MORE TROUBLE FOR NISSAN? The New Frontier 3.8L V6 Has A FATAL DESIGN FLAW. VQ38DD Engine Teardown.

This is easily the most disappointed I've ever been in a teardown in the last 5+ years.
Today we have a 3.8L V6, known as the VQ38DD from a 2022 Nissan Frontier with 120K miles. This engine is built on the same VQ architecture Nissan has used for the last 25+ years. While having 120k over 4-5 years is a lot, 120K is still not high mileage for catastrophic failure, but here we are.
This failure is absolutely shocking to me, and really unfortunate for Nissan, Frontier owners and future owners. The culprit here will likely become an infamous failure, but the worst part is the overall cost to keep it from happening is over 3 times the price of that of its predecessor. This is absurd, and the bean counters have won again. Lets just home a revised version of this part is produced to make it a "permanent" fix.
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00:00 Intro
02:57 Pulling the spark plugs and inspecting
03:30 unbolting the lower intake manifold and checking out the cartoned up intake valves.
05:29 Zipping out the RH Valve cover bolts
05:59 YUCK, that's not just oil :(
07:01 Removing the LH valve cover, ITS EVERYWHERE
08:28 The crank bolt isn't tight when you have weighted sockets!
08:52 Unbolting just a couple timing cover bolts, the Nissan VQ way!
10:02 Prying off the timing cover and revealing the...
11:30 DUN DUN DUN! Here's the problem and it's gonna be BAD for Nissan!
12:55 A Closer look at what I hope isn't a trend for the new frontier
15:54 Removing the inner timing cover
17:09 Cramming the cam crams loose on the LH bank, then inspecting the valvetrain
18:39 Cracking the LH Head bolts loose and lifting the head
19:27 This core engine was stored in Nature's Outdoor Warehouse
20:09 Rusty Science, then camming more cam cramps loose
20:53 Inspecting the RH valve train and then cracking the head bolts loose
22:11 Rusty and untrusty?
23:01 Turning the short block over to drain engine juice and then removing the lower oil pan
24:40 Unbolting and removing the upper oil pan
26:08 Removing the disassembling the oil pump
27:20 Unbolting the bed plate nnnnnn
28:00 nnnnnnnnnnNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
29:40 NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
30:15 MY PLAN IS NOT WORKING
30:43 ERIC THR BARBARIC
31:06 OH THE HUMANITY
31:49 WEEEE ON FIREEEE
32:15 yes? yes? Yeah? Yeah! YEAH YES YES! But that was just one
33:06 I am not a mechanic, but THIS is THE PLAN
34:21 THE FINAL POP OF SUCCESS
35:02 The bed plate, the mighty VQ Bed plate, is OFF
35:30 Cracking the rod cap bolts loose and removing the rod caps
36:15 Plucking the crankshaft out of the engine, then pushing the rods and pistons out of their bores
37:14 Full rotating assembly inspection, crank, rods, pistons, rings, bearings, bores and block
41:03 Summary

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