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2001 Prius high temp light on

Discussion in 'Generation 1 Prius Discussion' started by fireman321fd16, Apr 24, 2016.

  1. fireman321fd16

    fireman321fd16 New Member

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    My daughter has a 2001 Prius with about 165,000 miles on it. She was driving it and the red high temp light came on and stayed on. She also said that a few minutes later she lost power. She stopped and turned it off. Waited a few minutes, and started it again. The light went off and she drove it home about 5 miles. The light came on when she got home. No engine codes. I changed the thermostat. I filled it back up with fresh antifreeze and water and took out to test drive. No leaks. 2 miles down the road the light came back on. I stopped and checked it. upper radiator hose, hot and lower hose cold. Radiator not warm. Blowing out hot air with the heater. I think the water pump belt is on, as i am at work right now but will check as soon as I get home. I took the old thermostat and put it in a pan of boiling water and it opened, so apparently it was the thermostat. Anyone have any ideas what it could be. Any help would be app
     
  2. miso03

    miso03 Junior Member

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    Have you bled the system properly? There are numerous tutorials on how to do it. Also have you checked the codes with Techstream?
     
  3. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    How is the inverter pump?

    Check the resevoir and make sure it show turbulence.

    Bob Wilson
     
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  4. usnavystgc

    usnavystgc Die Hard DIYer and Ebike enthusiast.

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    I agree with Bob, those are classic symptoms of a failed inverter coolant pump.
     
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    +2 invertor

    Do the repair sooner than later or it will cause more expensive damage, i.e. new invertor :eek: