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Coolant Control Valve Leak w/P0117 code?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by skepCS, Jul 31, 2024 at 6:28 PM.

  1. skepCS

    skepCS New Member

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    Short description: Got a p0117 engine code and engine started overheating on my 2006 Prius. Drove it home and noticed a lot of coolant pooled on top of the lower engine splash shield. Followed the evidence and it seems to be coming from the coolant control valve (see photos). The weird thing is, I'm not getting any other codes that seem to usually be associated with a malfunction in this component. I just wanted to confirm there cannot be any other source for this leak before I replace this component.

    Slightly longer description: About 2 weeks ago, I started randomly getting red triangle warnings while I was driving that would pop up for a few seconds, then go away. At first it only happened once every few drives, then I took it on one ~45 min highway trip and the warnings kept popping up and disappearing constantly the entire drive. I plugged in my ODBII scanner and searched for codes while the triangle was still active and no codes were found. All fluids SEEMED normal and I didn't see any evidence of leaking anywhere after this drive. Finally, about a week later, I got a red triangle AND an overheating warning followed by a check engine light. Finally, I got two p0117 codes.

    Got under the vehicle and saw a lot of coolant pooled on top of the lower splash shields, but it was dark, so I could not determine the exact source at this time. I check later the next day and the coolant all seemed to be coming from the driver side of the engine bay between the inverter and driver side wheel. Most of the liquid was gone at this point, but the hose leading down from the coolant control valve had a lot of whitish streaks leading to more streaks and a few wet spots on hoses/wire/components below the control valve. From above, I saw coolant pooled on top of the control and no evidence of leaking anywhere above or adjacent to this. See photos from both above and below.

    I'm happy to order and replace this component, but as I look into this problem online, I haven't found any source where a solitary p0117 code was associated with a leaking/faulty coolant control valve. Are there any other possible explanations here? Let me know if I can provide more details.

    Thanks!
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  2. Tombukt2

    Tombukt2 Senior Member

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    It's a standard part that goes bad brakes usually doesn't necessarily leak but if it is or so be it so the reason you probably don't have any codes is it's probably functioning like it's supposed to it's just not water-tight so it's working trying to work etc it's just losing coolant.