I'm buying a non-runner MIEV here in Japan!

[JoeS]

Didn't work. Same error. P1A2A. Same as before.
Occurs instantly when I go from P to R.

After all that - so sorry to hear. Thank you for all the details.

BTW, my 2012 i-MiEVs will not 'start' (i.e., go into READY) in N, but only 'start' in P.

 

[MickeyS70]

Didn't work. Same error. P1A2A. Same as before.

Occurs instantly when I go from P to R.

If the the fault is within controller board 1 then this is expected

Try MCU2 with controller 2 and clear DCTs or MCU3 altogether

 

[Rational]

After all that - so sorry to hear. Thank you for all the details.

BTW, my 2012 i-MiEVs will not 'start' (i.e., go into READY) in N, but only 'start' in P.

Thanks. I just tried it and mine also does not go into start in N. It will only go into ON mode.

If the the fault is within controller board 1 then this is excepted

Try MCU2 with controller 2 and clear DCTs or MCU3 altogether

Alright. Taking out MCU2 now (With the car's original MCU in it). Will try MCU3 now.

Thanks.

 

[Rational]

Car is fixed!

Phew!...

It goes into D and R without error now. Accelerator raises the rear wheels RPMs on each side. Yes!

Just worked when I installed MCU3 in it. No programming required.

I guess the JDM cars don't care about the chassis number after all?

No new VIN/Chassis number related DTCs thrown.

Just the U1111 error code is still present. Not sure how to clear it yet. (Later edit: U1111 is because my factory head unit (center console) has been replaced by the prior owner with a Kenwood head unit and so the car can't see it anymore. Ignore this error.



Thank you @kiev and @MickeyS70. I am very grateful for all the patience and knowledge you have shared this past week with me.

I have learned so much. Which is the real win here. And hopefully my struggles and your input will help others who come after me.

I will continue to update my posts here and share some more details as I learn new things.

Thank you again.

Thanks to you as well @JoeS. Got 'er goin'!

Now to learn how to optimize the drum brakes so they don't have any resistance on the car.

 

[Rational]

Seems like a great tool for adjusting the brake pads quickly:



I think I'm going to use a bit less tension on my drum pads though to reduce the constant friction to increase battery range.

 

[MickeyS70]

Car is fixed!

Great stuff!

I guess the JDM cars don't care about the chassis number after all

Very possible, although you need to fully test the car before you’re certain…

I have learned so much. Which is the real win here. And hopefully my struggles and your input will help others who come after me.

That’s the reason forums like this exist, well done.

Mickey

 

[Rational]

@MickeyS70 @kiev @JoeS

I took the car for a test drive tonight!

Works great! Lovely little car. Thanks guys!

It had a seized drum brake cylinder on the right rear (driver's side, RHD).

Got the part ordered and delivered today by 1300 and had it installed by 6pm when I got home. YES!

Made sure the drum brakes weren't rubbing anymore like before. It's such a great car. Zippy even if I want it to be.

I also got the correct sealant delivered yesterday so am all set to button it up right this weekend.

I'll even put MCU#2 back together with its original controller board and also test that one to be sure it works.

I even got a free charger with MCU#3, so have that for 'someday' should I ever need it. Lucky! Total cost about a grand into it with new tools!

More to come. Thanks again guys for making my month. I've been having an absolute blast fixing this little car. It was tiring, but I was happy to do it.

I even learned how to use a DMM properly finally. Haha. And so much more.

I hope to send more donations when I can as well as more people to the forum. I'll also keep adding knowledge as I find it.

 

[Rational]

I drove it to work today! Muwhaahhaahahahaha... Feels so good.

No issues getting to work. Will drive it home later today. I kinda like the eco mode. Gives it a bit more solid feeling somehow.

But D is more loose and zippy. Got some brake pad scraping probably from some rust.

I read in another post that I should get ceramic brake pads so as to limit the rust. Especially in humid environments like here.

Going to the car wash in a few and will vacuum it out. Beautiful fall day here.

 

[kiev]

Don't waste any money on ceramic or any brake pads--once you learn to shift to B you won't need to use the brakes much at all.

 

[Rational]

 

[Rational]

Don't waste any money on ceramic or any brake pads--once you learn to shift to B you won't need to use the brakes much at all.

Nice! Okay. I'll start doing that.

And thanks again Kiev. I appreciate all the detail you shared with me. You're da man.

I'm raising my troubleshooting method precision each time I learn something from one of your posts.

 

[kiev]

So no broken motor?
no broken gearbox?

Aren't you glad you didn't tear that thang apart.

It sure looks good--like brand new

 

[Rational]

So no broken motor?
no broken gearbox?

Aren't you glad you didn't tear that thang apart.

It sure looks good--like brand new

Yep. Both good!

I am. Thank you.

It does! It's sexy I think. Like a Lambo with upright seats/headroom.

 

[Rational]

I want to buy another now! Next one in red/white!

Wife says she really loves the red/white version. Hmmm.....

 

[kiev]

So cute too

 

[MickeyS70]

I want to buy another now!

You’re not finished with the original yet, it being left sitting for months means the BMU’s capacity value might be way off, a battery calibration would be a good way to test your Lexia/Diagbox setup…

 

[Rational]

You’re not finished with the original yet, it being left sitting for months means the BMU’s capacity value might be way off, a battery calibration would be a good way to test your Lexia/Diagbox setup…

Oh? Nice catch. Thank you. Okay. I'll try to find the procedure on how to do that.

Sadly the Lexia 3 full chip cable still isn't here yet.

By the way, do you know which cables are MUT3 compatible. I really want to try out the MUT3 software.

Nothing I've tried so far as been showing up in mut3 as a compatible VCI.

 

[MickeyS70]

Oh? Nice catch. Thank you. Okay. I'll try to find the procedure on how to do that.

Sadly the Lexia 3 full chip cable still isn't here yet.

By the way, do you know which cables are MUT3 compatible. I really want to try out the MUT3 software.

Nothing I've tried so far as been showing up in mut3 as a compatible VCI.

There seems to be a possibility to use a full chip Lexia cable with MUT3 (post #1)

https://myimiev.com/threads/using-t...re-adapter-as-a-universal-j2534-adapter.5594/

 

[kiev]

How about taking a crack at writing a vci device driver?

Or maybe someone already has--PC USB or serial port data (asynch RxTx, Hayes AT Modem commands) -to- CAN Buss (differential Hi-Lo) data

 

[Rational]

There seems to be a possibility to use a full chip Lexia cable with MUT3 (post #1)

https://myimiev.com/threads/using-t...re-adapter-as-a-universal-j2534-adapter.5594/

My FULL CHIP Lexia 3 cable arrived yesterday finally. But the driver's aren't loading correctly and it's still an 'unknown device'.

I need to start over again with a clean OS install. Just need to figure out which OS is the best one to use. I see you used XP. Readme doc says to use Win 7 32bit and only up to 7.57 of Diagbox is best.

So far I've tried Win 7 32bit and win 7 64bit as well as Win 10 64 bit but never have the PSA driver tester find the single board lexia 3 VCI device. Actually I've not had openport 2.0 work either yet. MUT3 never finds any of my VCI devices so far.

Oh yeah. I was forgetting about that driver by @kolyandex. That looks promising. I REALLY want to get MUT-3 working.

I may buy it from him if I can get the USB dongle version so I can reinstall the OS a bunch of times until I can finally get the VCI detected and working. But is his driver for Tactrix openport 2.0 or Lexia 3 full chip or both when using MUT-III?

It seems to be a driver/ VCI detection issue for me so far in my half dozen attemptes so far with setting up the OS and lexia 3 VCI and/or my openport 2.0 VCI devices. I've not succeeded so far. Neither in baremetal OS installs and tests nor with any virtual machine.

But I'll start over this weekend now that I have the full chip version of the lexia 3 adapter.