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2012 Prius c PA080 no Inverter Pump Flow

Discussion in 'Prius c Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Jb2wheels, Jul 14, 2024 at 9:31 PM.

  1. Jb2wheels

    Jb2wheels Junior Member

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    TX USA
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    Model:
    Base
    Short version - does the inverter pump in a C behave the the pump in a Gen 2? As in, should I see flow in the coolant reservoir?

    Super Long Version - with extra questions...
    I have a 2012 Prius C with roughly 155k miles on it.
    I also have a 2004 Prius with (est) 350k+ miles on it.

    The Prius C is new to us (roughly 6 months).

    I recently got the "hybrid system problems - pull over" message with a bunch of lights on the dash.
    I wrongly assumed this was a 12V problem because of the lights on the dash.
    New 12V does not fix it, if course... lesson learned.

    I finally did what I should have done at first and used my DR Prius app to read the codes - only PA080.

    Clearing codes is very temporary - error message comes back fairly quickly.

    Dr Prius reports Delta SOC > 43%.

    I'm guessing my main battery is ready for replacement but...

    I checked my inverter coolant tank - no flow and I feel no vibes at the pump when "ready"
    No inverter codes.
    When the pump went out on my gen 2, we got codes. Also, we had flow after I installed new Toyota pump.

    So, I'm confused...

    Also, how can I read OBDII sub codes? I also have Torque on my Android phone and loaded a batch of Toyota specific PIDs, but I'm missing sub-codes somehow.

    And, finally, any tutorial on replacing the inverter pump? It looks like I can do it without pulling the inverter - maybe pulling the headlight? Does it "bleed" like gen 2?

    I feel like these are common questions I should be able to find answers for, but my search skills really suck this weekend for some reason...

    I appreciate any help.