Hey SK just subbed to your channel! I love your channel since i have the same car as you and i dont have a father figure to help me out with car repairs and i wanted to thank you for filming and teaching me these things! Hope you have a good one!
This archaic freeze Freon is good . I use it for my Honda and bmw . For best result, you need to make sure old bad Freon be clean up from current system. I hired auto technician did the job for me.
I love the the details in your Pime videos. I have the same Prius but mid level. What is the current status of your hybrid battery at over 180k miles? Mine only has 71k miles and have already lost about 15% (from around 30 miles when new to around 24.5 miles now with ac off)
I don’t think I ever got 30 miles on electric range. But again I drive with a heavy leadfoot. The most I ever got was probably 27 miles range. I still get over 25 during the summertime and around 20 in the winter time in the Pacific Northwest.
I have the base (Plus) 2017 Prime. 124K miles, bought it new. Battery seems to have exactly the same EV range as when new (30-35mi due to my route using it in low-throttle parts of my commute). My AC shows no signs of needing a charge. I just drove it NH to Quartzsite/Yuma AZ last month, where it was pretty hot out! The "EV range miles" number is much more an indication of what sort of driving you recently did in EV mode, than it is an indication of battery condition. By much more, I mean like 100x more. Unless you used EV Mode in a specific way on a specific route when the car was new, and then exactly repeat it now like laboratory conditions, a change in the EV range number means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, except that you are probably using it differently, or in different weather, etc. I can decide whether I want my EV range when fully charged, to show 5 miles or 45 miles next week, and make that happen just by choosing when to use EV Mode versus Hybrid Mode for the next few days until I see the number I am aiming for. The only sign of aging on my battery, is that when new, the longest charging estimates on 120V after a good discharge (using up some "HV" on the battery diagram after the "EV" was done), would be 5h40m or 5h50m max. Now, it often estimates 5h50m, 6h00m, or even 6h10m. I'm OK with that, and it is done charging before the estimated time anyway. I've intentionally only used L1 charging at home rather than L2, because it's very rare that I want it done charging before the next morning. I figure that habitually using L2 might degrade it a bit compared to L1, even though neither is anywhere near the charging rate while driving or using Charge Mode. In July 2021, I ran the AC 24/7 for a month straight, during another car-camping trip to AZ/NV. I'm guessing that people who almost never use AC, might have more AC charge problems than people who use AC a lot. Seals dry out, etc. Though I live in New Hampshire, so AC usage is not a year-round thing, I make sure to use it often even in winter. Using the front defroster kicks it on in most conditions, for dehumidification when defrosting the windshield. Until I notice the AC getting feeble, I'm not going to even take a pressure reading. Every time you hook up a gauge or recharge can, a little air can into the system, hastening the day when you'll need to have the Freon evacuated and refilled, rather than just recharged. I had a 2003 minivan go its entire 13 year, 190K mile life without an AC recharge, and it was still able to cold when instead it was loaded on a flatbed to the junkyard. That one died due to a failing transmission (I abused and neglected it) and a rodent infestation (from sitting almost unused for a couple of years).
Whoa... that takes some guts to put a DIY kit on a Prius Prime HVAC. These things are very sensitive to over and undercharge. They literally have a kilogram of r134a in them from the factory! Please be careful! Prius Prime HVAC components are stupid expensive!
@@DIYBIGMAN you are going to kill your system - the PAG oil that is in that particular refrigerant is not compatible with the POE ND11 oil that is in your system.
