A classe W168 - Outlander Rear differential

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A classe W168 - Outlander Rear differential

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I bought an inexpensive donor for an electric car project. Good condition, great price. Plenty of space under the car for the battery
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Work continues, not as fast as I would like
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What inverter is it? And what's the other grey box?
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johu wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:22 pm What inverter is it? And what's the other grey box?
Looks to be rear inverter and charger DCDC from an outlander PHEV.

The Merc engine cover must be throwing you off :P
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Alright, yes it did indeed :D
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tom91 wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:33 pm
johu wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:22 pm What inverter is it? And what's the other grey box?
Looks to be rear inverter and charger DCDC from an outlander PHEV.

The Merc engine cover must be throwing you off :P
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Cool project, I'm following with interest!
Will you keep the original exhaust for the heater to throw people off? :D

Also (if you have the chance), can you post some pictures and measurements from the battery compartment?
I was always curious about it as the car was designed to be an EV originally. We had a W169 for a while and I always considered your W/V168's "bigger brother" the W414 Vaneo (German for more technical details) as one of the best city cars for a family.
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midway wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 4:30 pm Work continues, not as fast as I would like
Did you have any issues from the cars VCU? Is it CAN based or just normal Bosch style "engine running" signal based?
I am also looking for my next donor and MB A looks very promising.

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arber333 wrote: Sun May 01, 2022 2:13 pm
midway wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 4:30 pm Work continues, not as fast as I would like
Did you have any issues from the cars VCU? Is it CAN based or just normal Bosch style "engine running" signal based?
I am also looking for my next donor and MB A looks very promising.

tnx
Unfortunately, I got a donor without an engine, I can not get a CAN bus listing for emulating the signals of a running engine. Does anyone have a can bus listing of a running W168-W169 engine?
I removed the oil and pump from the steering rack and installed electric power from the outlander.
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