arnis said:
RockyNv said:
The regenerative brakes require an annual brake flush. You may or may no get away with cheating it and waiting two years however its cheating and rolling the dice. How lucky do you feel and how much is chancing a multi thousand dollar repair on the regenerative brake controller valve body and pump by skipping every other brake flush worth to you? Following the schedule for non-regenerative brakes would not be the best idea in the world.
Yes some will test the brake fluid in the reservoir with a test strip however that does not address the condition of the brake fluid in the control valve assemble or in each caliper.
I almost want to ask: "who do you work for?" because it appears you intentionally try to confuse those who don't know stuff.
Please stop your project "Simple Scheduled Maintenance Spreadsheet" and continue with that after you acquire appropriate knowledge.
This appropriate knowledge requires at least few weeks of HARD work. So not going to happen next week.
"regenerative brake controller valve body" - very complex words for a thing that does not exist.
Even heavy brake use vehicle recommend brake fluid change once every 2 years.
Just checked Porsche maintenance schedule. What the heck is going on with such easy things :evil:
https://porschelangley.com/images/dealer_images/448/uploads/Maintenance_Intervals.pdf
I was going to say similar to you. Just because you want to be cheap and ignore the published maintenance schedule for the Leaf you should not be endangering other peoples life and property by recommending that they take the same chances that you do.
The regenerative brakes in a full electric vehicle work a bit differently and use a different protocol/program than in a delivery truck or gasoline powered Porsche. What Porsche recommends for their cars and Ford recommends for their delivery trucks has little to do with how one should maintain the Leaf. I will follow the maintenance schedule published by the maker of my V10 10 Ton Superduty truck and will follow the schedule published by Nissan for the Leaf. I will temper this not on how cheaply I might be able to get away with it by cheating on the frequency of maintenance but on the severity of driving conditions and climate where I live.
Best practice is to recommend and follow the Safe Course especially if you are maintaining or impacting the maintenance of safety systems on other peoples vehicles.
Every combination ABS/ASC/ATC system has a brake pump and valve body as does the Regenerative ABS/ASC/ATC System on the Leaf. I view it as one system as it works in concert. If Nissan says flush it annually then flush it annually and not per someone who can't keep straight who he is talking too.
You did not even get it right who's maintenance schedule project this is as it is most definitely not mine.
Bottom line Nissan says per the maintenance manual (not just per my personal opinion) that per SCHEDULE 1 (more severe operating conditions) to replace the brake fluid annually. It does allow that if you do not regularly drive in the city and live in a temperate area and drive primarily on the highway that you could do it every 6 years per SCHEDULE 2 (less severe operating conditions). Where I live, daily one can experience the conditions described by the second bullet in SCHEDULE 1 (more severe operating conditions) while comparatively few would fall under the definition of SCHEDULE 2 so the Safe Course is to recommend following SCHEDULE 1 and be unwavering about it.
If you come away from this with only one thing that you should know about me and my firm resolves it should be this:
One does not compromise the safety of others to meet a budget, schedule or any other agenda.
Nissan Service Schedule Definitions for the Leaf:
"As a condition of your electric vehicle’s warranty, you are responsible for properly maintaining your electric
vehicle. In maintaining your electric vehicle, you should follow either Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 as listed
below. Use these guidelines to determine which maintenance schedule to use.
SCHEDULE 1 (more severe operating conditions)
Use Schedule 1 if you primarily operate your electric vehicle under any
of these conditions:
* Repeated short trips of less than 5 miles in normal temperatures or
less than 10 miles in freezing temperatures
* Stop-and-go traffic in hot weather or low speed driving for long dis-
tances
* Driving in dusty conditions or on rough, muddy, or salt-spread roads
Using a car-top carrier
SCHEDULE 2 (less severe operating conditions)
Schedule 2 features 7,500-mile service intervals; with Schedule 2
fewer maintenance items are regularly checked or replaced than with
Schedule 1.
Generally, Schedule 2 applies only to highway driving in temperate
conditions. Use Schedule 2 only if you primarily operate your electric
vehicle under conditions other than those listed in Schedule 1."
