I did this job (2016 Altima) for the first time yesterday. I decided to go thru the bottom. Removed top nut on the front engine mount, removed belt, removed tensioner, lowered subframe, loosened miscellaneous harness clips, unclipped and moved oil cooler lines out of the way, disconnected compressor connectors, removed compressor fasteners (4), lowered compressor. Then removed bottom alternator nut and long bolt Alternator top bolt, and electrical connections accessed from the top. Disconnect upper radiator hose and move out of the way to make room. After all this is done, the alternator came out with little effort thru the bottom while moving the AC compressor out of the way

Currently trying it this way, and i can’t seem to access the two bolts that hold the ac compressor. It appears the oil filter line runs right over the bottom bolt of the ac compressor. Will dropping the frame first allow me room to disconnect the ac compressor?

Been looking for a video on dropping the subframe to pull it out! So you took out 2 bolts on the passenger side and one nut in the center??

Does this also work on the maxima?