Just wanted to update on my 2012 RAV with 83K miles. Finished up the SS Cup coolant delete, went smoothly. I used a 1 1/4 " titanium Milwaukee drill bit to remove the coolant tube from manifold. Cleaned it up with sandpaper on a dremel tool. Pressed the SS cup with vice, 2x4 piece of wood had layed both SS and manifold with Purmatex sleeve sealant green and very viscous. I pressed the SS into the manifold it went in very tight and I left it to dry overnight. I should have photo'd it but just like the above very clean and it caps off the coolant tube path easily leaving both original paths to the Stator jacket but also up to the flyover tube which I believe is better to have going than capped off. I replaced the manifold using two circles of black silicone gasket around the round portion and lower square area of manifold. As well I applied silicone grease to the two gaskets on flyover and lower stator path. Let this dry for another 24 hours.
Second process was to refill with Zerex G48 took about 1/2 gallon. I tried to burp the system of air then went to drive the vehicle. Oh Know I got the following error message 10 minutes into driving 45 mph. Dropped back to this super useful forum and decided I had either learn the Toyota method or get a Coolant Vacuum kit. I did the latter getting a loaner Coolant Vacuum from O'Reillys. It worked great sucking the air from the system and then taking in another 1/4 gallon of coolant.
Car worked with no error after I removed the air from the system. To note I tried also to charge the car with the error and it immediately stopped charging and left a system error charging malfunction on right side screen on dash. After the vacuum pull of air out of coolant path that error immediately went away and I was then able to charge the car successfully. Then I went on a drive and car worked perfectly!!!
Its been a few days the car has been a daily driver all over town and up to freeway speeds. So far everything seems to be working flawlessly!!! Want to thank the forum and the SS Cap from Mr Hyde at Armstrong Mobile Lift for the awesome and inexpensive fix to the coolant leaking shaft seal problem. Ours has its original motor with 83K miles going strong!! Hoping to get another 80K out of it trouble free. The Model S is up next not looking forward to dropping its motor.
Steve
2012 Toyota Rav 88K
2013 Tesla Model S P85+ 36K
Second process was to refill with Zerex G48 took about 1/2 gallon. I tried to burp the system of air then went to drive the vehicle. Oh Know I got the following error message 10 minutes into driving 45 mph. Dropped back to this super useful forum and decided I had either learn the Toyota method or get a Coolant Vacuum kit. I did the latter getting a loaner Coolant Vacuum from O'Reillys. It worked great sucking the air from the system and then taking in another 1/4 gallon of coolant.
Car worked with no error after I removed the air from the system. To note I tried also to charge the car with the error and it immediately stopped charging and left a system error charging malfunction on right side screen on dash. After the vacuum pull of air out of coolant path that error immediately went away and I was then able to charge the car successfully. Then I went on a drive and car worked perfectly!!!
Its been a few days the car has been a daily driver all over town and up to freeway speeds. So far everything seems to be working flawlessly!!! Want to thank the forum and the SS Cap from Mr Hyde at Armstrong Mobile Lift for the awesome and inexpensive fix to the coolant leaking shaft seal problem. Ours has its original motor with 83K miles going strong!! Hoping to get another 80K out of it trouble free. The Model S is up next not looking forward to dropping its motor.
Steve
2012 Toyota Rav 88K
2013 Tesla Model S P85+ 36K
