Just a few days after achieving what many thought impossible on a Lamborghini Revuelto, the Nigerian garage continues its incredible adventure. And this time, the story gets even more interesting. For if the team had already succeeded in removing the notorious electronic lock and reactivate the battery of the original hybrid system, the V12 engine still stubbornly refused to start.
In other words, the Revuelto could be switched to 100 % electric mode... but it was impossible to wake up the internal combustion engine. Another headache for this independent garage, which works far from official workshops. Lamborghini.
Revuelto still blocked despite removal of safety device
In the first repair phase, however, the Nigerian mechanics had already accomplished a feat. As on the Revuelto rebuilt by British YouTubeur Mat Armstrong, the hybrid system was completely locked after the accident. Lamborghini normally considers this type of situation to be virtually irreversible without complete replacement of the high-voltage battery and official intervention by the manufacturer. Replacement is estimated to cost around $35,000.
But in Nigeria, the team claims to have succeeded in erasing the crash data contained in the hybrid system's ECU, while retaining the original battery. Yet, despite this spectacular breakthrough, the Revuelto still refused to start up completely. The electric mode worked, the fans ran, several systems gradually came back to life... but the V12 remained silent.
The engine still refuses to start... until...
In this new video, the mechanics multiply the checks, observe the diagnostic data, inspect the cooling circuits and try to understand why the transition between electric mode and combustion engine doesn't work.
The garage quickly focuses on a specific component: the hybrid system's cooling circuit. The technicians suspect a problem with the flow of coolant to certain components essential for starting the internal combustion engine. For several minutes, the exchanges become almost those of a craftsman's workshop faced with cutting-edge technology. They talk about pumps, pressure, liquid circulation and insufficient flow. They test, dismantle, observe leaks and look for the slightest clue as to why this Revuelto still refuses to function normally. Little by little, a detail catches their attention.
After several tests, the team finally discovered that the cooling system was not feeding the hybrid circuit correctly. A cooling valve at the rear of the vehicle was no longer circulating fluid correctly to the hybrid system. The garage then dismantled the part, carried out pressure tests and gradually put the system back into operation.
The atmosphere in the workshop changes immediately. They sense that they're finally getting close to the result. Moments later, the dashboard finally displays what they'd been hoping to see for days. The Lamborghini starts.
The atmosphere quickly becomes euphoric. The V12 finally comes to life, the car can engage reverse and then Drive mode. Of course, the car is not yet fully repaired and therefore cannot physically reverse. Several suspension components are still damaged, some electronic faults are still present, and the car still needs some work before it can drive normally again.
But the main thing is that this Revuelto, which many would probably have considered condemned to an obligatory return to Lamborghini, is now starting up again in an independent workshop in West Africa.
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