Junkyard Report: 2009 Toyota Highlander AWD

[Gregski]

let's see if we can make the beefier Camry MG2 motor cable work as well

decided to skin it as well to make sure we get the Three Phases of the Moon aka U, V, W correct

nearly impossible to tell but these do have identifiable colored stripes, and notice how they aint orange

[TRWIKI]

Hello Greg,
I follow your work with great interest!
Could you provide us with more dimensions (external dimensions) for the motor?

And another question: Do you have any expectations regarding the top speed for a given wheel diameter and battery voltage? Or are you just waiting to see how things turn out? Other pioneers were ultimately dissatisfied with the MGR and then converted to Outlander.

[Gregski]

Hello Greg,
I follow your work with great interest!
Could you provide us with more dimensions (external dimensions) for the motor?

thanks for the kind words, hope to have these dimensions for you today

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measurements approximate at best, I would not send anything to Send Cut Send based on these, lol

A -

B -

C - 4"

D - 12-1/2"

E - 10-7/8"

[tom91]

https://grabcad.com/library/lexus-rx400 ... ic-motor-1

I did a 3D scan of one a while back

[Gregski]

and this is what the three AC phases look like on the Camry inverter side

[Gregski]

and I also identified and labeled the three AC phases on the Highlander MGR (Motor Generator Rear)

hard to tell: U V W so the same as the Camry transmission end, assuming the plug is flipped the right way

[Gregski]

and now for the fun part, now WE have to transfer the crimped on connector off of the orange Highlander MGR cable and affix it to the white Camry one, and do that 3 times

good enuff for government work

[Gregski]

alright, time to hook it all up

[Gregski]

Wait what, Tom91 has thanked me for a post, Today Is Gonna Be A Good Day!

just wanted to show where the Toyota Highlander lands on the TOYOTA's Hybrid Synergy Drive System timeline, and why it's inverter overlaps and borrows from the Gen 2 Prius design, look and feel, I hope to dedicate an episode to it in my DIY EV Will It Spin 1 TOYOTA's Hybrid Synergy Drive System YouTube video series

[Gregski]

and she scootches

[TRWIKI]

These are a few measurements that interested me.
I got them from TOMS STL file.
Unfortunately, I couldn't measure them directly in GrabCAD.
The measurements are slightly rounded up to full centimetres.
I do not guarantee their accuracy
Anyone interested can check this for themselves.

[Gregski]

let's get down to science

[Gregski]

and here's what the Toyota Highlander rear subframe weighs by itself

[Gregski]

and here's what the Toyota Highlander MGR weighs by itself

and in unrelated news:

[Gregski]

then I just had take off the silly willy extension where the three U, V, W fingers plug in to, and you won't believe what we saw

You have got to be kidding !!!

[Gregski]

and here are the four bolts that attach the MGR to it's subframe, it is rubber mounted

and here it is belly up

[Gregski]

so let's take a look at it's original wing span sort of speak, I did not weigh the spindle/brake ends but let me tell you they are heavy

first, we are standing right behind the vehicle here, the cables running forward are for the stock emergency brake

[Gregski]

and here we are standing in front of the vehicle looking back at the rear motor

and I don't mean to get all scientific on you, but I'm almost 6 feet tall and I have a really big wing span myeslf, and when I stretched my long arms from end to end of this monstrosity it was just shy of my wingspan

[Jacobsmess]

I appreciate your artwork Greg but lets maintain a level of decency here and cover up your junk with a fig leaf! Admin?!

[jrbe]

I dong see it.

[Gregski]

I appreciate your artwork Greg but lets maintain a level of decency here and cover up your junk with a fig leaf! Admin?!

you wrote "fig" I read "big" just sayin'

[Gregski]

alright, talk is cheap, let's parlay this into a real build


let's see how well you know your cars, can you tell what year Ford Escort is this?

[Gregski]

I also weighed the Highlander rear spindle/caliper/suspension sticks

so here are the totals

60 pounds for the rear subframe
90 pounds for the motor
70 pounds for the driver side spindle
70 pounds for the passenger side spindle
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290 pounds (132 kilos) TOTAL

69 pounds (times two mind you as this is per side)

31 kilograms