Again? I thought that car was perfect.PM me, if don't wanna say out loud...
I have an issue with my daughters Volt.
Thanks!
He had to realize he'd catch some resistance here.....it's shocking really.
You can rebuild the battery packs on them as well. Just have to load check and ohm out the cells, and replace the bad ones. Some of the scanners will even tell you what cells are issues to start with. The inverter/converter things aren't too problematic, just typical electronic issues. I've been kind of keeping my eyes open for one with issues, as it would be a great upgrade from the current Prius I've abused for 4 years.
What did you do ???PM me, if don't wanna say out loud...
I have an issue with my daughters Volt.
Thanks!
When I read the title I thought you were looking for a job so you could afford to pay the remodeling. Bill on your pontoon. HahaPM me, if don't wanna say out loud...
I have an issue with my daughters Volt.
Thanks!
I see what you did there............
You know, if you wouldn't had been all top secret cryptic, we may have been some assistance
Another "Oh Shit" light Christmas tree can be caused by a low 12v battery. The system gets stupid when the voltage gets low, and sets all kinds of stuff, ABS, Stability, Hybrid control, etc... All because a 12v battery is good, but not good enough.
@Sharky
Nevermind. False alarm...
Stupid Chevy, in their infinite wisdom, throws a check engine light with multiple fault codes And a high voltage system failure warning on the dash, because......
The battery coolant level system is low.
Added some coolant and all is well. Typical GM stupidity. A low coolant warning would have sufficed.
There is a TSB on these fault codes, but it looks like I don't need to do that at the moment. Phew.
Also had to fix a broken window regulator. Twenty minutes and done.
And swap out the original key for the spare key and put a new battery in the spare key. Had to put some air in the tires as well.
Dad is the hero again!
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@Sharky
Nevermind. False alarm...
Stupid Chevy, in their infinite wisdom, throws a check engine light with multiple fault codes And a high voltage system failure warning on the dash, because......
The battery coolant level system is low.
Added some coolant and all is well. Typical GM stupidity. A low coolant warning would have sufficed.
There is a TSB on these fault codes, but it looks like I don't need to do that at the moment. Phew.
Also had to fix a broken window regulator. Twenty minutes and done.
And swap out the original key for the spare key and put a new battery in the spare key. Had to put some air in the tires as well.
Dad is the hero again!
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Why was the coolant low?True story.
I Really did think I was gonna need someone to reprogram per the TSB.
Didn't have the car here at the time though.
Once I had the car in my hands, with my fault code reader, AND saw the coolant was low...
Add coolant. Clear faults. All done.
Next!
Bad head gasket on the flux capacitor.
Your mad it it for being ran low on inverter system coolant, and throwing warning lights to preserve its own life
Stupid GM!
It has one...that's why the message showed up lol.Who said I was mad??
On one hand...
A simple coolant and level sensor, would have kept my daughter from freaking out.
The sensor would probably go bad before the coolant ever got low!
I get how these things work.
Ohm my god. Watt are you doing.
just trying to get him amped up....
If its 10 years old, it should have had the coolant replaced by now.
Now that you're becoming so well versed on electric vehicles, there's only one thing left for complete certification: You need to put a 9-volt battery on your tongue.Well...
I'd normally agree with you.
But, since I actually Know how to diagnose, all I Need is to be in the ball park.
Problem solved. I'm good here.
I continue to remain...
Un-phased, by any problem that flows my way.
Well...
I'd normally agree with you.
But, since I actually Know how to diagnose,
Amen.
It’s OTC….and those make better wheel chocks than they do diagnostic tools.Now I understand why the world hates RDP...
Even though if fixed the car, 10min after I laid hands on it...
You guys are arguing about what code reader I used???
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P. S. It's an OCT code reader.
Nah, OTC and the old SnapOn bricks are honestly the best for 7.3's I think. I have the shiny, new, Bluetooth and tablet thing, works great on big stuff, but the OTC comes out for 7.3's and the old 5.9 trucks. Never tried it on a hybrid though
Nah, OTC and the old SnapOn bricks are honestly the best for 7.3's I think. I have the shiny, new, Bluetooth and tablet thing, works great on big stuff, but the OTC comes out for 7.3's and the old 5.9 trucks. Never tried it on a hybrid though
Haven't used one of those. Seen a couple though, like my buddy has one so he can regen his semi. Mine plugs in with a cord to a brick sized interface, that connects wirelessly to the tablet. Works nicely, when having the live data on sensors, and being under the car messing with harnesses and plug ends.
