In this video I have a look at a customers 2019 Nissan Armada 2x4 that has a customer complaint of leaking washer fluid. Ends up he was right. It is leaking and it is an easy fix.
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Hey there viewers and welcome back to the South M Auto Channel that's a 2019 Nissan It's the Armada It's two wheel drive. it's from Arizona uh I Think these folks are moving in New York So they want an inspection. but they also said that the washer jug leaks so that's kind of weird. uh I've never worked on one of these, let alone seen one.
Uh, washer jug is inside this right front. uh Fender So we're going to pick it up, take the wheel off, pull the fender liner out and see what's actually leaking. Was just doing exhaust manifolds on a 2019. Chevy Half Ton They had about 30 screws on their fender liner.
It was crazy. This one doesn't look like I a lot. We got some plastic Clips in here. it looks like, well, this feels almost feels like it's after market I don't know.
Feels about as thick as a milk curtain. All right. Well, let's get uh oh, those might even be plastic. Yeah, they.
they're like little plastic retainers, some torque bits, and something to pop this stuff out with. Start with the little guy. Oh, they're not plastic I thought they were plastic I Got a couple Torx bit screws here. one here and one here if those are supposed to come off or not apparently.
So this had another piece that came off with it. Keep track of where things go here. don't work on a lot of Nissan We don't see many of them in our area, which is weird because we have a Nissan dealer pretty close by too. Let me get something different here.
I Suppose Oh man down. wonder what kind of paint they ran over? Besides the obvious answer, wonder where order ran over paint that color either? They come in there yellow or white. got something underneath here I Guess oh there's a plastic C Okay, any more. appears to have some screws under here.
of the 10 mm variety, all three are the same. All right. I Think that's it. Oh easy.
Oh I going. Say where the heck did our washer jug looks like it's full fluid? It's a leak I See see a drip right? There must be where the neck comes into it here. Oh now she's PP in. But yeah I mean that's the only snail Trails on this thing are right from this gasket.
It's just the filler neck here doesn't seem to really retain very well. mean you push up on it a little bit. Me: it's just this gasket. huh? That's kind of stupid.
I Mean the rest of the jug doesn't have any snail Trails on it. just you say. Right here by the filler spot, let's let it down and see what retains that thing in there. This clip that's I just dropped.
That's it. Let's all hold it in H Cuz I like to be proactive I bought everything before the guy come in. Um so Nissan only sells a couple for it the whole shebang here, the neck and then the packing. So we're just going to put a new, uh, new gasket on it.
I Don't think we need a new neck or anything. We'll just replace the gasket there, it's only couple bucks and then we'll get a new clip. I Found the piece that popped out. the bottom of it was broke, so chances are it's probably the only problem. this thing just up here all. Cy Wampas. Oh now it's leaking dude. so we'll compare it to the new one and just change out that washer.
I Guess put a new clip in it easy and we'll just send the other stuff back to. Nissan She fits tight. Yeah, let's do that. Why not? Well, let's see if we can do this without getting on our armpits.
Take that bolt out. take that bolt out. Just hoping to get a little more room here. Looks like the only two bolts that hold this little guy in.
Oh yeah, we're going to get in our window little bit. We probably just pull the hose off the bottom. Let's try that. Let's drizzle a little bit out of there.
There we go. That one's peeing now. We're making progress so we'll let that drizzle out a little bit. The smart thing to do here actually would be to cut this hose off that we unhooked cuz they're kind of stretched over there.
We'll cut it off to a fresh end. chop that off cuz we don't want it to. Uh, come blowing off Now that we've removed it and whatnot, they're kind of stretched over that. Barb and if you take them on and off, they tend not to retain as well as they once did.
Okay, we're just going to lower it down here. leave everything else plugged in. We just want to be able to get to the seal packing here. There's that.
There's the old one. Oh wow. look at that it is. It's all chowed up.
so that's why it's leaking. Let's see, see if you can see it inh. look at that. huh? That's weird.
Would the Thunder would have done that? Put some brake fluid in his windshield washer resir? Who knows. But in comparison to the new one, get it up here in the light for you so you can see it night and day. Difference folks. you can just do this by feel.
All right. we're in, it pops in easy H that hes back up. SL This baby back up. Oh I See it's got a little tab in it sits up on there we go.
so it sits up there like that fancy hook this hose back up. Okay, now she's done leaking. Let me have a look in there and make sure I didn't miss anything. Yeah, it's got a little metal tab.
you know what? Let me, uh. let me just loosen this back up. I Just want to make darn sure I'm in that metal bracket how it's supposed to be slides. it actually doesn't set up on it.
slides into it that wasn't in the top half. Okay, that makes a little more sense. That makes more sense now we're in the hole for sure. Got the torque wrench here.
All right. let's let it down and stick The Jug in or the spout. Rather, make sure that slips in. Nice.
have a little look see here. Beautiful. So there's our opening right there. You can see the washers is in all the way so it'll just slide it in.
There's it up close. that thing. What in the world would have done that? huh? It's crazy. Oh, let's see.
can we hit it first? try. Oh yeah. Bit more resistance going in that one. I Got a new clip from our boxo Clips There it gets. I Guess uh. before we put it together, let's fill it up with some blue water and see if it holds full to the tippy top. Yeah, kind of a crap design. The way that clip works and how much this thing gets wiggled.
you know, putting the top on, pulling the top off. it does get moved a lot. Stick a bolt in that baby. Well, it's not running right out.
I'd probably be inclined to put a bolt that really if it was mine. you you start wiggling that thing around a lot. huh? Well, whatever. we didn't design it.
definitely give me your thoughts on that though. Whatever you guys think happened I'd be curious to know your thoughts. There we're done. Wonder how a two wheel drive? It's just so weird seeing a car without a front axle.
Just wonder how long uh, they're going to keep it here in New York The old Salt's going to disolve it in a few years anyways. But Bo Two wheel drive fulls size SUV These things are going to be just about worthless. I would think I Couldn't imagine owning a two wheel drive two whe drive pickups. One thing you know, you pile some weight in it.
They're not too bad, but you don't see many folks driving two wheel drive anything around here. You know, front wheeel drive does good. Rear wheel drive doesn't usually do too good. There we go, we're all done, folks.
That's it. That was an easy one. Just a bad rubber leaking fluid that can be a lot worse in other situations. Uh I See, down in the comment section, somebody asked who who pays for all this that do I stick it to the customer.
Uh, the answer is no I don't uh Nissan Deliveries coming every day like all of our other deliveries and they pick them up and then that's it. They just credit us back to our account. so uh, not a big deal there, so don't worry, we're not sticking it to them. So nothing more to say.
leaky, leaky washer packing comment section down there folks questions Comments: The Insy: the Facebook you guys know where to find us by now and just remember viewers, if I can do it, you can do it. Thanks for watching He.
My old Nissan also leaks blueberry drink.
Had a friend's 2017 Hyundai i10 which had blocked its screenwasher jets, wasn't dirt, rubber inside the jets had swelled causing blockage. Decided to try an 1/8 drill up bottom of jet, drilled through rubber blockage, nothing to lose, hey, it worked a treat. Didn't even need to fit the one way valve I had bought.
This car always has lots of additive in bottle. A similarity here.
I drove a front wheel drive with Blizzaks for years in the winter and it outperformed any 4WD with all compromise tires on the snow and ice.
I have seen those seals get hard before. They had been using windex instead of washer fluid.
It might be brake fluid in the reservoir like you said. I dripped brake fluid on my Crocs and that's what it looked like.
Nothing worse than a leaking rubber.
Maybe in Arizona they boiled their ethanol washer fluid! Ugly gasket eh! There’s your problem Lady and in the rust belt they’ve only just begun!
No Az person would move to NY. They must have went from Calf to Az then NY. 😅
Didnt want to call😅 so happy holidays for you and your family
It looks like an engine out job to me.
Candidate for Fluid Film treatment before the first snow. Give it a chance to survive.
When you say you’ve “never worked on one of these”, did you mean a rust free car? 😂
Arizona to New York, that thing is in for a salt shock this winter.
Possibly they put alcohol to keep it from freezing
My my, what a rust free chassis.
"Arizona car" – it melted, I'd bet.
The red paint might be from a freshly painted fire lane.
Who in their right mind would choose to move to NY?
Hey Dere Self Made Auto!
Washer fluid like rain x plus 110° heat and low humidity might be a factor
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Eric,
Isn't there such an animal as a desert rat, in Arizona? Definition: any of various small rodents, as the kangaroo rat, inhabiting arid regions. Chiefly Western U.S. Maybe one of them thar desert rats got holt of it. 😁
2WD and from Arizona? That’s gonna be wrapped around a tree in a month or 2 anyway…. You don’t see them much because most people around you aren’t ghetto and have good credit.
Ah yes…the big 5.6
Arizona heat and wobbling around neck sounds like the reason to me or they put the wrong fluid in at one time anything is possible. I know my washer tank is a one piece jobber and if it leaks its either cracked or the seal between the pump and tank has failed..
We call em missin nissan's not neesan's like you yanks pronounce it but Eric your cool been a mechanic & electronics tech for 40+yrs & repair modules when I can but they don't turnded into powder & bad smells like I've seen there in NY, here in OZ 95% of cars are still factory clean at 25-30yrs old so your a VERY tolerant bloke but I'm sure when the camera not rolling there's LOTS of F's & C's because there pretty much my every second words it's an Aussie thing don't jugde bruz current gone past midnight it's now 15/12/23 for you all your family have a good XMAS cheers,,, I don't have any family just cars, 2 dogs n beer when I knock off because a day of GP makes me drink again cheers to family happy XMAS.
Red paint may be for a fire lane
The fact that you ot the likely culprits coming first makes so much sense , I've had shops I told hey my ac compressor is bad they wouldn't order a new one until they had examined the truck. Cost us an extra day without the truck at work.
Washer fluid attacking the rubber.
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Between the arizona heat and the type of fluid they used, I am not surprised the seal failed. I have had to replace coolant tanks and one washer fluid tank on two vehicles because of cracks and leaks. The heat turns that plastic and rubber into crisp bread. Mixing fluid types, especially really cheap washer types, can do some really weird things to rubber. Don't ask me why, it just does. Some dumbass could have dumped some brake fluid into the tank but how can you mix up the two tanks? Oh wait, I called them a dumbass.
They moved from Arizona to Upstate PRNY? WHY?????
NY State trap inspection vehicle?
I think you could put a bolt in it and drill and a screw it. Obviously the person questioning your honesty doesn't watch your channel regularly. Pay him no mind.
Great video as usual Eric O. If the parts supplier charges a "restocking fee" as some suppliers do, is that fee passed on to the customer, do you eat that cost or find a different distributor? Since the Nissan hasn't endured a New York winter, would you also recommend a Fluid Film undercoating service to the customer? Just curious…😊
Vinegar would do that to rubber.
Hundred per hour no need to stick to them ouch
I've got to stop using that nuclear windshield washer fluid. ☢
The reason you don’t see many Nissans even though there is a dealer near you is because they drive those cars right from the dealer to the junkyard…..😂😂😂😂
With my analytical skills and the evidence of a red liquid on fender well I think that's the culprit LOL"just me and my EGO—-" Sarc"
using anti-freeze for washer fluid?
using anti-freeze for washer fluid?
I had to pee twice watching this one LOL. Funny, I bought a Nissan a couple years ago. Washers didn't work well and smelled real bad (chemical) same deal the rubber hoses were all chowder up, swollen, and leaking. I couldn't nail the smell but it was a toss up between ammonia or acetone someone had put in there. Had to flush the tank out and the pump finally started working again. Been good to this day. People are stupid.
That entire assembly is a crap design!
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A set of Michelin X-ice XI3’s will turn that thing into a mountain goat.
Great Vid!!
Wrong rubber formulation. No washer solvent should destroy that gasket.
That seal doesn't look like it was in right from the factory and it's all chewed up thanks to the Nissan quality of the seal and its exposure to the chemicals in the washer fluid which often times contain Methanol to prevent it from freezing but it acts like a solvent on rubber type plastic seals like this. Side note you never want Methanol on your skin because it passes the blood brain barrier and it's not good at all when that happens.
That has to be the gooffyist washer fluid tank ive ever seen !
I had a 5 litre container of washer concentrate from a reputable supplier. It smelt of fruits.
In the summer it stank of long dead buffaloes.
Don’t know what it would have done to the pump had I not rinsed it out.
Why the hell would ANYONE want to move to the commie hell hole that is new york?
Moving to The Great Industrial Northeast?
Say goodbye to your rust free car!
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any chance it was in a front end collision? the fender liner was really thin, the retainer for the filler tube (neck) was broke off and that gasket looked horrible
Seen that sort of rubber degradation on rubber/neoprene that's been exposed to brake fluid/coolant mixed with screen wash
Hey Eric, you should’ve spent a few hours diagnosing the washer pump too 😂
A 2 wheel drive Armada? When the owner picks it up, just call the tow truck because snow could be here by next week.
Sometimes when you mix the winter wash fluids the results can be interesting…I had some that turned the pump seal into broccoli like the one you have there and some that basically turn into giant jellyfish.
People are moving to New York?
Off subject how was your venison extraction this year? Your freezer full of yummy stuff?
So spoiled….
Learned to drive in the early 70's in a neighbor's Corvette in Buffalo First car was a 69 Olds Cutlass running Bandag Recapped Snows.. 😊
Who ever asked if you stick it to the customer has not watched your channel, and has no clue as to your honesty, integrity and the amount of concern you have when spending your customers money for parts and repairs. Ban them from the channel 😂. No they need to watch and learn what honesty and integrity is about. Merry Christmas to you and Mrs. O and the family. Keep the great content coming.
It's probably had antifreeze put in it
I agree, a bolt. Probably Arizona heat/filling reservoir, caused ripping it up. Did u notice how clean around fender wells? Welcome to rust belt now.
Body shop repair.
I bet you the owner put an alcohol based liquid in there to help keep it from freezing and it attacked the rubber Never even crossed my mind that you would do anything other than provide the best service possible to your customer without over charging them or stiffing them with a large bill.
bad place for that tank
I would question their sanity in moving to the PRNY.
I would definitely recommend that they get a Fluid Film job.
Here's my thought. The reservoir may have had summer formula washer fluid. There may have been frozen fluid which damaged the grommet. Ice!
Eric, Did you offer them a rustproofing treatment before they left the shop? 🤔
Stick it with mrs o eric
Back in the 90's we had a Volvo 240 RWD and we saw some bad winters. Once my wife lost contact with the lane and struck off through 8 inches of snow in the yard for 150 yards. It was't until the mailbox was in front of her did she realize this error. No wheel spin–just kept on going to the road. It was better than any front wheel drive
How did that grommet seal get chewed up like that?
Here in Finland we have two kind of washer fluid: ethanol based and methanol based . The methanol was cheaper but caused nausea when people breath it but mainly it caused certain types of rubber to decompose.
Think vehicles should be like 80's and 90's with everything under the hood.. not pulling everything apart too get too a certain part
Rear Wheel drive if you have icy/snowy weather is an accident waiting to happen.
Back in the early '80's, I worked at a BMW dealer and our windshield wiper fluid was incompatible with the rubber blades leading to black streaks on the windshield and destroyed wipers😀
This chap has got 852k subscribers to watch him work 😂
The customer willingly moved to New York? Thats like moving here to Mass. Who does that? Anyone who can is leaving as fast as they can.
who added alcohol, ammonia, brake fluid or who knows what to the washer fluid???
A reservoir that includes the filler neck as one piece would make more sense but auto engineers don't make money on sense,
Looks to me like the rubber got some kind of chemical put in there that started cracking it, probably getting serviced at a jiffy lube or something
People from Az need to be taught how to drive in snow. Rwd is ok if you learn how to drive it. Thats all I drive to this day. Only had 1FWD car, it was ok had to learn to drive in snow differently. I am from central Michigan part of the snow belt.
Some people add rubbing alcohol to the washer fluid to quickly melt windshield ice. It does freeze in AZ.
Being a Nissan, the "chrysler of japan," the rubber is of dubious chinese source, not able to withstand odd chemicals.
First snow storm they'll be trading that 2wd in for a 4wd. My guess on the deformed gasket is the sun beating on that fender in the Arizona heat when the tank was low on fluid got it very melty hot.
Bleach does that sort of thing to rubber.Or they shoved grease around it to help it seal. Not red rubber grease..👍👍
Some wiper fluids have isopropyl in them – they will eat that rubber like McD's.
What's with the gloves ?
I moved to NY with a 2 wheel drive Mazda pickup. Inspector called me over to underneath. He ssid to enjoy the view now (Tennessee truck). He said it'll never look this good again.
I have always said that people who know nothing about cars will always get their pants pulled down by an unscrupulous shop, but the honesty of South Main auto is most refreshing, and a restoration of faith in the human race.
It is whatever they put in the solution. I would let the owner know he / she may want to switch to a different type of washer solution. As always, another honest repair by a rare breed of a mechanic. You sir are giving corrupt mechanics a bad name. Keep it up!
it's blue so you know it's good.
As a former Nissan tech nothing surprises me from Nissan.
Used to do some of the most insane technical service bulletins. Like if one window regulator quit working we changed all 4 doors worth at no cost lol
Arizona is not kind to rubber or plastic parts. You replace your wiper blades twice a year with never using them for rain, just cleaning the dust off the windshield.
Transmission additive is a good rubber expander. Thanks Eric
Ah, yes, Nissan. The Chrysler of Japan