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It will depend the year of the maxima if one is available at all......................
To install the alternator on a 1996 Nissan Maxima you will have to remove the drive belt first and then the A/C compressor. Do not remove the refrigerant lines because the compressor will only have move down about a few inches for you to get enough room to remove the alternator. The alternator will need to be taken out from the bottom.
Nissan Maxima
Passanger side of engine, near the A/C compressor. Access from under the car.
Look at 'where is the starter in a 1998 Nissan Maxima';
you can use a 1989 thru 1992 ac compressor in 1993 they went to 134a freon so they ar different.
The cost to replace a Compressor varies. In general, the cost ranges from $200 to $500, depending on brand, store, and who is putting it in the car.
Nissan Maxima was created in 1976.
The ac won't work without it and there is no reason to- it freewheels anyway until you turn it on.
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The smaller port is the low side.