Attempting to get our original 01 Prius back on the road

Yes minivci will help pinpoint the problem.

Double check proper toque of all buss bar connectionswith an inch-pound torque wrench in hv battery module posts as well as contactors. Look at connecter and open the HV battery computer and check for corrosion as well. Replace if necessary.
Double check 12v battery voltage when sitting and under load. Maybe there is a high voltage leak somewhere of the battery modules we're leaking or the wire harness grounded out.

 

I don't know if any of the software will work on a MacBook. But it will work on an XP or a later version of Windows in an XP emulator. You should be able to find the software on the net and download it. It's pretty much all pirate ware from china so be sure to run it through a malware or antivirus filter. If I find mine, I'll give it to you. I've got it installed on a static (not internet connected) XP laptop. So having a disk copy is not important to me.

 

Google it. Search term "techstream"

 

Second what Brian says. Get the Techstream and you'll see what's going on much better. I've got a Delphi and thought that would be okay but the Techstream is better. Same with Renault that I work on, the CLiP is much better because it's specific like the Techstream and Toyota.

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As a recent convert to the Way of Techstream, here is what I did.

Go here ScanGuage AE Pig-tail, code flasher, and TechStream | Page 2 | PriusChat and look for the droop box link. It has several versions of Techstream. I am personally using the 10.00.028 version from that link. Do what the post says, in the order it says it (install Techstream, don't start Techstream, install Mini-VCI drivers, check the IT3System.ini file, then plug in the mini-VCI and start Techstream).

If your Mini-VCI came with a CD, the CD may have a copy of Techstream on it. Mine did, but I didn't use it. There was a note on that CD that after installing Techstream, I needed to replace one of the Techstream .exe files with one provided on the CD. The Techstream from droop box worked out of the box without replacing any .exes.

I am using Techstream on 32-bit Windows XP on a PC. (Nearly all of the machines you will still find that run XP will be 32-bit; 64-bit XP showed up relatively late in the XP lifecycle and not that many machines had it.) 32-bit Vista or 7 probably also works, but I have not personally tried it. I am told you have to do a dance with the mini-VCI driver to get it to work on 64-bit Windows, which I also haven't personally tried.

You do need Java on the Windows box. Probably most Windows boxes will already have it; I had to reinstall it on mine, because I took it off a couple of years ago when I didn't have anything that needed it. Techstream wants at least Java 6 - in theory, Java 7 or 8 will also work, but I couldn't get 8 to install on XP. I ended up using Java 6u33. You can get old versions of Java directly from Sun Oracle (you have to sign up for a free account) at Java Archive Downloads - Java SE 6 .

It probably won't work at all on a Mac, unless you have Windows in a VM. It's simpler to use a PC first, so you know Techstream and your mini-VCI works, and then try to move it to a Windows VM.

I hope this helps!

 

And have a dedicated old XP laptop for diagnostics. No antivirus and no firewalls therefore no network connections either. Everything is guaranteed to run.

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That's what I did. My ancient Dell was only $35 and is like new. Installation was a piece of cake on an XP machine, it's a static machine (no internet) that never needs updates. Always on its charger, always ready to roll.