REMOVAL

1.Use a refrigerant collecting equipment (for HFC‐134a) to discharge the refrigerant.

2.Remove air cleaner case (bank 2) and air duct (bank 2). Refer to Exploded View.

3.Remove engine undercover. Refer to Exploded View.

4.Remove drive belt. Refer to Exploded View.

5.Disconnect ECV connector (A).

6.Disconnect magnet clutch connector (B).

7.Remove harness clip (C).

8.Remove mounting bolt of low‐pressure flexible hose bracket (front side).

9.Remove mounting nut of low‐pressure flexible hose, and then disconnect low-pressure flexible hose from low-pressure pipe 2.
■ CAUTION ■
Cap or wrap the joint of the cooler piping with suitable material such as vinyl tape to avoid the entry of air.

10.Remove mounting bolt of high-pressure flexible hose bracket.

11.Remove mounting nut of high‐pressure flexible hose, and then remove high-pressure flexible hose from compressor.
■ CAUTION ■
Cap or wrap the joint of the cooler piping and compressor with suitable material such as vinyl tape to avoid the entry of air.

12.Remove air inlet hose (bank 2) and air inlet pipe (bank 2). Refer to Exploded View.

13.Remove mounting bolts of compressor, and then remove compressor together with low‐pressure pipe 2 upward of vehicle.

14.Remove mounting nut of low‐pressure pipe 2, and then remove low‐pressure pipe 2 from compressor.
■ CAUTION ■
Cap or wrap the joint of the cooler piping and compressor with suitable material such as vinyl tape to avoid the entry of air.

INSTALLATION
Installation is basically the reverse order of removal.
■ CAUTION ■

- Replace O‐rings with new ones. Then apply compressor oil to them when installing.
- Check for leakages when recharging refrigerant.
- Check tension of the drive belt after installing compressor. Refer to Checking.
- Tighten each lock nut of cooler pipe and hose to the specified torque. Refer to Exploded View (GT-R certified NISSAN dealer).