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Scrap the car?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by kicker22004, Jul 27, 2020.

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Scrap the car?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  1. Douglas E Solomon

    Douglas E Solomon New Member

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    If you have the dealer replace the battery you will receive a credit for your old battery and it comes with a 3 year warranty. I had the Sunnyvale CA dealer replace mine 2007 battery 2 years ago for slightly under $3000 total cost including sales tax. The 3 year warranty was what sold me on the deal.
     
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  2. kicker22004

    kicker22004 Junior Member

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    Yeah I've been reading about doing that. But with the current condition of the car... I just want a year or two tops. But hey who knows if it lasts longer than that we may be forced to paint the car haha.
     
    #22 kicker22004, Jul 29, 2020
  3. kicker22004

    kicker22004 Junior Member

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    Well I sure hope I get a battery pack soon the code came back up today thank God I already placed my order.
     
    #23 kicker22004, Jul 30, 2020
  4. kicker22004

    kicker22004 Junior Member

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    Well for anyone who is interested I've attached the log from the trip that popped the code again. I've done the calculation per log entry to show the differences between the blocks at the given moment. At the bottom we find that the largest difference was reported at 1.43v... ouch
     

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  5. dolj

    dolj Senior Member

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    And by "that code again", you mean P0A93? Because if it is that does not point to the HV battery. If it is the P0A80, then yeah, a discrepancy of 1.2 V (or more) between blocks will pop the P0A80, and if you have a block that is 1.2 V lower/higher than the others, it means there is a dead cell in one of the modules in that block. The only way to fix this is to replace the bad module with another one that is closely matched in capacity to the other 27 modules. This is, of course, a band-aid solution, to repair it properly and reliably you need to replace all the modules with new ones.
     
    #25 dolj, Jul 31, 2020
  6. kicker22004

    kicker22004 Junior Member

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    Yes I know the module is dead at this point. I've already ordered the 2K1 Diy pack but wanted to see if the car would throw the code one last time.
     
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  7. kicker22004

    kicker22004 Junior Member

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    Well guys there is nothing more exciting then knowing your car is about to just stop at any second and yet still managing to make it home at sub 25mph pissing everyone off behind you for several miles!! Haha but hey she made it home. And I got a new code!! This one says that block 12 is done so looks like I was right to buy that 2K1 pack when I did... Now let's just hope they have one fore me.
     

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  8. kicker22004

    kicker22004 Junior Member

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    So it looks like this may have been a reman at some point. Anyways I confirmed that one cell was over 1v lower. Anyone in the northern California area want to buy all my modules... $200 for the entire stack. I think that's fair.
     
    #28 kicker22004, Aug 9, 2020
  9. kicker22004

    kicker22004 Junior Member

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    Oh yeah that price is pickup only.
     
    #29 kicker22004, Aug 9, 2020
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    kicker22004 Junior Member

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    I'm going to hold onto these packs for one week then they are off to the recycling I don't have room to store them. Anyone willing to come get them let me know soon.
     
    #30 kicker22004, Aug 10, 2020
  11. Sonic_TH

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    Any updates? how is your Prius doing with the new battery?
     
    #31 Sonic_TH, Jan 20, 2022
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