IMPORTANT! THE ALTIMA BASE AND S MODEL DOESN'T HAVE A VALVE. ONLY SL AND SR. SAVE TIME!

for a struggling husband/father u don't know how much I appreciate this video u saved me money I didn't have ur awesome ty

This guy is right, 90% of the time that compressor pressure valve will fix your problem. Good job guy

Hey man, just wanted to say THANK YOU! Saved $1,400 by replacing this exact part in my wife’s 2014 Altima! Thank you again buddy!

I can 100% say I spent 90$ for this part and some Freon and it worked in my 2013 Nissan Sentra with 115k miles, mechanics saying it’s the compressor, thank you for putting the information out there! So it’s not only in altima’s as well!

You have no idea how much I do appreciate you posting this video, my 2015 altima was doing the same thing yours was doing, replaced that part and the ac is blowing really cold. Thank you very much.

Im so Glad i came to your channel. long story short, and 3 mechanics later with 3 different repair options, i told them well i saw this video on KZfaq, with same issue. told him about the compressor valve, and he was like okayyy lets do it. tell you what, it sure did fix the issue!! thanks

Daughter has a 2015 Sentra SV and 🥵 Swapped the part for about $100 total cost and it’s freezing cold in the car now. 🥶 Thank You Sir!!! I really appreciate you doing this video… 😁🙏🏽👍

Not all Heroes wear capes, you're saving lives and wallets bro. Thank you for sharing. 54 crooked mechanics didn't like this video though, but WE DON'T CARE lmaooo.

Recently watched this video & it saved me from spending hundreds on a new compressor had multiple mechanics tell me I needed a new compressor or buy a refurbished one.I replaced a new solenoid on my 2013 Altima $90 thanks a lot man !

If only I came across your video much earlier, I wouldn't have spent almost $600 replacing my dryer and condenser when my AC was acting up. After getting fixed, it's still acting up once again and 2 mechanics were telling me that my compressor was running weak and needed replacement. Thank you for this very valuable information. Instead of spending another $500, now I'm only going to spend $40 for part plus $150 AC service.

Good informative video. I had learned about this too when working on my wife's 2013 altima a year ago. Also if your upstream oxygen sensor starts a p1148 code. Check the o2 sensor 15 amp mini fuse on the drivers side under the hood also.

this worked for my a/c. thank you so.much for this video. it was hard to find someone to do it but once I did it was an easy fix. I'm so happy because its HOTTTT....

Thank you so much. This worked for me. I experienced these same things. I bought my car 5 years ago and didn't know the ac didn't work when I bought it. Now I have the nerve to turn the AC off because it gets ice cold in my car now. Thank you so much.🙌🏾💯💯💯

Dude so much headaches but you saved me another 🙏🏻 I appreciate this video

Thank you! I've been trying to figure this out for the last 2 years and they told me it needed a compressor but I knew it didn't. I know this is what it is! Thank you thank you!!

You are the best!! I was about to pay all the money for a compressor, but happen to see your video and it was the exact problem!! Thank you much!

Thank you sooooo much! Now I have the wisdom to make the choice to keep my family cool in the car in this Texas summer heat!!

I had 3 mechanics quote me over a thousand. Some even said I needed a full ac rebuild. I watched this video about 6 months ago and have kind of been putting it off until it got up into the 100s in my area. I went to AutoZone rented the pump and gauge set and got the part and some refrigerant, all in all I paid about 120 for refrigerant and a few adapters and tools. This video saved me so much money. Thank you so much.

I know this is off topic but for anyone who sees this if you own a Nissan of almost any model listen up. About 3 years ago Nissan was sued in a massive enormous multi billion even trillion dollar lawsuit. For those of you who didn’t know about it, they were supposed to send notices to all registered owners however I have heard they didn’t and they made no effort to forward the notices or call people who relocated so they received a load of returned mail with no follow up for which they got huge fines and are supposed to be tracking these owners down through the DMV. They were putting in junk parts inside the transmission and they knew they were faulty and would not last even past 45-50,000 miles at best in order to cut corners in production. They knew the transmissions would not last long and some were lasting just past the factory warranty conveniently of 30,000 miles, like 35k miles and Nissan knew they wouldn’t so people were replacing them left and right at a ton of money. Transmissions are way expensive. When they replaced them they put in the same junk parts but they were milking everyone for the cost of a new transmission which we know are not cheap. So they had billions of dollars in charges they should not have had because of fraud. When Nissan tested each model before it’s release they knew this was going to be an issue but they put the junk parts in anyway. People’s transmissions were dropping literally in the middle of the highway at 75 mph and there were serious even fatal accidents everywhere. The cars were just outside the warranty period when they started jolting and stalling. Ironically these cars were barely out of the warranty period so if they didn’t buy an extended warranty which I don’t think a lot of people do, at least I never have because I keep up on maintenance and service which works for me. Plus those extended warranties are limited and none of them would do much for me. New car owners were paying hand over fist for new transmissions of course being none the wiser. Then a guy bought one who was a very experienced mechanic and it happened to his at 35k miles. He knew better so he put it up on his racks and took the whole engine apart. When he looked at it he saw it was the transmission and knew it should not be having issues at 35kmiles. He knew better so he took apart absolutely everything and found the junk part they used and tested it to be sure he was right and he was. That’s when he knew Nissan was making them and they were going out way too early and peoole were replacing them left and right. But when they would replace them they were replacing them with the same junk part but charging the price you would pay for the brand new one. Transmissions were going out on all Sentra’s and altimas and several other models, nearly all models from about 2005 through I think 2015 maybe 2016 all over the world. He concluded he probably was not the only one this was happening to. He hired an attorney and started an enormous class action lawsuit after he took apart several Nissans of different models and they were all the same. . It took a few years in court but they were sued out the butt. In the end the judge ordered them to replace every transmission that was junk no matter how many miles it had on it or how long ago they bought it if they got lucky and hadn’t had a problem. They also had to go back and contact everyone who bought one and replace theirs at no charge. I had abiut 42k miles on mine and about a week before the decision came down mine started having issues. I got a brand new transmission for no charge and they had to give me a loaner while they were working on it. They were so backed up my car sat there for 16 days. If you have a Nissan whether or not you’ve had or are having issues with the transmission google the case online. I’m not sure if there was an end date to the lawsuit but I have a 2013 and it was covered but not until 2020 was the lawsuit settled. It was massive and cost them billions of dollars because it was so blatant the court had no sympathy. So if your transmission has been giving you grief or you’ve had to replaceit and the year was after I believe 2012 call Nissan headquarters and find out. They sent out notices about the lawsuit saying to call your dealer but if you have relocated then you might not have gotten it. I got a brand new transmission in 2020 with zero miles on it so virtually I got a brand new engine almost that runs like a champ like a brand new car, quiet and smooth. The difference in price in the junk fake one and the real I’ve was about 2500.00. So by doing what they did and putting junk parts in and knowing it they ended up loosing billions. I didn’t feel the least bit bad either they deserved it because they deceived their customers. I’ll never buy a Nissan again but the one I have now only has 50k miles on it and I’ve worked remotely since the shut down so I barely go anywhere. I’ll drive this until the doors fall off it’s been paid off for years. It was due to be paid off in 2021 but I paid it off I think in 2018 and with a brand new transmission I’m not planning on buying anything new, not in this economy plus the body is in great shape. I just wanted to to put this out there in case this pertained to you and you didn’t know. Feel free to share this as well. Good luck.

Thank you so much for this video,it’s was the valve and now my wife’s car is blowing cold air like when it was new

Thank you for sharing, I live in Boston where it"s always cold and my air blows hot air too. I have a 2015 Nissan Ultima, with a 140,000 ,lies, I brought it to a mechanic and the compressor was changed and didn't fix the problem. I will be getting this and bringing it to my mechanic and hope this will take care of the problem. I will let you know. Fingers crossed. Thank you so much!

Dude!!! Your the shit ! We were struggling with our ac until we did this now it blows super cold and saved like 500$ 👍👍👍👍

the only way that your compressor would make your belt snap is if the bearings are going bad inside the pulley of the compressor. and if you did not want to replace the pulleys you could buy a smaller belt and skip the AC compressor and route a shorter belt around the other pulleys. it sounds like the dealership was trying to wedge you in the corner so that way you would get the service done quickly before you figure it out what was really wrong with it or figured out a way to go around it. thank you for the information

Thank you 🙏🏾 my 2013 Nissan Altima is having the same problem and I took it to PEP Boys and they said that the compressor is going bad and it would cost me $900 to replace it. Now that I see this vid, I’m gonna try this first.

Like the others, this was the fix for my wifes car as well. The a/c is actually freezing now. Took about 4 minutes to replace. Thank you so much for this video and saving us so much money. 👍🏼😁

Thank you very much for this info very helpful and I’m going to see if that’s the problem

Thanks for posting this video!!! I appreciate it! I will try this on my 2013 Nissan Sentra with the same symptoms.

Thank you for this extremely valuable information. 2016 Nissan Versa SV has the exact A/C issue. Barely getting cold on coldest setting and blowing warm air while idling at traffic lights, idling

I did this to my Nissan Sentra 2014 and it worked thanks a lot for your info

Thank You! 2014 Altima same issue. Tried to fill up and shoot to red right away. Some cooler air on CC at 2200rpms on highway otherwise warm. Purchased part and had local shop put it in. They asked me how did you come to this conclusion! HaHa. It fixed it and they said after part replacement and recharge blowing 54 degrees now! I cant believe it from 1200.. to 185.00 with part installed. 3 summers of suffering here in Michigan. Thanks again!

2017 SV IS CURED🎉 THANKS TO YOUR VIDEO! Saved us $1500!!

Thank you so much for your post! I brought mine in to a mechanic I really trust. He told me I needed a new compressor. Pretty sure in most cases, other cars would need a compressor. I went ahead and ordered the control valve through a private company. It took about a week to get it. My mechanic was reluctant and nervous about installing it because it didn't come with specific specs to assure it wasn't going to compromise my electrical system. He actually made me sign a liability, to which I did. And sure enough...BAM! Air is ice cold and staying that way! It's now been a couple weeks, mostly over 100 degrees out and I'm staying ice cold! My mechanic was also grateful for the new discovery and putting all info into their database to help other Altima folks! Thanks again!

Thanks so much!! 2013 nissan sentra having same problems at only 98,000 miles and YES! The transmission failed at 92,000. Nissan covered 65% of transmission replacement costs since it was out of warranty.

Wow, thanks I really don't want to spend $1500 to fix my AC, the dealerships are too expensive.. What's crazy is this video is from 2020 and Nissan just issued a recall on the hood latch on my 2015'. Glad I found your page!

Im having the same problem for 2015 altima thanks for the info 👍

Great information 👍 I am definitely going to auto zone to get the vac and if it's not too hard. Change the valve myself. I live in Texas and my AC blows hot air. Very hard to drive in the heat

I can definitely say this helps!! I got mine replaced and now i’m getting freezing air! Things I do want to share. Mechanics will try to say it’s the compressor but it’s not, most shops will not allow to replace the single part which is frustrating because of “liability” Research and find different mechanic shops to get your system evacuated, installed and recharged. Luckily my local Kwik car and Lube charged me $200 for installation, evacuation and recharge with no questions asked.

AC has been blowing warm all summer. Got the Control Valve and installed it in about 20 minutes. AC is like new again. Saved me about $1500 thank you!

Thank you so much. I just replaced the part from Amazon. It works perfectly. Thank you, thank you. Thank you for the video.

Thanks might try this cuz my compressor went out a couple months ago changed it fans weren’t working changed my fuse now I have no idea wtf is causing the issue even the cabin filter was changed so I’ll jus try this

Urban scooter shopping, and the XMAX 300 is a strong contender. Thanks for the info!

Thank you for the info I'm going to try this tomorrow and my Nissan Sentra 2014

Thanks for this video and I agree about not buying another Nissan again.

Mine went out to my second shop told me what it was. First shop wanted replace everything. It’s fixed going on my third summer over 100 degrees.

I have a 2016 Altima SL with very similar symptoms. I got the car at 40k miles. It's at 90k now. No major issues at all and it's been a great car. However... even at 40k miles I was always surprised at how bad the AC cooled down. It's sort of cold but not really. Just enough to cool down the car after a long time but definitely not as cold as an AC should be blowing. One thing I did recently that helped was change the air cabin filter. Definitely improved but not by much. Will be trying this fix asap!! Ty.

I have. 2013 SL. Just ordered the part. Pep boys says they will evacuate AC, replace valve , and recharge for $163. Appointment Is this Thursday. We will see.....

I noticed your belt squeaks like mine! Thought it was just me at first, however I can’t tell if it’s from the power steering pump.

Hi, was the magnetic clutch engaged during the failure? In my case the magnetic clutch is not engaged however the clutch itself is functioning during IPDM self test. Please share your knowledge, thanks.

Great job man, you're helping a lot of people out. information to help you, all cars don't have them, a failing compressor can lock up and cause you some bad issues. A vacuum pump isn't the same thing is an evacuator, there is a difference. The reason most mechanics said to replace the compressor is because it's an insurance fault guide. The odds at being successful at fixing this car in one shot would be to replace the compressor because you get the regulator switch and a compressor, see if they would have just bought the switch and the whole time it could have been the compressor. Who pays for that switch??? yup the mechanic, so to hit 2 birds with one stone you replace both. A/C is very hard to work on and sometimes you can be wrong. Like telling people to rent a vacuum to suck out the freon, if the EPA where to see me using a vacuum to pull freon because A guy in a video, id have a 10,000$ fine. The vacuum is to pull moister out of your system, you can also test for some small leaks, An Evacuation system sucks the freon out and puts it in a tank, it also will separate the oil and puts it in a tank. again, great job on spreading the word and helping people out bro. This will help so many people. Specially in this heat you have no idea how many you just helped out. Keep doing what you do.

Anyone know if its the same for Nissan Maxima? I'm having similar symptoms but a little different. My AC will blow cold if its not hot outside but will blow lukewarm air any other time

Awesome sauce!! It worked!!! Thank you

Same problem in my 2013 rogue. Exactly what u said in the diagnosis

I live in Texas and I’m dying right now! I gotta get this done next week!

Thank you for uploading!

In your opinion what would cause my AC to not run on the freeway. It blows hot air but works fine once I’m off, it’ll take 15 min to start up

I tried it with my Wifes car, AC it is working great again so far . We took it to 2 reputable shops in Vegas and they tried to charge us 1800. Took it to my boys shop in LA bought the part u suggested on this video...only 200 in total..THANKS...AWESOME

I have a 136k miles on my 2018 Altima 2.5 SL. I live in Texas and my A/C only blows hot. I was told my compressor is bad. The funny thing was they first told me my compressor was good then when they checked the pressure they the Hi/Low was off. I ordered the control valve so hopefully this fixes the problem

Good point thanks for helping people in the real world!

Is your AC ice cold after replacing the valve? Mine is somewhat cold when I’m at a stop. Gets a little colder when I’m driving around but I don’t feel it ice cold. I’ll try this and see hopefully this is the culprit, Thanks for the info!

You should have had him check if you have a orifice tube or an expansion valve you could have tested it your self by buying a DVOM test for continuity at the low pressure side just remove the connector test across the 2 terminals if you get continuity you have pressure in your system take a long of wire turn your power on with out your car running turn your A/C on jump the wire you should hear your clutch engage if so you need to find out weather you have one of the two items explained earlier the get your system evacuated to replace the one you have then go to your local parts store they have a lone a tool program you can do it yourself .

I have a Nissan Altima 2013 S 4 cylinder, will it still work even tough it says S? Even with the ebay link you provided

Note to Altima owners! This is for the SL/SV trim models! I have the SR trim and they do not have this in the compressor.

I have a question, my Altima 2010 S usually leaks refrigerant and I add once in a while but recently I found kinda oil leak from Compressor side. Main belt is soaked and I see oil stains on AC side.

I just ordered mine through Amazon. And should arrive later today. Small chain shop told me I needed neu compressor and quoted me 900$ for new part and labor. Hope 🙏🏻 this works. Some reviews say on my 2011 srx luxury, that the system does NOT have to be empty. Will look more into that. Thank you 🙏🏻 for uploading your video. Will give updates after, so stay tuned.

I have a question, I have the cold line and I have the one with the blue Ac pro , the temperature is 40c and above. When I measure it, it is above 60 or 70 PSI, is it normal?

Great presentation my 2017 nissan maxima could have the same indicators. Will investigate thanks for this vital info.

My car was blowing slightly cold air when it was cool. Now it’s all hot after replacing compressor, expansion valve and and receiver drier. Will this work for me?

Where do I get the same for the nissan pathfinder 2014. I am wondering if it also has the same problem.

Could this also be a reason why my ac isn’t too cold? It gets cool but it’s not that crispy cold. My sisters 05 lesabre is double as cold as my 14 Altima. Thanks in advance

I have a Sentra 2014. Everytime I use the ac my Can surges at idle. Did u have a similar problem?

Seems removing and replacing the AC Compressor Valve Regulator is simple. Do you have to remove the refrigerant first or can you just remove it and then add more from the can I to the ac system.

I wonder if this can work on Maxima 2016 sometimes not blow air on from vents i need to change position of air and back 🤔

I’m having the same symptoms with a 2007 Nissan Altima2.5. Anyone know if the same valve applies?

Hey man my service engine soon light is on and the reason is the a/c should I do this first?

My 14 SR Altima heater blows, but the AC doesn’t blow at all, I did the self test I hear the compressor click five times but doesn’t blow at all, any idea please help

Sir’ I have Nissan Altima 2013 2.5 SL it’s same problem like your car had . Today I got it diagnosed the mechanic said compressor not built the pressure and it’s metal shavings in the lines . He said it’s have to clean the lines and change the compressor and other things . It’s cost like $1900 😥 . can you give me advice on what I can do ?

Thanks so much for this video!!

hey can you do a quick thing to slip one of the vent pieces for the dash board ac vent. one of the lil pieces slipped out. wanna slip it back in without taking anything apart

im glad i saw this video because the crooked shops have it set up to where you cant pinpoint the problem yourself your forced into a diagnostic which they can be lying. you must know someone personally that works at a shop because they would never do that.

My AC blows cold for awhile then randomly will stop blowing cold. But if I do max on the dial it’ll start blowing cold air. Anyone know a fix for that?

I’m having these issues now I ordered this part so I hope and pray this easy fix will be my fix as well 🙏🏾

Good my friend thank you 🙏

Blessings on top of blessings to you!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Is this also common in 2014 Sentra’s too? Been having serious issues with one and can’t afford to fix it and i work in my car and it’s a cold

This does not work for a 2008 maxima, because there's no control valve, I think I need to buy a new compressor?? Unless someone knows if there is one for a 2008 Maxima

Was the compressor still turning on and off when you turned the ac on/off?

If anyone comes across this video and you are having AC issues then save yourself thousands and buy yourself this compressor control valve and take it to a mechanic that will replace this for you. I did it just now and it WORKS 100%. I have a 2013 Nissan and this resolved the issue. Local mechanic charged me $95 basically for replacing the part and recharging the system with Freon. The part on Amazon cost me $30. Another shop wanted to charge me $3,000.00. Save yourself thousands and do this first

I'm having the same issues and went to places and said the same thing. I have a Chrysler 200. It did what your car doing. If it was something wrong with it as they claim? I would of known. I haven't seen any leaks very bad or noises. Nothing? And I had put stuff in it. It last for a whole day. That tells you a lot.

Is the Valve only for SL/SV models? I have a 2014 Altima 2.4 S. And the eBay page says it’s only for SL/SV 2.4. Not sure if the compressor are different. Any one know?

Do you think it could be the same part for a 2015 sentra. Same symptoms

I have a Nissan Versa 2013 and my air doesn’t blow at all . Any tips? It literally was working then stopped

Would this be the same problem for all years having same issue passenger blows cold air but driver side blows hot until I start driving then it’s some what cool , but I have an 2009 Altima

do i just get a can of like AC pro to throw in once its under pressure? or is there other shit i need to put into the system?

I just got my air filter changed and it’s some what cold but not as cold would this work? I have a Nissan Sentra 2013

Same exact issue with my 17' altima except my car runs hot as well..actually it fluctuates only when im idling. Take off goes back to safe cool zone. I been thinkng something wrong with fan. Do yall think itsvthe same problem

Right on target after paying to add more freon and never getting cold after 1700 mile trip!

Thank you so much for this video I have an Altima sv 2013 and I watched another video that teaches you how to use its intelligent control panel I think is what he called it to run a test to find out if your compressor clutch is engaging the test is done by: hit your ignition switch twice then hit your driver door sensor thing I don't know the actual name but it's a little tiny rubber grommet covered button that your door heads to let it know that it's been closed it's in the panel of the door you hit that 10 times and then you turn your car back off and then hit the ignition switch one more time. That's what your part is to start the test what will happen is: first your windshield wipers will go on and off when they turn off your headlights and tail lights will turn on and when they turn off you will then hear your compressor clutch click five times if it works if not you may hear something from the fuse box letting you know that is trying to work so by doing that we determined that my compressor is working. Which led me to your video and now I know the whole problem. On a side note he said you would also want to probably put water on your windshield when starting the test because your windshield wipers will start going and you probably don't want them to go dry. Hope this clears up some people's questions if you can't understand my directions which I completely understand maybe they'll help you find the video that I watched I don't know exactly what it was cuz it was on somebody else's phone but it may help.

You saved me hundreds and hundreds of dollars my friend. Got this part for $27 online. Emptied my AC replaced the part and as soon as I refilled I was getting ice cold air in the dead summer heat. Bless you my guy.

I got a Maxima 2010 The heater doesn't blow Hot air you think that will be the issue