Nissan GT-R. Manual - part 153

REFRIGERATION SYSTEM

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Component Parts Location

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ENGINE COMPARTMENT

PASSENGER COMPARTMENT

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Refrigerant pressure sensor

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Liquid tank

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Condenser

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Compressor

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REFRIGERATION SYSTEM

Component Description

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Expansion valve

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Evaporator

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Blower motor

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Component

Description

Compressor

Intakes, compresses, and discharges refrigerant, to circulate refrigerant inside the refrigerant cycle.

Condenser

Cools refrigerant discharged from compressor, and transforms it to liquid refrigerant.

Liquid tank

Eliminates foreign matter in refrigerant, and stores temporarily liquid refrigerant.

Refrigerant pressure sensor

(This work should be performed by GT-R certified NISSAN dealer.)

Expansion valve

Transforms high-pressure liquid refrigerant to mist form low-pressure liquid refrigerant by drawing 
function.

Evaporator

The mist form liquid refrigerant transforms to gas by evaporation by the air conveyed from the blower 
motor. The air is cooled by the heat by evaporation.

Blower motor

Takes in air in the vehicle or fresh outside air, provides it forcedly to the air conditioner, and conveys 
it inside the vehicle.

REFRIGERATION SYSTEM SYMPTOMS

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SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS

REFRIGERATION SYSTEM SYMPTOMS

Trouble Diagnosis For Unusual Pressure

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Diagnose using a manifold gauge whenever system’s high and/or low side pressure(s) is/are unusual. The
marker above the gauge scale in the following tables indicates the standard (usual) pressure range. Refer to
above table (Ambient air temperature-to-operating pressure table) since the standard (usual) pressure, how-
ever, differs from vehicle to vehicle.

Symptom Table

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Gauge indication

Refrigerant cycle

Probable cause

Corrective action

Both high- and low-pressure sides 
are too high.

The pressure returns to nor-
mal is reduced soon after wa-
ter is splashed on condenser.

Excessive refrigerant charge in 
refrigeration cycle.

Reduce refrigerant until speci-
fied pressure is obtained.

Air suction by cooling fan is in-
sufficient.

Insufficient condenser cooling 
performance.

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1.

Condenser fins are 
clogged.

2.

Improper fan rotation of 
cooling fan.

• Clean condenser.
• Check and repair cooling fan 

if necessary.

• Low-pressure pipe is not 

cold.

• When compressor is 

stopped, high-pressure 
reading quickly drops by 
approximately 196 kPa (2 

kg/cm

2

, 28 psi). It then de-

creases gradually thereaf-
ter.

Poor heat exchange in con-
denser
(After compressor operation 
stops, high-pressure decreas-
es too slowly).

↓

Air in refrigeration cycle.

Evacuate repeatedly and re-
charge system.

Engine tends to overheat.

Engine cooling systems mal-
function.

Check and repair each engine 
cooling system.

• An area of the low-pressure 

pipe is colder than areas 
near the evaporator outlet.

• Low-pressure pipe is some-

times covered with frost.

• Excessive liquid refrigerant 

on low-pressure side.

• Excessive refrigerant dis-

charge flow.

• Expansion valve is open a lit-

tle compared with the speci-
fication.

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Improper expansion valve ad-
justment.

Replace expansion valve.

High-pressure side is too high and 
low-pressure side is too low.

Upper side of condenser and 
high-pressure side are hot, 
however, liquid tank is not so 
hot.

High-pressure tube or parts lo-
cated between compressor 
and condenser are clogged or 
crushed.

• Check and repair or replace 

malfunctioning parts.

• Check lubricant for contami-

nation.

AC359A

AC360A

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REFRIGERATION SYSTEM SYMPTOMS

High-pressure side is too low and 
low-pressure side is too high.

High- and low-pressure sides 
become equal soon after 
compressor operation stops.

Compressor pressure opera-
tion is improper.

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Damaged inside compressor 
packings.

Replace compressor.

No temperature difference be-
tween high- and low-pressure 
sides.

Compressor pressure opera-
tion is improper.

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Damaged inside compressor 
packings.

Replace compressor.

Both high- and low-pressure sides 
are too low.

• There is a big temperature 

difference between liquid 
tank outlet and inlet. Outlet 
temperature is extremely 
low.

• Liquid tank inlet and expan-

sion valve are frosted.

Liquid tank inside is slightly 
clogged.

• Replace liquid tank.
• Check lubricant for contami-

nation.

•  Expansion valve inlet tem-

perature is extremely low 
as compared with areas 
near liquid tank.

• Expansion valve inlet is 

frosted.

• Temperature difference oc-

curs somewhere in high-
pressure side.

High-pressure pipe located be-
tween liquid tank and expan-
sion valve is clogged.

• Check and repair malfunc-

tioning parts.

• Check lubricant for contami-

nation.

Expansion valve and liquid 
tank are warm or slightly cool 
when touched.

Low refrigerant charge.

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Leaking fittings or components.

Check refrigerant for leakages. 
Refer to 

HA-27, "Refrigerant 

Leakages"

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There is a big temperature dif-
ference between expansion 
valve inlet and outlet while the 
valve itself is frosted.

Expansion valve closes a little 
compared with the specifica-
tion.

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Improper expansion 
valve adjustment.

2.

Malfunctioning expansion 
valve.

3.

Outlet and inlet may be 
clogged.

• Remove foreign particles by 

using compressed air.

• Replace expansion valve.
• Check lubricant for contami-

nation.

An area of the low-pressure 
pipe is colder than areas near 
the evaporator outlet.

Low-pressure pipe is clogged 
or crushed.

• Check and repair malfunc-

tioning parts.

• Check lubricant for contami-

nation.

Air flow volume is not enough 
or is too low.

Evaporator is frozen.

• Check intake sensor circuit.
• Replace compressor.
• Repair evaporator fins.
• Replace evaporator.
• Check the blower motor cir-

cuit.

Gauge indication

Refrigerant cycle

Probable cause

Corrective action

AC356A

AC353A