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11 155k miles HV battery in good working condition although capacity seems to be less than new (Goes less distance in pure EV mode) Curious what...
Have about a year+ to make this decision so not in any hurry. Good to go through the mental/planning exercise. Another area to preventive service...
Also very true, Prius indys are less abundant. So son just have to give up ~2x gas mileage. Pure EV is another 2x fuel cost / miles traveled over...
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Good point on oil burn. No evidence on this car. Last 3-4 5k synth oil change were +- 0.2qts between drain and fill and well within the oil...
Thanks for all the responses! The newer generation that grew up in tech regions don't even know how to put on the spare tire haha... But is...
2011 155k miles used in mild no road salt seattle since new. Garaged. DIY all maintenance + repairs. Have done all the preventives 5k interval :...
Pulled the actuator control board out (need vacuum desoldering gun) and removed the 5 capacitors. Unfortunately failure (at least noisy SLR in...
I had similar experience design+manufacturing a simple stainless cup (coaster size) to mod Tesla Model S's coolant leak prone drive motor design...
Some update and references for future DIYers Working system accumulator pressure loss rate without stepping on brakes [ATTACH] Note the scale...
Don't know what the etiquette on providing link to unauthorized copies of software. But you'd want to search mhhauto.com for techstream V18.00.008...
Unfortunately I no longer have the boards :( Anyhow, sounds like you are familiar with inspection method. I was just surprised factory sprayed on...
Thanks for the repair attempt history. Indeed 3rd world parts from Japan in local currency aren't going to be much lower than US and probably...
No business for me. Just curiosity :) Others are welcomed to pursue. I guess tons of these getting thrown away.
I also used MG Chem 419D from Amazon but didn't clean the board. Also attached pic of the MS board and its conformal appears to be sprayed on....
Actuator Repair Was curious why no one repairs these failed units (Simpler ABS units usually have mail in order repair services and issue seems...
Sorry I wasn't very clear. The sharp corners I tested were top corners of larger and taller surface mounted capacitors : 1206. On Tesla MS, a pair...
Very cool. Thanks for the insightful reply :) Condensation / moisture issues has attacked MS at multiple places... even the cabin heater. I guess...
@mudder Great Li battery engineering. I have background in Tesla Model S (MS) battery pack HW design issues/repairs and basic understand of its...
Follow up with a graph of working actuator behavior after replacement. Car in IG-ON mode (press power button 2x without foot on brake) Followed...
