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Your pic [ATTACH] The thick black multi strand conductor on the right is the main 12v cable. The multiple strands ("wires") inside are built...
The screw type splice is just fine and is made for the job. Heating is really not a concern because high amps only occur for a short time....
Your concern is the brake booster or sensors, not the hybrid battery. While Toyota replaced the Brake Booster and separate Pump, most owners are...
Given it was running before the 12v wire broke off it would seem the hybrid battery code is secondary now even though it needs a solution in the...
From Mendel Leisk above Has the EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation system ever been cleaned? Not likely when the plugs have not been changed Is...
If a v has good paint, no rust and clear headlights it still looks modern. They are rarely seen these days other than locations where they are...
You will find most dealers recommend against a simple gasket change on these engines because of frequent failures resulting in warranty problems....
Read codes with a hybrid capable scanner. A common failure is the Brake Booster (master cylinder/abs/skid control ecu) which runs about $2400...
I would get a water pump at a dealer asap to make a possible emergency easier to resolve. Hopefully you have towing via your car insurance or...
There are two headlight assemblies on a gen3. Most have halogen low beams and halogen high beams. Both bulbs can be replaced without removing...
The Prius has a habit of not turning on the temperature light or quickly flashing it and then it goes away when coolant has been lost. There are...
Yes Neutral is a mistake as well since the car can't charge the hv battery from the engine or from regen. The reality is Toyota has built in...
He needs a scanner like Car Scanner, Dr Prius, Techstream or similar. An 08 has a B mode.
Hard braking uses your hydraulic brakes; normal braking uses regen to turn the transaxle's motor generator to slow you. Hydraulic braking takes...
If it goes to Ready with the short salvage battery wire jammed into the remaining vehicle harness it might work for a short time. A battery that...
Keep it charged and it won't freeze. That is what everybody else does in severe cold.
I love threads like this. Its easy to id the grumpy old men (some early onset). And some females who are under informed.
A charged battery won't freeze until -76f. His solution screwed up his harness.
Next time disconnect the negative cable or better yet buy a jump box and forhet about disconnecting the battery.
I run Michelin Cross Climate 2s year round since South Texas now gets ice storms every year since 2021. Before 2021 it was one per decade, maybe.
