Ivan says "if it's electronic, get the oem"

When filling your tank, when the pump kicks off, put your gas cap on. Don’t over fill.

that's not a story, it's a saga! nice work on running that one down.

A lot of mechanics are parts changers. It’s hard to find a good mechanic that can diagnose a problem.

Great video! My wife likes true crime documentaries but I will take a car mystery over that garbage any day of the week.

Persistence paid of and as an ameture mechanic you fixed the problem well done

I worked on a nissan and the charcoal canister had broken the seal inside and sucked up charcoal all the way up to the engine and was sucking it into the engine.

Glad to see you branching out, learning more, and teaching us. Go Goblin!

This is an excellent video talking about evap and what it does or does wrong when defective. This is almost a college level explanation. Good job.

I would be so upset after all that trial and error.. all those hours of work. Taking the car from this place to that place having to deal with your sister and your mother.. you got a good attitude

I’m so happy you fixed it man! Great video and awesome energy!

Sounds like you did not diagnose it you shot the parts cannon at it. You found the problem by good luck . I would not let you work on my vehicle . Have a great day. Bob

Shows what never giving up and actually “DIAGNOSING” the issue can accomplish! The fact that you learned and share the facts to what was done is greatly appreciated!

AIC valve and throttle body are two different entities on a lot of cars. Just a FYI.

You covered 2 major issues in the auto industry. First is; I see reports almost every day of faulty china parts coming in NEW but broken. There is a good middle between no name amazon listing parts from china and branded aftermarket parts from china. branded is a good happy middle between the cost of OEM and cheap no name and generally has a much much higher success rate. The second issue is Mechanics, or I guess labor industry in general. The kids today are entitled, lazy and incompetent. I know because i have had to hire them before. They suck. Really not much difference in mechanic world. They have turned into parts swappers that only know what the snap-on scanner tells them. They are NOT NOT NOT Diagnosticians. Only the older guys are capable of that and that can be spotty too. It's a sad state of affairs that has affected me also here in GA.

South main auto just fixed the same problem. Check him out.

Respect dude. I have the same thing with my mitsubishi going on over 2 years. Five mechanics including the dealership can't figure out what's wrong with it. Yet they all insist I change certain parts and I knew that wasn't whats wrong with it but I did it anyway and there's no change. I have a very rich condition with a PO420 code and the only thing left to change would be the ignition coils. It's worth a shot

LET'S GO GOBLIN!

You are an Amazing Speaker! Thanks! This was Very interesting! You make learning interesting!

Well done and well explained 👏 👍 👌

Really good work! Lesson learned about cheap parts. Too bad though, a purge valve and tune-up is a pretty elementary diagnosis for a seasoned tech.

So there's an issue with your theory/understanding of how the EVAP system operates and the effect that would have on the fuel pump. When the purge solenoid/valve is opened (by the PCM) to allow fuel vapors from the charcoal canister into the intake that canister vent solenoid/valve is also open (by the PCM). When the purge solenoid/valve is closed... that canister vent solenoid/valve is still open. Pretty much the only time the canister vent solenoid/valve gets closed is when the PCM is performing a check on the system (after the car has been turned off, for example). During normal operation it's open regardless of whether or not the purge solenoid/valve is closed, so you wouldn't be pulling a vacuum in the fuel tank from a leaky purge valve. Does your sister know not to keep trying to add more gas during a fill-up after the first "click" when it stops? Bc that's how most people end up with liquid fuel in the charcoal canister - by regularly overfilling their tank. There's a check valve that's supposed to prevent this but it can only do so much, and if you continued to have problems at every fill-up (that went away with the EVAP system disconnected) even after replacing the charcoal canister it suggests that check valve is no longer functioning properly and you may have liquid fuel in your canister again. As an aside, it's likely the liquid fuel in your canister that ruined the original purge valve AND the first replacement bc those carbon granules will gum things up, so cheap Amazon parts may not be to blame in this particular case.

Just imagine what it would have cost her to finally get her car running right if she didn't give up and sell it for a dollar because she didn't have any hope left

Damn dude.. you have a good attitude.

If you don't tighten your fuel filler cap until it clicks or if you have a bad o-ring on the fuel filler cap you can get the minor evap leak code also make sure that it is clean and add a little silicon grease small amount thin coating to the o-ring and make sure it is not damaged.

I'm 2 minutes in and I'm thinking wiring/grounding issue which is usually why all lights come up Ahh purge valve... Yes those really do cause big drivability issues and cheaping out on the valve is never a good idea

You may want to consider subscribing to scanner danner and / or Schrödingers box because you would benefit from acquiring diagnostic skills - btw , firing the parts cannon is not a “diagnostic process” and diagnostic codes are not part numbers.

Some mechanics just don't try, I got a 2003 XR8 Falcon that was misfiring at low rpm, my mechanic kept telling me I'm not driving it hard enough. 5 minutes of investigastion and i found it was a faulty coil pack, 2 second fix and now goes hard. Some mechanics are just lazy AF 🤷

Dude that was really informative, great video……. Your video will certainly help others with diagnosing there issues !

You have the exact same problem with OEM ones too for the last 5 years has gotten progressively worse after COVID I always check the part that I'm putting on especially if it's hard to get to now I don't even buy a starter without having testing it at the store before I leave same with alternators and heater cores I will have it pressure checked because literally it's a 50/50 coin toss it's really s*** these days

Great story

In the future never throw away the old part always verify and only repair one part at a time Don't just go parts cannon on it verify replace test verify replace test this way you can not have this problem in the future

Good job getting it fixed. But again all that for less than $4000 vehicle, it’s to much.

Good for YOU! It's great when u accomplish tasks on cars. You're a good brother. Go with your sister next time she gets a car. She NEEDS to go to Toyota. Even a YARIS or a Prius is much better than any Nissan. Cuteness isn't cool if it's not dependable. I'm an old fart & I once owned a 67 Camaro SS. 😉👍

🔥🔥🔥 get it bro

So the car have no evap codes when the other mechanics had it? If it did im sure they would have found it

The mechanic that diagnosed the fault and said it was a transmission, isn’t a very smart mechanic that’s just bad diagnoses.

Darn, my wife has this car. I hope this doesn't happen to her car.

Good for you, but that’s a lot of work for a freakin Versa

My guess: (before watching) alternator

parts cannon repair.

U can fix anything by doing a parts cannon if u just keep going and blowing money besides doing a proper diagnostic a good scan tool u could of checked and found everything that was wrong by looking at data

That's what u get when u order parts online I used to order parts online but not nemore after I noticed and find out they were not quality parts and u end up doing the job twice they may be cheaper thn the auto parts but is better to buy them from the auto parts quality parts hope u learn your lesson

Maybe you could throw away the parts Cannon now

Wow! Just wow! I had it pegged early in your video and those mechanics should have if they understood the scanner. Or did they even plug in the scanner? Surely they did so I'm thinking they didn't understand the stats or like many, are parts replacers. Kind of like doctors just throw some medicine at it and hope. Not knowing what stats the mechanics looked at but they should have seen the rich mixture for sure. Part of mechanics issues is that they are pushed to get it out the door and forget the proper diagnosis. Especially a dealership! So many things there that the mechanic should have seen. What's sad is that this new NASTF plan with IMMO and programming, it's going to force more people to a dealership and make it worse but that's another story for another video. lol Bottom line here, sir, is you didn't get to the bottom of this problem as to why it probably happen in the first place. With the charcoal canister contaminated with liquid was probably caused by your sister. When she filled the car, when the nozzle clicked off she probably kept trying to force more gas in the tank. In doing so, she got gas into the canister. I've seen that issue more times than I can count. If only she could think back after two years and try to remember if her problem started after filling up.lol At any rate, you might point that out to her for the future. When the nozzle clicks, don't force more fuel in the tank to reach an even dollar amount. That car should have been diagnosed within the first hour which is why shops charge for an hour of diagnosis. Another point I want to make is that NEVER rely on Amazon parts or new parts in general. Yes, with my experience I would have used the old valve that came with the canister but that's only because I've ran into the problems with new parts of today. It's all kind of sad but a great learning experience for you.

Just a guess before I finish watching, ground wire?

Always buy parts from a parts store. Most online parts are the lowest of Chinese made cheap crap. Buy local so you can replace it under warranty if it turns out to be defective.

You underestimate what ur skills are. A lot of mechanics suck. Lots. It’s just how it is. Some are decent some terrible. Most just in it for check and don’t gaf. Sorry but I’ve seen plenty even very overcharging parts cannon guys or just bad bad morals. Like horrid so

I hate newer cars that's why l drive a 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass.to much crap on these new cars and trucks.😊

you are a typical parts changer. didn’t actually diagnose the car