"Recall" on 2005 - 2007 FEH and 2006 - 2007 MMH
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Re: "Recall" on 2005 - 2007 FEH and 2006 - 2007 MMH
GaryG
Last edited by GaryG; 10-04-2007 at 03:42 PM.
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Re: "Recall" on 2005 - 2007 FEH and 2006 - 2007 MMH
rb
#133
Re: "Recall" on 2005 - 2007 FEH and 2006 - 2007 MMH
GaryG
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Re: "Recall" on 2005 - 2007 FEH and 2006 - 2007 MMH
I just had a pretty good tank, 39.3 MPG. After filling up, I did my usual mostly EV way home and parked it in the driveway at 83.6 MPG on the AVERAGE ECON display. YET, my MTE only showed 575.
#135
Re: "Recall" on 2005 - 2007 FEH and 2006 - 2007 MMH
I'll bet 575 MTE is exceptional for "Dry Heat, AZ"!
If you want to punch through the mythical 600 MTE/40+ MPG tank barrier,
come out to the left coast, and spend a tankfull commuting between Santa
Monica and Camarillo on PCH--a 100 mile round trip. As a bonus, you'll
get delightful ocean scenery, particularly north of Malibu Rivera. And,
you get extra bonus points if you can locate on PCH where the Swedish
businessman, Stefan Erikssen, crashed the $1M 2003 Ferrari Enzo at
162 miles per hour on February 21, 2006.
Like GPSMAN says, the FEH/MMH is optimized for Southern California's
moderate weather and long rolling hills when pedaling about 48 miles per hour.
You don't need to break the California law coasting in neutral (CVC 21710),
tailgating (CVC 21703), etc. Nor do you need to FAS; to micro-manage your
battery's SOC; to shift gears manically; to dance the Hokey Pokey/Texas
Two Step on your brake pedal, etc. You simply let the truck do what it's
optimized to do--it never needs my help/interference!
rb
P.S., Does anyone else have an MTE/MPG "Mileage Boosting Steroid Circuit"
in their area? They might make an interesting new thread.
Last edited by arbie2; 10-04-2007 at 11:32 PM.
#136
Re: "Recall" on 2005 - 2007 FEH and 2006 - 2007 MMH
My SG was unplugged when I got into my FEH after the repairs, but I lost no data when I plugged it back in. There's no way for me to know how far the readings on the SG were off because of all the idling that was done after they got my FEH running. Before resetting the SG tank at this last fill-up, my SG tank average was in the low 44mpg's.
Knowing what I've seen the past 3yrs with my MTE, it will take a few tanks to bring it into the 600's again. The last picture I put on my sig page of my MTE was 628 two yrs ago and I think I was averaging around 42MPG back then. It was finding out about neutral coasting that brought my MTE in the 700's during the cooler winter here. You must know by now how hard it is to have a 575 MTE during your hot summers. If you went more than 5 miles and got 83.6mph, you got a good idea of what it takes to beat my record at Hybridfest in a FWD FEH. Starting out with a full HV battery and a warm engine, I made it about 5 miles @ 94mpg according to the video. Things went south after that.
Try to rig up a 9V wire for the Tech to use when he does the battery recall work to keep your fuel trim and MTE data.
GaryG
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Re: "Recall" on 2005 - 2007 FEH and 2006 - 2007 MMH
Since I've own my '05 FEH, I've never heard the HV battery fans running. After the recall work, I hear them all the time go on and off. They go off as soon as I go EV like clockwork. Not sure if this change is program related or the battery was not sealed properly when they put it back together. Anyone else notice the change or have always heard the noise from the fans?
GaryG
GaryG
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Re: "Recall" on 2005 - 2007 FEH and 2006 - 2007 MMH
Since I've own my '05 FEH, I've never heard the HV battery fans running. After the recall work, I hear them all the time go on and off. They go off as soon as I go EV like clockwork. Not sure if this change is program related or the battery was not sealed properly when they put it back together. Anyone else notice the change or have always heard the noise from the fans?
GaryG
GaryG
#139
Re: "Recall" on 2005 - 2007 FEH and 2006 - 2007 MMH
My fans run every day, and I hear them all the time, even in 50'F weather they run after 10 miles of EV.
Maybe my ears are just better than yours?
Check your HV battery filter compartment. An open door and/or missing filter will increase the noise quite a bit.
Maybe my ears are just better than yours?
Check your HV battery filter compartment. An open door and/or missing filter will increase the noise quite a bit.
Since I've own my '05 FEH, I've never heard the HV battery fans running. After the recall work, I hear them all the time go on and off. They go off as soon as I go EV like clockwork. Not sure if this change is program related or the battery was not sealed properly when they put it back together. Anyone else notice the change or have always heard the noise from the fans?
GaryG
GaryG
#140
Re: "Recall" on 2005 - 2007 FEH and 2006 - 2007 MMH
Since I've own my '05 FEH, I've never heard the HV battery fans running. After the recall work, I hear them all the time go on and off. They go off as soon as I go EV like clockwork. Not sure if this change is program related or the battery was not sealed properly when they put it back together. Anyone else notice the change or have always heard the noise from the fans?
GaryG
GaryG