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  1. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread Okay. Who HASN'T had a 12V battery issue with their 2023-24 Prime?.

    Good info. The battery monitor has round the clock voltages, and stores them up to five days. I wired mine now so the negative lead goes...

    May 15, 2024 at 10:27 AM
  2. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread Okay. Who HASN'T had a 12V battery issue with their 2023-24 Prime?.

    About one year old. The soc is from the battery monitor and doesn’t change with voltage. Charging only happens above 13 v. Pretty much...

    May 15, 2024 at 12:49 AM
  3. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread Okay. Who HASN'T had a 12V battery issue with their 2023-24 Prime?.

    I made a recent trip and over 140 miles mostly freeway, I arrived with 61% soc. Very little charging going on the whole trip. Coming...

    May 14, 2024 at 7:59 PM
  4. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread What 12V battery would you recommend? Additionally, is there anywhere else I can hookup the leads?.

    Walmart sells them. I never had them put one in, so don’t know if they charge or not for it. I usually put in myself.

    May 12, 2024 at 2:47 PM
  5. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread 2014 Prius 1.8L Catastrophic Failure.

    So they don’t bore the cylinders, only hone. I knew they didn’t sell oversize pistons, but was willing to be wrong.

    May 11, 2024 at 3:02 PM
  6. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread 2014 Prius 1.8L Catastrophic Failure.

    This says cylinder boring, not just honing like the other link. The Toyota pistons are options in the other link. I didn’t know Toyota...

    May 11, 2024 at 2:51 PM
  7. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread 2014 Prius 1.8L Catastrophic Failure.

    That seems like an overhaul not a rebuild.

    May 11, 2024 at 10:07 AM
  8. Mr.Vanvandenburg replied to the thread What kind of extension cord can be used for charging my 2017 Prius Prime?.

    I made a short cord with the correct using 12 gauge wire and good connectors. I verified the non ul listed el cheapo kill a watt works...

    May 9, 2024