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It is usually the AC condenser that get hurt by a stone since it is in front of the radiator (mine was). The mesh may protect that as well. JeffD
MG2 (~50Kw) can handle twice the power than can be supplied by the HV battery (~25Kw, a bit more in the Gen3). JeffD
I copied it from their web site today. JeffD
In my youth I had several episodes of "Gas line freeze" which were aggravating and Heet or other deicers were the cure/preventative. Most of the...
No, the thing that I buy comes from the engineering department. I just make up my own mind from the technical information since the Marketing...
yes, but I seldom believe anything that comes from a marketing department. JeffD
This is usually indicates a lack of coolant circulation in the Inverter coolant loop. Either the Inverter coolant pump has failed or there is air...
You could also go to Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle PHEV and Steve will treat you fairly for any Prius maintenance you may need. He is in...
The same statement, but not as critical, can be made about mixing Gen2 and Gen3 modules due to the lower internal resistance of the Gen3 modules....
ReInVolt is promising a drop-in LiOn replacement HV battery for Gen2 Prii later this year. We plan to offer a powerful Lithium replacement...
Our Prii use about 300 watt-hours of gasoline energy per mile. You can use this to estimate MPG savings from lowering electrical energy use, but...
Make certain to keep any spare lead acid battery at a full charge (using a BatteryMinder is a good idea) or the lead plates will sulfate and the...
Yes, this is a learning process. The charging current should be set to a reasonably low current to avoid overheating the module. Since the...
When my 2004 HV battery failed at 195k miles, I replaced it with a ReInVolt and was allowed to keep my old battery. I then disassembled the failed...
On my 2004 Prius The controls from the Prius MFD were lost as were the audio controls via the steering wheel (although these can be enabled by...
I only know of one Prius owner that reported a loss of steering control, but in that case symptoms were noticed and ignored too long. We all need...
The 12v battery should hold it's charge for a couple of weeks given the low drain due to electronics that don't fully shut down. If it appears to...
I was talking about the material covering the steering wheel itself in my case. Check that the steering wheel tilt adjustment is locked down....
Try to sense if the noise is from the steering wheel itself as my 2004 has some looseness between the outer material and the steel core which...
Setting up the DC6 is a learning opportunity. The defaults for the dynamic charging/discharging cutoffs are OK, Use 7500 mA-H (some of that goes...
