I bought a 2008 Prius at an auction yesterday

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    I bought a 2008 Prius yesterday at an auction and it had the C1310 P0ACB codes the guy fixed the car and put a prolong charger on the car and rebuilt the battery and did a lot other things to it do you think he broke a sensor if so how can I fix this problem?
     
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    :cool:Good luck!:cool:
     
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    Certainly is a possibility.

    Buy a set of sensors. Used on eBay perhaps. Or check with the dealership.

    Also what diagnostic equipment are you using?

    You definitely want/need equipment so you can see data, as well as read and clear codes, or make new keys.
     
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    I got it from tech stream
     
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    I hope the car works good the car is for my daughter who lives in Colton points md she turns 23 on Friday and she got her driving license last week. I’m getting her a Prius that I bought from an auction
     
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    2008 was a great year(y)
     
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    it was but here’s a question why did Toyota say there diesel in the gas tank? I didn’t get that code. So why? I went to Toyota to get gas tank check because it was making weird noise this morning I just bought the car from an auction and never got gas in there.
     
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    why did Toyota say there diesel in the gas tank?
    I went to Toyota to get gas tank check because it was making weird noise this morning

    I'm confused more than you are.
    Isn't this a question the Toyota dealership should be answering?
     
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    There isn’t a diesel code in tech stream
     
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    There’s a auction code though
     
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    Bisco sold me the car
     
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    They empty the gas and put in half a tank of gas in this morning but still they said because of the original owner fault but idk
     
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    So you bought the car at auction and drove it home or had it towed? And you were able to drive it to the dealer, where they told you it had diesel in the fuel tank? Did it drive normally?

    I don't know why I torture myself sometimes............
     
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    Did they get a salvage code?
     
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    I thought that you would know since you sold the car :ROFLMAO:

     
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    Bisco code is a trail of crumbs...
     
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    It's also easy to accidentally dislodge a temp sensor when moving/lifting/installing the battery pack.

    May be as simple as just clipping it back up in place.

    I've also seen where a wire gets picked between modules or other obstructions.

    Sounds like you need to go back, open things up, and assess what is going on.
     
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    I met up with him this even he’s about 33 and 34 next Tuesday he’s put the clip back in at the Toyota dealership after I emailed him this morning about the car he said he rested that code and never came back for a least a week before selling it he said the diesel he has no idea got in there unless the pump had the gas in it anyhows the car works great Except it needs a transaxle fluid change which I don’t if I can do because I don’t know where’s is it Located it in the hood itself or under the prius itself?
     
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    Still talking about bisco?

    Instructions on how to change transaxle fluid can easily be found on this forum.
     
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    He didn’t sell me the car I wanted to make a joke about it the guy who sold me the car lives in Winchester va and the auction was somewhere in dc he nice of a guy to drive 2 hours to dc fix my problem
     
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