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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by rosner, Jan 22, 2019.

  1. rosner

    rosner Junior Member

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    So, out of the blue, I heard someone in the neighbourghood with a Prius 2011 had a serios accident making his car a total loss. He was offering his 2016 battery for sale. I offered to buy it for 1100 US$ (which is half the
    price for a new battery in Israel) after I check its quality.

    First I checked the battery:
    1. Checked the date code on the cells and it said 24/1/2016.
    2. Check the bus bars - all were shining and clean.
    3. Checked the voltage drop under 5A load for 2 minutes and all cells showed the same drop of ~0.3V.
    4. Checked for error codes using Dr. Prius app - no codes.

    Once the check was completed succesfully I swapped the batteries and immeidately noticed:
    1. The ICE stops 2-3 seconds at the traffic light... (no as I used to have 10-15 sec with the old battery)
    2. The transition from EV to ICE smooth
    3. Improved MPG - still checking this out

    Used the "Hybrid Assitant" app to gather some data and compare to old battery - see picture attached.

    So - no cells swapping and no balancing for now...I have few years of new battery.
    Thank you all for the advices along the way - you were very helpful....Until next time.
     

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  2. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    well done!(y)
     
  3. Sonic_TH

    Sonic_TH Active Member

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    How is your Prius doing to this day after the fix?