interesting. i have the same problem and thought it was a faulty alternator. replaced it and same thing, no charge.madmanpauly wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 10:43 amThere's a fix for the alternator issue if you are interested. Since the problem is the ECM is controlling the alternator and it doesn't kick on until after 8 miles (as you mentioned), you can disconnect the wire to the alternator and it will always be on. I worked with Jay and was able to disconnect the wire on my 2011 M56 Sport. I did it 2 weeks ago and it is amazing the difference! It feels like it runs better but that may be a placebo effect on me because it is such a relief to confidently start the car each time. I work exactly 7.2 miles from my home so it was always an issue by Wednesday and I charged it over the weekend. Jay's contact source is below, he can help you out but I also put a link to a video that he made about it. I hope this helps!
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9C5-OkxrJU&t=4s
Jay's website:
http://www.justanswer.com/car/expert-jay1/?rpt=3800
My charger hasn't seen the light of day since I've done it.Malbec 56 Beast wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:14 pmSo did you just barely do the mod or had it been a while?
I would like to know if this is a true fox cuz I'm tired of always charging up the damn battery.
I just want to have it be a normal car.
Stupid, as if people who buy a 420hp car are worried that much about gas mileage.
Andy
Got it done, we'll see if my battery/start performance also improves. I spent more time jostling around with the IPDM than I did with the actual removing of wire #22 from the harness.
I would say that any Infiniti with this stupid 'feature' (aka design flaw) could benefit from having it removed. Can someone explain to me why this is a 'thing' even? Why would you not want to charge the battery every time the car is started/running?
Here is my particular situation:EdBwoy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2019 1:50 pmI can't discount the experiences of more than one person, but I must say this problem has never affected me.
I even tried to exclusively do sub-7 mile trips for over a week and none of the M56s had any issues. The only time I had a slow-crank problem, it turned out to be due to an undersized OEM battery.
I'm not saying it's not real because it hasn't happened to me, but rather would like to know how a system designed to help, ends up having the opposite effect.
For those of you who are having these issues...as well as those who have had good results with cutting wires or pulling pins, do you have any aftermarket modifications to your car's electric system?I can't seem to find any technical document that mentions this 8-mile threshold either, just anecdotal info from forums like this.
- LED lights
- Remote start
- Power inverters & chargers plugged in
- Perhaps run your headlights constantly, etc
I was bone stock. I work less than 7 miles away.EdBwoy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2019 1:50 pmI can't discount the experiences of more than one person, but I must say this problem has never affected me.
I even tried to exclusively do sub-7 mile trips for over a week and none of the M56s had any issues. The only time I had a slow-crank problem, it turned out to be due to an undersized OEM battery.
I'm not saying it's not real because it hasn't happened to me, but rather would like to know how a system designed to help, ends up having the opposite effect.
For those of you who are having these issues...as well as those who have had good results with cutting wires or pulling pins, do you have any aftermarket modifications to your car's electric system?I can't seem to find any technical document that mentions this 8-mile threshold either, just anecdotal info from forums like this.
- LED lights
- Remote start
- Power inverters & chargers plugged in
- Perhaps run your headlights constantly, etc
It will be harder to reverse the work...as the wires are tight so you'll have less to work with to re-solder, etc. But no, it's effectively the same end result if you cut it.