Breaking Point! Limit Reached! 2000 Nissan Pathfinder 3.3

44 thoughts on “Breaking Point! Limit Reached! 2000 Nissan Pathfinder 3.3”

1. Ray was just going to say you didn't screw down the top hose clamp. 🙂

2. Good video😊 are you saying that you could have dropped the pan without jacking the engine up had you removed the oil pickup first?

3. Did that inner washer just sit against the oil pump on the crankshaft?? I'm redoing mine currently in my 2003 Nissan Xterra and it sitting right up against the pump seems very wrong to me. 🤷‍♂️

4. Your lucky that wasn't 4wheel drive

5. I. WULL. NOT. WACTH. YOUR. VIDO. BKAS. TOUTUBE. WAS. NOTWORKING

6. Yup.
   When I resealed my 280K mile QX4 I went down to the head gaskets and stopped there. Yea, the pan leaks a little and I can't say for sure the rear main is 100% fine, but there was just no way I was pulling that pan. Dropping all the front drivetrain and the crazy shape of the pan…..and no lift. Yea, I'd sooner pull the engine and do it on a stand than tackle that job…..4 years later and ITS FINE!

7. excellent tutorial. hands down. You must be a gemini, the way you correct yourself, when you talk to yourself.

8. GREat work! My '98 pathfinder is ready for your attentioin.

9. I realize this is a year ago but was so much fun to watch! all 12 videos LOL! I think it was 3

10. How could ALL THIS WORK be worth less than the value of this 2000 (24 yr old!!) SUV?

11. how did you end up getting the crankshaft seal reseated correctly?

12. Great Job

13. Not to self
    Don’t remove oil pump ever

14. I’m curious in hvac we use belt deflection as do Harley’s. Does Nissan use a belt deflection number for these timing belts?

15. I'm glad that you noticed that the seal wasn't on there right

16. When I install a new paper gasket I put a bit of greace on both sides. This helps the gasket stay in place and also helps with sealing it.

17. this car is a peice of junk

18. way to keep a good attitude man – good job! I'm just about to go do my VG3.3 timing belt now that I'm thoroughly motivated. Thanx Ray!

19. As with most of his videos, very elaborate.

20. After many many of his mistakes on this poor Nissan, they just keep coming….
    Wow incompetent. 10:58 , far left and far right on top of the oil pump housing are 2 groves, front to back, there are 2 rubber spacers missing. The water pump isn't aligned without them.
    Why fight the tensioner ? It is soft spring loaded, you can install it first, turn it so it's got lots of room for the belt, tighten it down, install belt, then loosen the tensioner and the spring will put the proper tension on the belt, verify, then tighten to lock it. He's making every step crazy hard. It's like watching a 13yo do Fisher Price "my first timing belt job". This is INSANE.
    19:34 You can see the tensioner spring, spring. It's not installed at all. It's supposed to hook on that post and be firmly pressing on the tensioner, it's flopping around.
    Oh Timing belts aren't supposed to be very tight. They will destroy seals, bearings etc when over tightened. The heads swell when warm which makes the belt tighter as the engine warms up.
    All this work he did because of his mistakes, yet he didn't replace the Cam Seals !!!?
    He installed parts that were dripping with oil, including the spacers for the belt, front cover etc.
    He didn't tighten the front pile olt tight enough. I see sooo many timing belt V6 engines with wiped out cracks, woodruff keys, balance pullys from people not tightening them like he did. Around 200 foot pound is the spec on this 3.3 he did maybe half that.
    Sad someone paid for this job.

21. I have an exterra. Thanks. My next job. It's a big one

22. Nice Star Trek reference. I knew you were a fan. I’m only 5’9” so working on the trucks are alway fun reaching over the engine bay.. We see the reason your so successful in this video and others due to your ability to remain calm and keep working till the job is done. Bravo sir.

23. christ scotty. ya need to chill.

24. пипец рукожоп ,кто его вообще пустил машины делать?

25. No fender covers again!

26. Ray I have days like this. Also it’s called you are getting older.

27. It’s amazing how patient you are sir. 👍

28. if I had a mechanic like you and make sure to get a nice Christmas present, I invited family out for a cookout and I get them Bruins games, tickets to see hockey

29. Come on man! this is the second video where I see you installing the covers back on without cleaning them. I know they aren't as important as the job but Quality; Remember?

30. I wouldve thrown some thing a long time ago.. lol. But GOD Im like CLEAN OFF THE CRUSTY OIL! Drives my OCD cra cra, lol. great job

31. Ray: Don't Promote Ignorance, Correct Word Terminology Is Left Side/Right Side Of Vehicle.

32. Good job

33. Those belts seemed a bit too tight from this here arm chair. Lol

    Love the videos.

34. Great job Ray but……first downstream hose clamp from MAF wasn't tightened. Just sayin'

35. Why would you not clean the lower cover before putting it back ???? … I would think you would care being your own shop.

36. Outstanding Ray!

37. Heavey trip man!

38. I liked this video simply because you put so much work into it

39. I love the fact that at around the 36 min mark Ray had to bleep out some normal garage work language. So relatable.

40. So wish you had a vid of you doing a Nissan Pathfinder r51 4ltr tiimming chain replacement

    Got to do mine. But have never done one on a Pathfinder before.
    Looks like I'm in for a world of cursing 😭

41. I always felt that something as important and potentially engine-ending as a timing mechanism really shouldn't be handled by a mere rubber belt . . .

    But then again my truck has a timing chain and is non-interference, so I guess it ultimately matters little to me.

42. Ray, 11 out of 10 for staying the distance and triumphing. Nissan, 0/10 for engineering design. Why don't Nissan just go around the world and slaughter mechanics? It would be a kindness in a way. Just imagine trying to fix something "simple" that got broke in the wilderness? It was WAY too bad in a well equipped workshop with a smart, experienced mechanic.
    You know that if a vehicle seriously challenges Ray, it is a heap of junk. In Australia, you could fix an old Holden [GM in 'Merica] or Ford broken fanbelt with a shifting spanner and some donated pantyhose.

43. 37:48 overtightened! Always good to use your belt tension measurement tool 😅

44. Dude.. it's a 2 piece shroud. You cracked me up sometimes… your loving servant. 🥶🐲

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