Hybrid battery cooling fan filter, where to buy & how often to change?

if it is foam, just wash it. no, they will not vacuum it out.

unless you carry shedding pets, it's no big deal. more important to keep the grille clear

 

of course, the dealer has them. sometimes cheaper online or you can look for aftermarket using the part number.
there are a nuber of low price dealers online. check camelback and olathe toyota just to mention a couple.

 

camelback toyota.
more than likely. it may not even be on the filter. you can also ask a dealer parts counter, while asking the price.

 

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Dealership should have it. If you typically don’t have passengers and keep the back not that dirty, the filter wouldn’t be bad. If you have pets and passengers, check every 6 months-year. Pets that shed are biggest culprits for those clogs. I checked at year 2 and it was still extremely clean.

 

$300 to change a filter seems preposterous (my word of the day). Maybe it was for full clean out of the ductwork and fan itself too?

Not sure how effective the filter is, but a full cleaning, of everything, is warranted at least once, if only to see where you’re at. It might be just a little dusty, or virtually a hair ball, depending on situation. Shedding dogs for example. With a few tools it’s readily DIY’able.

 

I changed it late last year after owning the car for over three years, at the time, and it was barely dirty. Then again, I'm the only person in the car 99.9% of the time.

 

Does anyone know the part number for the 2012 Prius Plug-in hybrid battery cooling intake vent filter in Canada? Is it the same as the non-Plug-ins?

In the US, the part number is G92DH-47010 for the regular Prius. Amazon.ca no longer carries it but I see it on eBay.ca, albeit with high shipping charges to Canada. Maybe I'll just get it from the dealer for simplicity's sake, as it likely will be relatively inexpensive.

 

there are two inlets, one below the rear seat drivers side. i've never pulled the grilles off to see if there are filters on both or either.

idk if this fits the seatback grille, how it compares in price, and what it costs to ship to canada

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Just cleaned my 2018 and filter looked almost as good as new, barely anything in the filter.

 

2019 with 40k miles, about as clean as new

 

It is basically a paper filter (at least on the 2022) and extremely simple to remove and clean (as long as you are reasonable careful, since it can be torn). I have been checking mine once a month or so to establish how long it takes to get dirty and with a White German Shepherd Dog that is currently blowing her coat, I just this month cleaned it (after taking delivery on Feb. 11). The Car Care Nut has a video on doing it and the duct work layout of the cooling system (which may prove informative), and he advises to check it every month or so until you establish how often you need to clean it based on your circumstances. To me, it takes 5 minutes or so, and is so simple it should be like checking your oil level. The more often you do it the less likely you will have problems.

 

I've run into this issue twice now in 230,000 mi, really beats the MPG down, like into the 40s from normal mid- to upper 50s.
First time got an error msg on dash, stopped into dealer (literally on my way home), they checked the codes - for $179 - and cleaned the duct work for a total of about $225 (code test incl.). The 2nd time it occurred, the service person informed me it was a maintenance issue & should be check every 5k & cleaned every 20k mi.
I drive Uber so LOTS of people and some pets in the back every day. I hit 5k every two months. Still don't know how to access the filter but if it's a PM thing, it shouldn't be too hard to access. As I'm finally changing brake pads & also rotating tires tomorrow, I'm going looking. In fact, I came on today just to ask about this issue.

 

There are quite a few YouTube videos on doing it and your owners manual explains how to do it also. Look inside the rear passenger door in front of the seat near the floor. You will see the grill for it. DO NOT BLOW AIR INTO IT.