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P0AA6 code, Combo Meter, MFD Replacement, Reconditioning questions

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by TampaToma, Jul 23, 2024 at 10:35 AM.

  1. TampaToma

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    ok I replaced the 12V battery, but I'm still having some issues with my car. I'm getting the P0AA6 code. I used the Dr. Prius app to test the life of the battery and it said 35% which I know is not good at all. I may run another test later tonight, and run the more detailed test to see what I can come up with. The car was sitting for a while in the Florida heat, so I know the battery doesn't like that. I hope driving it around a few times might revive it a bit.

    On top of that, my dash lights have gone out. This happened once before a few years ago and somehow it turned back on again, but now they are out again. I know it's related to the Combo Meter, and I'm aware I can get one from Texas Hybrids online. I also found a repair service here in Fl that can do it for $40 + shipping so I might go that route to save some dough.

    Also my MFD is out and has been out for a while so that has been driving me crazy and I've been wanting to replace it for a while. I think it's the sunburst issue. I can see it barely at night sometimes, but during the day it's impossible to see anything. If I have to do the Combo Meter I might as well do them both at the same time. What is the best source for MFDs? When I researched it a few years ago I found a few people you could ship them to and they will repair and ship back, but I'm also open to either getting a new one if possible or used on Ebay. I have the touring edition so I know I have to make sure I get the right MFD for my car. 86110-47220 7 keys, US version with navigation and Bluetooth. Or I heard 86110-47260 also works.

    So yeah I'm hoping the hybrid battery will last until I can get my hands on the new sodium batteries. Do you think I should attempt a reconditioning on the hybrid battery before then? If so what is the best method for this? I've been wanting to learn how to do this for a while. If I can invest in conditioning tools that will also be compatible with my new sodium battery that would be ideal.
     
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    UPDATE: I drove the car today and the dash lights came back on just like last time so that's at least some good news
     
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    if the battery isn't throwing any codes yet, get the prolong charger from hybrid automotive
     
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    The Prolong system will not fix a P0AA6 battery isolation fault problem.
     
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    thanks, that settles it then!
     
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    Yeah just pop open the case you'll probably see the isolation problem fix that and then roll with it the MFD you can buy I just got two of them come in and two cars. But the seven button MFD is a premium you'll pay for that one people think they've got a gold mine they're looking to get $400 for them and stuff online luckily none of mine have gone out and I've gotten a few overtime that I've turned around and sold the guts out of and all of that sort of thing one of these days another one of those are rolling and I'll just put it up but usually mama destroys the whole car not the MFD
     
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    When I did my quick research on this code I found that it's somewhat difficult to diagnose because it could be pointing to one of several potential issues, so unless I take it to a mechanic with a better scanner it will be hard for me to know with certainty what the exact issue is. Also I recall seeing this code before several years ago around 4 years ago when I first had issues with the 12V battery, and once I got the new battery in there the code went away and never came back. My car has been driving relatively problem free for 4 years so that's why I'm slow to rush it over to a mechanic who might suggest all sorts of repairs that may not actually be needed. Do you have any other insight on this code you could share?
     
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    Thanks, yeah I looked into doing this years ago, so I'm familiar with the product. I thought maybe there would be something better on the market by now, and I know there's a better one out there that is more expensive but I forget the name. I would want to install it in the car with the battery so I could trickle charge it every so often, or take a weekend and do my own reconditioning from time to time. I was actually going to upgrade to the lithium battery a few years ago and I've just been procrastinating on it, and now that they have a new tech coming out soon I want to wait for it. My thought is to keep my old hybrid battery around as a backup if needed, and replace any bad cells if I can learn how to do all of this. Or maybe just replace bad cells and recondition / rebalance it and sell it for cheap with a full disclosure and disclaimer. What would you do?
     
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    What would I be looking for in regards to the isolation problem?
     
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    You need a scan tool that will give you the INF (detail code) for the trouble code P0AA6. Knowing the INF will narrow down the area of the car that has the battery isolation fault. Two scan tools listed in this thread can read INF: https://priuschat.com/index.php?posts/3290690

    The other option is to get Techstream.
     
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    how many miles on her?
    there are lots of threads here on replacing bad modules and balancing with a hobby charger.
    open the battery case and check for corrosion. that is often a place that leads to the code.
     
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    A scan tool that will show you the P0AA6 code's three-digit INF codes will save you time, because that will tell you right off which of these four areas of the car you need to look in for the problem. The repair manual has a bunch of troubleshooting steps, and based on the INF code you can jump to the right step so you get the answer in as few steps as possible.

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    If you can't get the INF codes, all is not lost; you just start at the top of the troubleshooting steps and go through them like an animal.

    In the earliest Prius generation, before those INF codes were available, you could narrow things down by doing sort of a careful startup sequence. After clearing the code, if it comes back as soon as the car is next IG ON (before even going READY), the fault is in the battery (what would now be INF 612). If you shift to neutral, make sure the A/C is off, and then go READY and the code comes back, think INF 614. If it doesn't come back till you select a gear, 613. If it doesn't come back till you run the A/C, 611.

    Of course that little decision tree is what the later-generation cars do for you automatically, the next time you try to start after a P0AA6-526 has been stored, and then automatically store the 611, 612, 613, or 614 code for you so you don't have to go through that.