in this video we're going to talk to you
about the top five problems with this
first generation nissan titan
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number one is the coolant mixing with
the transmission fluid that would be an
automatic transmission
what happens is the radiator internally
where the
transmission fluid runs through for the
cooler it
cracks basically and the tubing opens up
and all your coolant goes
right into the transmission so you will
find
lack of power shifting badly overheating
if you have to keep adding coolant don't
look at the head gaskets first
check your transmission dipstick you can
do that by taking this
six millimeter bolt out it's a ten
millimeter socket
on the dipstick tube and you can pull
this out
and just give a visual of the fluid now
this is a
in good shape it only has transmission
fluid in it
it's got a little bit of brownish pink
hue to it
if that had coolant in it it would all
separate so when you put
water and petroleum together it doesn't
like each other so
you'll have little water bubbles in
there it'll get all over those ways
that's a key the other thing i've done
in the past is
start it up and when you put it in here
you'll watch this fluid shoot down
because the transmission just takes the
fluid right back into the training
so you can side it up take the cap off
top it off with coolant
and put it run it have someone put it in
gear for you and you can watch this
and the transmission tow converter will
suck the coolant right down into that
transmission
so that's another key to that one
another thing you're going to notice if
your transmission cooler
is cracked inside the radiator is over
here at this overflow tank
so this is the pressurized overflow tank
for these this is an accessory for the
radiator cap so you always want to open
this
when the vehicle is cooled down it's
under pressure and you just open this up
and i guarantee you here and all up in
here you're going to find
like mud it'll be all black just like
you'll be like what is this pudding
it'll look really bad in there
that means that the transmission fluid
is mixing with the coolant so that's a
pretty severe problem
so if this is caught in time you might
be able to get away with
a transmission flush and a new radiator
but if you don't catch it in time you're
gonna need a whole new transmission
rebuilt or replacement with the radiator
number two if your airbag light
or engine light come on and you have a
little code reader and you pull it and
it says p1564
or u1000 there's a quick test
basically what you need to do is clear
it start the truck up again
and turn the steering wheel from stop to
stop that's complete 360 both ways or
180 whichever way you want to look at it
and if the engine light comes on and
airbag light comes right back
on you have a hard code and more than
likely it's going to be in the clock
spring
so basically what that means is from
turning the steering wheel constantly
they have a they had a problem with the
wiring to the clock spring
where it frays and breaks off so it's
gonna it's a hard code what we call a
hard code it will set right away
once the stand was turned so if that
happens to you we should do your
homework real quick
and you know when they say well you need
a clock spring you do
number three is damage to the converters
due to low fuel pressure so
you will get no check engine light what
will happen is you'll start noticing a
lack of power
on the highway or even in city on
acceleration
and you're looking for power and you'll
be like hey it doesn't seem like it is
used to be
first thing please get your fuel
pressure checked if it is below 51 psi
then it's causing a lean condition and
what happens with lean condition
is it starves for fuel and these
converters
will actually get damaged from that so
if you wait too long
to get the fuel pump replaced you're
gonna end up with a very expensive bill
for
possibly four converters so if you feel
that lack of power
don't hesitate get that checked and if
the fuel pressure is below 51 psi
change the pump and you can save the
life of your converters
number four uh nissan had a great idea
and they thought
hey a differential doesn't need a
breathing tube no vent here we don't
need it
well you do because pressure builds up
here so
what happens is they didn't put a vent
tube on the rear diff on this model
it's a first generation now second
generation i'll have to do some homework
to see if they did but
on the first they did not put a vent
tube and what happens is your
differential builds up pressure
just like a washing machine because that
gear ratio is going around that pumpkin
and it builds up pressure so has no
place to go
no vent this is a result you're going to
get axle seals
leaking constantly you can replace them
and they might go again within 10
15 000 miles because your rear
differential is going to build up
pressure
which is a very normal situation
unfortunately the fix for this
on the first generation is just to keep
replacing the seals
number five it's not a big deal but it
is if you
you like to take care of your vehicle uh
interior
cosmetic things on these trucks seem to
fail you'll find chip paint on some of
your dials
on the dash will wear out hand controls
on the steering wheel
you have worn out paint all over the
buttons the wording disappears
on them handles interior handles just
break off
external handles pull on them they don't
work
uh just a thing that happens and the
accessory trunk the little
nice toolbox that's another whole thing
so
from underneath the truck you can see
the conditions
that if you are in a zone that has
winter and you have road salt
what it can do to these beautiful
accessories on this particular
titan the first generation and i do
believe they had it even after
is they like to put the exterior
toolboxes on great idea but if you don't
wash your truck and keep the road salt
off of it and the sand out
that's going to be the end result and
the toolbox becomes an empty
cabin or unfortunately maybe some of
your stuff that you love is still in
there
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