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pasadena_commut replied to the thread Pumping Noise on Standby.

This is why it pays to fix the small stuff, and this is small stuff, oneself on an older Prius. If one already has the jacks and basic...

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Replacement battery anecdote

Today I visited a local independent battery shop to see if they had a S46B24R battery. Always good to support small local merchants....

Forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Pumping Noise on Standby.

Not complicated but mighty inconvenient. Wiggling that odd shaped object out and back in past all the obstacles was a PITA. On the...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread How Do I Repair A Hybrid Automotive Prolong Discharger?.

Looks like those are wired in series to produce a 108 Ohm load. The battery is around 200V so roughly 2A and 400W. Not so easy to do...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Best way to quickly cool down the CHS tank's contents?.

Well, I do have thick neoprene gloves that would be relatively safe to open the valve. But what I don't have is a lift and a big funnel...

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Best way to quickly cool down the CHS tank's contents?

Let's say one wants to change the coolant on a 2nd generation which was driven the night before. The majority of the coolant is at (or...

Forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting

pasadena_commut replied to the thread How Do I Repair A Hybrid Automotive Prolong Discharger?.

Could you post a picture of one of these? Also another picture showing how they are mounted. Hopefully to a heat sink, but in some...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread IV discharge curves for a working Prius 12V battery?.

Now that I have observed that 2 out of 2 impedance testers were useless for making battery capacity measurements I have found numerous...

pasadena_commut attached a file to the thread IV discharge curves for a working Prius 12V battery?.

Here is the discharge plot. This is the discharge curve, which looks nothing like one from a healthy lead acid battery. The two...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Brakes Pulsating and Hesitating on 2005.

Maybe try another mechanic? Canyon Lake and vicinity may not have the biggest selection. Riverside and San Bernardino will have more,...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Heater fan groan.

Does it make that noise if the fan is run and the heat isn't on? If not, it might be air in the heater core rather than the blower...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years..

On the plus side, once it is restored you will almost certainly have bragging rights for the lowest mileage working 2nd generation...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Best place to buy compressor?.

Ah, I see the problem. I'm using Firefox with tabs and the "belt" part is beyond the truncation point which is after "OEM". I can see...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Best place to buy compressor?.

The word "belt" wasn't present when I looked just now. "USA OEM Remanufactured" could mean "OEM (compressor) remanufactured in USA",...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread IV discharge curves for a working Prius 12V battery?.

Recently I bought a DLT150 configurable electronic load and after charging the battery fully and letting it rest overnight discharged it...