat shrink over the end. A few times. Problem solved. As the zip tie has something to grip....
Hey eric my wife hear the video and she laughed and said it sounded like a womens vibrator thought you would get a kick out of that
Hi Eric! I was wondering if you can give me some direction on what to do. I am just a beginner as a dIYer and I am doing a timing bwlt on my wife's car. It is a Mitsubishi Endeavor 2007 . I took the timing belt off and install a new one, however the crankshat pulley doesn't want to turn to has the lines mark to TDC. Can you tell me what's wrong or anybody that will know the cause of it?
Did you pull the belt w / the marks lined up? If not it may be hitting a valve. You might have to move the cam, then the crank, then put the cam back.
I’m second - coming 2nd is always best ;-)
That generation of Sentra is pure garbage. They literally fall apart, not just the glove box doors either. My parent had an 2001, they got rid of it at just 70K miles because it was so problematic. Several O2 sensors failed, radiator sprung a leak, A/C condenser sprung a leak, Much of the interior trim just fell off, including the glove box door. The rear bumper started to sag.
I've got a 98 200SX SE (pretty much the same as the Sentra) with the big 1.6L and a 5spd and I love it. 139K on it now and it's on my second high school age daughter, with the 3rd coming up this fall. Granted, it's on it's third clutch (teen age girls are a little hard on clutches when learning and I made the mistake of putting in aftermarket clutch parts on the first clutch I did on it) but I can do a clutch on it in half a day so I can't think of a better manual transmission platform to teach my kids on. It's 20 years old but it starts and runs every single day.
Pre 2001 Nissans were great. Unfortunately when Renault and Nissan merged in 2001 the cars when to shit.
A few of my friends have these sentras and they have been dead reliable for them. Just oil changes and brakes. Two have working ac, the one that does not hit a racoon and took out the condenser, my friend says the windows are good enough for him.
I have friends and family with Nissans. Beside replacing the battery terminal their cars never show up in my driveway. The Toyotas never show up either. Seems like the frieds with Chryslers and GMs show up with their cars on the tow truck on a fairly regular basis though.
I remember working on them.... Those heater controls are next to in possible to find used. We used to use windshield urethane to hold the cables in place with the zip ties it worked for us not one person ever wanted to spend the $400+ they were asking. Great fix.
Had a similar issue with my first car, an Audi 80 from 1985. What I learned after a bunch of repairs was that both those rigid bowden cables and the mechanism needed lubrication!
I wonder if adding a few drops of epoxy or if that's to rigid then maybe some rubber cement... just throwing that out there.
If your cabin filter becomes plugged, remove and discard. Your evaporator and heater core will act as a filter.
I miss my manual 1.8 liter Sentra. 2003 model year. This video reminded me of that car. She was fun to drive!
I had a problem like that once - fixed it by holding the cable in place with the ol' JB Weld steel putty. Held for years.
Nice impromptu fix! Wish that other systems would be that easy! Thanks for sharing!
newer carz would have ALL hvac AND radio plus speedometer and
engine instrumentation crap - controlled by PROPRIETARY TOUCHSCREEN
-so IMPOSSIBLE to troubleshoot or REPAIR ~~
The extra metal clip probably broke off from a previous controller and stayed behind the trim
*FINALLY!!!* A fellow NYer that buys their cars down south and brings them north to die. High five to your customer for bringing this up from FL. Maybe give them a discounted oil change or something for being so smart with their money and following your advice.
Back in the used car hay day and still to some extent; They send the Northern cars south to die.
I can remember when they would have two for one sales on them.
They were rusted beyond repair but had good mechanicals.
In upstate NY we put our old cars out on the front lawn when we're done with them.
Unless we're married..then they go to a proper junk yard...after target practice. :-)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I’m gonna take a look at mine shortly.
And your video is a great guide on how to take the dash off & put back on.
2000 Nissan Sentra SE 2.0
💙🤓💙🤓💙
Thanks again.
I have an 06 Niss-anne Frontier. Last time the A/C was touched, it was me, I had to remove the dash to change the recirculation (or "inside/outside" as Nissan calls it) motor. Not fun! That was 2011. System's probably a little low, maybe I can drive there and have you fix it. Oh ya. I live in Palmdale California. Would be a nice drive though. Ya, I don't have a machine. Oh well, just a thought!
I’m pretty sure my climate controls in my car are run off of vacuum. When I turn the zone dial I hear air then the blend doors move
Can u please show a video on a NISSAN CUBE 2009 My daughter's car ac only blows thru the defrost when it was blowing very well and cold on high..I hope u can help.
Had you ever use 'Thommas & Betts' zip tie ? They are expensive and hard to find (commercial) but they dont failed and u can tight them to the moon .. the plastic is smoother and retainer tab is made of steel instead of plastic .. A french mecanik Downtown Montreal QC :)
They make a plastic sleeve now. That goes over the cable. Then you super glue it under the metal tab. It ain't moving. Same for Ford Vans door cables. But they are metal that replace the plastic ends that just fall off over time. As the cable for Fords is $260.00 for 2 cables...
Very helpful! Thank you! I have a question. How much does it cost to diagnose and replace a leaking hose? My Sentra has a slow leak and I've been buying an AC can from Walmart each summer and it lasts about a year before I need to recharge.
Had a 82 falcon with no AC pump on it. So in a Australian summer, I would drive with heater on full as well with bonnet (hood) open with a block of wood between the latch and bonnet holder. It used the latch to keep it shut, but allowed extra open space for extra air to flow over the radiator onto engine itself. Drive with heater off and temp was 3/4 of gauge. Drive with heater on and it would drop to just over 1/2 temp gauge. Was not a pleasant driving experience, but 1 most of us older Australians could cope with. Relied on the heater bypass into cabin heater to take enough of the engine heat away. Oh and that was the notorious alloy head 4.1 crossflow. Now that I am older, I appreciate AC and other mod cons but at least I drove in my younger days with manual steering, no ABS, no AC, and could feel the road through the steering wheel. We knew how to handle skids, aquaplaning and not having cruise control.
2000-2003 Mitsubishi Lancer and galant had a similar problem if anyone gets them. Figure I would share my experience with them as well :)
What, No duct tape? Hahaha. Sorry couldn't help myself. After working in the used car field believe me when I say I know the zip tie fix well. And in this case it was the right fix. Probably an obsolete part and all the used will have the same issues, Plus the customer usually doesn't care as long as it's fixed and didn't cost to much. Plus you give them the option to fix at a latter date. Well done brother Once again showing the good side of auto repair...
Ever since my zone selector failed, my AC has been stuck on. Switch lights still come on and off.. Can't imagine what's up with it. While it broke in the position that sets it blowing through the front vents, the selector IS stuck on windshield. it allowed it to turn that far before the dreaded metallic clink noise of the clip falling out happened... Does that run AC on automatically?
Eric, to hold the cable in place with a zip-tie, wrap the zip-tie around the cable 2 or 3 times before continuing to wrap the zip-tie around the retaining mount. Do this with 2 or 3 zip-ties, and you should be good to go for a year or 2.
yeah, right Let`s see you do that in the car.
When it gets serious Eric's hat comes off to really get stuck into the problem.
No mouse, no thumbs-up. Sorry.
Seriously though many thanks for this. Now I know how to fix my frontier's vent selector.
Who Da Man? You Da Man!
It's the 07 to 12 Sentras that have the CAF by the gas pedal, I have a 2011. The trick is to squeeze and twist and it goes in without much effort and springs back to fill the hole.
I have seen that on a lot of other late model Nissan's.
I guess Nissan has one HVAC system for several models, like Ford did with steering columns back in the 90s. From the Escort to the F150 they all had the same column, just different steering wheel, combo switch, shifter, etc.
Eric O., in the know! Another good show! Thanks Eric, we love your videos!
Consider getting (if you don.t already have one) a Zip Tie Gun. It can get your zip tie tight and trim it off short in the same pull. They run from cheap and useless to gold plated.
Thank you very much for this instructing video. You have solved my problem.!!
A duel purpose flashlight .... For the ladies.
Instead of a zip tie try mechanic's wire. Put a couple wraps around the cable jacket to stop it from sliding then wire the whole thing down. Zip tie will break again.
Brake clean in the blower motor would have sorted out any rodents. Josh looks like a young Professor John Kelly from the Weber Auto channel - with the evil laugh.
An honest man is to be watched and adored. This is the best channel on u tube, and I would drive to Avoca to get my car fixed. Thank you Eric and Mrs. O.
You could probably drill two holes on either side of that cable jacket and put a zip tie to hold it securely against the stop. AFAIK there is nothing there but plastic....
I remember working on cars that had push button controls for the HVAC that were cable and/or vacuum not electronic.
In this situation, what did you bill the customer for? Diag? Tear down time? R@r???