60K cleaning now recommended for all battery blower fans....

wow. i wonder if the poll owners about pets and etc.?

why are you installing a filter?

 

no, it's just surprising that they found enough dirty fans to recommend it.

 

agreed, no harm in extra maintenance, especially for peace of mind.

 

Now I know what I am doing tomorrow!

At least we still have decent weather here. Thank you, with the videos and all, looks as if it is something I can handle. I checked our local Napa and they have the trim tools in stock. I think I may try to cheap out and use a screwdriver, though.

My issue is that most of my miles in my car are on dirt (or at least a lot of them are) and I did at times have pets in the car. Not real anxious to face that fan in the morning!

One question, how heavy is that backseat? A couple of years ago, it was not a question I would ask, but I am now in a more of an office profession and am not throwing around 70-pound packs all day. I still run, but not sure about my upper body strength if I have to struggle to get 120 pounds of unyielding Prius seat out of the way in a small space.

And, forgive me, but is it necessary to take out the backseat at all? For some reason, I do not see why it needs to come out?

Thanks, again,
kris

 

If it's anything like my Gen 1 (or any other backseat I've ever dealt with), not at all. It's a giant foam block wrapped in upholstery. Takes a bit of a tug to spring the clips out, then you can just lob it at somebody to see if they panic and duck.

-Chap

 

I think toyota should have the HV fan cleaning in the scheduled maintenance manual at least at 100k. thank you for sharing

 

Yup, and make it more accessible if possible. An instruction would be nice..., but we're a cunning, resourceful lot.

 

I did it. It is easy. Thank you's to all of you who pitched in on here!

I probably would have done better if I had purchased the trim tool kit, but I did not break any plastic clip things. Nor did I drop any plastic pieces behind the 12v battery -- that battery and I have an agreement after I put it in last year....

Took me about an hour and 40 minutes, but I kept having guys coming up to me and asking if I needed any help. I guess I could have played Tomasina Sawyer and conned one of them into doing it for me, but that could have led to other complications. Not everyone is a gentleman such as our very own PriusChat Bob Wilson.

Fan was actually not very dirty. So, I took Q-tips in alcohol and gently cleaned the vanes and ran a vacuum over the vanes -- now that whole vac thing was a project in itself....try doing that at an apartment complex.

So, in the past couple of weeks, adjusted parking brake, cleaned fan....a few other things that I forgot about, but I think I am almost ready for winter.

I did wimp out on the Transaxle fluid change. Toyota sent me a coupon for 10 percent off any service a few days ago, so I promptly called and made an appointment for the fluid change. They said about $80....

 

great price.

 

Oh, I do not know: Tideland Prius got transaxle fluid change for a mere $79.99.

 

ya, but that's unusual, i think. seems most pay 100+, but i could be wrong.

 

Did they use the right fluid because that sounds exactly like the total price of fluids you need from Toyota to do the job.

 

I'm sure they did: this is Tideland, at a Toyota dealership.

Checked: I picked up Toyota ATF-WS for $9.32 (CAN) per liter, 4 bottles are needed, with a comfortable margin. But yeah, $80 is a good deal, in particular because it's not their usual sort of service. Sadly.

 

With 2 dogs, I installed a disposable cut to fit ac filter in the air intake. I took apart the blower fan and cleaned it. Very little debris found.

DBCassidy

 

you had him on the ropes, you should have gone in for the kill while you had the chance!