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  1. Gliderpilot
    Apart from using Techstream for which I don't have a pc to run it on and object to paying mega bucks to have Lexus do it, is there an app that will check the battery state of the RX400h HV battery. I've got hybrid assistant, which I get very mixed results from and Torque Pro only seems to have a PID for the Prius.
  2. Gliderpilot
    That's a hell of a lot of money for a 400h. Admittedly my 400h is six months older and 3 times the mileage but WBAC only offered £4000 for it. Naturally I declined.
  3. Gliderpilot
    If you find a good one it's worth the travelling to get it. I got mine from an independent dealer about 50 miles away.
  4. Gliderpilot
    I'd pay a little bit more and go or a 450h, doesn't need a cambelt at 100k miles (cir £500) as it uses a chain and also the engine is more efficient giving better MPG. 2009 was the change over date.
  5. Gliderpilot
    Two MOTs ago my 400h had an advisory that the rear bushes on the front arms were cracked and had excessive movement, which I witnessed for myself during the MOT. I bought a pair of arms and then proceeded to change them which was a right ball ache. It involved jacking the engine up as high as possible to remove the engine support to get at the mounting bolts or the arm. I then looked at the on line workshop manual and noted that the first step was "Remove the engine and transmission complete" glad I didn't get Lexus to quote for it.
  6. Gliderpilot
    Asked at Lexus Bolton about the 100,000 mile service and told that the cambelt is not included in the service.
  7. Gliderpilot
    Not found one on mine but when the low fuel light comes on there is more than 30 miles left in there. It says it's a 65 litre tank and on my last fill-up the needle was over the R and the light had been on a while and I only got 56 L in the tank.
  8. Gliderpilot
    There is a hole in the rear disc for access to the adjuster, there is a special tool as usual but a flat blade screwdriver will do the job.
  9. Gliderpilot
    When I did my discs and pads I didn't disconnect the calipers, just hung them out of the way with a cable tie.
  10. Gliderpilot
    Disks and pads are a piece of cake, just remember to slacken off the parking brake to get the rear disk off. Not done wheel bearing but it looks like they are a complete unit bolted on so not too much trouble. The regen braking is not an issue.
  11. Gliderpilot
    Our Yaris has only one reversing light but it's a LED and it's as bright as the sun on a good day so lights the rear beautifully. One light is good enough if it's up to the task.
  12. Gliderpilot
    I'd keep a very careful eye on it as I've had my 400h for 5 years now and it hasn't lost a cm from either the rad or inverter. I don'y know your cars history but it could be weeping out from the water pump.
  13. Gliderpilot
    I wouldn't go near it. It's a ripoff. Put my 08 plate on WBAC and got a quote of £4k. I think they should give it away.
  14. Gliderpilot
    My guess would be yes as I don't think the battery position has changed since the 400h was first made. Just looked on the Halfords site and they quote the same battery for the 2005 to 2009 model years but you could confirm this with Lexus.
  15. Gliderpilot
    The 400h gearbox is whats known as an e-CVT, there are plenty of videos on YouTube as to there construction. There are no metal belts or slipping clutches in there and in fact there is no reverse gear, reverse is obtained by reversing the traction motor direction and using the battery direct. The traction motor is constantly connected to the front wheels and power is mixed from the battery and ICE via an epicyclic gear unit. The rear wheels are driven by a second traction motor/differential unit. I tow a 1700Kg caravan and have done ever since I got the car 5 years ago and it still performs the same as it did then.
  16. Gliderpilot
    It's a Bosch S4 021 45 Ah. Got mine off eBay, there are plenty for sale there for around £60 to £70. This battery does not have a foot on the bottom so will fit directly into the housing base.
  17. Gliderpilot
    Short distances are a killer to the older 400h cars. The hybrid algorithm doesn't cut in until the engine is hot and that takes a mile or so. Not the case with our new Yaris where if you are driving around 30 mph with a light right foot you can use EV mode much sooner. Keeping the 400h in EV mode is very difficult, and can only be done when the engine is hot. That's what I've found after 5 years of ownership. As to the chap who only gets 19 mpg, I get that towing a 1700 kg caravan so there must be other underlying problems with the drive train or hybrid battery.
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    I've tried that with not a lot of success as I get figures from 1.5 Ah to 6 Ah, but no where near the 9.5 of a new battery. I'm getting an average of 28 to 29 mpg at the moment and the battery indicator is always somewhere around the 8 bar level and occasionally drops to 2 bars when at low speeds for a prolonged time.
  19. Gliderpilot
    Without resulting to renting Techstream, (I don't have an op sys that it will run on) is there a way to check the cell pair voltages, will Torque pro do it with the associated PID for the Prius? I ask because my fuel consumption has gone up slightly and I'm not getting the regen I expect.
  20. Gliderpilot
    If it's kept outside you could plug a small solar panel into the OBDII socket and put it on top of the dash, that will keep your battery topped up.
  21. Gliderpilot
    Here is an extract from the Workshop Manual on line. The first instruction from it says "REMOVE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH TRANSAXLE" It is possible to do it without but not easy as there is a bolt on the drivers side that is trapped in by the engine mount and it's very long.
  22. Gliderpilot
    You are, Bluetooth only for phone calls.
  23. Gliderpilot
    Yup mine does the same, they need to upgrade the algorithm, but it's only by about 1 mph but it is noticeable.
  24. Gliderpilot
    Quite a lot actually, my system is the ML premium audio unit with a 6 DVD changer.
  25. Gliderpilot
    Where yours shows CLOCK mine says AUDIO.
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