Recent content by pasquinade

Dear anko, Sad to see you go. From my point of view, you have made invaluable contributions to our knowledge and understanding of this car, without which the apps we all use and love would not have been at all possible. I thank you. Of course from your perspective you have a new toy, so I'm...

Hehe, Nice find!

Hehe, I'm just not sure I want to provide my VIN number... a malicious developer might use it to target me individually :-) (if VIN == pasquinade's -> destroy ECU). I'm half jocking, half truthful... But these "android" and "facebook" privacy-free-for-alls always leave me very uncomfortable...

Hi Sasheo, Hope this helps (I think these are the same tyres you showed): http://www.myoutlanderphev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2997&p=35037 1) Be mindful of the noise. You do notice it on tarmac driving. 2) a bit extra fuel consumption 3) Their on-road performance I find it a bit worse...

Thanks for the info. Always easier when you know it's possible :-) About sealant, not sure where it is applied to, but if it is around the edge, perhaps a string of silicone around the edge before closing the top and bottom part? (NOTE: I'm not sure how it looks inside so my comment might make...

Hi elm70, My 2016 version of the car has this... It's a fine wire mesh embedded in the windshield which can be activated when temperatures drop below 4 degC (if I recall correctly). Not very useful where I live in Portugal though.... :-) On the other hand I've seen some PHEV with sunroof...

Hi, As a "continental", I always have to put in google "35mpg to l/100" and then some sites pop up. Something I've noticed "not so early" is that there are US and imperial gallons, and since the US only started having PHEV this year, I'm guessing most of the people here are using Imperial mpg...

How about sand tyres? Low clearance and open diffs just make it a bit more challenging. Kids love it! :-) Unfortunately in the image you see the moment the rear bumper hits the sand... no biggy :-)

Hi DavidWh, Here's my account of it: http://www.myoutlanderphev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2997&p=35037#p35037 Be sure to buy TPMS sensors which are "compatible" with the outlander. Then all the dealer has to do is program the IDs in the car computer using an "activation tool" that they...

Hi Daff, You bring up good points, didn't notice the picture having the PHEV side letters. And when you click the link it actually goes to the PHEV review as well. Since the numbers are theirs as well, it's self consistent. I think you are probably right, sorry my mistake :-)

I'm almost sure they are comparing the Diesel version of it (not necessarily the PHEV which is very different). But so far I can't complain, so I'll just ignore this "nuance" and enjoy the moment :-)

The car plug itself is IP44 rated (says so in small raised letters on the black plastic). This says what its designed for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code first "4" means: physical particles larger than 1mm - Most wires, slender screws, large ants etc. second "4" means: Water splashing...

Then now I'm left with the mistery of why my plug heats up more on the farm than at home :-) Thanks Anko, I also read a bit online and found that there's some sort of negotiation between the charger and the car to achieve a common capability (the standard seems to support either AC or DC)...

Thanks for the reply, I had thought the mains charger converted the mains voltage (230VAC in my case) to some regulated intermediate voltage used by the PHEV (I would think something like DC 300V) and communicates how many amps the PHEV is allowed to suck in, which for a mains charger i'd...

I have another possible cause: low mains voltage. I have a remote farm where the mains voltage drops quite a bit from the 230V it should be (I've measured 180V RMS on poor days). I notice that the plug connecting to mains gets hotter when I connect it there (not the box, not the PHEV connected...