2020 Toyota Highlander hybrid battery filter Clean and reinstall Toyota highlander hybrid battery filter cleaning on the 2020. very easy steps to follow along!
Thanks I think my dealer quoted hundreds of dollars to do this last time I got my oil changed and tires rotated.I am taking it in today for oil/rotate and remembered I wanted to see if this was easy enough to do myself.At the price they quoted I thought they needed to remove seats or something inside or possibly put it on the lift and get to it from the bottom.Luckily we all have YT as a resource now.THANK YOU HOD.
Thanks for the video. When I watched it I was shocked how dingy and grey it looked! I've never had an air filter be that consistently dirty. So I was happy to find out on my 2022 HiHy with 5000 miles, that the filter color is actually GRAY ! It does not start out white like most filters... Good to know and worth mentioning.
Hello, thank you for the comment. Because of the channel I am not able to provide links as it may be considered partnerships and or promotion. I’d recommend typing in the year make and model of your vehicle and then the part you’re looking for into google and different websites should populate
For the 3rd Gen highlanders they are 3 wire mesh nets (not a pleated fabric/paper actual filter 😢) they’re under the seats facing the dashboard direction. A flat head will unclip 2 clips & then I believe an 8 or 10 mil hex to remove 2 bolts (use manual wrenches) wash the mesh with water, dry, and then return. Every time they get dirty (for some it’s 6months- a year, for others with dirty interiors with dust, hair, kids dogs (especially dogs happily shedding) then u might want to do it monthly. As for construction or saw dust I would try not to expose the interior to these fine particles as the mesh will not catch them. But for all hybrids: YOU MUST TAKE TO A PRO (unless u know how to handle High Voltage HV battery with the orange OFF switch, the Insulating gloves, the risk of a static shock etc.) the techs will remove the middle/rear seats depending on your car/suv and they’ll unbolt & vacuum the centrifugal fans very carefully. Then of course put everything back together every 120,000 km. YOU MUST RELIGIOUSLY REPLACE YOUR TWS (TOYOTA WORLD STANDARD) pink coloured cooling fluid. The Radiator/Engine, the Hybrid inverter ($11,000 to replace) the battery all rely on this fluid to stay optimally cool along with the air cooling discussed above. Luckily Toyota has 2 separate water pumps (mechanical for the Rad/Engine, and electrical for the hybrid system) so if one pump fails the other pump is unaffected. In both scenarios you can NOT drive the car (i.e. if engine is over-heating due to failed mech pump you’ll need a tow, if the electric pump is bust u’ll need a tow) because Toyota’s hybrid is a synergy drive system meaning both inverter/HV battery & engine are both running simultaneously, but at least if your engine overheats & blows a head gasket (used Engine $4000 installed) the inverter ($11,000) and HV battery ($6000 installed) are still safe. Just in case you didn’t notice the Check Engine light & didn’t see the smoke while u’re texting & driving. 😂
For the 3rd Gen highlanders they are 3 wire mesh nets (not a pleated fabric/paper actual filter 😢) they’re under the seats facing the dashboard direction. A flat head will unclip 2 clips & then I believe an 8 or 10 mil hex to remove 2 bolts (use manual wrenches) wash the mesh with water, dry, and then return. Every time they get dirty (for some it’s 6months- a year, for others with dirty interiors with dust, hair, kids dogs (especially dogs happily shedding) then u might want to do it monthly. As for construction or saw dust I would try not to expose the interior to these fine particles as the mesh will not catch them. But for all hybrids: YOU MUST TAKE TO A PRO (unless u know how to handle High Voltage HV battery with the orange OFF switch, the Insulating gloves, the risk of a static shock etc.) the techs will remove the middle/rear seats depending on your car/suv and they’ll unbolt & vacuum the centrifugal fans very carefully. Then of course put everything back together every 120,000 km. YOU MUST RELIGIOUSLY REPLACE YOUR TWS (TOYOTA WORLD STANDARD) pink coloured cooling fluid. The Radiator/Engine, the Hybrid inverter ($11,000 to replace) the battery all rely on this fluid to stay optimally cool along with the air cooling discussed above. Luckily Toyota has 2 separate water pumps (mechanical for the Rad/Engine, and electrical for the hybrid system) so if one pump fails the other pump is unaffected. In both scenarios you can NOT drive the car (i.e. if engine is over-heating due to failed mech pump you’ll need a tow, if the electric pump is bust u’ll need a tow) because Toyota’s hybrid is a synergy drive system meaning both inverter/HV battery & engine are both running simultaneously, but at least if your engine overheats & blows a head gasket (used Engine $4000 installed) the inverter ($11,000) and HV battery ($6000 installed) are still safe. Just in case you didn’t notice the Check Engine light & didn’t see the smoke while u’re texting & driving. 😂
