Maybe it is time for a month of Pictures and Prose. Videography is fine enough…. but lets not forget to take PICTURES.
Alright… now the ol’ pen is warmed up… lets go get some Content!
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Pictures and Prose
2011 G37x Sedan FSM links
2011 G37x Sedan FSM links
(Factory Service Manual)
I cant upload >100MB zip, so rename the .doc to .zip to open**
Alternate link on Google Drive (also renamed to .doc), entire manual collection
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CqknAof2RVEH0-PB2EggYpc_CxXK3l7D/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108832589919852687507&rtpof=true&sd=true
To open as .ZIP from .DOC
- Open CMD terminal in the folder where you downloaded the file, run the second command
- rename 2011_G37_Sedan_FSM.zip 2011_G37_Sedan_FSM.doc
- rename 2011_G37_Sedan_FSM.doc 2011_G37_Sedan_FSM.zip
To install Front/Rear Swift Lowering Springs
- Use the 2010-2013 Sedan Manual
- Reference sections FSU and RSU
- Front and Rear Suspension
- Search Keyword “AWD” for G37x specific procedures
- Torque
- white for ft-lb, black for inch-lb (!!!)
- Use PDF “FWD” for index
Its not a Honda FSM, but sufficient guidance is provided. Exercise in extreme patience to download all of those………..
All the forum links are broken but if you click long enough, you can get here:
https://www.nicoclub.com/infiniti-service-manuals
- https://infinitig37.com/2013-Infiniti-G37-Sedan-FSM.html
Confirmed
Youtube
- Removal of front strut
https://youtu.be/WuOCy6yJ_uk?si=mlAL6miZu3i5ipJ0
INDEX:
Accelerator Control System
Automatic Drive Positioner
Audio, Visual and Navigation System
Body Control System
Brake System
Brake Control System
Body Repair Manual
Cruise Control System
Charging System
Clutch System
Engine Cooling System
Defogger
Door and Lock
Driveline
Engine Control System
Engine Mechanical
Exhaust System
Exterior Lighting System
Exterior
Front Axle
Fuel System
Front Suspension
Intro – Table of Contents
General Information
Glass and Window System
Heater and Air Conditioning System
Heater and Air Conditioning Control System
Horn
Interior Lighting System
Interior
Instrument Panel
LAN System
Engine Lubrication System
Maintenance
Mirrors
Meter, Warning Lamp and Indicator
Parking Brake System
Power Control System
Power Supply, Ground and Circuit Elements
Power Window Control System
Power Outlet
Rear Axle
Roof
Rear Suspension
Seat Belt
Seat Belt Control System
Seat
Security Control System
Sonar System
SRS Airbag
SRS Airbag Control System
Steering System
Steering Control System
Starting System
Transaxle and Transmission
Ventilation System
Warning Chime System
Road Wheels and Tires
Wiper and Washer
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Repair Succeed
1989 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L is repaired and back in service.
- Don’t change it in and out of two-wheel drive on the freeway
- Don’t change it in and out of two-wheel drive while in reverse, in compound low, backing uphill, with a trailer, with the wheels at the stops
-Schindler
88-89, Toyota 4Runner SR5 – Automatic Locking Front Hubs
This is the odd-ball 3.0L V6 with a 5spd Manual and Automatic Locking Hubs. We are in the middle of swapping a CV Axle and found a bone dry AutoLocker. AFAICT these were only available on the SR5.
Source: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_4Runner#First_generation_(N60;_1983)
There is a bit of a black hole around the Automatic Locking hubs. The Forums H A T E them and youtube only skirts it well. You can find the information but only in out of context content… like…
- Dude wants to replace the rotors, topic covered
- Dude wants to swap to manual, topic covered
- Dude wants to scrap/salvage, topic covered
Here is a 1988 hard-link ripped from the WBM which was ripped from elsewhere. Basically non-searchable but the FSM fo’sho. At some point someone purged the earth of all these FSM’s. Greedy fools I suspect.
Here is the 85, thanks to the WBM. Dont say their name here or someone will no doubt try and delete that too.
I am over here doing my Schindler Jumping Jacks… realizing that I am not 26 anymore and my skills have atrophied.
Youtube Playlist of Debugging the LOUD CLICKING at the Passenger Front that only appears in 2WD, not 4WD… including an Axle Swap that (as of time of writing) may or may not have been required…. on the way to… possibly great differential sorrow… lol
Beware that is a “Playlist” and not a video, it actually goes on for HOURS AND HOURS lol… including a nice fail-sequence where I try to Impact Wrench on 2′ of Extensions. There is a special bonus where I whale the axle out with a 4lb hammer (BEFORE) relieving the axle retention rings….. sigh.
Anyhow – Link Dumping here this morning.
TSTART – 0750 PDT
LEARNINGS BLOCK
- The searchable 1985 FSM likely wont have it because this only existed in limited models
- TBD the exact range of vehicles that got the Auto Hub
- It must work by unwinding outward while spun
- No way the Axle could move in and out
- We found the teeth that Engauge and the spring that holds them back
- We know you are supposed to disengage by dropping back to 2WD and rolling in reverse 10′
- The CV Joint is different than I am familiar with, more will be revealed with that. Boot was torn but internals finger-felt fine
- The axle has a retaining ring (expected) with a toothed washer
- I fuggered that up because on a Honda its a ring that compresses
- I hit the axle with a 4lb hammer and launched the Ring and toothed washer into the 4.2″ deep dust in the driveway
- I recovered the stackup…. and built it up on the bench… 99.9996% sure the washer goes to the inside and the ring to the outside BUT YOU DONT KNOW BECAUSE THIS ONE HAS MUCHO CLAPTRAP’O … right after that Ring. Like… The washer very well COULD go after the ring… Unless… Next Assembly has a hole bigger than the
D I N G
Whatever the Axle Lock Ring is pushing against (engine side), confirm that a Washer would be required there and show why it would be toothed.
RESUME
OK
I realize now that last night was lost to searching the 1985 FSM and not the 1988, my fail. Cost me 4hrs, no big deal
Looks like Page 1468 has a blowup… but not the parts we are after
TIME
Here is the procedure that I wanted to verify
Presumably the “Spacer” is the toothed washer and the snapring is obvious. Pulled from the AXLE section of the FA section, not the Hub section (DUH).
-Schindler
EDIT: Test Procedure
DCS33-33M15 Repair Links
These are hard links to the datasheets
PlayList (incomplete at time of writing)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGuJySJ3giZf-cSHU4QRpOkUkSAR6Jh5F
ES necro-Thread
https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/threads/sorensen-dcs-series-modification-and-repair-thread.95184/page-6#post-1814269
ORIGINAL – including component values
UPDATED – including later year models
M15 Option
Sufficient detail provided in attached links. TL;DR the main fuse is blown as a 10W resistor is cooked.
-Schindler
Ford Th!nk City – Video Dump
Here is the Playlist for the Think.
(That is a PLAY LIST, not a Video – so multiple videos)
Some folks think “hey, why so much off-topic?”
Well… that is the actual reality of hacking together extinct platforms. The actual meat and potatoes can only be had once you
- Climb up the hill
- Hack thru the bushes
- Fight back the bugs
- …..
For instance… the #1 issue with most high voltage Electrified machines is actually failure of the 12V lead acid system! … so… posting the entire adventure is actually more informative than just cooking it down into a YouTube BS video.
- It is tedious work
- You will spend more time jumpstarting the lead acid than then 420V traction pack
- You will spend more time fooling with old keys, J1772 chargers, unbolted seats, dog barf…
Reality
-Schindler
Some of Yesterdays Data
Today I am going to collect data in a more methodical way, but here is a sample of what I picked up yesterday.
You have to be careful with many of the entries. Things are often miss-marked. For instance, Maximum Charge Current very well may be to 10^-1, so if it reads out 392A they may mean 39.2A. Very common practice to offset by orders of magnitude while packing into CAN.
OFTEN… The Software Engineer on the other end does not know their Electrical Rules of Thumb and they miss something like mA, uA, Amps.
Sorry for the rude dump, I have just learned to post up at least SOME of the data before it is lost to “the Schindler Archive”. I have terabytes of projects like this. If I dont share the data then I cant help the next guy.
Often…
The next guy is ME!
Lol… Nobody searches the 4,800 posts of Schindler Engineering more than I do. This is my notebook 😉
When you clear errors and they hold you get this above on next scan. That is a big YEA!
When you clear X errors and X-3 come back, you get a different message alerting you to the fact that some errors were not cleared.
Above shows returning errors. Below shows variants of state
Each system is unique in their vocabulary, but fundamentally they all operate the same.
Inactive
0
Percent
Decimal
Picture all of this being packed into CAN messages and then unpacked. What do they call this one? CAN-FD iirc? Back in the day we had to hand pack all of this. It was true horror.
You have to know which module various messages are coming from. That is not displayed but selected from the Home Screen. After a while, you will know which module generated data.
Before that point, inundation with details. Some excruciatingly important, most CRUFT.
J1772 now reading a much more sane 57F. It looks like the transaction requested 16A of service. We are drawing around 600mA at 122V
122V * 0.6A = 73.2W
Ohms Law
Ok, so we are cooking off ~70W somewhere. That is actually quite a bit of power, far more than some relay coils is my guess.
You never know WHAT they decided to do in the decision tree, so malfunctions in something like the restraint system SHOULD BE CORRECTED! I could totally see some overzealous firmware engineer disabling drive in the event that the restraint system is malfunctioning.
Word to the Wise….
PLUG EVERYTHING IN, EVEN IF ((YOU)) DONT THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
GUYS LIKE ((ME)) PUT HOOKS IN THINGS
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
A system like this may have 42 “Faults” that it will cite as reason for not motoring. There very well may be 17 more which are silent killers. FAFO. Time is Money.
My guess is that the BMS Master is talking. I never did see long lists of String Voltages, but they do not always expose that at the User Level. There may be a lower level tool specifically for Unit Testing the Battery Sub-System.
Wonder if that really is the 575th battery of that year. Could be. It was a really small production run.
Ack
That is a hot bag right there above. We also see some UnderVoltage faults on string B, which implies a string A. I am sticking with my guess that some of the batteries drifted under after a long sit.
I am just peeling off random screen shots. This is not a complete package.
The machine is never going to tell you what the problem is. It is only going to supply data for you to use in determining what the problem is. OBDII in more modern vehicles has become so refined that it will even suggest Part Numbers for Replacement!
This… Not so much
