Sparky

The C-Max is my wife's daily driver. I'm 73 and drive a Suburban diesel.

My C-Max, built March 2013, was diagnosed with a failing transmission June 1st, 2015. The trans was replaced under warranty with 44,000 miles. Mostly highway driving.

My C-Max, built March 2013, has been diagnosed with a failing transmission. I am now waiting for a new one to be delivered next Monday. The Energi has 44,000 miles. The Ford mechanic diagnosed the problem by driving around the lot. The sound, in my experience, is that of a failing roller or ball bearing. The sound is similar to a bad axle bearing. I have never checked the trans. temperature. I live in the Sierra foothills at 2,000 feet elevation, near I-80. A typical day for the car starts by driving a mile at 30 mph to the freeway, then down hill to Sacramento at 65-70 mph. The first 25 miles are with the ICE off, never starting. I can go 25 miles because it is mostly down hill. Sacramento is about sea level. The engine remains cold. In the winter mornings are at or below freezing. I believe my failure was caused by lack of lubrication due to low temperature ATF. I do not understand the purpose of the fluid pump used on the Energi. Is it to provide oil delivery to the gears and bearings, or to provide flow thru the ATF cooling radiator? What has been done to the later transmissions to fix the problem? After my repairs are complete, I will replace the fluid with full syntetic ATF. I hope it will provide better lubrication at both high and low extremes of temperature.

I have the "Check Engine" light on with DTC: P0D80. I can not find this code on any list. Anyone know this one?

The nook works fine with a WiFi adapter.

I think the free version is not customizable. I paid the $5 and all is good. Well worth the price.

On this tank about 30 miles (9.2 kw) came from plug-in battery power, otherwise it was in the hybrid mode. The trip was mostly highway and included stop and go traffic in Los Angeles. I hope the Energi is allowed in this club, while operating in the hybrid mode.

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My lawn tractor shuts down if I get off the seat.

Check out this post: http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/topic/361-battery-dead/?p=12237 Bob999: "... the 96R ... is listed as the replacement battery in the specifications page of the owners manual (page 350). In fact the only batteries listed in the owners manual have larger capacities than the battery Ford is installing in the car at the factory. The listed batteries are: BXT-96R-500 / BXT-96R-590"

Here are some PIDs for Torque: Description Display PID Min Max Scale Unit Equation HV Battery state of charge SoC 224801 0.0 100.0 x1 % ((((A*256)+B)*(1/5))/100) HV Battery temperature HV Temp 224800 0.0 150.0 x1 DegF ((A*18)-580)/100 HV Battery current in Amps HV Amps 22480b -200 200 x1 Amps ((((Signed(A)*256)+B)/5)/10)*-1 HV Battery Voltage HV Volts 22480d 0.0 400.0 x1 Volts (((A*256)+B)/100) Temperature inside car Inside Temp 22dd04 0.0 160.0 x1 DegF ((A*18)-400)/10 See my post: http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/topic/2757-obd2-%E2%80%93-elm-327-%E2%80%93-torque/?hl=obd2

Try this link: http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/topic/974-hybrid-car-acronyms/?hl=acronyms

The Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid is the first diesel plug-in hybrid vehicle. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1083037_volvo-v60-plug-in-diesel-hybrid-quick-drive-of-ny-auto-show-debut

Driving in hills forces you to pulse and glide (P&G). At your altitude there is less wind drag and the engine will develop less horsepower. All this contributes to better mpg.

Here is what I have so far: Description Display PID Min Max Scale Unit Equation HV Battery state of charge SoC 224801 0.0 100.0 x1 % ((((A*256)+B)*(1/5))/100) HV Battery temperature HV Temp 224800 0.0 150.0 x1 DegF ((A*18)-580)/100 HV Battery current in Amps HV Amps 22480b -200 200 x1 Amps ((((Signed(A)*256)+B)/5)/10)*-1 HV Battery Voltage HV Volts 22480d 0.0 400.0 x1 Volts (((A*256)+B)/100) Temperature inside car Inside Temp 22dd04 0.0 160.0 x1 DegF ((A*18)-400)/10