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Peter Bulmer

22 December 2019

Where to find lever and crank for Nissan Leaf tire change

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Want to see if my space saver tyre fits / works on the leaf. Found the scissor jack ... but can't find a lever & crank.

Where do I look?

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Members suggest checking the black plastic pouch with the jack for the lever and crank, and note that space saver compatibility varies between front and rear wheels.

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Ross Webster

The correct space saver fits the front..find one from a U31 Nissan Presage as the Leaf running gear is based on that.

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Ross Vincent

I got space saver spares for 2 Leafs (2012) and from memory there was less clearance on the front than on the rear. So the space saver was ok on the rear. With a front tyre puncture my plan was to put the space saver on the rear and put the rear wheel on the front. Probably best not to put a space saver on the front in any case.

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Peter Bulmer

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That was well worth the time. Bolt pattern fits, but not enough clearance for the brake pad holder. I have a paperweight to dispose of.

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Graeme Hart

Should be in a black plastic pouch with the jack.

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Phillip Penman 1d

Upgrading Nissan Leaf Battery: Worth It, Costs, and DIY Guide

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Yesterday I posted a photo of my battery upgrade to 62 kw. There was a number of comments and interest in what I had done.

I thought I would explain a little more here.

(Admin- if this is not acceptable please remove)

1, is it worth upgrading the battery to new?

I believe it is worth the investment if the car is in good condition. I like my leaf and intend to keep it long term so worth it for me.

2, what size battery to get?

Unless you really need a range of + 400kms, I suggest a 40kw or 50kw as a more cost efficient option.

3, is it hard to do your own upgrade?

It is not for the faint hearted, but if you have mechanical experience and understand the dangers of high voltage DC, it is a rewarding project. I am sure many leaf owners are capable

I used Helen Mao At Vivne for my battery kit. It is a good kit, but it did take a the equivalent of a couple of days to complete to whole process.

There is also the issue of what to do with your old cells. This will depend on the state of them, but reasonable one are good for home off grid projects so potential sale.

If you were to do this yourself, it would cost between $10k and $14k depending on the battery capacity & exchange rate.

Importing the battery does have costs. GST and clearance costs being the largest. I also suggest getting an adapter to connect OBD dongle so you can check the batteries before sealing up the case.

And of course, you need leaf spy pro in your toolbox for checking & resetting errors and to pair the battery with your car.

Hope this helps

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Nissan Leaf owners discuss battery upgrades, sharing experiences, costs, and insurance implications.

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Ned van Geffen

Thanks for once again starting a new thing without mentioning how you got it legal in NZ. Because the big vivne one doesn't fit within the VIRM rules in NZ for legal upgrades

Jason Godfrey

Ned van Geffen is this mainly because of the weight or spacing down on the mounts?

Ned van Geffen

Jason Godfrey both. Of they space the lid and use spacers it doesn't bolt in the same way as factory, and then weight is the other issue as it won't even allow certification anymore as it's too heavy for a jap import Leaf because of the GVM being too l…

Ross Smith

Thanks for raising these issues Ned. Clearly the car doesn’t have compliance therefore no insurance etc etc

I wouldn’t go down that path personally

Jason Godfrey

Ned van Geffen UK and NZ version possible then?

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Simon Monteith

LVV certification engineers will likely certify the 62kwh swap. But its just another $1,200 or so and weeks of dealing with someone who only cares about v8 hotrods and doesn't want to think about a Nissan Leaf.

Phillip Penman

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This post has raised a few questions and comments which has been interesting to see what others have to say.

Of course doing an upgrade like this is a personal choice and there have been a number of others who have completed this already.

Insurance is …

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Jonathan Beaver You turned off commenting for Phillip's original post and this second one hasn't really provided any more answers to questions of which there are plenty and some of them should be easy to answer, yet they choose to ignore them.

Jonathan Beaver

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Jason Rowe This provides a LOT more information and also makes it clear that it's not something that the OP is trying to sell.

I also only saw this just now and we don't approve posts, so in future please don't confuse something being in the group (without any reports, for example) with it being approved or condoned by the admins. That's not something I'm going to bother with responding to, in future.

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Matt McGovern 19h

Nissan Leaf for sale in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, 32% battery SOH

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Hi Leaf restorers. My wife's 2013 Leaf is at 32% battery SoH; I can't afford to replace the battery, even with finance. Is anyone interested in buying it? It's in excellent condition and I can take some fresh interior & exterior photos, and leafspy screenshots if desired. We are Tauranga based.

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Interest expressed, with some commenters sharing similar experiences and suggesting a low-reserve auction on Trade Me.

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Aimee Moore

Following with interest. My 2013 Leaf G with 39% SOH is going up for sale soon too - I am thinking of just doing a $1 reserve auction on Trade Me and see how it goes

Matt McGovern

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Turners will give me/you $500 (standard for low SoH Leaf) - I just know its worth thousands in parts, or more to someone who replaces batteries and can move it on - if I had $14k for a new, bigger battery, i totally would do it; it has been an amazing car.

Jimmy Pamler

Needed this 3 months ago when I purchased another to do a battery swap into! Paid more than I wanted to and expected to for that one

39% still makes a good around town car for someone also that wants a cheap car for town use

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Roland Oldengarm

Nissan Leaf battery health and weak cells

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I've been tracking the soh and hx of our 30kwh Leaf, it has dropped about 5% in both soh and hx in a year, and hx is now 28 which is obviously not good. It has gone in turtle mode on Transmission Gully. We live on a hill and have taken it for a spin while tracking Leafspy. See attached. Just wondering if there are any weak cells, or if just the whole pack is bad?

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The battery pack is worn, with some cells performing worse than others, replacement or selling for town use is recommended.

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Bear in mind that LeafSpy doesn't update all cells at once, so that first capture is showing something that doesn't exist. The pack is definitely tired overall with what appear to be a few cells that are worse than the others, but not enough to expect anything worthwhile from replacing them.

That car likely still has a pretty decent amount of life left providing it doesn't have to climb any long hills, so one option would be to sell it under those recommendations and recover what you can, value-wise.

The other option would be find a replacement pack and someone to swap it.

Or a new pack from somewhere like ECVS.

Greg Gedson

It’s probably time to put it into a gentle working semi retirement…

. Either the whole car, or just the battery.

Heather Lange

My leafspy always showed me which cells were dodgy as I was going up the gorge - I'll see if I can find a picture. I'm a week into a replacement 52kw battery from EVCS. Am loving the commute now!

Heather Lange

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Nissan Leaf battery upgrade legal requirements in New Zealand

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Nissan Leaf battery upgrades, what's legal and what's not.

I see a few posts in here from time to time but usually little details what is actually legal.

So, directly from NZTAs Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual, Table 13-5-1, Fitting of, or modification to, high voltage battery and control systems, specialist certification (LVVTA) is not required, provided the high voltage battery pack is replaced by an OEM or aftermarket replacement; and

there is no change in the operating voltage; and

no modifications to the vehicles structure have occurred; and

the replacement battery pack is attached to the vehicle's unmodified, original battery attachment points; and

the replacement battery pack is similar in size, construction, and weight; and

no modifications have occurred to any other part of the vehicle's high voltage system; and

the vehicle retains any safety features (eg isolation/maintenance switch/connector) fitted by the OEM manufacturer; and

the modifications have been carried out by persons professionally engaged in the modification of electric vehicles.

Note: For clarity, ‘similar weight’ is within 30kg of the original battery pack weight.

Maybe this will help someone avoid expensive wof issues in the future.

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Certification is often required due to weight and modification issues, and insurance coverage can be problematic even with certified upgrades.

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Ross Webster

Since no Leaf batteries are within 30 kgs of each other..certification is required. Fitting the 62 pack in smaller pack Leafs requires mounting modifications..further requiring certification. We had a problem with insurance when our Leaf main battery w…

Graeme Hansen

Ross Webster I can see no problems with insurance if it doesn't increase performance or decrease safety and is certified.

Anonymous participant 608

Issue is with the insured value not being increased.

Rino Adair

Anonymous participant 608 that's because they work on numbers, not the actual car. So they take averages and maximum values, annual depreciation on values at renewal. Often when I have looked there has been not issue increasing value back up to the max…

Jeffrey Black

Ross Webstersave the battery and put under another used leaf

Clinton Coker

Ross Webster Did you try a different insurer, and just start with a different car value?

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Alastair MacDiarmid

For those looking at VIVNE packs out of Hubei that means the 40kwh and 50kwh offerings can go straight in, but not the 62kwh which is significantly heavier and requires significant lowering of the pack because the upper lid of the casing requires a raise to fit the new cells. It is a mark of how much the tech has improved over the 15 years since the original Nissan cells were designed that you can fit twice the capacity into a casing for approximately the same weight (the 50kwh is 20kg heavier I think), and a slightly smaller physical package. We have a 50kwh in our ENV200 for the last 18 months and it's a game changer.

Pukawnamo16

I just get a different car then

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Lynda Hannah

Why does 2014 Nissan Leaf cost more to charge than 2015 model?

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I have two Leafs, a 2014 24kw and a 2015 30kw (with all the common battery problems!) and they both have a similar range of about 100km. I use them interchangeably, depending on where I'm going and what the charge is at the time. It's a 100km round trip to town so I top up at the same Chargenet charger when I'm leaving town to head home, so that I don't have to drive at 30kmh all the way back. I do this once or twice a week. But I've noticed that the 2014 24kw car costs approximately twice as much to charge up ($7+) as the 2015 30kw ($3-4) for roughly the same amount of range (approximately from 40% to 80%). Can anyone explain why this is? I'm mystified!

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Possible explanations include resistance heater vs heat pump, tire and wheel differences, and lower battery efficiency in the 2014 model.

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David Robinson

If you're using a public charger you should get an invoice that shows how much energy you got and how the charge is calculated. This is the first step to determine if this is to do with battery capacity, charge rate or cost structure. If the cars have different charge rates then this could affect the cost due to time difference but the two chargers might also have different efficiencies.

Thomas Sears

Could be tires, wheel bearings, a dragging brake, etc..

Ross Webster

Thomas Sears Tyres are the main drag..best to run 45 psi front and 40 rear to get the best economy, handling and tyre life!

Juliet Neill

Check with a dealer or EVs Enhanced if in Christchurch

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Aimee Moore

What is the life expectancy of a 2013 Nissan Leaf with 39.98% battery SOH?

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Hello fellow Leaf owners!

My beloved 2013 Leaf has a battery SOH of 39.98%.

Does anyone have any real life intel of how much life expectancy it may have left?

How low SOH can they get before they are completely useless?

Thanks!

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Ram Kripal

Consider yourself lucky if it sells.

Gail Marshall

Ram Kripal rebattery it, be nice, be positive.

Ram Kripal

Gail Marshall most of all I like to be a realist.

Andrew Dancer

If you run the battery down to around 20% and then monitor LeafSpy whilst accelerating with you foot down hard, this will show you the true state of the cells. The mV number really needs to show less than 100mV to stand a chance. Good luck

Jason Godfrey

Also this looks like it could be a good opportunity to upgrade to a replacement battery, if you like the car and see value in making its range much better

Aimee Moore

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Jason Godfrey thanks for the advice! I've just purchased a new Leaf so will be selling my old one, just curious on how much life it has left for potential buyers. Thinking we might just do a $1 auction and see what happens

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Michelle Fairlie

Looking to buy a leaf, what information can be taken from this photo?

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Byron Morrison

Leafspy report is what you need.

However from that pic I wouldn't purchase, battery will probably need replacing shortly.

Aaron James

My 30kw leaf has 7 bars but has done 109k

Great for small trips like Tawa to Porirua or Johnsonville and back. But you need a leafspy report to see the HX % as mine is 29% which makes it no good for Wellingtons big hills. Otherwise it's still a nice car.

Jason Godfrey

You wouldn't want to buy this car just based on this photo, leaf spy screen shot at a low soc and preferably under load is what we need to see, if then you will get a lot more information from the community

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Angie Curtis

How to clean and protect a 2018 Nissan Leaf from corrosion after sea exposure?

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Hi! I've just adopted a wonderful 2018 Japanese-import Leaf, and I'm wondering how to effectively clean the outside after a few months at sea?

Am I being paranoid or is there something you recommend to avoid corrosion?

What have you cleaned the window sills with to make them black again, or is that requiring a paint job?

Thank you!

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Tony Frost

Angie it hasn’t been months at sea. It’s been a couple of weeks inside a RORO.

Most likely you have white staining from the heat treatment on rubbers etc. pretty common. For the RUBBERS I’ve found that thinners on a rag is the most effective way of cleaning them up.

Thomas Sears

Pressure washer and spend a good hour or so going over everything, make sure to wash out the engine bay thoroughly, and in and around the strut tops

Barry Woodhead

We have a great car wash at BP in Nelson which thoughly washes the car twice, waxes it twice, blow driés it, washes the underside of the car also for just $20

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Mat Nissn

Is a 2019 Nissan Leaf with high quick charges worth considering?

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Hi guys,

What are you thoughts on this?

I am looking at a 2019 Leaf with pretty good SOH and HX but a tremendous amount of Quick charges. Is it worth considering?

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High quick charge count is not concerning, a stress test at low SOC is recommended to confirm battery health.

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Jason Godfrey

Nothing concerning for the most part with those numbers, but if you really want to know if its actually good, the only way is a stress test at a low soc, looking at the numbers I would be surprised if it wasn't good tho

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Jason Godfrey I’ll test drive it today, but soc will be high. But I am quite confident too

Jason Godfrey

Mat Nissn I really hope that it is good, best of luck with the purchase,

Ross Webster

1285 charges over 116,895 kms is 91 kms between charges on average..so the battery probably hasn't got too hot. A nice high Hx is the sign of a healthy battery too. To be more sure another LS report at a low SOC to re-check the mV variation is advised.…

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Mat Nissn

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Ross Webster thanks Ross. How looked like the numbers while fully charged ?

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Mat Nissn

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Matt Newby

Those are unusually good numbers of a Leaf with that profile, but not impossible.

7mV at 10C battery temp, and 85% HX. I would not touch it without a testing it under load at 30% or less SOC. If that holds up, the QC count is almost irrelevant with …

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Roland Oldengarm

Is health index important in Nissan Leaf's battery health?

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How important is HX in Leaf's 2? I thought it was still important but I've read posts from ~2020 where people say it's no longer relevant as it's reported differently by the BMS, suggesting only to look at SOH.

Asking because there are some 40kwh Leaf's for <$15k with an okay SOH (~80-85%) but HX is 20+% lower.

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Lower Hx values indicate higher internal resistance, affecting performance, with 70% Hx considered a minimum for traction batteries.

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Simon Margrett

Wouldn't touch a pack with less than 70% Hx for a traction battery. Am using packs for energy storage and below 35% they start dragging the system down by limiting their charge and discharge current.

Jason Godfrey

I have been watching the 40kwh leafs for a long while now, and I am seeing a pattern emerging with cells that don't hold up under load at a low soc it seems to be more likely to happen once the HX % gets into the 60s and below,that doesn't mean to say that one in the 60% Hx is about to fail or is failing, it just seems to be a pattern, much like the 30kwh batteries when their HX % is 40 and below

Roland Oldengarm

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Ah that's interesting! Have you also seen higher fluctuations of HX in 40kwh Leafs?

Based on this topic it seems that HX in Leaf gen2 fluctuates more and they say it's less important, but it's a topic from 2020: https://mynissanleaf.com/.../what-values-of-hx-is.../

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What values of Hx is worrisome, if any?

Simon Monteith

From what I have seen of the near dead 30kWh Leafs I've limped back to the workshop for upgrades - the lower the HX the worse the lowest cell is. I would say HX is a direct measure of how bad the worst cell is. And if it's under 30, the car can only go about 40km from a full charge heading out if town.

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Mescal Bradey 1d

Not all EV batteries come from China. Interesting.

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Leaf owners discuss EV battery origins, noting not all come from China, and debating the value of the information shared.

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Paul Ross

Correct. Though this isn't news to most Leaf owners.

Jason Godfrey

Paul Ross the catl and calb seem to be far superior to the original ones from Nissan in regards to Temperature and the rate they degraded

Luke Blackwell

Jason Godfrey Would be pretty crap if after ~15 years of battery development, they weren't better though right. We'll say the same thing in another 15 years, anything that is latest tech today, will be laughed at.

Jason Godfrey

Luke Blackwell that is how things tend to progress, looking forward to it, but enjoying what is here now

Luke Blackwell

Jason Godfrey yeah better tech should equal better value lower end cars with smaller ranges too, which I think is a huge market. Every year seems to bring something new these days!

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Paul Ross it was in response to an earlier comment with regards to China.. The comment from Jason Rowe inferred Nissan batteries were from China.

Paul Ross

Mescal Bradey , fair enough. Didn't see it.

Bruce Merrett

Chinese battery technology has overtaken Japanese battery generally....but Toyota is still developing innovative batteries

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Bruce Merrett Toyota is in Partnership with BYD development for battery technology.

Gabriel Miller

Thanks for googling that for us and sharing the results. Hero

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Julie Adams

13 July at 18:27

What causes Nissan Leaf fan noise under bonnet?

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Help please.

My 2013 leaf is making a loud fan noise from under the bonnet on the passenger side. It's turned off, in the driveway. It's been really cold today, started at -2.

Is this something to worry about?

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It's a box marked U2 under the bonnet on the passenger side.

The only way to stop it is to disconnect the 12v battery.

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Thomas Sears

Is it the fan spinning or something else? Could be a bad coolant temp sensor

Julie Adams

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Thomas Sears left hand side of the dash are two triangles

with exclamation marks. One is orange the other is red. Haven't seen the orange one before.

No, nothing spinning now. Appears to have stopped. Will check again in a few minutes

Thomas Sears

Julie Adams they just mean check the lower dash for more information, red is stuff like handbrake and seatbelt warning, yellow can be any number of things but it can also be a door is open

Julie Adams

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Thomas Sears thanks for that. Everything is still in Japanese so it's a guess.

Thomas Sears

Julie Adams oh that's easy to change, whereabouts are you?

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Pete Shand

Check it's not the air conditioner running from the heater. That makes a noise until the power is off.

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Andrew Grieve

Why is the Nissan Leaf's microphone not working for phone calls?

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Hi there,

We have a Nissan Leaf 2017 and have just realised the phone part of the Leaf is not working. When we take calls from any phone the microphone doesn’t seem to pick up anything.

Any tips?

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A 12v battery disconnect and reconnect may reset the noise-cancelling microphone, while a software update for the phone also solved the issue for some.

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Jordan Wyatt

Turn the car on, in standby mode.

Push the power button WITHOUT your foot on the brake. The car will NOT go into drive, and will not show the little green Car icon onscreen …

Andrew Grieve

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Jordan Wyatt hi Jordan, tried that but the battery nut is really tight. I might have to take it to a mechanics

Jordan Wyatt

Andrew Grieve you're welcome to come by my work tomorrow, and I can give it a go

Andrew Grieve

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Jordan Wyatt thanks! It’s working now!

Advice for anyone reading if you’re trying to disconnect the battery dont try to remove the nut right at the front

Jordan Wyatt

Andrew Grieve I’m glad I could help

. Our service continues even years later

Garth Haylock

Do the voice commands work for others things? That would determine if the microphone is OK

Andrew Grieve

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Garth Haylock I clicked on the person speaking icon and this very nice lady started talking to me in Japanese, but I wasn’t sure what to do from there as I’m not fluent

Garth Haylock

I guess that makes it a little more difficult.

Try a translate app to say navigation?

Andrew Grieve

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It used to work about two weeks ago

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Phillip Penman 2d

Just updated my 2016 with a 62kw battery. Super happy with range now

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Meanwhile I'm charging my 2015 5hitbox every night with a 45km range that only 20km is trusted

Anthony Appleton-Tattersall

Anonymous participant 777 oh no! Our 2012 still has 80-90km range (40-50km trusted) what's wrong with your 2015?

Anonymous participant 777

Anthony Appleton-Tattersall usual thing with leaf, battery dies ( it's a 24 not a 30) it has 149k on the clock but i sold my 2008 mazda 2 runabout that had done 340k and still was great then bought a leaf

It's crazy a car that is still in great condition but its 'fuel tank' has shrunk that much its almost useless and to fit a new 'fuel tank' costs more than a car

Neil Robertson

Anonymous participant 777 yes thats the problem batt worth more then the car makes them worthless just run it till it dies

Ross Smith

Is this you Brucey?

Anonymous participant 500

Zero relevant information is a shame.

Mescal Bradey

How much did that cost?

CleverMoose7599

20-25k

Derek Roger Wiseman

CleverMoose7599 for that money plus the residual value of the Leaf you could buy a brand new Chinese EV with very long warranty all the modern safety and a battery that won’t degrade. Ten year old Leafs are also starting to get expensive problems. I tr…

Mescal Bradey

Derek Roger Wiseman I would still stick with my Leaf stuff out of China can be cheap but you get what you pay for.

Darrell Sveistrup

Derek Roger Wiseman except cleaver mouse has no idea what taking a out. More like 15k.

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Donor Nissan Leaf for battery replacement wanted

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Thinking of selling your 10y old Leaf?

I'm looking to do a battery replacement, so need a donor car.

Must be in excellent condition inside and out (except for the tired battery).

Pm me if you're considering moving on. Thanks.

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We have a 2017 leaf with a failing battery that we are looking to sell. It’s in great condition. Auckland based

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Lee Matthews

2018 40kW Leaf road trip from Central New Plymouth, Taranaki to Auckland Airport

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I just completed a trip from central New Plymouth to Auckland airport and only charged twice on the way. Once in Mokau and once in Ōtorohanga

I have A 2018 40kw leaf

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So one less charging stop than your last trip?

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I managed quite a bit of regeneration between mercer and the airport too and only used 3% from one side of mt messenger to the other side

Jason Rowe

Really hope your not driving back today as per one or your previous post

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Jason Rowe oh definitely not back Sunday afternoon

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Vaughan Pengelly 5d

Nissan Leaf 52kWh battery upgrade review

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Leaf battery upgraded.

Thanks simon from evcs for the 52kwh battery upgrade. Made it home using only 14% i would normally have to stop half way to fully charge and then only just make it home. Super quick. 1.5 hours from start to finish. Can't recommend these guys enough. Super helpful.

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Nissan Leaf owners discuss a 52kwh battery upgrade, sharing positive experiences and asking about performance, heat management, and cost.

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Jason Godfrey

Awesome to hear some feedback, please keep us updated too,definitely great to keep the leafs on the road and make them travel further than what they did when they were new, range anxiety gone

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Jason Godfrey definitely range anxiety gone. Can now drive it like a teal car instead of trying to keep it under 80kph

Nicky Watene Wanoa

How many kms did it add?

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Vaughan Pengelly you will have to watch out for speed cameras now

Xan Harding

Hugely looking forward to mine arriving. Should at least triple the range of my tired 30kW!

Jeremy Law

For those looking for the site it is https://ecvs.co.nz/52kwh-leaf-upgrade/ not EVCS..

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Thanks Jeremy, about time we updated that. The actual production batteries look a lot slicker without the bulge.

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Darrell Sveistrup

ECVS Why did you go with new case,

Wont that mean that LVV cert on car is need as structural changes ?

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Darrell Sveistrup the new case is better in all aspects, same weight as the old battery as its alloy, better cooling, no spacers in the lid or mounts like the other vendors solutions, more rigid as the modules are bolted in a big block, no increase in …

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Jeremy Law sorry. Dyslexia.

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Roland Oldengarm

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May be an image of text that says "9:52 90 3.52 30 kWh AHr= 48.12 SOH= 60.54% 333.83V AZE0-206727 Hx= 28.36% odo=72,916 mi 775 QCs 2258 L1/L2$ 127 127mV mV 3.49 122 Frume 3.46 បតូ ਵ 50 3.43- 3.40- 3.37 10 20 3D 40 50 60 70 80 90 96 min/avg/max=3.3853.A773.512 3.477 3.512 (127 mV) min/avg/max= 12.88V Temp TempF=50.7 F=50.7 50.3 50.3 (0.4°) SOC=59 59.8 oΥ6. 198 en 20:21:02:3C:D6:70 .000 07/18/2026 Connected 14 TAP ด Frep7p"

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Heather Lange

My leafspy always showed me which cells were dodgy as I was going up the gorge - I'll see if I can find a picture. I'm a week into a replacement 52kw battery from EVCS. Am loving the commute now!

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Matt Smith

Where to get leaf battery swaps on Auckland, Auckland Region's North Shore?

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Anyone aware of shops that specialize in leaf battery swaps on the north shore of Auckland?

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Tracy Yan

VIVNE provides Leaf battery upgrade solution, and have partner in NZ

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Ask Dylan Court he works for company that's doing it.

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Yep based in dairy flat

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