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At this point in time most lowish mileage Gen2 "junkyard batteries" are still very good, especially if the car was in a front end collision. Any...
Tell them to flash the Battery ECU back to where it was. If they won't do it, call Toyota corporate and explain what happened after the dealer...
Ideally your mechanic "MegsOut" the orange wires of MG2 with a Megger (MegOhm meter). If low resistance, the windings are toast. It's very...
Reverse is 100% electric in a Prius. P3101 is usually related to dirty throttle body or too much oil put in engine. You need to read all codes...
You can skip this step, there is enough slack to push the entire assembly out of the way to remove the axle without removing brake components....
The best tool for diagnostics is Toyota Techstream (dealer software). Software can be "found" online if you are creative, but you'll need a $500...
We've got a few dozen Enginer systems using Mini-BMS and they all work great...the occasions where we thought we had problems had turned out to be...
You can tell prospective buyers IF the battery were to die there are good rebuilt batteries available for around $1400-$1600. On the plus side,...
Congrats on buying a Gen1...they are a great little car and fun to drive. However, there is no way a seller can know for sure the HV battery will...
Who did the oil change? If it was a chain place with 17 year olds doing the work they probably overfilled the oil. If this is the case, take...
Gen 1s are great cars, but at some point they will all require expensive transmission or traction battery work...it could take years before you...
The headway cells LOOK impressive according to their spec sheet. The actual headway cells we tested didn't even output 5C, let alone 10C which is...
Then no, you should not use Gen2-3 12V battery in Gen1. The positions of the Positive and Negative posts are reversed since Gen1 battery is on...
Pull the HV battery out of the car, then check the bus bars and sensing wires. If you need just a couple of sensing wires I can send them to you...
Also check the 12V battery, it should be more than 12V at rest before you turn the key. If not, charge it up....then disconnect the negative...
Get a 2nd opinion. Find a shop with Techstream, get all error codes and INF/subcodes then post here. Also, is your 12V battery healthy? A dying...
3Prong Power and Boulder Hybrid Conversions are looking at all options available to them in order to give their customers a PHV solution that...
The non-smartkey Gen2s with used (ebay) black logo key fobs are easy to mate to the car if you have at least one working fob...never had a problem...
Hi Starcheckered, welcome to Boulder. Give me a call and setup a time to bring your car over...we'll hookup Techstream and scan your HV battery...
Re: Nimh Soc I hope you are not intending to use the Prius contractors under load and have them open/close while driving...they will not work...
