This is by far the most detailed video I have seen in a long time. I like to do a lot of my repairs myself. This video is going to save me a lot of money and time. Great job sir. Keep up the good work.
You had me for a few seconds @ 8:15 when you said its tradition where you are to put the first jug of antifreeze in upside down. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm like what the f*ck?!!!!!!!
I have a 2010 altima and have done all of these things too,.with the exception of changing and bleeding brake fluid. I need to do that. Pads are not bad at all. I agree, putting on that drive belt is a PIA. Helps If you have someone on top helping. Also, if you are a bigger guy like me, it's also a pia putting in that cabin air filter
Thank you so much for the video. I worked on cars as a teen but had been letting my wife get her Altima serviced at the dealership now that I'm older. I watched another of your videos and realized I could save 30/40% after cost of occasional new tools needed for various maintenance tasks. I replaced all rotors and pads, spark plugs and pcv, and am trying to get up the motivation to flush the coolant and change the belt but man I'm tired from work! Thanks again man.
Here is a quick list of the things he talked about Mass Air Flow Sensor Engine Air Filter Cabin Air Filter Spark Plugs PCV Valve Antifreeze Serpentine Belt Windshield Washer Fluid (Brownie Points) Break Pads/Fluids
The classic trick, to use a short length of hose to thread on a spark plug, is popular. However that same little hose caused the worst mistake I've ever made when fixing cars. Those hoses always have a slight curve to them, so when threading in the plug you lose feedback for whether your plug is going in straight. Yup, I crossthreaded the plug, and needed a helicoil to get myself out of trouble. Never again. When possible I always thread in the plug with a rigid (not wobble) extension, turning backwards at first to feel it drop in to the notch of the matching threads.
If it starts to cross thread while using the hose shouldn't the resistance of the cross thread cause the hose to start slipping on the porcelain? After i use the hose i always put my socket n extension on and continue to turn it by hand to make sure its threaded in correctly. I can see your problem happening if after the hose you went straight for a power tool to quickly run down the plug.
@@themechanic6117 Yes you're right, although I wasn't using power tools. That's the thing about confidence. After the first few months on any job you start to confidently think you know how the world works. Then, through the next decade, experience shows you that life is more complicated. As you say, real pros like you have a way of calmly guiding workflow to avoid most of the worst mistakes. I've seen Japanese mechanics start their day with Zen meditation, trying to achieve the right attitude to cope with time-consuming stress. Some days I seem to spend half my day looking for tools I put down somewhere, ha ha ha.
I know exactly what you mean. Ijust cant get into the habbit of putting tools back after i use them. I wait till i have a pile around me then i cant find what im looking for ! Trying to rush while fixing cars definitely causes problems.ill have a new video coming out in a few days that will show a good example of that.
Good stuff, love your attention to detail and all the great information. I'm amazed at the number of RU-vid Yahoooos that post horrible videos showing half assed work. Some when doing brakes won't even use new hardware and grease, zero preparation, they just slap them back together rusty, not even a mention of pins, slides, et cetera.
I've never done anything to my car but oil change and spark plugs. How do you find a service that can check everything you went through? I don't want to call the wrong place and sound stupid since I don't know anything about cars.
I’m amazed!! I can do this myself (although I need to buy the tools)!! My ride is at 100k too. Awesome and very informative vid. New subscriber here as well.
I like the cabin filter on the 2013 as opposed to my 06 Altima. I change my filter every 6 months cause it looks like yours at 40,000 miles. It's always full of pine tree pollen.
My Altima 2004 has a orange air filter which is washable . I am using it for 2,00,000 kilometers and it is a great product. And it is not a K&N for sure .
I cant believe how much you were able to fit into one 23 minute video. I just replaced the serpentine belt and it took me 2 seconds to get off but a good 20 mins to put back on. Everything else I will do this week and seems so straightforward. Thank you for the great help!
Great job. I just learned that I naturally did a full tune up on my 2016 as I saw parts fading in capabilities. Changed my plugs at 76k because a bad O2 sensor made it run rich for 200 miles before I could find a part in oem style with a killer warranty, but half the price. Did a brake fluid flush at 60k because the dealership kept telling me it absorbed 3% water. It was definitely burnt lookin. And I clean my brakes every time I change pads. Since I was a Lyft driver, that was more often than not. I’m at 123k now, and think it’s time for the belt, and potentially cleaning the maf sensor.
Great video...much appreciated...I was like oh ok what's next?!?! Ok he said to pour the coolant into the resivor holding the upside down container. Keeping traditions are essential when maintaining what's mental while using a number 2 pencil....word...thank u for the video ELMo91SIx
didn't catch the year of the Altima. Just making sure you got your hoodlatch recall handled if it applies. Yeah I'm a Nissan tech. Sometimes I see vids like this and check them to make sure it's not some wannabe wrench chucker thinking they "know" something. Nice vid. Appreciate the warnings and safety advice too.
Question, can I take my 2016 Sentra in to have the passenger airbag recall done? I noticed it acting weird when my sister got in my car. It has 130,700 miles.
My 2013 starts then dies out, says low fuel, gauge won't move. Yet, I know I had 3/4 tank, due to weather/freeze coming. We had -30 windchill, so I thought the fuel line is frozen. I put 1 bottle of Freeze into the tank...now 3 days later, it still turns over, then sputters out after 10 or 15 seconds...? I can't get to work..aagh! Help..I'm watching videos to try to figure it out...
I’m scheduled to take my 2013 Nissan Altima for a turn up, but after watching this video. I’m 100 percent certain I can do this myself. Thank you so much for this video.
it's easy I have a 2008 altima plugs and coil packs are right on top of the engine shop wanted to charge me $500 lol it only cost me $200 to do it my self the coil packs are a bit expensive.
@@Astro1554 I was surprised how easy removing the plug and coil was; of course it took me a while to get it done because I was new to the entire process. But I did it, and man I’m proud of myself. I have learned so much from this Channel, it’s unbelievable. 🙏🏾
Don't use thse cheap coil packs off Amazon. Trust me. Definitely don't throw out your old coils. They're better quality than the cheap ones on Amazon. Always buy quality coils if you want your car to run correctly
Thank you. With your directions, I feel more confident now. I recently bought a 2014 Altima, 2.5 ltr. at 175,000 in need of a lot of work that I’m doing as little projects. I had the check engine light on. I changed the PCV & mass airflow sensor. I have a question. When I come to a stop say at a stop sign, my engine rev drops too low -close to dying- then rises to normal idle about 750 rpm. What fix does my car need to operate smoothly? Thx.
We got 3 Nissan vehicles, all have/had multiple issues. 2015 Altima, hood latch recall, dim headlights, sun visors separate, 2004 Pathfinder,airbag recall, front struts problem, rear spring bumpers go bad, exhaust tailpipe flanges weld's break, 2004 Titan, exhaust tailpipe flange weld's break, clear coat comes off, plastic dashboard crumbled/cracked bad, great vehicles but Nissan should have recalled the headlight problem and the exhaust flange weld problems, in my opinion it's 99% issue on all the vehicles I listed, poor responsibility on their part, my opinion
Funny how somebody in the background sound like they was in amazement right on time when he took out the first spark plug with a magnet. 4:13 in the video. Lol.
Great video. We just took my wife's altima to the dealership and they wanted $2300 to do all this stuff. I had them change the brakes and I plan on doing the rest myself with the help of your video. A couple questions: How many gallons did the radiator take? Looks like about 1.5? Also, you didn't need to gap the spark plugs, it's just a plug in part?
Yes I'd say it took about 1.5 antifreeze. Most spark plugs don't need to be gapped. They come pre gapped as long as you're buying the correct plugs for your car but it doesn't hurt to check the gap before installing.
$2300 ? I would've laughed and took my keys back and walked out for sure, breaks, plugs, pcv valve for $2300 they can go take a long walk off of a short pier
I’m very impressed by this video especially the fact that you pointed out to change a PCV valve most people do not do that and that is why they have expensive gasket changes
TIPS; • Put down newspapers before you work with fluids because some of the stuff draining out inevitably misses the pan or splashes out and the newspapers will help keep your driveway clean. • The coolant rervoir comes out easily for better cleaning. Just remove the bolt holding it in up top, disconnect the hose that connects it to the radiator, and then pull the reservoir straight up to remove it. (Although, yours looks like an older generation than mine; might be different). Somehow I always end up breaking the tab off the bottom of the cabin air filter cover.
Altima such a trash car I replaced lower control arms,shocks,cv axle,sway bar links, o ring oild seal, valve cover and valve cover gasket meanwhile my mom Honda civic never needing anything more than oil change and breaks her car has 190k 1 owner my car has 170k and I had replace all things I mentioned car is 2008 nissan altima car is trash
Yeah I'd definitely go with a Honda over a altima...or any nissan . Dealer just replaced the lower control arms on this car. Thankfully they were under recall
I've had my altima for 7 years, 78k miles. No major issues. Meanwhile I see wheel bearings and especially ACs go out on Hondas by then... all cars have their issues. I'm sure my Altima will have a CVT issue in its life. Oh well.
@@themechanic6117 oh Honda has had their share of trans issues too. The odyssey transmissions of past generations are as bad or worse than nissan. Even early/mid 2000s accords had lots of big issues. Just saying...All manufacturers have issues, big and small. Most modern cars won't give you major issues though until they're pretty up there. Anyways, great video. I liked it a lot.
Mine is a 2012. Cabin filter was never changed,, looked like a science project….also,, I had to remove my glove box to change mine…thnx for vid. Good work
Does the Mass Airflow Sensor ever need to be replaced, as preventative maintenance, say every 100,000 miles or is it a 'lifetime' part that only needs cleaning?
You are awesome Very clearly spoken I always come to your videos before I take my vehicle to the shop because when a female goes to a shop they need to know what is needed . Wish you were in Charlotte lol , just joking I have a good honest mechanic so I am fortunate Thanks for the video
So this is an estimate, just asked the service advisor how much he thinks of the top of his head what these services would be. Cabin air filter 30, brake flush 99,belt 90,colant flush 139,rear brakes 180,spark plugs 150. Total 658 (rough estimate)
