michael8554
Well-known member
I already have an I-MIEV, I'm looking at buying a dead I-MIEV as a project.
It was being driven back home from a MOT (UK road-worthiness test).
The owner pulled over and switched off to "retune the radio" - the 12V battery has been replaced, perhaps during the Test ?
The car wouldn't start after that.
It was towed back to the owners home.
The dash lights up and shows:
About three-quarters full on the "petrol gauge"
32K miles
The red handbrake symbol
The red 12V battery symbol
The yellow Electric Motor Unit Warning symbol (a car with an exclamation mark)
Thoughts:
Will the battery volts going up / not going up to 14V on powering mean anything ?
Might an orange cable have been made intermittent during the underside inspection ?
Does able to / not able to AC slow charge indicate anything ?
What checks can I make at the owner's home ?
I have an iCarsoft JP V3.0
A tablet with OBDZero and CanION
A Digital Voltmeter
12V Jump Leads
Spanners, sockets, screwdrivers etc
It was being driven back home from a MOT (UK road-worthiness test).
The owner pulled over and switched off to "retune the radio" - the 12V battery has been replaced, perhaps during the Test ?
The car wouldn't start after that.
It was towed back to the owners home.
The dash lights up and shows:
About three-quarters full on the "petrol gauge"
32K miles
The red handbrake symbol
The red 12V battery symbol
The yellow Electric Motor Unit Warning symbol (a car with an exclamation mark)
Thoughts:
Will the battery volts going up / not going up to 14V on powering mean anything ?
Might an orange cable have been made intermittent during the underside inspection ?
Does able to / not able to AC slow charge indicate anything ?
What checks can I make at the owner's home ?
I have an iCarsoft JP V3.0
A tablet with OBDZero and CanION
A Digital Voltmeter
12V Jump Leads
Spanners, sockets, screwdrivers etc