Hybrid battery is dying, unsure which way to go

I’d personally spend the money on the highlighted issues. Get all the bearings replaced and battery refurbed. Sort out the leaks too. Your car is a known entity to you as you have driven 60k in it.

 

start by reading the codes with tech stream. might not be the battery

 

Get a guarantee.

 

that doesn't look like tech stream? the codes and sub codes are the only thing that matters

 

there is a tremendous amount to know about battery refurbishment, and there are many threads here concerning it, the good, and the bad.
1) do you want to diy? if so, you will need strength, time and patience, and a lot of education.

2) if you want to have someone else do it, be very careful. there are a lot of shysters in the business, so you have to do your due diligence to find someone reputable.

one thing about refurbishing is that only the bad cells get replaced, but on an old car, they are all marginal. so you can never be sure how long it will last. as paul mentions above, you need a guarantee from a strong company that has been in business awhile, and has a physical shoppe, even though they may have mobile replacement. otherwise, you're at their mercy if it goes bad.

a new battery starts at $1,600. plus labor.

 

here's a helpful article:

toyota-prius-p3000-check-replacing-your-hv-battery

his problem was just corrosion

 

Most mechanics are afraid of hybrid cars and electric cars so soon as a problem comes up with battery pack they won't trouble shoot or diagnose specifically what's wrong they just think they can avoid learning more by charging you a fortune to replace everything without doing more diagnosis. Fairly often a corrosion in the voltage sensors ( a $50 replacement part) can make an otherwise healthy battery pack look bad. Or even a corroded wire to the cooling fan that takes 5 minutes to fix will get these dunces saying you gotta replace everything.

Fortunately this website will help you out... First step is getting us some screenshots of your battery data using one of these inexpensive devices and a phone app like Dr. Prius app: https://www.ebay.com/itm/265484403768

 

Consider this b4 u buy an OBD interface:
Hybrid battery diagnostic and repair tool for Toyota and Lexus

 

If you just take the cover off of your hybrid battery which is right behind the seat it just snaps off you will see traces if water has been dripping on that outer cover He can't miss it usually water drips in and messes up the fan plug and connection or the big white plug that's hanging right under the gasket of the trunk and the right side of the car rear just realize your battery's about 20 years old if it's never been fooled with and it is passed it's life cycle you can play around with charging discharging sticking new cells at 35 bucks a pop in pulling pushing putting it back in and all of that if your time is worth that or you can go to somebody like the hybrid doctor who has the hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment and get a rack of sales ready to go balance to three Delta for $599 I know the route I'll choose to go but I enjoy doing other things but charging and disconnecting chargers and connecting hobby lights and all this and that back and forth I don't have the time for that but if you do and your time is not worth much then by all means and it's fun for you definitely I bought the dealer thing for 1400 mine was dead 20 years old coding the whole nine knew it was the battery you could see it on the display just looking at the different colors and how fast it went through them so once you change your battery whether you go with a 599 rack of sales balanced or a $1,400 battery from the Toyota dealer you will know right away what's happening everything will be running good might get more than 5 years out of that 599 balance setup who knows who cares The $1,400 one you pretty much know you might make 20 years out of like most of them did The few that got changed over the years early were probably misdiagnosis.

 

Just checked amazon Canada for Panlong $11.99cdn $8.50usd , 45% discount for Prime?

 

Refurbed batteries generally last a few years and should be $5.99 to $799 The $1,400 to $2,000 will be a new battery a new rack of cells and your old ECU. That will probably last closer to the original packs 20 years or 15 or 17 whatever generally these types of batteries shouldn't go bad in two or three years they're usually misdiagnosed and replaced because somebody sold that job

 

Get a NEW battery (OEM or aftermarket). Once installed the vehicle will perform like a new car again. Everyone is amazed at the transformation. Then, the other repairs will make even more sense/cents. The car will also increase in value should you decide to sell. Put a new inverter pump in as well if you haven't done so in the recent past.

 

have you cleaned the fan and intake grille?

 

This is what I'm showing for a new oem, probably what I would do in your situation.