combination meter repair - DIY

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Ultanium, Jan 20, 2016.

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  1. Robert Golden

    Robert Golden New Member

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    I replaced a capacitor on the back of the circuit board as per YouTube videos and the problem went away. The soldering was easier by far than taking the dash apart. Took me 2 days total.
     
    #421 Robert Golden, Apr 12, 2026
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    For the vast number of people, that one 16 v 100 uF cap is the problem causing the dash to go dark. As others posted here, Digikey has a better cap (16 v 220 uF that fits exactly.) Follow Youtube people on both the dash break down/assembly and cap repair.
     
    #422 Dennis Brown, Jul 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
  3. BiomedO1

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    You need to buy the high temperature caps or they'll fail again and you'll be doing this all over again. The original specs got you 20 years of service. Jacking up the capacity isn't as important as the environment that cap has to tolerate; being inside the car in the summer heat; which probably forced the original failure.

    YMMV
     
    #423 BiomedO1, Jul 11, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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