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sorry let me clarify- I used the jumpstarter to jumpstart the car, i didn't leave it attached to the battery to charge it after the car started....
Update: drove the prius to work. Once i larked the 12v measured 12.4v with the car off- would this indicates the car is charging the battery?...
You are correct it was low, thought this time at 12.02 instead of 11.5v. Pardon my ignorance-wouldnt this indicate a bad 12v that cant hold w...
and a follow up question- lets assume the dc/dc converter is bad. how long if at all can i drive the car with that issue? Would it necessitate...
hm thats not good news. would the <13.8 reading also occur if the 12v battery was a "dud"?
i may have misspoke- i drove into my parking spot, put it in park/set the e-brake, didn't turn it off and walked to the trunk and measured the...
well i took the supercapacitor jump starter and hooked it up to the 12v. it was able to charge it up to the point where I could start the prius....
I ordered a supercapacitor jump starter to charge up the battery. itll arrive this evening. at that point ill fully charge it and see the results
I used a multimeter with the prongs touching the battery posts
I did check voltage at the battery posts, the car is driven daily, and no add-on electronics. so flashback to a few months ago: I had a mobile...
Question for you all- Car wouldn't start this morning, and the 12V measured 11.5V. This battery is only a few months old, though over the past 4...
Thanks for the info! a follow up: does the coil pack boot require dielectric grease? that was another step i didn't take and only read later that...
to be honest i cant remember. they were denso brand. autozone's program indicated they were the oem plug, which may or may not have been accurate.
i changed the spark plugs with oem denso plugs, but i didn't occur to me that they might need to get gapped first. does anyone know if the oem...
Thanks for the input all! You may be right about the original 12v not being bad in the first place. i wish i had tested the voltage before...
heres the sequence of events, give me your thoughts: 1. a couple months ago: it got cold here in texas. this is the first cold since owning my...
thanks matt!
driving normally when solid check engine light came on. drove immediately to autozone for code pull- p1121. did a brief lookup online but it...
based on the service records it had bulk oil for 75% of its life and the last 25% has been synthetic, so i guess ill stick with synthetic high...