Here's Why You SHOULD Replace the Battery on Your 2nd Generation Toyota Prius 

I just bought this car today 2/29/24 with 224,000 miles on it

I don't own a Prius, but stayed and loved the video! You're an amazing speaker, and I hope your Prius continues to serve you well!

Loved hearing about your emotional connection with the car. It's funny how that works. My wife actually cried when we sold her Freestyle. It had 350K on it. We just bought the Prius Gen 5. Loving it so far.

I finally bought a Gen 2 a couple years ago after hating them for a long time. I have a couple v8s and gas prices in California become ridiculous. It was wrecked bad by the previous owner and I put it back together. After driving for about a year I replaced bad cells a couple times and now can do it quickly and easily. I tried to sell it a few months ago then somebody stole the cat. Kinda glad they did because I didn’t really want to sell it. Now it’s on jackstands waiting for me to put on a new cat. It’s on its way so hopefully it’ll be back on the road soon. I think this old thing is a keeper.

🙏You made the right decision. I recently bought a second generation and I couldn't be more in love with it. The car is twelve years old, and runs like a top. I've already decided that when my battery does go out, I'm just going to spend the $ and get a new one. ✨💎⚡

I've driven many miles and deliveries in one that looked just like that. Thing is a workhorse, except when someone stole my catalytic converter. Great video and audio by the way. Keep it up.

Dude love the hype about how you fixed the Prius after the first time you pressed the button! Way to go!

Also make sure the vent and fan cooling the hybrid battery are clean, extends battery life and easy to do

Just bought a second gen and will be replacing the hybrid battery. I was on the fence about going aftermarket or OEM, but thanks to your video, I will be going OEM!

Your other video convinced me to buy a Prius! I love my second-generation Prius!!

Good video, I have a 2006. I replaced with a lithium ion. Fantastic, was easy and a year into it all is good. 50 mpg no problem.

I DO own a Prius, a gen 4. Great video & philosophy. Run it until the wheels fall off, especially with car prices! U KNEW your car & what was done on it. I did that w/my 97 Camry except it rusted out (live in rust belt) or I'd STILL be driving it. It gad 265,000 miles & ran like a top! I sub'd & 👍'd. Nicely done young man! ✊🖖🇺🇸

You're a great presenter man keep it up

I recently got a used 2022 Sienna battery for $800 and swapped out the cells into my Prius. It's only a few hour job and saved a lot.

Thanks for the video and information and you do it and self advice. In love with my reliable Generation 2, 2008 Prius, with 170,000 miles. It was only 25K, new in 10/2007. Most think it’s new since it’s garage kept with my custom front and rear running lights. Perhaps garage kept helps the original battery last longer due to less corrosion on the hybrid battery connections? The HID headlights failed but replaced them myself without taking the bumper off by feeling my way with my hand. They are much brighter than the originals. Replace the 12V battery twice. New water pump. New left front bearing. New PVC valve. Cleaned hybrid battery fan with added cleanable filter screen at air intake. Went 90K with the energy saver Defender Michelin tires and replaced them with the regular Defender Michelin tires. Loss a few miles per gallon but handles better and a softer ride maybe due to new thread. The Prius is used for long trips only with an average mileage of 50+ MPG. Short trips are by bike, feet and public transit all year. It’s a beautiful sports car Barcelona RED. Good sleeping camping car with a 6’ bed with great cargo capacity. Adding a portable inverter makes a 115 Volt generator for back up efficient home power with the on and off cycle of the engine. The Princess Prius is a tough survivor like the princess cat in the movie “The Incredible Journey”. The beautiful large dash display is ahead of its time with sharp graphics like a space ship. Ran out of gas, and a whole dashboard lit up including the triangle of death (indicates serious malfunction - do something now!). Fortunately filled up 1/2 mile away before the battery became too low. Never again!! It’s an adventure reliable stealth vehicle that slips through the air quietly! The best smooth styling of all the model years. Definitely a incognito James Bond vehicle with secret abilities never to be underestimated. So watch out!!! Soon it will become a classic antique with appreciating value.

Great video! Fun, informative and helpful.

great choice ! Here in Spain, i recently got a quote from Toyota dealer of 2,000 € for a full replacement. I don't have to do anything. But: i just tested my battery doing a range test with EV mode. I get 2.2 km, with battery not full. In the manual, it says 2km with full battery. So my HV battery seems to be OK. PII from 2008 with 87k km.

❤ Please share pictures or videos of swapping ECU from old to new battery, your tips and guidance TIA

For what its worth, we replaced ours with GreenBean last year and with the lifetime warranty added it was still cheaper than an OEM battery. Additionally, the technician will come to you and take the old battery with them. Longevity remains to be seen, but we've had no issues so far and the difference in oerformance from a fresh battery is noticeable. Just my two cents, GreenBean has worked out great for us so far.

I am thinking about going OEM also. Could you have perhaps move the cells instead of the ECU?

you gained a subscriber from Baltimore❤😊

Thanks for the vid!

I have a 2nd gen Prius. Dealership quoted me at $3500 so I bought a refurbished one $850 from a guy that installed it in about 15 minutes. Mine is now 19 years old, even 5 more years would be crazy to squeeze out of it.

I was wondering, at how many miles/km did the battery fail? I don't remember you mentioning that in the video. BTW, I had one of these 2004s, but it got rear-ended in 2015 so I bought a used Plug-In then, which I'm still driving. However, the one that turned the most heads was the Prius I bought in 2001. Those were truly rare.

Did you get a code or red triangle? Mine is staying in the lower two bars and has no power like you mentioned but the only code I have is for a o2 sensor. Mines a 2008 with 344k. Idk what’s wrong with it, I was fine a week ago.

2015 Prius C, 12v battery 8 years. How much can they go?

How many miles did it have on it when the battery failed? My 2007 Prius had a battery failure at 109K miles.

Thanks a ton.

I would do this if I had some money Pirus is a beast.

amazing video for a guy with 800 subscribers

great video, love my pri

Toyota quoted me 4500$ for the change of the hybrid battery here in France. On my 2007 prius. They would do the instal themselves but I thought they were inflating the price what do you think? Started dismantling the battery myself now and will attempt testing the different cells and replacing faulty ones and such.

Thanks for your video. I'm thinking about buying a 2007 Touring, 179K miles, Leather, Nav, New Hybrid Battery 2020. looks pretty good inside/outside, the seller is asking $7,300 - What do you think?

Was it in limp mode when you driove home? Usually only a few modules die wonder what was going on with yours...

Mine has 220,000 and have had it since 160,000. What is your experience with the inverter coolant pump i think its called? Idk how old the coolant and water pump is and wondering if anyone has any warning signs on when its a good idea to change all that.

How does it work on very hot days? Can you use the air conditioner?

I have a 2007 Prius the same color as the one in your video.. 94,000 miles in I got the red triangle battery of death for about a week, It started limping last night, driving up steeper hills it only gets up to 20mph, flat road top speed is 40 mph... Autozone showed me the $300 battery (which I feel must be the most expensive battery in any Toyota) I could not afford, so a "jump pack" jolted up the battery enough to limp home with slightly better performance... alas the battery has drained out again already... If Uber is more than $15.00 for a ride to work at 4Am I'll just take the bus ($15 is still too damn much for one ride).... I haven't ridden the public trasit bus since High school times...

I'm thinking about buying an 08 prius with 82,000 miles for 9500 don't know much about hybrids is this a good deal and also how do you go about cleaning the battery fans?

I noticed it only has 137k miles. Low miles for the hybrid battery to failed😮

dude their are only 2 wires that are not in a molex connector its a no brainer i just replaced my hv battey with a refurbed battery just to see if im going to like this cari live in the heart of the rust belt so this prius will be in the scrap yard from rust in the next 5-7 years...ps its working very well by the way...

Is the red triangle of death out when you are making your way home 3000 miles away

maybe in your area , my sister bought a new prius gen 1 in 2000

Green bean has a lifetime warranty, better to get that

If my battery starts to go bad, I’m going to replace the cells in the battery bank that test low.

how cute is this

miles?

You did a huge mistake going oem. It's more than a decade old technologie. Paying the same price is a rip off...

I can't imagine why the HV battery cooling fan might be dirty or clogged in your car? ;-) Btw - they now make a filter for that fan's inlet

It's a hard decision to put $1,900 into a car that might only be worth $4,000. Obviously you want to hang onto it. But then have you seen the new, sporty Prius models?? You could've traded the '04 in for a new one and suddenly have a car that girls will like.

First, thanks for sharing your experience! Second, yours is probably a bit like our youngest daughter’s. Did you get friends of yours telling you what a POS the car was, and making jokes about it, then the inevitable day comes, they desperately need a lift somewhere, and guess whose car’s still available, working, and doesn’t cost the Earth to drive a few miles?! It’s unbelievable! Question: nobody really talks about what happens when the traction battery is failing…I take it, the bars of energy are ‘absolute’, same as the fuel gauge, so when your HV battery is dying, you end up with never getting higher than say half the bars? IE NOT like Apple devices, where the ‘100%’ of battery capacity after say, 5 years, is actually describing a ‘new standard’ of about 2/3 battery capacity, the 100% capacity is a slowly decaying amount. In the end, you’ve got 100% of a fifth of the battery, no, I know the message suddenly changes to ‘battery service required’ or similar eventually. FYI my car has slowly increased the amount of bars it will fill up to, over the 4 months of ownership for me (gen 3 Prius). I think it was sat around for a while, and it seems the battery cells are in a good enough state to recover to decent working capacity. Not saying this always happens, but it’s definitely better, and the only other aspect changing, is of course, the weather has been warming up for the Northern hemisphere (UK). Take care all, and thanks again for the insight.

Wow, that car is filthy

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