It's not an easy thing to get to and you can't replace it yourself it can only be purchased by rivian. It's inside the controller.
It's there for during manufacturing and Assembly process. To catch the debris. I'm sure the accident and flushings didn't help.
They did such a great job I bought the team a pizza lunch.
A++ these guys in Niagara
Doing my first DC charge. Pump turns on now temps are all manageable.
In 4 hours I'll do my first AC charge but they already showed it stayed at 11kw from 30 to 98% when I picked it up.
On my way to pick up the truck
The air compressor went bad that's what caused my stuck in kneel mode issue
The slow AC charging and overheating was caused by the inline coolant filter being clogged
When I switched the lines on the three-way valve it briefly blew it free and then switched and...
3800lbs diesel 6" dewatering trash pump - 250mi
150mi in.
friends model 3 broke down 100mi from the dealer when I was nearby - rescued
had a good crowd of tesla customers and workers checking it out - (not photoed)
did a drag race against the cyber truck with my handicap (the empty...
did a test run with that photo. was hoping plugging in the trailer would at least give me quad motor instead of just fronts.
sadly did nothing. just a boat anchor to tug down.
100 mi completed averaged 2km per KW. Or 1.25 mi per KW. Averaged 55mph.
today the air-ride went out and requires service and the 12v replace now light came on.
while I was bored during inspection of all air ride connections I took the passenger front inner fender out and swapped the lines at the 3 way. bled the system and was able to do a preheat without overheating...
Rivian Niagra Falls is willing to assist. will try to bring it there sometime the week of 23rd.
will update with findings. 350mi drive each way. in 2 vehicles as I don't qualify for a loaner.
I misspoke. not the battery meant to say motors!!
I misspoke. not the battery meant to say motors!!
tomorrow I will try to reach out to Rivian Buffalo again, and see if i can get this looked at without having to bring it to "an authorized body repair shop" and hopefully we can diagnose...
I still strongly believe there's an issue with this three-way valve switching the two lines around hasn't made that great of an improvement so I'm guessing how the valve is operated is typically it's open on the two line side and closed on the one line side then when it needs to heat the battery...
Well this is new..
I'm already on 2026.03 it was updated yesterday.
It's interrupted my testing. I guess at this point I'll slap it back together. And see what it does with the hoses swapped.
After this I am stumped.
Could the valve be faulty?
Does anyone know where the blue taped hose goes and...
I don't think you read the whole thing this is parked at 30° f not driving it's superheats the motors only to 140° c or 285 and does not increase the battery pack I have now rotated the two lines there is so much air coming out I can only assume from the battery pack the fans are nice and quiet...
Rivian Canada won't touch this because it is a salvaged vehicle so I'm spending it regardless of who touches it riven won't even charge me to look at it.
I have to satisfy their requirements of salvage title inspection first then they will reevaluate the vehicle and potentially look at it it is...
anyone know where to locate the hvac 3 way valve? for the life of me I cannot find it, I am about to pull the skid plates off to see if its by the front motors.
I have been able to locate/trace the two pumps. the heat/cool exchanger, if I am following the flow, seems to be somewhere under the...