Dash not coming on?

Texas Prius Battery Replacement (texashybridbatteries.com)

The owner is a member here and has helped MANY correct this problem.

 

you could look for an electronics repair service, computers, etc.
toyota gets around a grand for labor, but i don't think they will repair it, just put in a new one.
if you buy a rebuilt, most places still want close to a grand due to the compexity of removal and replacement.

 

The real issue/expense with the cap repair is taking out the dashboard, guessing you'd spend a couple hundred on that alone.

The cap replacement seems pretty straight forward, use a low temperature iron, and do a couple test runs first. One trick I saw was crushing the old cap with pliers while it's still on the board, that greatly speeds removal of the wires left over and replacement with the new cap much easier.

also, it looks like ebay has some sellers doing the repair,you send in your board, and they replace it about 40$, but again, you still have the dash to remove and then reinstall

 

Yes, it is just time consuming and removing the dash vents without breaking them is tricky. I do this service for people in Southern California for $150 total if I remove the dash and $50 if they bring me the combination meter but it looks like you are on the east coast. Yes, disconnect the negative terminal of the 12v battery before you start as you will be disconnecting the passenger side airbag when you remove the dash. You can just grab the old capacitor with pliers and twist and it will break off at the solder points. Just make sure the negative side of the new capacitor is facing toward you (away from the cluster display)

 

Just lots of small steps to the process. Take pics of everything, esp all electrical connectors. Nothing is more of a pain than to get it all back together then realize you overlooked a plug then have to pull things apart again.

I would also recommend subbing the board repair out. Not that difficult, but you don't want to be practicing on a part you can't easily do without if mistakes are made.

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I only played that game with my washing machine for about a week before I bit the bullet and changed that capacitor. Way too annoying to play games with it.

Of course the game I really hated was the one where it lost its place midway through the cycle and left me a load of soggy sudsy clothes.

 

Where are you in Virginia?

 

You are about 3 hours away from me. I could only help with repairing the сombination meter at this time.
The dash vent with the parking button must be warmed up before removing. If prius is from the hot sunny south they break like potato chips.

 

The cheapest Harbor Freight heat gun does it all. In order to do this you'll need a warm garage or warmer days.

 

I had a similar issue on mine and I usually just disconnect the battery for 1 minute then reconnect it and dash works all over again. I heard its a sign of a failing combo meter