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    Check engine light

    With other cars the check engine light has usually been an oxygen sensor, but didn’t know if that was common with these. Has been really trouble...
    Post by: desertprius, Jul 5, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Check engine light

    I thought of oil possibly being overfilled. Had not thought of them leaving the filler cap offs, . I did look under the hood when I was smelling...
    Post by: desertprius, Jul 5, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Check engine light

    Sorry, no OBD2 scanner. Shop has one. But I don’t.
    Post by: desertprius, Jul 5, 2021 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Check engine light

    2006 Silver Prius, 236,500 miles, new HV Battery, new 12v, new inverter coolant pump all at 231,000, drives like a champ. A month ago husband...
    Thread by: desertprius, Jul 5, 2021, 9 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    200,000 Mile Club

    I forgot I had the brakes done at 196,000.
    Post by: desertprius, Mar 16, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    HV battery or 12v?

    Dude, that was 4 years ago in one case and 9 years ago in the other.
    Post by: desertprius, Mar 16, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    HV battery or 12v?

    Ok, I basically have three choices. 1) Put a new 12v in and see if it pops codes again, which it should if the HV battery is really bad. But if...
    Post by: desertprius, Mar 16, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    200,000 Mile Club

    I have a 2006 Prius at 230,040 last time that I looked. It just yesterday had two codes for the HV battery, still trying to determine if that is...
    Post by: desertprius, Mar 15, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    HV battery or 12v?

    Ok, another question (number 5): IF it does need an HV battery replaced, and assuming by some miracle the money to do that fell from the sky,...
    Post by: desertprius, Mar 15, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    HV battery or 12v?

    Ok, the code was a typo on their side, I just copied and pasted. YES! They have not told me which cell(s) are bad, they just want to sell me a...
    Post by: desertprius, Mar 15, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    HV battery or 12v?

    Same Prius, in 2011, and 2016. The 12v seems to last about 4-5 years here in the desert. I have read that the usual list of symptoms of the...
    Post by: desertprius, Mar 15, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    HV battery or 12v?

    Post by: desertprius, Mar 15, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    2006 Silver Prius 230,000+ miles

    2006 Silver Prius 230,000+ miles
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    HV battery or 12v?

    I have a 2006 Prius with 230,000 miles on it. Yesterday the car had the bank of dash lights come on including the red triangle of doom right...
    Post by: desertprius, Mar 15, 2020 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting