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ABS Actuator

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Amy P, Aug 26, 2024.

  1. Amy P

    Amy P New Member

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    Would anybody in Indiana be able to replace an ABS actuator on a 2007 Toyota Prius? Code C1256, Code C1391
     
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    You got all the lights on the dash The accumulators running all the time or the pump is running trying to pump up the accumulator all the time so on You're in Indiana I'm in North Carolina so I probably can't really help but any idiot generally speaking that works on cars should be able to make this happen in about four and a half hours never doing this before It can watch a video and see basically what needs to be done My daughter could probably do it but you wouldn't want to get her hands dirty she likes working on PCs so there's always these things If you watch the video a couple times on how this is done a whole lot to it You only going to need a few wrenches and a few sockets and long needle nose 45° angle pliers that you can buy at Walmart maybe a pickup magnet would be good to have and make sure you have a pair of channel lock type pliers and that's about it watch the video you'll need to take the plug out of the HV battery because you're going to have the top off of the silver inverter and on and on and on The person that's doing this will probably need to have some sort of scan tool that can perform the brake bleed function for this model they should make sure this before they start
     
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    Where in Indiana? If you're anywhere near Scottsburg, maybe check with Autobeyours.
     
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    Use the original part from Toyota and not a used one. It is expensive, but should last longer. Check online for prices. I did this recently on my 2009. No code, but was making sound almost all the time.
     
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    Usually you want to wait for the codes and the dash to light up but if you got it like that all of that then by all means it's old just replace it. I've used salvage parts in three of these things One I had to replace twice back to back to get it right but other than that pretty uneventful I want you to do this once or twice it's very quick so not bad like 2.2 hours or so if you can keep yourself from cleaning other things and doing other stuff while you're got things apart but yes it's about a $1,400 part and for a lot of people that is prohibitive.