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Before I bought the Prius, I was trained as a water truck driver for my foothills area volunteer fire department. Those trucks have two retarder...
Keep in mind the age of what you'll buy from salvage. It may be a functioning battery, like yours was until recently, but it's still going to be...
Have you heard the cooling fan (in the back seat grille) yet? That's another sign. I agree, it sounds like a hybrid battery problem. I believe...
Ditto the above, and you can turn the car off by pressing the power button for three seconds.
Didn't know the parts stores would do it. Thanks.
Ditto the above. I've done that job once with home mechanic tools and it scared me. Unless I can use a professional bench-mounted spring...
As I understand it, the OP already bought the parts and the quote is for labor only.
If the 12V battery doesn't maintain 12.0V or better under moderate load (ACC mode), replace it. Any idea how old it is? If it's five years or...
I bought mine in 2007 and I remember an issue with Toyota needing to derate the mileage the next year for more realistic conditions. As far as I...
The BHPH (had to look that one up) situation explains a bit. I would assume you did not get a new Toyota part with the battery replacement. Could...
Thank you for your perspective. I know others who think like you do, that the battery failure is more of an outlier that gets a lot of attention.
I think any Gen 2 Prius, no matter the mileage, is going to have an expensive battery failure in its future. A pristine '09 with 60K miles is...
The dealer (presumably Toyota?) installed a new hybrid battery and botched the installation of the cooling air duct. The battery fan is running...
In post #13 I said, "Your primary concerns should be 1) where did the coolant go, and 2) why does the battery fan come on." I think that still...
Be aware that improper jumping is a common cause of serious damage to expensive electronics. Be extremely careful and check connections twice...
The engine coolant system will not show turbulence in its reservoir. P2601 is caused by a lack of flow in the CHRS system, not only by high temp....
You should also use the bleeder valve at the top of the radiator, operated with a 6mm hex key, with a flexible tube run back to the open radiator...
There's more than just oil in there. Is that left-over gunk from the throttle cleaning? Mine always has a small puddle of clean engine oil and I...
I agree, I'd go for the new Toyota for $1000 more--you'll get ten more + years out of it. And be able to move it to another Gen2 if ever needed.
Did you buy the whole hub assemblies? If so, you don't need a press. I haven't done this job yet, so I might be wrong, but alignment shouldn't be...
