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Turtle uphill and Hybrid system overheat... please help

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Shahzad Nayyar, Sep 19, 2019.

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  1. Greenteapri

    Greenteapri Active Member

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    It's dusty, for sure. How's she running now?
     
    #41 Greenteapri, Sep 26, 2019
  2. Shahzad Nayyar

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    Well like i said. It runs smooth. Did the same earlier. The test will be on mountains where the car needs every bit of power. Will check and let u people know
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    #42 Shahzad Nayyar, Sep 27, 2019
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    Shahzad Nayyar Junior Member

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    I think the previous japanese owner did... there were quite a number of hair removed from the fan
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    #43 Shahzad Nayyar, Sep 27, 2019
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    Has anybody here ever used engine oil to grease up the motor/ bushes? My mech wanted to do that but i did not agree as it is very close to the HV battery. Your comments please

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    #44 Shahzad Nayyar, Sep 27, 2019
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    The battery should not really get so warm when going uphill.
    More when breaking / accelerating like on a road with many roundabouts

    But you should always keep the fan clean.
    And lubed. I don't see how oil could interfere with the battery
     
    #45 4est, Sep 27, 2019
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    Motor oil has metal additives in it that are conductive. IMHO it would short the brushes and cause a fire. If lubing the fan, I'd first clean out the old lube and replace it with new Toyota dielectric lube.

    If he wants to do more, instead I'd have him install a filter on the battery air intake. There's a Toyota part number floating around here somewhere on PC.
     
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    Hi Shahzad,

    I am experiencing the same issue with my 2014 Prius. can you please help share what you did exactly to fix it?
    My cell number is as follows:-
    please share yours so we can chat it out on the phone. Thanks,
    +92-340-4508340
    +92-321-3313393
     
    #47 Ali Rashed, Sep 9, 2021
  8. Shahzad Nayyar

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    Aoa and hello!!!


    Turned out there was air in the cooling system. I removed the temperature sensor and pressed the different pipes on different occasions. At one time i removed the sensor and turned on the engine. Be ready for coolant spill

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    #48 Shahzad Nayyar, Sep 18, 2021
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