2010 Escape Hybrid Freeway P0A7C & SSN
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2010 Escape Hybrid Freeway P0A7C & SSN
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I bought the car a week ago and drove back home 160 miles away. I got the infamous wrench light about 12-15 minutes in hwy driving (60ish mph). I kept driving and made it home and two nights after that i was driving in my area max speed was 40 ish (temp outside was around 50f) i got the message SSN 7 minutes in my drive. I pulled over restarted the engine and took it back home. I hooked up forscan and there was only one code which was the P1A0C:00-28. Since then i tried to avoid freeways and driving only around my local area for work related trips. I did drop in another used 12v battery which i bought a year ago and i know it is good, drained about a qt from transmission just to check the condition and fluid level which it was dark and planning on draining it so i just topped it off this time. After i did that i drove for two days after the SSN and nothing happened so far. The MECS pump looks like was replaced at some point by the previous owners and it is the small new design. The car has about 100k on it and it was sitting for about 4 months before it got listed. I tried to shine a light through the MECS reservoir and the fluid is green and i saw a very minor movement in compared to a 2011 belongs to a family member which has the original pump. The pump is always running when engine is on and i hear sloshing sound in the hose going to the dc-dc box. I hear inconsistent water sloshing and i try to squeeze the hose, i see more movement in the reservoir. Not sure now if it is the pump, some blockage in the system or something else? Can it be just the transmission fluid going bad? I would appreciate any insights as i got this car for work and trying to figure out before i go in longer higher speed trips. Today i drove around (was around 70f outside) and captured a video for the generators & MECS fluid temps. Thank you in advance!
I bought the car a week ago and drove back home 160 miles away. I got the infamous wrench light about 12-15 minutes in hwy driving (60ish mph). I kept driving and made it home and two nights after that i was driving in my area max speed was 40 ish (temp outside was around 50f) i got the message SSN 7 minutes in my drive. I pulled over restarted the engine and took it back home. I hooked up forscan and there was only one code which was the P1A0C:00-28. Since then i tried to avoid freeways and driving only around my local area for work related trips. I did drop in another used 12v battery which i bought a year ago and i know it is good, drained about a qt from transmission just to check the condition and fluid level which it was dark and planning on draining it so i just topped it off this time. After i did that i drove for two days after the SSN and nothing happened so far. The MECS pump looks like was replaced at some point by the previous owners and it is the small new design. The car has about 100k on it and it was sitting for about 4 months before it got listed. I tried to shine a light through the MECS reservoir and the fluid is green and i saw a very minor movement in compared to a 2011 belongs to a family member which has the original pump. The pump is always running when engine is on and i hear sloshing sound in the hose going to the dc-dc box. I hear inconsistent water sloshing and i try to squeeze the hose, i see more movement in the reservoir. Not sure now if it is the pump, some blockage in the system or something else? Can it be just the transmission fluid going bad? I would appreciate any insights as i got this car for work and trying to figure out before i go in longer higher speed trips. Today i drove around (was around 70f outside) and captured a video for the generators & MECS fluid temps. Thank you in advance!
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