Reman hybrid battery install malfunction

Greetings all,

I have a 2007 With 234 K. Replaced the hybrid battery about 6 months ago with a Green Tech Auto gem. After about 5 1/2 later months I got the Death Star warnings again and code to replace battery.

Went through the warranty process and got another reman battery two days ago. Put it in yesterday, but now after installing everything as before, car won't power up. More specifically, engine won't start or go into gear, and all warning lights are on.

Took volt meter to the battery for testing to try and look for obvious install errors. The only thing I can find amiss is that, with the orange safety switch in and engaged, there is power on the battery side of the terminals (about 216), but nothing on the side going to the engine.

Finally to my question then - with the safety switch engaged, should I be able to read equal voltage on the posts and terminals leading out of the battery as on the battery side? Which might point to a switch or something not working, not allowing current to flow to engine? Even with car on - radio, lights, etc- can't get any voltage reading.

Thank you in advance

 

Thank you both.

I believe the safety switch is properly engaged, because when it is out, the battery side shows no voltage, but when engaged, shows 216.

There is just no darn current on the other side!

I'm taking reading on the threaded bolt on which the 8 mm nut slides down to secure the orange wires going out of the battery to engine. The same bolts on the other side are where I'm getting the 216 volt reading. Pardon my lack of using proper terms...

 

Thank you.

I've installed per picture. Slide in, flip lever up, then push down all the way.

 

Everything has a nut and all relays connected.

Assuming then a break in the bus bar wiring - that would again be a fault of Greentec, right, because this is the battery they sent me, and bus bar wiring is a part of the whole battery?

 

6.9v reading on 12v battery.

Just for random info about orange safety disconnect - I get the same voltage reading on battery side with lever flipped up, but not slid down as with when it is slid down.

 

Must have left a light on last night...

But last night, before brilliantly leaving light on all night, all lights, gauges, etc seemed to be fine, indicating 12v batt ok

 

Thank you.

Will charge 12v, and report later, but still question why no voltage reading on engine side of hybrid battery?

Maybe there is something that won't allow current to pass through without properly charged 12v

 

Post charge report:

12v batt back up to 12.4. Put back in, tried to start and same thing - all lights on and no start.

Car icon with exclamation point through on instrument panel above radio.

Orange/ red light on power button

Still no current coming through on terminal side going to engine from hybrid battery.

Any ideas other than sending back for another bad idea of a battery reman?

Thought of trying to call Greentech on Monday to see if they know what could be holding the power up, but low expectations for that.

Thank you so much again

 

That was it!

The safety disconnect sensor wire wasn't plugged in to the orange disconnect. The black housing it sits in was sheared off from where it sits in. I noticed this earlier, but couldn't locate where it went.

So with it plugged in, the car started up. Of course, the instrument panel under windshield decided to go black again precisely now, so I can't see if all the warning lights are now off there, but the red car icon with exclamation on climate instrument panel went off.

So thank you chaps for sharing your wisdom and Saturday morning/afternoon with this bumbling wanna be mechanic.

Happy holidays