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4th gen ECG cooler replacement

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Emorprius, Aug 12, 2024 at 1:38 PM.

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  1. Emorprius

    Emorprius Junior Member

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    Hello! I have coolant leaking inside my ECG cooler and was quoted $1500 to have it replaced parts and labor. I want to do it myself, but am looking for a tutorial on removal of the unit. I haven't been able to find much info in form of video tutorials on the subject. From what I've gathered from cleaning threads and forums it's possible, but will take time getting it out and in. To save a grand I'll take the time though. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
     
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    Are you sure coolant is leaking into the EGR and not the exhaust gas heat exchanger (EGHE) behind the CAT? They are both emissions control devices and one has a TSB (technical service bulletin / factory defect). If it's the EGHE you could simply bypass / loop the coolant hoses around the defect, if your car isn't covered under the TSB. It's a known defect that 2016 & 2017 model years are suspectable to .

    Hope this helps....
     
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    “ECG”, as far as I know, doesn’t exist in Toyota nomenclature. There’s:

    EGR, Exhaust Gas Recirculation

    EHR, Exhaust Heat Recovery (and this one “may” have been coined at PriusChat)

    the first has been problematic with Gen 3 (2010~2015 model year), but rarely has the EGR system’s “cooler” (another term coined at PriusChat; Toyota calls it “Pipe”) sprung a coolant leak. It’s a component that pulls exhaust gas at the exhaust manifold, and returns it (in measured amounts) to the combustion chambers, when the car’s at normal operating temperature.

    the second, as mentioned above, has been very problematic with Gen 4 (2016~2022 model year). It’s a component in the exhaust system, adjacent to the catalytic converter. Its function is to employ exhaust heat to warm the engine coolant, when the car’s warming up. Basically to accelerate that warm up.

    Who gave you the quote, a dealership? Do you have anything on paper or email/text from them? That you could post?
     
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