Toyota Prius Hybrid.

[Olorin67]

There are several places that refurbish prius battery packs, look up the Toyota dealer in Madison, WI, they sell more hybrids than any dealer in the country, They could steer you to someone who does it. My uncle bought one of the very first, a 1999 model, he still drives it.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Olorin67

There are several places that refurbish prius battery packs, look up the Toyota dealer in Madison, WI, they sell more hybrids than any dealer in the country, They could steer you to someone who does it. My uncle bought one of the very first, a 1999 model, he still drives it.

I'm not going to give up that easy. The prius is still the best engineered, hybrid car out there. It has been my daily driver since I bought it. It has been driven, no less than 35 miles a day. Many days, over 100 miles a day.
I can still drive it, but as long as the fault indicator is lit, the cruse control doesn't work and the regenerative breaking, is less effective.
I'm still doing the research, regarding the repair or replacement of the battery pack.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

I'm not going to give up that easy. The prius is still the best engineered, hybrid car out there. It has been my daily driver since I bought it. It has been driven, no less than 35 miles a day. Many days, over 100 miles a day.
I can still drive it, but as long as the fault indicator is lit, the cruse control doesn't work and the regenerative breaking, is less effective.
I'm still doing the research, regarding the repair or replacement of the battery pack.

I just ordered two used cells on E***. They're from a 2007 pack and check out at 7.8 volts, no load.
This should prove to be one of the more interesting undertakings, removing and disassembling this pack.

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

I just ordered two used cells on E***. They're from a 2007 pack and check out at 7.8 volts, no load.
This should prove to be one of the more interesting undertakings, removing and disassembling this pack.

If we don't hear from you in a couple days we'll call 911 for you.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Eric H

If we don't hear from you in a couple days we'll call 911 for you.

Operation was a success, the patient lives!
They recommended just removing the one bad cell, but the way they're sandwitched together, it still required removing the cells, preceeding the bad cell. There's all seriesing links on both sides of the cells. The on line proceedures recommended just cutting the plastic between the cells. I just disassembled the entire bank, as one of the cells that had a slightly lower reading and it was the last cell.
There's 28, 7.2v nickel metal hydride cells in the bank, one read 6.4 volts and the other 7.2, where the others read 7.8. Those are all no-load readings.
Will I do it again! Absolutely!

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

Operation was a success, the patient lives!
They recommended just removing the one bad cell, but the way they're sandwitched together, it still required removing the cells, preceeding the bad cell. There's all seriesing links on both sides of the cells. The on line proceedures recommended just cutting the plastic between the cells. I just disassembled the entire bank, as one of the cells that had a slightly lower reading and it was the last cell.
There's 28, 7.2v nickel metal hydride cells in the bank, one read 6.4 volts and the other 7.2, where the others read 7.8. Those are all no-load readings.
Will I do it again! Absolutely!

I should have never made that statement. I had it apart twice this year. One cell-pack failed in April and replaced, another failed last week, just before I was going to the swap in Illinois.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

I should have never made that statement. I had it apart twice this year. One cell-pack failed in April and replaced, another failed last week, just before I was going to the swap in Illinois.

I finished the battery pack and installed it. Back to working properly and 51.9 MPG. I still have to replace all the trim panels in the cargo area.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Olorin67

There are several places that refurbish prius battery packs, look up the Toyota dealer in Madison, WI, they sell more hybrids than any dealer in the country, They could steer you to someone who does it. My uncle bought one of the very first, a 1999 model, he still drives it.

I looked at many of the Toyota entries on U-tube.
The procedure looks like something, I should be able to handle. I think the high cost involved is the job is very labor intensive.
At this point, I have very little to lose. In the area I live in, its impossible to renew the registration of a vehicle that doesn't pass the emissions test. Even though, the fault has nothing to do with emissions, as long as the check engine light is on, they will not even bother to test it.
A real vicious circle.