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    Catalytic converter stolen, non OEM replacement?

    When the cat was stolen from my 2005 Prius in Jan. 2022 I looked at all the offerings from Amazon but decided to go with the Walker 16337 from...
    Post by: gdanner, Jan 13, 2024 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Cat was stolen in CA. Searched until I found post of partial Magnaflow and Welder. Will this work?

    Does anyone know whether this YouTube account is giving good information? They claim to be an exhaust system shop located in Sacramento CA:...
    Post by: gdanner, Jan 13, 2022 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Replaced Catalytic Converter

    I am a recent cat theft victim. 2005 Gen2 Prius. Those "2 parts" are likely to be the catalytic converter itself (this is actually 2 small...
    Post by: gdanner, Jan 13, 2022 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Catalytic Converter Theft

    I hadn't though of this before, but maybe the new racket is to steal your catalytic converter so that one of these dodgy muffler shops can sell it...
    Post by: gdanner, Jan 13, 2022 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Help asap, roaring engine sound after oil over fill?

    A few days ago I got into my Prius and was rewarded with very very loud exhaust noise. As in "no muffler or pipes at all." A quick look...
    Post by: gdanner, Jan 13, 2022 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Gen II Prius Individual Battery Module Replacement

    What's the best way to charge & test modules which have been in storage for several years? I have 8 spare gen-2 Prius modules which I bought on...
    Post by: gdanner, Apr 8, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Water leak...into spare tire area etc

    Thanks to everyone for this thread. Water collecting under my 12V battery and under my spare tire was gradually getting worse. My Prius is a 2005...
    Post by: gdanner, Mar 27, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Covid19 killed my prius ?

    No more codes have occurred during another week of daily driving with my 2005 Prius. Today I went out on several local suburban roads, cruising...
    Post by: gdanner, Mar 27, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    2005 JBL Premium Sound, Front Speaker Blown

    Thanks! My center speaker still sounds fine (at the moment). I think my driver’s door speaker is the only one with a faulty surround at this...
    Post by: gdanner, Mar 23, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Audio and Electronics
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    HV Traction Battery Failure and what else? (Torque screenshots)

    Interesting: This is the first photo I’ve viewed of a Prius C pack. It has only 10 blocks (20 NiMH modules) rather than the 14 blocks (28 modules)...
    Post by: gdanner, Mar 23, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Covid19 killed my prius ?

    After driving my 2005 Prius 50 miles while monitoring with Torque Pro all 14 blocks are showing nearly identical voltages. So I may be “out of the...
    Post by: gdanner, Mar 23, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    2005 JBL Premium Sound, Front Speaker Blown

    I’m bumping this older thread because I own a 2005 Prius with the original JBL premium sound system. It has the multi-CD head unit which I use...
    Post by: gdanner, Mar 23, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Audio and Electronics
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    Hv battery voltage check

    You did it right. The module with only 6.4V has one of its internal cells permanently shorted. Unfortunately a shorted NiMH cell is a permanent...
    Post by: gdanner, Mar 22, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Hv battery voltage check

    Well, that doesn’t look good at all!
    Post by: gdanner, Mar 22, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Hv battery voltage check

    Please check all 28 modules in your recently acquired HV pack. Modules that currently have >7.0 volts are likely to be good and could be used as...
    Post by: gdanner, Mar 22, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum