Nissan Altima (L32) 2007-2012 Service Manual: On-vehicle repair
EVAP CANISTER
Exploded View
Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
1. Lift up the vehicle.
2. Remove EVAP canister fixing bolt.
3. Remove EVAP canister.
NOTE:
The EVAP canister vent control valve and EVAP canister system pressure sensor
can be removed without
removing the EVAP canister.
INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Tighten EVAP canister fixing bolt to the specified torque.
DISASSEMBLY
1. Turn EVAP canister vent control valve counterclockwise.
A : Lock
B : Unlock
2. Remove the EVAP canister vent control valve.
ASSEMBLY
Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.
CAUTION:
Always replace O-ring with a new one.
Inspection
Check EVAP canister as follows:
1. Block port (B).
2. Blow air into port (A) and check that it flows freely out of port (C).
3. Release blocked port (B).
4. Apply vacuum pressure to port (B) and check that vacuum pressure
exists at the ports (A) and (C).
5. Block port (A) and (B).
6. Apply pressure to port (C) and check that there is no leakage.
Inspection
CAUTION:
• Do not use compressed air or a high pressure pump.
• Do not exceed 4.12 kPa (0.042 kg/cm2, 0.6 psi) of pressure in EVAP system.
NOTE:
• Do not start engine.
• I ...
Idle Speed
*: Under the following conditions
• A/C switch: OFF
• Electric load: OFF (Lights, heater fan & rear window defogger)
• Steering wheel: Kept in straight-ahead position
Igni ...
Other materials: How to enable/disable the Steering
Assist
Steering-wheel-mounted control (left)
Vehicle information display
Steering Assist switch
Use the following methods to enable or
disable the Steering Assist.
Steering Assist switch:
To turn the Steering Assist on or off, push
the Steering Assist switch 3 on the instrument
panel.
NOTE:
When th ...
Engine cooling system
The engine cooling system is filled at the
factory with a pre-diluted mixture of 50%
Genuine NISSAN Long Life Antifreeze/
Coolant (blue) and 50% water to provide
year-round antifreeze and coolant protection.
The antifreeze solution contains rust
and corrosion inhibitors. Additional engine
cooling s ...
Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M)
test
WARNING
A vehicle equipped with All-Wheel Drive
(AWD) should never be tested using a
two wheel dynamometer (such as the
dynamometers used by some states
for emissions testing), or similar equipment.
Make sure you inform the test
facility personnel that your vehicle is
equipped with AWD before it is ...