I live in Southern Wisconsin (Madison area). This occurred during the morning commute with an outside temperature of around 60 deg f. Our summers are mild...
I do alot of my own work on cars but I am stumped as to how to get that plastic cover off the engine (on a 2006)? Also, does anyone know where the oil filter...
The crew at Valvoline tell me that the oil filter is like on a Mazda. Not the usual Ford canister unit. In the usual place - for a Mazda. I've wondered at...
You pull straight up on the plastic cover at the 4 corners. It is just a friction fit on 4 "posts", To re-attach, gently re-align using the oil fill hole as...
The oil canister is directly in front almost center close up to the airdam. It is a black funny little thing with a silver hex type screw in the center and...
I didn't want to leave it alone, I just was afraid of breaking it when I pulled it off. I thought it might have someclamps or screws. Thanks for the info....
Does anyone have some suggestions as to how to reduce the road noise on my 05 FEH? I know that different tires will help but I'm wondering about other ideas. I...
Nothing you do to the back of the car will affect the batteries. ( short of crushing it ) Consider them to be in their own seperate container, isolated from...
It's interesting that you have added a heat blanket on the battery in the winter with no effect because I was considering doing that this winter to try to...
I seriously doubt that a heat blanket would do anything other than waste electric power. The heat capacity of iron is 0.46 kJ/kg*K, so you must put in 460...
Hey there all. My 05 FEH AWD has just developed a problem after a road trip between New York and Florida last week. On our way back, I did notice that the...
Yea, is sounds like your A/C system is out. With that, your battery pack is overheating and the hybrid system shuts down due to that overheating. You...
Dear FEH lovers, As a long-time resident of Wisconsin who had two Volvos with block heaters to speed warmups on cold winter days, I know that installing a...
I wonder if anyone else has found an elegant solution to this. When I haul my bicycle, I just put the back seat down and throw it in. However when there are...
With NiMH batteries, there are two competing temperature-related issues. First, the discharge capacity falls with falling temperature, beginning around...
I should have mentioned also that charging efficiency falls off with rising temperature beginning around 20 degrees C. ... -- Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia,...
Thanks, I did try that. The "diagnostics" readout said everything was operating "ok". I my searches around the net, I had found someone with a similar...
I was wondering if anyone has towed with there hybrid yet? I has heard about pulling a 1700lb boat from a boat ramp incline that went so well that the engine...
Hi, Check this out for latest news, forum and blog on EV and Plugin Hybrid. Website: http://www.4evriders.org The forum: http://www.4evriders.org/phpbb it...
I'm likely the one who pulled the sailboat up the ramp with the engine off. <G> It drives just fine on the highway as you would expect. Corners fine. Backs...
It's a 17' sailboat. A VW Golf can pull it. Not very well, but it has. The engine doesn't work that much harder. When getting it into motion, the power...
... Sue, I have done exactly that using the Performance Bike fork mount. To get three bikes in with the short rear seat up, you will probably need to stagger...
OK, my 2008 Escape Hybrid is called Kermit. It's even green. The most strange thing happened tonight that, perhaps, someone can help me explain. Kermit is a...
Dear Jim, Thank you for this interesting information. Could you provide a reference to the discharge capacity loss for NiMH batteries? Since there are...
"13.8 Gals or ... FEH has a 15 (52.5 liters I think) gallon tank, not 16. The capacity is specified in the supplemental manual for the Hybrid....it is ...
Thanks for the info about pulling with an escape hybrid. I will be pulling a 18 1/2 alum boat (one with a split walk through windshield) and powered with a...
I tow my 4 X 8 utility trailer - about 1000 lbs - it works Ok, but does a number on the mileage. ... has. ... motion, the power comes mainly from the traction...
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