RyanGunner
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leafspy pro "ios" users living in a hot climate, need your help to test a theory. as you may know the ios version of leafspy now shows the motor/inverter temperature on screen 4 (circled in red on the attached screenshots).
my theory is that, if your leaf's coolant mixture is in good health, it should be able to drop the motor temperature at a good rate in the first 5 minutes right after reaching the maximum temperature compared to a coolant mixture that's unhealthy for a hot climate. i.e. has a higher concentration of antifreeze.
if you are willing to help test this theory, please do the following and report back with screenshots...
preferably on a really hot & humid day, turn off eco mode and drive as fast as you can on a road that allows you to do so safely. try to drive for 20-30 minutes and see what the highest temperature reading you can achieve on screen 4 of leafspy is. once you're confident that the temperature doesn't go any higher, turn in to a parking lot or even under a tree is fine and keep the car running. start the stopwatch on your phone and see how many degrees the temperature drops in the first 5 minutes.
my own test results are shown below. max temperature reachable was 59c/138f. my temperature dropped by 15c degrees in the first 5 minutes. my outside temperature (according to leafspy) was around 33c/91f. humidity (according to ios weather app) was around 82%. my coolant is at ~28% antifreeze mixed with deionized distilled water.
test results, advise, feedback, criticism all is welcome
my theory is that, if your leaf's coolant mixture is in good health, it should be able to drop the motor temperature at a good rate in the first 5 minutes right after reaching the maximum temperature compared to a coolant mixture that's unhealthy for a hot climate. i.e. has a higher concentration of antifreeze.
if you are willing to help test this theory, please do the following and report back with screenshots...
preferably on a really hot & humid day, turn off eco mode and drive as fast as you can on a road that allows you to do so safely. try to drive for 20-30 minutes and see what the highest temperature reading you can achieve on screen 4 of leafspy is. once you're confident that the temperature doesn't go any higher, turn in to a parking lot or even under a tree is fine and keep the car running. start the stopwatch on your phone and see how many degrees the temperature drops in the first 5 minutes.
my own test results are shown below. max temperature reachable was 59c/138f. my temperature dropped by 15c degrees in the first 5 minutes. my outside temperature (according to leafspy) was around 33c/91f. humidity (according to ios weather app) was around 82%. my coolant is at ~28% antifreeze mixed with deionized distilled water.
test results, advise, feedback, criticism all is welcome