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People tell me that you learn from your mistakes, I would rather learn from the mistakes of others. More mistakes to learn from and a lot less...
There are companies that rebuild combination displays. see: 06 07 08 09 Toyota Prius Speedometer Instrument Cluster Display Exchange | eBay JeffD
Make certain that you are not low on coolant. The coolant acts as a lubricant for the valve and a p1121 can be triggered by low coolant. Did you...
The short term drop to just below 8v/module is normal. It is the dissipation of the "surface charge". JeffD John, You beat me to the comment...
Brad, My purpose in rebalancing modules is not to increase capacity, it is to put off the day when a cell will get reversed when the HV battery...
They don't. This is an effort to avoid having early bad modules. You can detect weakening module pairs via the Prius BMS and Prius aware OBD2...
Yes as well as by using your MFD in diagnostic mode. JeffD
The rapid discharge to ~7.9 is the dissipation of the "Surface Charge" and is normal. Buyer beware You are seeing the voltage drop in the charging...
Kiwi is a skeptic on balancing modules. He argues that you can't extend the life of the HV batteries by these methods. I and several others...
Just fully lower and raise the window twice. JeffD
Thanks John, I wasn't sure. Jeff
A weak 12v battery causes the motor (maybe a solenoid coil) that pulls out the parking pawl to not exert enough force to do its job. JeffD
Parallel charging is not a good idea as you don't get any information on the health of individual modules. If one module has a bad cell, it will...
A Supermate DC6 charger (or any of the equivalent available units) can be set to safely charge Lithium modules, PbA batteries as well as NiMh and...
Contact Steve at http://www.autobeyourscom before letting the insurance company have it if they declare it totaled to see what he suggests. He...
Try the test again after the battery is charged (either with a low current charger or after a long drive (it takes several hours to charge the...
Yes, you should use the Toyota WS ATF and most find that full syn oil does a better job of cleaning an lubricating youe engine than "dino" oil. JeffD
It was my lab tests that convinced our Prius ATF testing group (most of the others were testin Gen1 Prii) that doing the first refresh at 30k mile...
Sage, My dealer in CT installed a ReInVolt (the Dorman predecessor) refurb for me. He gave me a $100 labor discount when I told him that the...
Mendel, Discharging of the 12v when idling is true for most cars, but not our Prii. Our little 12v battery is charged (albeit slowly) by a DC-DC...
