Nissan Qashqai (2007-2010). Manual - part 880

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COMPRESSOR

COMPRESSOR

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Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1.

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

2.

Remove engine cover ornament.

3.

Remove air intake hoses (RH) and air duct (LH). Refer to 

EM-265, "Exploded View"

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4.

Remove engine undercover, using power tools.

5.

Drain engine coolant from radiator. Refer to 

CO-52, "Draining"

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6.

Remove drive belt. Refer to 

EM-259, "Removal and Installation"

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7.

Remove lower radiator hose from engine. Refer to 

CO-56, "Exploded View"

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8.

Remove compressor fixing bolt (B) from low-pressure flexible
hose (1) and compressor fixing bolt (A) from high-pressure flexi-
ble hose (2).

9.

Remove low-pressure flexible hose, and, high-pressure flexible
hose from compressor.

CAUTION:

Cap or wrap the joint of compressor, low-pressure flexible
hose and high-pressure flexible hose with suitable material
such as vinyl tape to avoid the entry of air.

10. Remove compressor harness connector (A), then remove

mounting bolts (B) from compressor (1), using power tools.

1.

Compressor 

2.

Compressor fixing bolt

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

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COMPRESSOR

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11. Remove the compressor from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION

Installation is basically the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Replace O-rings of low-pressure flexible hose and high-pressure flexible hose with new ones, and

then apply compressor oil to it when installing it.

• When recharging refrigerant, check for leaks.

Compressor fixing bolt 
to engine

: 21 N·m (2.2 kg-m, 15.5 ft-lb)

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LOW-PRESSURE FLEXIBLE HOSE AND PIPE 2

LOW-PRESSURE FLEXIBLE HOSE AND PIPE 2

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Refer to 

HA-69, "Refrigerant Connection"

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Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1.

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

2.

Remove upper engine cover ornament. Refer to 

EM-266, "Removal and Installation"

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3.

Remove air intake hose (RH side), and air duct (LH). Refer to 

EM-265, "Removal and Installation"

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1.

Heater sealing

2.

Expansion valve

3.

Low pressure pipe 1 and high pres-
sure pipe 2 assembly

4.

Evaporator

5.

O-ring

6.

Connector pipe fixing bolt

7.

High pressure pipe 1

8.

Condenser assembly

9.

Fixing bolt

10. Compressor

11.

Heater & cooling unit assembly

12. Heater & blower unit assembly 

13. Refrigerant pressure sensor

14. Liquid tank

15. Liquid tank fixing screw

16. Low pressure flexible hose

17. Fixing bolt

18. Pipes fixing clip

19. Low & high pressure pipe bracket

20. Liquid tank fixing bracket

21. High pressure flexible hose

22. Low pressure pipe 2

23. Low pressure pipe fixing clamp as-

sembly

24. Pipe mantening clip

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LOW-PRESSURE FLEXIBLE HOSE AND PIPE 2

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4.

Remove mounting bolt (1) and clamp (2), from low pressure pipe
bracket support.

5.

Remove low and high-pressure maintaining clip, from both
pipes, then remove fixing bolt (3) from low-pressure flexible
hose and low-pressure pipe 2.

6.

Remove engine room insulator fixing clip from cowl top.

7.

Pull engine room insulator, then remove pipes bracket fixing bolt
(1), from expansion valve, and release pipes fixing bracket, as
shown in order (1) to (3), from high pressure pipe 1 (B), to
remove low pressure pipe 2 (A) from expansion valve.

CAUTION:

Cap or wrap the joint of the low-pressure flexible hose and
pipe 2, and expansion valve exit with suitable material such
as vinyl tape to avoid the entry of air.

8.

Remove low pressure pipe 2 (1) connector fixing bolt, with suit-
able tools, then remove low pressure pipe 2 from low pressure
flexible hose.

CAUTION:

Cap or wrap the joint of the low pressure pipe 2 connector,
and low pressure flexible hose, with suitable material such
as vinyl tape to avoid the entry of air.

9.

Remove low pressure flexible hose fixing bolt (A), from air condi-
tioner compressor, and remove low pressure flexible hose (1).

CAUTION:

Cap or wrap the joint of low-pressure flexible hose 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 of low-pressure flexible hose and low-pressure pipe 2 with new ones, and then

apply compressor oil to it when installing it.

• Female-side piping connection is thin and easy to deform. Slowly insert the male-side piping

straight in axial direction.

• Insert piping securely until a click is heard.
• After piping connection is completed, pull male-side piping by hand to make sure that connection

does not come loose.

• When recharging refrigerant, check for leaks.

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Pipe bracket fixing bolt to 
expansion valve

: 4.4 N·m (0.45 kg-m, 39.0 in-lb)

Low pressure flexible 
pipe fixing bolt to com-
pressor

: 8.0 N·m (0.9 kg-m, 70.8 in-lb)

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