Enginer 4Kw PHEV DIY install

topics only get negative if people respond neg. on post that seem or are negative because that causes the negativity to prolong.
so just don't take it to harch

 

Yes, let's try to stay positive. I like positive.

 

My apologies to the readers for the misspelled word, I hate typing on my cellular phone with auto word insertion.
My expression meant to be " stand" behind their product.
NortTexSalv04Prius, for being a newbie, you are coming to strong to the board.

 

Going back to the original question (how hard is it to install Enginer kit DIY): I have had a positive experience doing it myself. That being said, I didn't buy the kit directly from Enginer, but rather through a local installer, who bench tested it for me to make sure (presumably, they didn't itemize exactly what they did) all the components were working properly. I suspect they did some of the aforementioned "calibration" work, too. I took the kit home, disassembled the car interior and put the whole thing in myself with the help of a (very non-technical) buddy. I do have a technical background so I wasn't intimidated by HV, voltmeters, or soldering irons. The installer also gave me some additional pointers on how to start up the pack and make sure it was working correctly. They were great.

It probably took me 12 hours or so total (mostly just my own labor, buddy helped mainly only with the heavy lifting), including install of EV button, tachometer (my add-on based on Hobbit's directions -- involves same ECU area) and scangauge. I'd say at least 4 of those hours were the EV button install. The hardest parts were the pulling and prying at plastic trim while not breaking too many plastic fasteners. If you've done any work on your dash already, it will be easier.

I've been running for 2+ weeks now with only 1 triangle of death (not a big deal if you have a scangauge!)

Much to my pleasant surprise, it worked right off the bat, no issues. Saved some $$$. Plus, it was fun. :rockon:

 

what was the dtc / cause of that dead traingle?

 

I am in the semiconductor business. And, of course everything fails with time. Even granite.

 

I am not aware of PIS having any drawbacks. What drawbacks are you referring to?

 

Are you talking about 3 per million in manufacturer's defect caught at the factory? or 3 per million in real world operation? You just said everything fails with time so that means the semiconductors in your business has a much higher failure rate than 3 per mil.

 

I imagine at manufacturer's production level.

 

without both positive AND negative, we wouldn't even be having this discussion!:shocked: (sorry, couldn't resist.)

 

Flying White Dutchman,

My red triangle was a P0000 code (which I gather is caused by when the current from the Enginer pack to the OEM battery is too high and the Prius freaks out). I was stomping on the accelerator pretty hard at the time while the SOC was low.

 

thats a funny code 0000 is it real?

 

Hi Dutch,
0000 is the "other" code. This is what you get when the computer does not know what code to give. So P0000 is "Powersystem Other".

Thanks,
Dan

 

never got that one
funny ;-) a DTC design toyota did not think about.

 

When getting DTC with Enginer kit in Gen 2 Prius, it is most likely the traction battery is drained too low in EV mode or the converter output exceeds 15A. The converter current can be adjusted downward to prevent over current DTC.

 

on a positive note...electrons are very negative.