Hey Ray I know you will not see this comment but you are my Mr. Rogers of the car world and I find you very entertaining. Even just you waving your hands and narrating is entertaining. 😆 have yourself a good day.
I feel a hit song in the making.😅 Great opportunity for an educational experience that, being demonstrated, with excellent narration, helps paint picture of the process. The technical explanations and how to negotiate a scan tool effectively, the tips and tricks of the trade are "class" act.😊
I admire you for accepting this job in the first place knowing the customer needs the car back ASAP. I'm not sure how many other shops would have agreed to put themselves in that situation, especially given the complexity of the teardown and re-assembly process. Don't give old Murphy's Law a chance to bite you.
Your skills are incredible to watch. Disassembly is difficult enough, but to be able to reassemble it again afterwards is hugely impressive. I loved the look on Lauren’s face when you asked her to order those two gaskets. Bearing in mind her (presumably) limited knowledge of vehicle parts, she did amazingly well to source them. I don’t think I could have done it. She’s an absolute gem, and a huge asset to your business. She also far prettier than you! 🤭🤪😉🤣🤣 Another excellent video, Ray. I’m pretty old and will never work on vehicles, but you keep me entertained. Thank you.
I think your accent is midwestern Ray. You are so articulate and entertaining, really enjoy your content, patience and diligence! I like the professionalism, honesty and the way you treat your customer’s. Refreshing!
I never noticed an accent but i have noticed how well put together and thought out your sentences are. I love that you think before you speak and challenge your vocabulary every day. It has inspired me to do the same in my every day life, i love learning new words.
That's it! I'm no good at accents and I was thinking "This Old Tony" wherever he's from must be the same place. Midwestern but not far enough to have the "yaah"?
I'm constantly impressed how you seem to remember where wires reconnect and which fasteners go where. I'm a DIY'er and would have to take 100 pictures to do what you just did. No way I could remember all that.
He's actually got thousands of pictures with each frame of this video. All he has to do is run it backwards and do exactly what the guy on the screen does. I don't see how he's going to catch the can of brake cleaner that comes flying up from the floor all by itself. 😅 🤔
As a mechanic I can tell you they only have one place to go. Different plugs, different cable length. As Ray says sometimes: shapes and colour. Even better if you know the model (i.e. dealership workshop) because you've worked on it before.
One of the greatest benefits I get from watching your channel is to rapidly realize what vehicles ***NOT*** to own. When such a simple job as a valve cover replacement turns into a sadistic game of twister, it is time to pass on owning that vehicle.
Somehow it is fun to hear Scotty Kilmer whining how bad certain cars are. Then to see Ray fixing exactly the stuff and often confirming exactly what Scotty said. This Infinity is definitely confirming that.
I had an Infiniti G35 that had an oil burning problem (didn't leak though) and one of the fixes is exactly this. I watched a video on it and decided I didn't need it to not burn oil that badly
That dash issue is BS and multi years 😳 If anyone knows automotive, the oem's don't make most of their parts. So a dash is usually made by a company who makes dashes for many companies. This I can only assume Nissan asked for a non-standard chemical compound to make them.
A similar problem occurred on Uniflite boats in the '70's ( for two years a fire retardant was added to the fiberglass at the request of the U.S. Navy ) causing blistering .The vinal looks like it's got some sort of blistering and or.. ?
First off, I rarely ever notice one's "accent", sorry but I can care less about that. If one keeps their word and does what they say, then they're alright in my book. Ray, you're right, Murphy's Law is real, so is karma. Please keep the video's coming, many things you show and do are reminders for myself even though I only went to Vo-Tech for diesel mechanic and unfortunately, never got into the field, no jobs available local at that time. You being honest and fair with your customers shows you do have integrity and you care about your customers. Thank you and truly appreciate your effort on sharing with us. Great video as always. Cheers :)
I'm doing this exact job on my vehicle with VQ35DE, glad to see even Ray having the same difficulty as I am. Though I am replacing nearly everything I see while I'm down there except for head gaskets.
I had a 2007 V6 Altima where the dash started bubbling and oozing oil, like the plastic was starting to separate like melted cheese under the sun. I learned my lesson, Nissans have all the gizmos you want when you're shopping for a car but they suck to own long term.
On the dialect question… I w a military brat, lived in seven states mostly mid and south west. A teacher I had tried to guess where her students were from and had a pretty good batting average. She guessed that I was from California. At that point I had never lived in California. TV has had an affect in blending most people’s speech patterns and dialects. IMHO.
Getting that valve cover back on was impressive. I have spent hours upon hours fighting to keep that thing in its place while installing. To much junk in the way to touch it in the way down. Nice work sir.
Well cars are built that way because it saves a few minutes during assembly in the factory, these company's don't give a rats behind if it takes 5 hours to replace spark plugs, they care if a car is put together in 8 hours or 7 hours and 22 minutes as that saves money. that's why you see quick connects and inaccessible bolts everywhere, if you imagine the drive train separated from the body everything is accessible and easy to put together.
Nissan/Lexus is often more complicated to do things to than comparable repairs on Toyota or Honda stuff and most American vehicles. Several mechanics have said it.
@@RainmanRaysRepairs I have been watching your videos and lots of your older videos. YOU SIR are a much happier person now compared to your dealer days and employee days. You were MISERABLE working at the dealer. So good to see you doing what you enjoy and making an honest living doing it and helping so many people!
The Nissan 3.5L is a well known leaker. We have a 2005 and I used AT-205 seal repair/ rejuvinator a few years ago and it was very effective. It drastically reduced our oil consumption and no drops on the driveway. With almost 300K miles the small amount of oil it uses is expected.
They could solve this problem by making the engineers do maintenance on the engine after it comes off the assemble line for the first car . This would help them engineer equipment with ease of maintenance as part of the design . I’m an engineer and built high machine tools and was head of a design team . I made sure that when we were assembling a new machine if it would cause issues for maintaining the machine . We redesign it.
Yet, it seems to me that (ultimately) it is the car buyer's fault since almost all potential buyers will be interested if one car costs less than another. Would we all pay more to buy a car just on the off chance that one or two services or repairs might cost less?
@@corrigenda70 maybe maybe not but you’ll have a staff of very qualified engineers working for you with the consumer satisfaction and with that more sales !
Use a right angle needle nose on those spring clips. I didn't want to sound sparky, my old shop teacher was always drilling into us right tool right job. When he caught me, he would throw the tool away.
I've often wondered where you get all the patients! But with persistence you have always come out a winner! Godspeed my friend, and don't forget to have a wonderful day, Mike from Virginia Beach
We used to toss some Goop hand cleaner up on the messy parts before washing . It helped loosen an remove the gunk off the motor . Watching you remove and replace all the stuff just to replace gaskets reminds me why I enjoy not doing those jobs anymore . My guess is- mid west , Iowa ,, central Illinois, possibly southern Michigan.
What modern cars do you think are well designed with maintenance in mind ? I tip my hat to all mechanics working at shops like yours. You take on any type of vehicle and have such a broad range of knowledge and repair skills. Very sincerely THANK YOU!
The bubbling was pretty common for the 2003-2008 Nissan products. There was a class action lawsuit against Nissan in 2014 regarding this exact problem. They ended up extending the warranty of the dashboard for 8 years regardless of the milage, so I'm kind of shocked this one didn't get sorted out already. Most people said that the bubbling happened within a couple of years of owning the vehicle, so that has probably happened well within the warranty period and it has been bubbled like that for most of its life. Either way, 150k miles is nothing for an 18 year old car. That thing has spent most of its life just baking in the sun being neglected.
It’s $60 total for both valve covers on rock auto. I always tell people to not be cheap and replace parts, sensors or gaskets while working near it, especially when it’s a hard to reach area.
Ray, you are Minnesotan. Central Minnesota. When people go to school to be a newscaster, they're sent to central Minnesota to learn how to speak clear and precise. You speak exactly how we do here. I'd bet 95% that I'm right. If not, you're from the surrounding states, but you are/were Midwestern. Guaranteed. You also use lingo I've heard nowhere else but here in Minnesota and including in my own family.
That was a voluntary recall they extended the dash warranty for 10 years due to that. As far as I remember that was the only vehicle affected by the dash bubbling on Infiniti vehicles
I googled it, it's a factory defect in the dashboard, it takes about 3 years for it to develop bubbles, some people have received $2,000 in retribution from Infinity??
Yes...I have been saying this since nissan changed all the body styles in the early 2000s ..I think most mechanics have. There's been very few reliable nissans since that big changeover update on all models. All thanks to carlos ghosn in 2001.
Hi Ray and wife and Dave finished watching you work on infinity no other words you’re just a genius and as always you and you’re families and Dave be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I’ve never thought anything about an accent from Florida. You speak very clearly and with “Words” that demonstrate a higher education level than a lot of mechanics. You’re doing very well Rainman Ray.I was just telling my wife that you come across as an honest mechanic.
Wow, I'm sure keeping my 1971 Superbee 440 MGM. I can change all 8 sparkplugs in 20 minutes. Can change the two valve cover gaskets in 20 mins as well. Engineers don't think about servicing their creations as much as they should.
I could do all six plugs, valve covers, replace hydraulic lifters, R&R the oil filter, air filter, adjust ignition timing, carburetor idle etc all while sitting in my drivers seat on my 74 Econoline with the 4.9 straight six. I converted it to electronic ignition with a kit that used a 8track playback head on a Bakelite plate in lieu of the points set, to detect the distributor cam lobes! There was one other thing that you saw only on that vintage vehicle that you can’t see on modern cars when you open the hood. You saw vast amounts of the ground under the car.
Engineers take a lot of heat but at the end of the day they still have a boss that tells them they have to figure out how to put 5 tons of shit in a 1 ton sack. Some (most?) companies prioritize pretty on the outside over ease of repair denying the engineers the space to rotate a bolt hole to make it more accessible in situ. The other options are either to decrease the size of the engine, remove accessories, etc. or expand the engine compartment which adds weight, decreases fuel economy, decreases cabin space, and/or increases cost.
1:05:30 My toolbox has a 'Murphy's Law' drawer with easy outs, turbo sockets, cold chisels, cutoff wheels, a rotary tool and a kit of rotary tool accessories (the flexible rotary tool extension has proven extremely useful). I have to use this drawer WAY more than I care to.
Your accent sounds like Texan where im from,,I say the same accent you have lol..over yonder, yupperz and bunch more..ty for ur mechanic video love it..toooo many ad's though..
I was just thinking to myself “what did that dashboard get up to after a few too many drinks at the gentleman’s club?” and Ray chimes in “What is this? Leprosy?” Coffee everywhere.
Thou hast my sympathy, young master. I did a Ford Villager once, fitted with the same Nissan V6 and with the same oil exfungulation disease. Like you, an absolute bloody nightmare. What terrified me was that the manifold bolts were all M8. In a M10 hole ! Anyway, fixed the leak and when the piston slap became unbearable, I sold it. Nissan has changed considerably, since those days. We now have variable compression engines and JATCO CVT's that offer considerable employment to the repair fraternity. Love your commitment to your customers Completion Date.
@@cengeb Last time I checked math, 150k miles still equals 150k miles even if it takes 20 years to get there. Thats one clean engine for 150k miles as it was cared for.
@sc5015 I had 316,000 on one of my vws in 9 years,I drive a lot. And never changed valve cover gasket vr6,never touched transmission,stick of course..Original shocks and stats. Highway driving is best. It looked brand new even vw dealer that maintained it, was always impressed. Cars are meant to be used sitting around is worse Luke local driving. 100k on brakes,always between changes
I kind of miss seeing Ray cleaning off the covers before reinstalling them. Probably not mechanically necessary, but I always loved that kind of care to the aesthetics. Just that extra sign that a repair was done by someone who paid attention to everything.
Here's another slogan for your t-shirt for the merch store since you're on a time crunch with this job... Less talkin' 'n' More torque-in' 😆 🤣 😂 One for "The Godfather fans "You torquin' to ME ... ?!?!" ??? 🤔🤔 lol Midnight Cowboy fan "I'm Torquein' Here!! ..." Am I taking that too far? lol
Ik im a day late but as a Nissan tech those de engines aren’t all that bad as for the valve covers their a little tedious but I’ll typically take the whole drive side of the harness loose and lay it over the passenger fender as for that bracket business on the rear of the passenger side i just tweak it a little bit. Props on removing the vvt solenoids typically I get the job upsold from express and can’t remove them. Makes the job a bear but I’ve slipped them out many times. Just don’t mix the vvt bolts up or you’ll get a heck of a oil leak
I have been known to dry the gasket groove and place a few strategic drops of weatherstrip adhesive to hold the valve cover gasket in place while fighting engine harnesses.
Yes, the dash blistering was an issue. Infiniti's had dash blistering and Nissan's has peeling trim. @3:49... Seals on the cam position sensors. Common Nissan issue. In the future, change those when you do this. It's a "while you're in there" thing and the seals are cheap. Also valve covers. Check the spark plug tubes. Since the valve covers have to come off anyways, check if the tubes have oil. If they do, you have to replace the covers. The seals are integrated. Get Nissan covers. The aftermarket ones always leak. Can't count how many times I've removed "new" Amazon covers the install Nissan covers. @17:50... When I do this job, I always buy that crossover hose. They get very hard and usually crack when you take them off. @37:14... I unbolt the harness bracket at the back of the motor. It gives an extra inch or so. 4 years as a Nissan Master Tech, I can do this job in about 2 hours, but I did nothing but Nissan's. @1:09:07... You'd be surprised how often we'd get 350Z's in with a misfire and it was just 2 coil plugs swapped.@1:19:30... It's part of the PCV system. It's a vacuum chamber. It's where the pipe on the front of the plenum goes. @1:21:30... It'll be back. The paper gaskets like to leak. The plenums aren't perfect. The metal gasket is thick enough to make up for the imperfection. The paper gaskets are too thin. If it comes back with a hunting idle and a throttle body code, it's actually the paper gasket.
Ray should have a tee shirt that says “I should have been an astronaut “. That will keep the kids in school and study hard. I know that I didn’t study hard. Lesson learned!
Hey Ray I know you will not see this comment but you are my Mr. Rogers of the car world and I find you very entertaining. Even just you waving your hands and narrating is entertaining. 😆 have yourself a good day.
It's a beautiful day in the Rainman hood Rainman hood
It’s a beautiful day, under the hood….
A chilled Bob Ross of the car world…
…Artificer indeed.
GA accent ? Hmm nope
Now Ray, engines dont leak oil. Vehicles just have self lubricating chassis 😂
Love the almost record territory video length. A day without Ray is like today without sunshine!!!🌞😎💯
A "Ray" of sunshine!
absolutely
I feel a hit song in the making.😅 Great opportunity for an educational experience that, being demonstrated, with excellent narration, helps paint picture of the process. The technical explanations and how to negotiate a scan tool effectively, the tips and tricks of the trade are "class" act.😊
I admire you for accepting this job in the first place knowing the customer needs the car back ASAP. I'm not sure how many other shops would have agreed to put themselves in that situation, especially given the complexity of the teardown and re-assembly process. Don't give old Murphy's Law a chance to bite you.
Did you know how complicated this job was?
So it is an engine removal
THD potential gif leaks on top of leaks
This is something you do not want to happen to you on a vacation
It looks like someone had dibs this before but not used a new gasket thinking they could just tighten it not realising the the type of bolt
Your skills are incredible to watch. Disassembly is difficult enough, but to be able to reassemble it again afterwards is hugely impressive.
I loved the look on Lauren’s face when you asked her to order those two gaskets. Bearing in mind her (presumably) limited knowledge of vehicle parts, she did amazingly well to source them. I don’t think I could have done it. She’s an absolute gem, and a huge asset to your business. She also far prettier than you! 🤭🤪😉🤣🤣
Another excellent video, Ray. I’m pretty old and will never work on vehicles, but you keep me entertained. Thank you.
Wife unit is such a sweetheart.
and cute…..
Does she have a single sister......asking for a friend! Lol
@@nissan300ztt Admit it.. with a nick like nissan300ztt, you just want Ray as a brother-in-law.. LOL
@@10HDFLHX lol
I think your accent is midwestern Ray. You are so articulate and entertaining, really enjoy your content, patience and diligence! I like the professionalism, honesty and the way you treat your customer’s. Refreshing!
I never noticed an accent but i have noticed how well put together and thought out your sentences are. I love that you think before you speak and challenge your vocabulary every day. It has inspired me to do the same in my every day life, i love learning new words.
I’m thinking Midwest or Chicago area accent. ✌️
Sounds like a blend of accents from every major place it snows, but more relaxed, less... hurried and harried.
Midwest possible pnw accent
I like the chipmunk sounds during the fast forwards…😅
Speech accent? Midwestern Johnny Carson! You enunciate very well.
That's it! I'm no good at accents and I was thinking "This Old Tony" wherever he's from must be the same place. Midwestern but not far enough to have the "yaah"?
Garrulous though
I'm constantly impressed how you seem to remember where wires reconnect and which fasteners go where. I'm a DIY'er and would have to take 100 pictures to do what you just did. No way I could remember all that.
He's actually got thousands of pictures with each frame of this video. All he has to do is run it backwards and do exactly what the guy on the screen does. I don't see how he's going to catch the can of brake cleaner that comes flying up from the floor all by itself. 😅 🤔
As a mechanic I can tell you they only have one place to go. Different plugs, different cable length. As Ray says sometimes: shapes and colour. Even better if you know the model (i.e. dealership workshop) because you've worked on it before.
I was a sub sailor, I know very well about tight spaces, you’re doing a fine job
I wish we had mechanics around here that are as professional, experienced and as honest as you. Really enjoy watching!
Your accent is neutral and very clear and easy to understand for med from Denmark
One of the greatest benefits I get from watching your channel is to rapidly realize what vehicles ***NOT*** to own. When such a simple job as a valve cover replacement turns into a sadistic game of twister, it is time to pass on owning that vehicle.
Somehow it is fun to hear Scotty Kilmer whining how bad certain cars are. Then to see Ray fixing exactly the stuff and often confirming exactly what Scotty said. This Infinity is definitely confirming that.
I had an Infiniti G35 that had an oil burning problem (didn't leak though) and one of the fixes is exactly this. I watched a video on it and decided I didn't need it to not burn oil that badly
This one actually isn’t that bad. Most modern v6s are just as much of a pain- especially since most are transverse.
It’s the harnesses that make the job a real headache.
I'm impressed that you made the extra effort for the customer. That's awesome!
Good day to you Ray and fellow Ray fans
Good day to you too
There's always got to be an Australian love from England😂♥️💂🏻🇬🇧
Ray’s determination to win even under the heat of the moment is admiring and it shows how much he cares for his customers.
dash bubbling a common problem, led to lawsuits and nissan extended the warrenty
That's the first thing I noticed.
That dash issue is BS and multi years 😳
If anyone knows automotive, the oem's don't make most of their parts. So a dash is usually made by a company who makes dashes for many companies. This I can only assume Nissan asked for a non-standard chemical compound to make them.
A similar problem occurred on Uniflite boats in the '70's ( for two years a fire retardant was added to the fiberglass at the request of the U.S. Navy ) causing blistering .The vinal looks like it's got some sort of blistering and or.. ?
@@SWHBOYCE Had a 1973 MFG Gypsy moth trihull speed boat with those blisters. It was a mess and had to paint the hull.
and,,oh BTW,, better hope you don't need the airbags,,
We are watching you solve problems for our entertainment and we enjoy it even if we can’t see what you are doing every moment.
That's anotha shirt! PERSISTENCE,PATIENCE, and DILIGENCE will get ya through it!
Or, my saying....."The difficult I do right away, the impossible takes a little longer."
Ray is not frustrated. He just should have been an astronaut.
I’m glad there are guys like you who do this crap. I couldn’t work on new cars. Love my 71 Chevy
Thats not a new car
at least you admit it !
@johnmitchell2741 it's apart of the "new age" car BS
My 67 MGB easy peezy! most of the time.
OK, Boomer!
First off, I rarely ever notice one's "accent", sorry but I can care less about that. If one keeps their word and does what they say, then they're alright in my book. Ray, you're right, Murphy's Law is real, so is karma. Please keep the video's coming, many things you show and do are reminders for myself even though I only went to Vo-Tech for diesel mechanic and unfortunately, never got into the field, no jobs available local at that time. You being honest and fair with your customers shows you do have integrity and you care about your customers. Thank you and truly appreciate your effort on sharing with us. Great video as always. Cheers :)
I'm doing this exact job on my vehicle with VQ35DE, glad to see even Ray having the same difficulty as I am. Though I am replacing nearly everything I see while I'm down there except for head gaskets.
I had a 2007 V6 Altima where the dash started bubbling and oozing oil, like the plastic was starting to separate like melted cheese under the sun.
I learned my lesson, Nissans have all the gizmos you want when you're shopping for a car but they suck to own long term.
Good day Ray. Learning a lot from you, From the Philippines.
Dual impact drivers - serious. Self-promotion - shameless. Ray rockin' repairs - priceless.
Never heard a “ Florida “ accent before but you do articulate and annunciate and that is rare these days.
It sounds like a N.Y accent with sunshine 😂
I'll say Michigan
@@michaelpressman7203 I second that. Western NY.
sorry its ohio
Did valve covers on my 350z recently and that passenger side where the harness is was a huge pain. Ridiculous that the tube seals are not replaceable!
On the dialect question… I w a military brat, lived in seven states mostly mid and south west. A teacher I had tried to guess where her students were from and had a pretty good batting average. She guessed that I was from California. At that point I had never lived in California. TV has had an affect in blending most people’s speech patterns and dialects. IMHO.
Getting that valve cover back on was impressive. I have spent hours upon hours fighting to keep that thing in its place while installing. To much junk in the way to touch it in the way down. Nice work sir.
Always great to get a challenge that manufacturers engineers create to test your resolve
I'm happy to see fender covers .
Well cars are built that way because it saves a few minutes during assembly in the factory, these company's don't give a rats behind if it takes 5 hours to replace spark plugs, they care if a car is put together in 8 hours or 7 hours and 22 minutes as that saves money. that's why you see quick connects and inaccessible bolts everywhere, if you imagine the drive train separated from the body everything is accessible and easy to put together.
This engine layout looks like an H.R. Giger (Artist behind the xenomorphs in the Alien series) creation.
Nissan/Lexus is often more complicated to do things to than comparable repairs on Toyota or Honda stuff and most American vehicles. Several mechanics have said it.
@@RainmanRaysRepairs I have been watching your videos and lots of your older videos. YOU SIR are a much happier person now compared to your dealer days and employee days. You were MISERABLE working at the dealer. So good to see you doing what you enjoy and making an honest living doing it and helping so many people!
Queen sings “Under Pressure “.🎵
The Nissan 3.5L is a well known leaker. We have a 2005 and I used AT-205 seal repair/ rejuvinator a few years ago and it was very effective. It drastically reduced our oil consumption and no drops on the driveway. With almost 300K miles the small amount of oil it uses is expected.
AT-205 works great.
Really long video Ray , my favourite 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
I love how fast things escalate on this channel, but remain calm and collected hahaha
They could solve this problem by making the engineers do maintenance on the engine after it comes off the assemble line for the first car . This would help them engineer equipment with ease of maintenance as part of the design . I’m an engineer and built high machine tools and was head of a design team . I made sure that when we were assembling a new machine if it would cause issues for maintaining the machine . We redesign it.
Better yet, require the bean counters who are the force behind manufacturing decisions work at repairing their results.
Yet, it seems to me that (ultimately) it is the car buyer's fault since almost all potential buyers will be interested if one car costs less than another. Would we all pay more to buy a car just on the off chance that one or two services or repairs might cost less?
@@corrigenda70 maybe maybe not but you’ll have a staff of very qualified engineers working for you with the consumer satisfaction and with that more sales !
Use a right angle needle nose on those spring clips. I didn't want to sound sparky, my old shop teacher was always drilling into us right tool right job. When he caught me, he would throw the tool away.
I've often wondered where you get all the patients! But with persistence you have always come out a winner! Godspeed my friend, and don't forget to have a wonderful day, Mike from Virginia Beach
LOL " patience "
I was a detailer and seen allot of those kind of dashes they melt really easy especially if you apply armour all to it
I have the sense that you are a native midwesterner. Your speech is similar to what I often hear in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, ect.
That's what I thought, Ohio or Indiana but he doesn't seem to have dealt with too much rust so that makes me wonder.
We used to toss some Goop hand cleaner up on the messy parts before washing . It helped loosen an remove the gunk off the motor . Watching you remove and replace all the stuff just to replace gaskets reminds me why I enjoy not doing those jobs anymore . My guess is- mid west , Iowa ,, central Illinois, possibly southern Michigan.
Well damn that was a mission and a half to replace some gaskets👍👍
What modern cars do you think are well designed with maintenance in mind ?
I tip my hat to all mechanics working at shops like yours. You take on any type of vehicle and have such a broad range of knowledge and repair skills. Very sincerely THANK YOU!
Great googly moogly Ray, that was a hot mess..glad you got through it😎👍
The bubbling was pretty common for the 2003-2008 Nissan products. There was a class action lawsuit against Nissan in 2014 regarding this exact problem. They ended up extending the warranty of the dashboard for 8 years regardless of the milage, so I'm kind of shocked this one didn't get sorted out already. Most people said that the bubbling happened within a couple of years of owning the vehicle, so that has probably happened well within the warranty period and it has been bubbled like that for most of its life. Either way, 150k miles is nothing for an 18 year old car. That thing has spent most of its life just baking in the sun being neglected.
Morning Ray...got my coffee annnnnddd...go!
It’s $60 total for both valve covers on rock auto. I always tell people to not be cheap and replace parts, sensors or gaskets while working near it, especially when it’s a hard to reach area.
I get mid-western and a little southern at times with your accent. Great video as always, Ray.
Ray is from the mid west
Ray, you are Minnesotan. Central Minnesota. When people go to school to be a newscaster, they're sent to central Minnesota to learn how to speak clear and precise. You speak exactly how we do here. I'd bet 95% that I'm right. If not, you're from the surrounding states, but you are/were Midwestern. Guaranteed. You also use lingo I've heard nowhere else but here in Minnesota and including in my own family.
Love the long video!!
The prime virtues of the mechanic, patience persistence and violence 😅
I worked at a body shop and the dashboard bubbling on infinity’s were a common problem for customers.
They had a recall but it seems that Nissan didn't actually make a huge effort to notify everyone
Had no worries you would accomplish this task you’re the best mechanic I’ve seen it way to go right
That was a voluntary recall they extended the dash warranty for 10 years due to that. As far as I remember that was the only vehicle affected by the dash bubbling on Infiniti vehicles
I think it was both the FX35 & FX45
I googled it, it's a factory defect in the dashboard, it takes about 3 years for it to develop bubbles, some people have received $2,000 in retribution from Infinity??
You'd think snap on would make a 10 mm socket that had a magnet in the base of it.That way, you wouldn't drop the bolts all the time in tight spots
That sound you hear, when you undo that last bolt. You know it will open up. 😂😂
Watching Ray stick his fingers into the cables of the lift that had catastrophic cable failure shortly after. Yikes!
To steal a quote “ah Nissan, the Chrysler of Japan”
Nissan & Mitsubishi..
Yes...I have been saying this since nissan changed all the body styles in the early 2000s ..I think most mechanics have. There's been very few reliable nissans since that big changeover update on all models. All thanks to carlos ghosn in 2001.
@@KevRalph ...I'm almost shocked at how poor gas mileage is on Mitsubishi vehicles .
Terrible engineering, would never own a car with an engine like this.- My wife has an Equinox and i will not do any maintenance on it.
I would have taken the throttle body off first
Hi Ray and wife and Dave finished watching you work on infinity no other words you’re just a genius and as always you and you’re families and Dave be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Ray, thanks for the sat morning wake up video. What the hell is a Florida accent.
I’ve never thought anything about an accent from Florida. You speak very clearly and with “Words” that demonstrate a higher education level than a lot of mechanics. You’re doing very well Rainman Ray.I was just telling my wife that you come across as an honest mechanic.
Wow, I'm sure keeping my 1971 Superbee 440 MGM. I can change all 8 sparkplugs in 20 minutes. Can change the two valve cover gaskets in 20 mins as well. Engineers don't think about servicing their creations as much as they should.
All the emissions crap isn't on old cars!
@CheerfulTent-ww4hr True, and we install breathers on the valve covers to remove the little that was there.
I could do all six plugs, valve covers, replace hydraulic lifters, R&R the oil filter, air filter, adjust ignition timing, carburetor idle etc all while sitting in my drivers seat on my 74 Econoline with the 4.9 straight six.
I converted it to electronic ignition with a kit that used a 8track playback head on a Bakelite plate in lieu of the points set, to detect the distributor cam lobes!
There was one other thing that you saw only on that vintage vehicle that you can’t see on modern cars when you open the hood. You saw vast amounts of the ground under the car.
Engineers take a lot of heat but at the end of the day they still have a boss that tells them they have to figure out how to put 5 tons of shit in a 1 ton sack. Some (most?) companies prioritize pretty on the outside over ease of repair denying the engineers the space to rotate a bolt hole to make it more accessible in situ. The other options are either to decrease the size of the engine, remove accessories, etc. or expand the engine compartment which adds weight, decreases fuel economy, decreases cabin space, and/or increases cost.
Engineer's bosses told them to make repairs harder. Dealerships make more money servicing cars than they do selling them!
You have super dedication in all your work
Aloha and good morning from Hawaii!!
Mahalo from Waikiki Beach!
10:11 I like how you never stopped what work you were doing to plug your merchandise big massive respect most do make a big thing of there merch drops
Rainman Rays Repairs my Saturday Morning CarTunes tee-shirt idea.
More like every morning cartunes
1:05:30 My toolbox has a 'Murphy's Law' drawer with easy outs, turbo sockets, cold chisels, cutoff wheels, a rotary tool and a kit of rotary tool accessories (the flexible rotary tool extension has proven extremely useful). I have to use this drawer WAY more than I care to.
What a major mess! You are going to earn your money on this one.
Oh, goody! The intro is back! Now I’mm super super glad to be here! 😅
6:01 ah, the Infinity Valdez edition.
Your accent sounds like Texan where im from,,I say the same accent you have lol..over yonder, yupperz and bunch more..ty for ur mechanic video love it..toooo many ad's though..
Hello from sweden.
This is the best Comedy Channel...The Narrator is Hilarious!🤣😅😂
I was just thinking to myself “what did that dashboard get up to after a few too many drinks at the gentleman’s club?” and Ray chimes in
“What is this? Leprosy?”
Coffee everywhere.
Your videos make a most eloquent case for 4 cylinder engines.... or bigger engine bays....
Accent? Hmm. As a Brit, I can definitely say your accent is Murican.
Thou hast my sympathy, young master. I did a Ford Villager once, fitted with the same Nissan V6 and with the same oil exfungulation disease. Like you, an absolute bloody nightmare. What terrified me was that the manifold bolts were all M8. In a M10 hole ! Anyway, fixed the leak and when the piston slap became unbearable, I sold it.
Nissan has changed considerably, since those days. We now have variable compression engines and JATCO CVT's that offer considerable employment to the repair fraternity.
Love your commitment to your customers Completion Date.
That is one super clean almost 20 year old engine at 150k miles. Good example of how changing your oil properly is a return on investment!
150k in 20 years is not much.....that's lack of use
@@cengeb Last time I checked math, 150k miles still equals 150k miles even if it takes 20 years to get there.
Thats one clean engine for 150k miles as it was cared for.
@sc5015 I had 316,000 on one of my vws in 9 years,I drive a lot. And never changed valve cover gasket vr6,never touched transmission,stick of course..Original shocks and stats. Highway driving is best. It looked brand new even vw dealer that maintained it, was always impressed. Cars are meant to be used sitting around is worse Luke local driving. 100k on brakes,always between changes
@@cengeb Cool story, not related. Thanks for sharing.
@@sc5015 it's related, it's oil
Ray, you gotta start employing the Eric O technique for dealing with customers who GOTTA HAVE IT NOW.
Well there was a bit of an emergency and my guy had to go ASAP
Oh no! That is part of the non recall, should have been recalled BS that won't be recalled!
I kind of miss seeing Ray cleaning off the covers before reinstalling them. Probably not mechanically necessary, but I always loved that kind of care to the aesthetics. Just that extra sign that a repair was done by someone who paid attention to everything.
Here's another slogan for your t-shirt for the merch store since you're on a time crunch with this job...
Less talkin'
'n'
More torque-in'
😆 🤣 😂
One for "The Godfather fans
"You torquin' to ME ... ?!?!"
??? 🤔🤔 lol
Midnight Cowboy fan
"I'm Torquein' Here!! ..."
Am I taking that too far? lol
you have the patience of a staue sir. its jobs like this that kept me from going further in auto mechanics. happy holidays to you and your family
Excellent work ray
Huge pain in the butt job, brittle plastics, owner needs the car back today, and Ray still tackles one handed so we can all watch
Umm I seen 2 hands during majority of the video.
Ik im a day late but as a Nissan tech those de engines aren’t all that bad as for the valve covers their a little tedious but I’ll typically take the whole drive side of the harness loose and lay it over the passenger fender as for that bracket business on the rear of the passenger side i just tweak it a little bit. Props on removing the vvt solenoids typically I get the job upsold from express and can’t remove them. Makes the job a bear but I’ve slipped them out many times. Just don’t mix the vvt bolts up or you’ll get a heck of a oil leak
I have been known to dry the gasket groove and place a few strategic drops of weatherstrip adhesive to hold the valve cover gasket in place while fighting engine harnesses.
I do the same thing, works great.
Great video. I was waiting for the brake cleaner to come out, lol, but that underside would probably need a case of it to clean it.
I dont have patients and i agree with the whole patient thing gets me a lot.
Yes, the dash blistering was an issue. Infiniti's had dash blistering and Nissan's has peeling trim. @3:49... Seals on the cam position sensors. Common Nissan issue. In the future, change those when you do this. It's a "while you're in there" thing and the seals are cheap. Also valve covers. Check the spark plug tubes. Since the valve covers have to come off anyways, check if the tubes have oil. If they do, you have to replace the covers. The seals are integrated. Get Nissan covers. The aftermarket ones always leak. Can't count how many times I've removed "new" Amazon covers the install Nissan covers. @17:50... When I do this job, I always buy that crossover hose. They get very hard and usually crack when you take them off. @37:14... I unbolt the harness bracket at the back of the motor. It gives an extra inch or so. 4 years as a Nissan Master Tech, I can do this job in about 2 hours, but I did nothing but Nissan's. @1:09:07... You'd be surprised how often we'd get 350Z's in with a misfire and it was just 2 coil plugs swapped.@1:19:30... It's part of the PCV system. It's a vacuum chamber. It's where the pipe on the front of the plenum goes. @1:21:30... It'll be back. The paper gaskets like to leak. The plenums aren't perfect. The metal gasket is thick enough to make up for the imperfection. The paper gaskets are too thin. If it comes back with a hunting idle and a throttle body code, it's actually the paper gasket.
No idea about accent but you are easy to follow for a born Swede.
Had an 04 g35 from 2011 to 2023 before it quit running. 250k miles. Never had an issue with the dash doing that.
Ray should have a tee shirt that says “I should have been an astronaut “. That will keep the kids in school and study hard. I know that I didn’t study hard. Lesson learned!
I feel your pain/frustration. Been there done that. You handled it better than I!!! Thanks