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The Prius charging system is not very good at charging a discharged 12v battery, so charge it for a while, but limit the charging current to about...
Contact Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle PHEV and see if Steve has one on his shelves. JeffD
A good salvaged MFD can be purchased for about $400 and can be installed by anyone in about 45 minutes. MFD problems are not a reason to give up...
Yes, and a small number of other scanners can access that info as well. You can make measurements (Voltage, series resistance) without doing a...
The OP should also consider the luxury version of the Prius, the Lexus 200h. Smoother ride, better sound proofing, but 10-15% less MPG...
The CD player in 04 and 05 Prii is a poor design. I replaced my OE one with a salvage one only to find that that one developed similar problems....
Matching modules is not a theory. It extends the period between HV battery repairs by delaying module SOC differences from being noticed by the...
You just found that a module has a high series resistance and you will need to replace it as well. That's why you should at least check the full...
I have owned my 2004 Prius for over 8 years and interacted with many Prius Chatters over those years. We often complain about the behavior of many...
You could try bleeding the brakes to get the bubbles out. That cured the "Bark" in my 2004 and it hasn't come back. JeffD
I get about 50k miles out of my Nokian WRs and WRg2s. In general they could go a bit further, but as the second winter approaches I would rather...
If you read the information at Remanufactured Hybrid Vehicle Battery Packs (ReInVolt), you will see that they are promising to supply LiOn-based...
I have always run my Prius tires at 42 front/40 rear because the OE tires (GY Integrity) had very soft sidewalls and had excessive edge wear. The...
Sorry, I misread the title of this thread. Deleted my out of context input. JeffD
Do you take a lot of short trips? That can result in a low SOC of the 12v and that will quickly kill any lead acid battery (sulfate crystals on...
We have always used Scotchguard on our car interiors and when there is a disaster (sick child!) the cleanup with carpet shampoo was effective....
The direct replacement Optima Yellow-Top is model DS46B24R which is the one that I installed in my 2004 Prius. JeffD
So something else is drawing a lot of 12v current when you are moving or your inverter is intermittent. You need to get your Prius to a good...
