I'm having one of those periods in my life where it seems like everything that could possibly go wrong is going wrong! We have been dealing with our daughter being in the NICU for a month now and having to drive 45 minutes just to get there. Well I guess it took it's toll on the car. I thought it was the starting battery bad on our Prius, but that did not fix it and I got a diagnostic cable and found out that it's actually the hybrid battery. Of course and the same time our van has to start having issues too.
Well my question for you bright bunch is, have any of you ever rebuilt a hybrid car battery? How hard is it? How long did it take? Was it worth it? My wife is supposed to go back to work tomorrow so she can save some of her leave for when the baby is home. I need to get the car back on the road asap. I'm a stay at home Dad for now with 5 kids, but only 2 are in school so we really need both vehicles. I really don't want to spend $1000 for a refurbished battery and really can't afford to unless I absolutely have to. I have been looking at all the tutorials online and it doesn't look too hard, but this is beyond anything I have done. I replaced the inverter for the hybrid system when I got the car, but that's really all I have done to it.
If anyone would happen to have a cheap enough battery laying around I would also be in the market, but I'm sure my luck isn't that good. Or if anyone knows of any junkyards that have any.
Sorry if my post seems to jump around, I am going on no sleep and a lot going on. Any help or advice you can give us appreciated!!
Just to make sure I'm clear, I'm talking about the high voltage hybrid battery. It's called a traction battery I believe. Not the 12v starting battery. I already replaced the 12v battery.
Well my question for you bright bunch is, have any of you ever rebuilt a hybrid car battery? How hard is it? How long did it take? Was it worth it? My wife is supposed to go back to work tomorrow so she can save some of her leave for when the baby is home. I need to get the car back on the road asap. I'm a stay at home Dad for now with 5 kids, but only 2 are in school so we really need both vehicles. I really don't want to spend $1000 for a refurbished battery and really can't afford to unless I absolutely have to. I have been looking at all the tutorials online and it doesn't look too hard, but this is beyond anything I have done. I replaced the inverter for the hybrid system when I got the car, but that's really all I have done to it.
If anyone would happen to have a cheap enough battery laying around I would also be in the market, but I'm sure my luck isn't that good. Or if anyone knows of any junkyards that have any.
Sorry if my post seems to jump around, I am going on no sleep and a lot going on. Any help or advice you can give us appreciated!!
Just to make sure I'm clear, I'm talking about the high voltage hybrid battery. It's called a traction battery I believe. Not the 12v starting battery. I already replaced the 12v battery.
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