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Should I have Toyota check my battery under warranty?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by docproteus, Aug 5, 2018.

  1. docproteus

    docproteus Junior Member

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    Just bought a 2007 with 147,000 miles on it. After about 2000 miles I'm averaging 43mpg when my previous 2007 (I sold it to a friend) was averaging about 47/48. I know a lot can have to do with tires and beyond but i'm wondering if I should have Toyota check the batt under warranty. I'm guessing there is a healthy charge so my questions are as follows.

    1. Is there any concrete way I can figure out the health of my battery myself?
    2. Is there a concrete way that they actually check and can figure it out or are they essentially looking at anecdotal evidence?

    150K is around the corner and I'm in a CARB state so it's now or never. Thoughts?
     
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    Do you have a quote for a check? I don’t see a dealer doing one for free. If you don’t have a check engine light on, or are failing emissions, my dealer would tell me that the car is performing within expectation. Or something along those lines.


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  3. docproteus

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    Kind of what I was thinking. Like I said, wasn't sure if there was some divining rod they held out ofver the car that turned when the batt was no good
     
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    Google the OBD2 reader that will tell you individual pack voltages. IMHO, that will put you farther ahead probably both $$ wise as well as info wise. Plus, you can use the reader down the road.

    Monitoring your pack voltages over time will probably be the best thing you can do.


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  5. docproteus

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    Interesting. So that will show me what each cell is reading? Is it fairly straightforward and do I need a pc to connect it to or is it complete? Finally, it looks like there are a lot of different ones with vast price diffs. Any thoughts?
     
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    it's 10/150, whichever comes first...
     
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    ericbecky Hybrid Battery Hero

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    Yeah. I was a bit confuse.
    10 years from 2007 is 2017.

    Isn't your warranty expired already?
    Unless you managed to buy a new 2007 in mid 2008?
     
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    I believe this is what a bunch of PriusChat people like:
    Gen2 Prius: Custom PIDs for Torque (Android App) with formulas | PriusChat

    The Prius throws codes sometimes that don’t match what other cars throw. (Happened to me once.)


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    Doc per above you are probably out of CARB warranty due to over 10 years since first purchase. Not to mention we are assuming it was orig purchased in a CARB state.
     
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    maybe the extended warranty purchase, 15 years?
     
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