I recently completed the replacement of the ABS actuator in my 2008 Prius using this video as a guide. It was a tough project for me, since my car repair experience is pretty minimal, but I was able to do it successfully, and relatively quickly, thanks to you. I really appreciate all the work you did to create this guide. You saved me a ton of money.
@@SkullEnvy I’m pretty sure everything was 10mm (and maybe one or two 12mm ones) but I’m pretty sure he says in the video. Definitely need an extension for your ratchet to reach some of them.
I was quoted $1760 for the part and $480 labor plus $15 brake fluid. 2009 Prius. Found the part on eBay for $200. I see I just can’t take the car to anybody and this video is outstandingly informative. Well done. Thank you.
Hi, your $200 part was used i take it? hows it running now? my car has 200,000 miles and im trying to decide if i should go used, reman/refurb, or new. thx!
@ Mr. Electric, This is by far one of the best DIY car repair videos I has watched. You did a great job and I plan to do this repair on my 2006 Prius. Thx again
You are so amazing. The way you assume people know absolutely nothing (because a huge amount of us including me do not) is so refreshing and incredible. And the cameraman zooming in on things just so everything is CRYSTAL CLEARRR. We are grateful for you guys!
Augustus Barone Augustus Barone 1 week ago Great Video, Mr Electric. Also Thanks for explaining the physical process to carry out the job. It adds value to the actual work performed .
Hi Mr Electric. I would like to say a big thank for your video. I did it yesterday with a use part. It looks like it's working for the moment. Take me around 6hours with brake and freezing liquid bleeding. Thanks again! Very appreciate your help!
I appreciate you for making this video. For others who are looking to do this, just know there’s about 5 extra parts to remove from the hybrid engine than he shows, and another 5 items to remove off the actuator than show. Make sure to mark which nut goes where, and not to drop any or you’ll have about an extra 2 hours of work finding them. Best of luck
This video and one other saved me over 2000$ and like you mentioned, it saved a Prius. My local dealers gave 2 quotes, one for 4000$ and one for $3300. I did the job myself, paid 1200 for the part coolant, and dot3. Thanks a ton. Honestly wasn’t that hard of a job either.
Thank you so much for sharing this video and this is really helpful. Especially the bleeding process for the brake. The ABS module was so hard to take out and it took 3 of us 3 hours to complete the change work. Here is something that i want to share so if anyone sees your videos i hope they can find this helpful. After replacing the ABS actuator, the dash still shows VSC ABS lights, at first i thought the replacement part was bad (i bought the used one on EBAY), then after i finished the bleeding process and use the paper clip OBD trick, the 3 dash lights go off magically. I hope everyone finds it helpful and thank you again for sharing this video.
Thanks for your help I was able to complete my actuator replacement on my 06 Prius, I purchased a one month old actuator from eBay for $700 out the door and I ended up doing the paper clip reset so far it's running normal again after I bled them brakes all the way around, I started at 3:30 p.m. and ended about 10:30 I just took it slow cleaned up all the parts went well thank you again
@@hamahawta No all along it was just making the clock sound just under the hood and some clicking sounds back by the rear brakes every 5 seconds it would last about 5 seconds, But the high pitch beep came on when I was bleeding the brakes with the new actuator, I just continue to bleed them Kind of like a traditional way of bleeding, Then I needed to use the paper clip trick to clear the lights and that also reset the new actuator, You have to do this a few times to get a good bleeding but so far I'm driving for the last 200 miles and everything runs perfectly
Our 2006 Prius was towed to our Toyota dealership yesterday with the exact codes and they called today with a $2700.00 replacement of the ABS actuator assembly. Your well done video was very helpful and appreciated, thank you. Looks like the quote was in line with your comments. Understanding the scope of this work is huge considering the $$$ involved. Great job thank you! Only 73k miles on the damned Prius, now known as the "bitch".
LMAO!!! I just got the bad news that this has gone bad on our Prius! I’m selling the bitch because it has 155k miles and I don’t want to dump that much $ into it with fears of something else failing. I’d like to take a sledge hammer to it is what I’d really like to do!
Just did this on my 2007 gen 2 prius because I was having issues with the red break light, (!), VCS. Changing ABS actuator helped solve the issue thank you! This was done like on march 29. As of April 18 can confirm the issue has not comeback! Hoping to keep you guys updated!
@@elscanoe no but it worked fine! I eventually had an issue with my coolant pump not sure if it was due to me missplacing something while taking everything apart but eventually fixed that too. Just be very careful when taking things apart. As of right now my car is working good!
Thanks again for the informative and easy to under video . Got it done 2 days . About 4 hours each day . Day 1 uninstall bad part . Day 2 put new part in and bleed brake . Went with new part . Way too much labor for used part . Thanks again !!
Great video. Used this video and others from two other guys. Each one had different take on removal/replacement and I was able to repair my 2009 Prius with over 200K miles. Bought refurbed ABS pump on ebay for $260.
@greengearhead1153 hey boss mine went out on my 14. Do I need to replace the master cylinder like they do at the dealership? I don't want to replace it if not needed.
I hope I can find your brake bleeding video! Also, it would be nice to have a video on how you removed the cowl. I have 2 other videos on that so I don't need it but it would have been nice. Great information on safety! That is the most important part!
This video is so satisfying to watch. I just bought my 2008 Prius 3 weeks ago. What a surprise when I was driving around thinking "wtf is that NOISE" HAHA guess I got took.. I need this done because that noise is DRIVING ME NUTS. My vehicle is not displaying any error codes though. I was quoted $1800 Houston TX
Still got it? A lot of people get taken for a ride when gen 2 prius shopping over this part. I test drove 5 prius' that were being sold pretty cheap that all had this issue. Finally found a good deal on one that didn't. Replace and bleed out your brake fluid every 5 years or so and it should help stop this part from going bad.
Thank you for a great video. Learned a lot about the abs actuator. I noticed your comment about not needing to bleed the brakes. I was wondering if you did a video on it and showed the steps? Thanks.
Thank you bro life saver my car just break down after being driving it for 3 days with red light abs piping I’m not taking it to the dealership for sure 👌
Dude thanks for showing us how to do this job. My ABS started failing a couple of weeks after I bought the Prius for $3200. The seller probably noticed it failing (or maybe not) but the car was cheap regardless,
You are lucky, my 2008 prius was $7000 and making this noise. I can't do this on my own and can't afford to have someone do it. What in the world am I going to do? I also have a horn type noise while back up. I think it's the brakes. Oh well.
@@yolanda9730 doing will help get around it for now but you will have to replace it inevitably ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Qc5p1MjImto.html
You need a bigger channel sir. You talk well, Know a lot for a specific car such as prius. Please make more videos for anything car related. Subscribed
This video is up there with the best of the best. I'm not finished watching it yet, so having said that we'll now watch it deteriorate into total garbage. Are you with me? Let's do it.
WOW! Please never stop your way of properly posting R&R videos! Now that I have your attention. lol 07 Prius, DTC Code (ABS flash code) is 45. I have the same sound but intermittently. 3 things I've noticed: 1) Apply brakes, it stops. 2) Rotate the Passenger-Right tire, it stops. 3) From the main battery compartment area and when the "shuttering sound" stops I can hear what sounds like fluid circulating near that right-rear quarter panel area. Maybe an ABS valve or something stuck open? Any suggestions/vids would be MUCH appreciated.
Thank you so much. This was a lift saver. Your other videos are helpful also. But this one is AWESOME!!!!!!! and I only watched 1/2 . But I would like to know where the brake lines where when you did take out the ABS.
Very safe, professional way to start your repair, tells a lot about the quality of your jobs. I kind a have similar problem, I have a Prius 2012, the abs, brake and stability lights are on, the code I see is C-1391, a friend of mine working in Midas said is the actuator having a leak, the sound it does my car, is not consistent as the one you fixed, but when the lights are on (abs, brake, stability), the sound is repetitive every 9 seconds more or less, when pushing the brakes feels a little lose, but surprisingly the lights goes off by itself and the brakes works as normal, this symptom is coming and going, do you recommend to replace the accumulator? or start checking something else first, I will really appreciate your advice.
Great video! Loved how you explained every process and made it understandable for us all. And your care and caution for the safety aspect of it... very nice to see the care that you displayed. I'm watching this video because I think that I'm having the same issue with my 2007 Prius. My son was driving and the brakes just "went out" on him. He was actually able to maneuver the car home without incident, but we are not willing to drive it around to "test" it out because of that. I just wanted your opinion on that to see if that does sound like it is the actuator that needs to be replaced. Also, can you give me an estimate on the part and what to expect as far as the cost of labor for this repair? Thank you very much.
checking logged codes will tell you if it is the actuator. It could be the skid control ecu which would be much easier and less expensive to replace than the actuator.
can you recommend any decent mini vci to do abs bleeding and zero point calibration? i just replaced my abs pump on 05 Prius and new (used) pump is clicking every 20sec for 2-3 seconds. new pump has flat top accumulator.
This video looks like it will save me a lot of money @MrElectric. I was just wondering if you could list out all of the parts you need to complete this change, like all the different socket sizes and stuff? Thanks!!!
Hell, yeah brother! About to do one of those for myself, for the first time! Great job at really laying out the step-by-step procedure. Definitely not something you want to take shortcuts on! Thanks for the great video, I subscribed and can't wait to check out more content, Rock on brother!
I randomly woke up like 4weeks after watching this video singing the song at 5:40.... What on earth is that? It took me like 2 weeks to remember where I heard it.. this video lol
after a rusted brake line repair, I was not able to bleed the left rear, kept getting this ABS actuator fault after a short drive. tried multiple methods, the one that worked was the MityVac brake suction tool at the bleeder. FYI to all.
I'm a technician and I just bought an 07 Prius and this keeps me up at night just thinking about this issue, I don't have it but it was stressing me out that I could. I went on AllData and it quotes 4 hours. After watching your video I realized how simple the job actually is (I know its still 4 hours) But you just made me confident in keeping the car. No more worrying. Thanks a lot for this video. I'm gonna download it in case you ever delete it cause it's really useful. Btw I have an Autel bi-directional scan tool, so bleeding shouldn't be an issue either. Good stuff man.
Hey, I DO have the failure and was about to junk my 2007 with 145,000 miles because of the $3500 repair estimate from Toyota. You and the reply to Sam Bowler (below) have given me cause to believe it's not hopeless.
@@MrTespro Yeah now I'm realizing how silly of me it was to be so afraid of this process, as I've done many on other vehicles. The worst part is the labor involved and having to also purchase the hybrid electric specialized gloves. I saw your other comment and if it were me having the failure I'd take the chances of getting a used module, because the chances of it failing again are already pretty low. You could buy 6 before you reach the price of the dealer part, and I think that's majorly worth it. AS LONG as you have the software, and 5 hours of your time, the mpg and the versatility of the car is well worth it.
Hy Mr Electric, I did it last month to change the Acctuator everything worked well installing Zero down etc. No error codes in the ABS/VHC but i was wondering first Time before the change it i oben the door and the Pump was running. But after the change nothing happend when i open the door ! When I press the break it starts running for 2 seconds. After 5-8 times ist starts as well. Do you have any Idea what could be the issue? Thanks Daniel
What can you tell about 2003 Prius, what needs to be replaced if ABS failed, the part on drivers side or the passenger side looking like a yellowish cylinder (motor )?
Can this procedure be accomplished without Techstream? If so, what set up would you recommend? I have a 2013 prius with the dreaded ABS issue, dealership quote >$4k, $1,900 in parts alone... Having a go with used parts from either eBay are my local junkyard and a new scantool seems like a solid option before paying the dealer more than half of what the car is worth!
How much should it cost to fix this I have an extended warranty on mine that's 108000 miles but it does not cover the ABS system. At somewhere besides the dealer how much is the part by itself
I love my Prius and it has been cared for then suddenly the ABS light and Brake light VSC as well. Didn't have any braking issues or noises. The dealer quoted me 3000. It has 201900 miles runs perfect but lost what to do bc of high mile and worried more shit will go bad
Hi, thanks for your video, at your scanner show 2 code c1256 and c1391 same happens to my car. My question change abs unit only or I have change brake booster as well for fixing 2 code? Thanks
Everyone asking about bleeding, I can attest to Mr Electrics statement that brake bleeding is NOT essentional when replacing actuator. Did one today and tried without bleeding and as he said it surprisingly worked! Just fill your reservoir all the way, keep cap off and push pedal multiple times until it starts to harden up check fluid level and your golden
@@hedgehogthesonic3181 Hey there! Yes I did, first I did it without bleeding and did the bleeding procedure after a couple days using my buddy snap on scanner.
@@jambaplays8119 Nice, good to know, i'm about to replace the actuator on my 2012 Prius C. May i ask you what the torque spec of the brake lines, if there is any? and the one of the orange wires that go to the inverter / converter?
This was a great tutorial. Gonna attempt to replace mine w my little brother. Looks easy enough. I do have a question though. If it starts to drain the battery, which mine is doing. Sometimes the battery just dies when I park it, it won’t turn on now. Does the hybrid battery or the battery in front need to be replaced usually?
was that arcing happening when you removed the last clip from the inverter.. right around the 10:30 mark when you realized you had one last clip and the camera got in close
You can get cheap copies of TechStream with a USB OBD2 cable on eBay. The trick is get ahold of 32bit version of Windows so you can install it. I ended up putting Windows 7 32bit on an old laptop to install it. The wizard for bleeding your brakes is pretty simple. It basically has you remove a relay, pump the breaks for each wheel, and replace the relay.
Hi thank you so much for this incredible video. Can I ask you, if my my brake like is completely empty due to a caliper failure. Do you think it will refill just by pumping the pedal and bleeding the caliper, or by pumping fluid from the caliper, up to the master cylinder?
Mr. Electric, After replacing the acuator should the abs, brake and (!) go away? Or will it go away after bleeding the brakes? I purchased a used pump on ebay and after following this video, i still get codes like c1256. Brakes have not been bleed yet using techstream.
Taking on this task Saturday most likely. Just pulled one from a junk yard, hopefully it's good. Really wish you would have released a brake bleeding video. I have Techstream but out of the whole job, bleeding everything is what I'm least confident in doing. I've never messed with all this computer crap and I'm concerned it won't bleed properly.
Just ran across this video again and forgot I watched it prior. Since my first comment, I've replaced the actuator with a used one three times already. I just gave in and ordered a brand new unit from Toyota that came in the mail today which I'll do this weekend. Even though I've bled the system three times already, I still stand by my comment. A video would have been a great resource. Thanks for this video again. I'll use it as a refresher.
@@JBelcourt7 i apreciate your followup years later! i have the codes and lights and was just contemplating on if i should go used, refurb, or new. as far as how long theyd last and cost. Thank you! if i may ask, how long do you think you can drive on one before it burns out? after the lights n codes show for it. mine currently is cycling every 15 seconds and i deliver food for income. thank you in adv!
@@travislowrider6623 unfortunately there's no real set timeline. The initial one I had to change out lasted several months with the lights on and it functioned fine until I finally changed it. This last time it happened, it literally happened within 24 hours. I went to work on Friday with no issues and when I went to the store Saturday morning on the way it lit up and then the low pressure alarm started going off and the brakes were barely functioning. At the price point of the used units being 500 to 600 now, if you can afford it, there's no reason not to just spend the 1200 and get a new one. It's not a fun job and you don't want to do it several times lol.
i replaced the actuator and the lights went away. i bled the brakes and only the front passenger side bleeding had the pump turn on while bleeding with the most bubbles coming out of it. the other wheels didnt have the pump turn on for more than a second but also had a tiny bit of air come out, but extremely little. not too much. there must be more? i'm sure there's more air. the three dashboard lights for abs turned back on and i can't brake very well again. any clue as to what this could be?
I appreciate your time in making these very informative videos. I recently replaced the ABS Actuator on a 2008 RX 400H (so much easier than the Prius) and the brakes worked perfectly after replacing it. I did not need to bleed the brakes at all and all the ABS warning lights went away. If all is working well is there a need to deal with Techstream? Do you know of any issues that may arise if I do not do anything else? Thank you for your time!
