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Inverter coolant pump trouble???

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Nickkliesen, Mar 31, 2017.

  1. Nickkliesen

    Nickkliesen Junior Member

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    I replaced mt ABS pump and now I have a ton of lights on on the dash the red triangle check engine and circle with exclamation point. Now that I have learned about the inverter coolant system I think that I have air in it. then I turn the car in and look in the over flow tank beside the inverter it looks like it is bubbling not flowing as had been described in other threads
    I will try to post a video of what it is doing
     
    #1 Nickkliesen, Mar 31, 2017
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    I can not get the video to upload it says its not an allowed extension it reminds me of a old coffee pot bubbl
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    #2 Nickkliesen, Mar 31, 2017
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    Any time there are warning lights, it saves the most time if you go straight to posting the trouble codes, read out with a Prius-capable code reader.

    Cheers,
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    Hi all,

    I'm new to priuschat and am looking for some advice!

    I live in Yosemite National Park, over 60 miles of winding, mountain road between me and the nearest toyota dealership.

    This week my dashboard also lit up like a christmas tree with the following warning lights:

    red triangle of death
    MIL
    VSC
    yellow circle w/ exclamation point (brakes?)
    hybrid warning light

    We got the code P0A80 which I know is hybrid battery failure. My prius is an '06 with 175xxx and maybe it's just wishful thinking but I'm really not certain that my hybrid battery is dying. I'm wondering if the inverter water pump isn't functioning properly. We checked out the reservoir and saw a little turbulence but it doesn't seem to be pumping very strong.

    I have a video of the reservoir and I'd like get some feedback as to whether or not people think the water pump is working properly. We would be able to make this fix on our own with the help of a mechanic friend without trying to get the car out of the park and to the dealership while also saving hundreds of dollars.

    of course, I can't post the link or the video in here because I'm so new to this chat (why would that make a difference?) I'm hoping someone would be willing to let me shoot you an email with the video. I'm pretty desperate at this point!

    Any advice is much appreciated!

    -katie
     
    #4 KiwiGetz, Apr 21, 2017
  5. Patrick Wong

    Patrick Wong DIY Enthusiast

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    To what extent can you drive the Prius in its current condition?

    Even if the inverter coolant pump was not running, you should not see DTC P0A80 appear unless the traction battery really is having a problem.
     
    #5 Patrick Wong, Apr 21, 2017
  6. Nickkliesen

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    I have everything back up and running on it properly now but thank you the problem was in the traction battery .
     
    #6 Nickkliesen, Apr 22, 2017
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    If you see movement it is a good bet the pump is good the movement is very small and as I have learned it won't throw the battery codes if you can get the car home and apart you can check the battery good charge the inverter and pump are fine
     
    #7 Nickkliesen, Apr 22, 2017
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