Fixing a Nissan Frontier from the Salvage Auction - Part 1 

Welcome back, Wes!! Glad you got the computer(s) fixed!!

I use one of those cigar cutters for clean cuts of small hose like rubber fuel line

Mrs. Wes: "yeah, the frame *might be* bent" Wes camera pans, I laugh out loud. Bent is an understatement!

That rear axle vent is a known issue on the Nissans rear axles, the fix is a hose barb, and running the vent up to a high and dry location..

You have the best handwriting of any mechanic I've ever seen.

I would lose my mind if I had to deal with mouse piss everyday. You, sir, deserve a medal.

Glad to see that you resolved your computer issues! In the construction trades we named the up and down cycles of work as feast or famine, judging by the number of vehicles on your property you’re definitely in the feast cycle! And this is because you are so good at what you do!

Oh! You *know* a truck is messed up when the doggo doesn't want to jump in it, and go for a ride.

Nissan and their knock sensors.. some things never change. Nice work Wes!

That Rear axle vent is no joke...I had a Bronco 2 that I was just givin er up and down my drive... steep hill 16 inches of snow....later that day walked by said Bronco and smelled 90 wt........Blew out both rear axle seals.had to use a drill bit on the vent.

Your troubleshooting skills are pretty good there Wes! Meticulous and thorough is what it takes. Good video.

Just the tip of the pickle vine end , and the secondary job I’m guessing will clip the tip off of cigars? 🤣🍻

I learn a LOT from watching Rain Man and Wes when it comes to diagnosis with the ECM. It's so fascinating to me to see the how this all works. I am thinking about purchasing a much better tool with the bi-directional capability and real time charts. I'm retired and don't really need it, but it would be a fun toy to play with.

Ah. The long wait is over. Welcome back, friend.

Glad to see you fixed the tech issues, and we all can get our fix 👍

Thank goodness your back thank you sir

Good to see you up and running. Enjoying the channel. Plenty of work I see Already cooler weather is on the way.

Aww okay that explains all the metal shaving breaking a bolt and having to hela Coil It

I love your content. The last cars I worked on were carburetor induction, but one did have a pointless ignition system. I did work on electronic process control equipment (lots of microprocessors, funny wiring diagrams) but the wires were not sitting in the middle of a hot engine valley, toasting the insulation and connectors while providing habitat for small rodents. The amount of patience, and the "I'm gonna fix this thing if it's the last thing I do" determination you display is amazing. I only hope they pay you what you are worth!

Congrats on 200k wes you deserve it Also the full whisltlin diesel treatment was great.

I wish you would find us a good pair of ratcheting crimpers for those non-insulated connectors. I started using them for everything after I learned about them from you. But the crimping leaves much to be desired. I found a Klein crimper VDV200-010 with the VDV205-044 anvil that works ok, but not great. Thanks for the educational content!

Fascinating as always....somebody once said build a better mouse trap and the world will beat a path to your door....judging by your parking lot you must have done it!!!...Thanks for great education and entertainment.

Love the content Wes, awesome 👍👍👍

Those Duke boys got some explaining to do 😊

We have a 2011 Nissan Pathfinder SV 4 x 4 and the Service Engine light has been on for about 100,000 miles. We had 3 Shops deal with it they get it out for a few days and it comes back on. I cleaned the Positive post and checked the 2 fuses which were good and it went out for 2 or 3 days and back that light comes. We have 152,000 plus on it and it still runs as well as it did the day we bought it. 2 of the Shops just said there is a short somewhere.

As always, a Mrs Wes appearance is a bonus to any video.

Replaced the o2 sensors on my 04 ram 1500 5.7. Got the code again, saw too high of baseline voltage. Figured it too be electrical, cleaned all grounds, even checked the pin on the ECU but kept getting the fault code. Read alot about using generic replacements giving trouble, forked out the euro’s for OEM replacements and boom, flawless ever since.

It's good to see you are back Wes & Mrs Wes. Did you end up getting anew computer or was it repairable? Most items that required rectifying on the Nissan are within the bounds of a DIY'er, however the frame issue is the big problem for a DIY'er. That one issue would prevent me from buying it. I am certain I have never seen that many vehicles in your yard before Wes. Is it summer air conditioner repair time, general vehicle servicing or do they have drivability issues that need diagnosing & repairing?

Check/clean the ground contacts from the battery to the frame to see if it fixes the ABS problem. It sounds like an issue I have had on an Armada.

Your screwups make you relatable

Once again, you are Mr Fix It Glad your business is flourishing. You deserve success 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️✅

So happy for how far your channel has come! Having all that work is awesome for you and the family. Can’t wait for part 2 :-)

My hat is off to you dude, I don't know how you do it.

Thanks for the video great to see you back online! I'm now waiting with great anticipation for the part 2!

only we get to watch Wes work, no one else...well maybe the dog ;)

A new video! Wow! Momentous!

These are called the Navara in the UK, and are well known for the chassis rotting out and snapping at the back of the cab. Nissan UK even sent a load of them back to Spain to be "repaired". They've washed their hands of them now though

I like how your towing partner is warming up to the camera!

Always a pleasure to watch

It's a cigar trimmer! It's for "tipping" cigars

I remember the Nissian hard body were very popular around here , the 4 cylinders were super high mileage units and the V6 extremely dependable, so I think the frontier not to far behind

Nice work with the repairs Wes! 🙂👍 Wonder if it was some kinda theft recovery. Looks like someone had some late night inebriated county road fun with it. Take care 🔧

that cutter that you found on the dash is a Cigar Cutter its used to cut the end off Real Hand Rolled Cigars

Welcome back, I bet it feels as though you never went away. Of course, you did not, take time off, it was just the computer based, support hardware that tool a break.

Well done Wes, another good vidio, Christ you work on some crap, they would be condemed over here in the UK.

Looks pretty rust free

Lots of trucks Wes ! You,re the guy..👍👍

You were missed last week West, hope you sorted it out your PC issues without any data loss. Watching the parking lot on your shop seems to me like you will need to hire some help soon.

I need to know what the little tool is you slid up behind the tape to cut it……gotta get me one of those!

Would love to see you keep working on this.

Another Great Video, Thank you Wes

Nice work Wes

Your patience is incredible. What was that tool you used to shield the wires from your knife?

Nice attention to detail :D

Great work again, thanks for sharing 👍

Johnson county Iowa plates? Whomever it is is pretty close to me! Damn your shop must be a lot closer to me than I'd thought!

I have a Chevy Venture that has a "Traction Active" Message that only comes on when I'm backing out of my driveway and turning left onto the street. I found the problem: it was a broken wire inside the wheel bearing. I can tug on the wire and the Message comes on and off when I push and pull on it. A temporary fix was to push in the wire as far as it will go into the bearing, and I zip-tied the wire in place. I bought a set of wheel bearings for the van, but It's been 3 years and the light had not come back on. I still have the new wheel bearings on the shelf. I just never had the time to fix it properly. I only have the one vehicle, and if something happens where I need to drive to the parts store, I'm stuck with an in-operable vehicle. I'm too cheap to take it to a mechanic to get ripped off with them telling me I need other things, when I know exactly what's wrong with it and how to fix it.

Congrats on 200K Subs.

Click! Awesome!

sucking up all those baby mice. thank you.

Wow! Felt just like Robbie Gordon for a minute... until I landed. As others have asked can you please call out your wire loom slicing guard.

Thanks for sharing.

Could you add a source of those crimp and heatshrink connectors in the Show More box? I've got the correct heat gun fitting that surrounds the heatshrink when shrinking it, but like the simplicity and durability of those crimp connectors. Thanks again for sharing your techniques. Now a subscriber after seeing the "Nissan Miracle".

thu the ringer lol lol 😆 love it

Over hear in Aus they’re a Navara and they are the biggest pile of crap you can own. Usually not worth repairing.

Being packed should be a good thing, means your doing something right. Better have the mouse patrol do another pass on the truck, looks like he missed something 😂

I can’t believe you used heat shrink. You act like you’re in the rust belt 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

Awesome video.

that there is a cigar cutter

that was a cigar end chopper offer

Man get that frame coated with fluid film!

Those 4.0 are nearly bulletproof

If in doubt about a torque setting always try 14 camels per cubic fortnight

that click was funny !!! all my tools always made that same click when i worked on anything !!!!! ha ha ha !!!! seriously , i understand , but i am sure some one comment on that !!!!!!!!!!

24:20 what’s that special little diff cover remove tool?

That generation of Nissan were known for snapping in half over here in Europe. They're also known for being rubbish off road.

Ye ha!

was this T&M job or permission as you go when you find something awry

The loom wrap must be Chinesium.

Wes...do you ever get to work on any vehicle that isn't a big pile of rust & corrosion ? Good thing you are GOOD at finding all that is wrong under the rust. My pickup here in NW Atlanta is 21 years old and you could almost eat off the undercarriage But also I am the original owner. Note: my SES light has never come on so far.

Wes I was curious what county are you in?

Some little doggy was laying down on his mouse patrol job. He didn't alert you to that infestation damage. Or, maybe all the oil masked the smell then all is forgiven. As always, an interesting afternoon entertainment watching someone else working outside in high humidity. You really want high humiduty, as Bob Barker used to say "Come on Down" to Miami Florida. Some days you'd swear you eyes are clouding over it's so thick.

When measuring the camber with the level, do you have to make sure your lift is true? Also glad to see your computers are back up. I would hate to lose raw footage.

That trailer-plug is just mounted in a flimsy bit of sheet-metal, isn't it?

I think the ABS is acting up because of the VSC.

A mechanic like Wes in a big city could charge $2-300 an hour. But then he'd be dealing with big city people, which is less-than-fun.

You get all of the fun jobs :)

Hey, if they're payin I'd be stayin! Business must be good with all the vehicles around the garage, or you're renting storage space? Interesting as is your usural fair, enjoy watching you work. Give Max a scratch.

I believe that item you found is a cigar cutter.

from brake bled technician and off loading operative, Hufflepuff is now visual truck frame consultant. 'it looks wonky'. this apprentice is certainly worth a contract worthy of this expertise graduation. Really great video, missed you last week, keeps me in date on calendar, watch wes work, must be Sunday here in UK. thanks again.

Wonder if the slot below the ignition was for a breathalyzer to start the truck haha

Interesting project. The owner definitely found the right shop.

I dunno, Wes - these kinds of videos are low-key my favorite. Laundry list of problems, and you work through them methodically. What's not to like? It's not just the work itself, it's the process - and your channel specializes in following good troubleshooting techniques. Part 2, Part 3, tbh i don't care - these are really fun to watch. Thanks for the content!

I've worked on various vehicles over the years. But if I had to work on the type of rusted up vehicles you tackle, I'd of gave up working on any of them... Amazes me how much you always know about seemingly every type vehicle you tackle. Your knowledge is very deep and wide... Thumbs Up!

Just love seeing the level of knowledge used on this channel! 👌👌👌

It's always a good sign when a mechanic needs a bigger parking lot

You did a great job ensuring the rear axle vent was clear. It's something that is always to be inspected. Try using your bidirectional scanner and performing a steering angle reset before worrying about the ABS errant activation.

Welcome back Wes! Your fan club appreciates what you do.

Wes, I'm sure someone said this before, but afaik you're the only youtube mechanic which uses proper heatgun for heat-shrink tubing. Two thumbs up!

I just bought some loom wrap just as crappy. Thank you China.