Service Procedure

Replace Vent Control Valve

1. Replace the Vent Control Valve.

^ Refer to the appropriate Electronic Service Manual (ESM) as needed.

Install Filter Kit

NOTE:
Filter Kit installation procedure shown as performed on a Versa Hatchback. The procedure for Versa Sedan is similar.

1. Remove the rear bumper fascia. Refer to the appropriate ESM as needed.





2. Remove the existing hoses, black box, and white connector from the vehicle (see Figure 1).





a. Remove the black box from the white connector, and then the white connector from the body bracket (see Figure 2).

NOTE:
Save the white connector. It will be reused. The black box will not be reused.

CAUTION:
Be careful not to bend the body bracket.

b. Remove the hose and its fastening clip from the body stud.





^ Pry back on the clip's tab, and then pull it off (see Figure 3).





3. Drill two 7/32 inch (5 mm) holes in the bracket as shown in Figure 4.

^ Drill the holes about 1 inch (25 mm) from the edge of the bracket (black arrows), and about 3/4 inch (19 mm) spacing in between (red arrow) as seen in Figure 4.

NOTE:
Measurements are taken from the center of the holes.

^ Do not drill any part of the spot weld. Adjust the drilled hole location(s) as needed.

NOTE:
The bracket and/or its spot weld may not be in the exact same location when compared to other like vehicles. This is normal.

4. Prep the holes you just drilled as follows:

a. Remove burs from the edge with a file or sandpaper.

b. Clean the hole with solvent and allow to completely dry.

c. Apply / cover all bare metal with Zinc Rich primer (see PARTS INFORMATION for Zinc Rich primer).

d. Allow primer to dry - approximately 1 hour.





5. Using a suitable pop rivet tool, install the two sealed type blind rivets supplied in the filter kit (see Figure 5).

^ Do not use any rivets other than the ones in the kit.

6. Coat / spray the rivets and the area around them with Nissan Bitumen Wax (P/N 999MP-9G001P).





7. Assemble the two hoses, existing white connector, filter, and bracket (see Figure 6).





8. Apply a thin layer of Nissan Liquid Gasket or equivalent about 1/8 inch (3 mm) wide to the areas shown with white lines as specified in Figure 7.





9. Snap in place the filter bracket to the body bracket (see "a" in Figure 8).

10. Secure the hose clip by pushing it onto the body stud until it bottoms out (see "b" in Figure 8).

11. Connect the hose to the body fitting (see "c" in Figure 8).

12. Reinstall the bumper fascia. Refer to the ESM for installation procedure as needed.

13. Clear any DTCs stored in the ECM.