Category: Car

Truth to be told, the DTC READOUT screen never worked very well. Codes did not always appear and when they did, well, it was just codes. Not anymore in the next release! We’re adding the actual meaning of the Diagnostic …

DTCs unraveled (teaser alert) Read More »

I read quite a few complaints about the heater system. Not that it’s a bit underpowered, but really off, as in just blowing cold air when heat is requested. I am more or less trying to compile a list of …

Climate computer loosing it’s mind? Read More »

With mentioned gateway now in place, and the car happily charging (therefor awake) in my front yard, and what seems to be a fairly good description of all diagnostic fields, it is SO much easier to peek into the car’s …

First steps into diagnostics Read More »

Sandy posted an insane hack on speakev to put the heater in auto mode but A/C forced off.

Through a friendly forum poster we got our hands on some important CANbus message definitions that should enable us to massively expand on the diagnostics side of CanZE. Getting more information from the LBC (the controller within the battery enclosure) …

Teaser on diagnostics Read More »

Andy Fras found and posted this video about replacing the pollen filter. For the DIY types, a new filter can be had for just a few euros on eBay. The last one on my Renault dealership invoice was 27 euros …

Pollen filter Read More »

You’d expect the rebuild of the 26 kWh battery by Imecar in Turkey to be dead in the water with the announcement of the 41 kWh user-available battery for the ZOE Q90 and R90 models. However……….. They are now making …

Beyond 41 kWh Read More »

The receptacle of the charge plug is sometimes problematic. Some plugs are very hard to get in. It could be plugs out of mechanical spec, but still. The solution is to apply a very tiny bit of plumbers grease or …

The charge plug locking mechanism Read More »

All the hype has been over the new R90 an Q90 and there has been written so much about it, that we didn’t feel the need to add to that. Of course we would love to get our hands on …

A hot autumn for the ZOE, a slow one for CanZE Read More »

Well, we had to discuss it one day: charged timing and the TCU. While I am not a proponent of doing that based on the car’s (TCU) logic, there are many drivers using this and it DOES have quirks. One …

Timed charging and the TCU Read More »

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