2005 - 2008 Nissan Frontier timing chain replacement Part 2 

+fireblade639 Good news !!! Happy to hear. I suppose you had to remove the intake manifold again to remove the paper balls? If you look at the video, I had paper balls in the intake manifold also. Glad I did not forget to remove them :-)

Thanks. The vehical had 110K miles when I made the repairs. Now at 130K and still doing fine. Just passed Maryland emissions without any issues. If you're not having a whining noise from your engine, I would not bother. There is cutout for the water pump on the right side of the timing case so you don't have to remove the whole case.

+fireblade639 Thank you and good luck. My advice: - Take your time. Don't be in a rush. If you rush, something will go wrong. It took me about 1 week to complete mine working on and off. - Clean the timing cover properly of old gasket to prevent oil leaks. I used a hard nylon bristle brush after spraying the cover with gasket remover and keeping overnight and the old gasket comes off easily. - I suggest using an impact wrench to remove the intake and exhaust sprockets. But you will need to use a torque wrench to install them to be sure of the correct torque. I bought a 23 mm crowfoot wrench and attached it to a breaker bar in order to hold the camshafts securely. A 23 mm wrench did not give enough leverage for the force needed to torque those sprockets.

+ERROL DILON Thanks for the compliments and I'm glad it helped you. No there is no timing marks on the left secondary timing chain. I believe you can only install it one way as there is a notch to enforce the alignment if I remember correctly. Regardless I made some marks myself just to be on the safe side.

No worries. I'm glad it helped you.

Sroor9001 .1month ago

+fireblade639 Hi. There's no need to remove the oil pan. However, there are 2 bolt holding the timing cover to the oil pan at the front and those 2 bolts have to be removed.

i cant find the 2nd bolt on the bottom? do you have to remove the oil filter and housing first?

@@pascratcherjoe The oil filter yes. but not the housing

It is recommended to do this. If you don't there is a chance that the camshaft can move and this will really mess things up

@@diybillyc5000 hi friend how Did you tighten crank shaft screw is it by air gun?

@@Sroor2023 Hello see my response to @fireblade639

@@diybillyc5000 thanks done already long back was a pita, horrible

Yes you need to drain the oil and coolant. I also replaced the water pump because it was a convenient time. Top dead center is the best position and is recommended by the service manual

First off it was leaking some oil and this is the best time to get the gasket changed. Secondly finding TDC is much easier with the intake removed and also you need to hold the camshafts with a wrench to remove the cam pulleys. It's just better to do it the right way and be done once and for all. The instructions are all there in the Nissan service manual for the car.

Yes I'm still running the car without any timing issues

you got it out of time some how

+fireblade639 When you say it won't start you mean it starts and then dies or does not start at all. Check all hose connections like intake manifold to brake booster. If you took off the fuel pump fuse make sure you reconnected it. Recheck all the basics. If everything is connected and still not starting you can try to turn the engine by hand and see if everything is connected. Good luck

Verry good.

I can feel it too.

hokiedokie how will that be easier? Also $1500 - $3000 for a used engine that will have to have the same thing done to it.

@@ko4gpa i plan on stripping down a 15-17 long block with lower miles on the engines that dont have this problem..since the dealership charges the same amount to have this problem repaired