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Pat that's a complete no-brainer, €50 is very good. 15kms is a bit low though, I'd love to see the terms and conditions on it but it sounds great.
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They're exactly the symptoms that I had originally, losing power, blower on etc. Sounds to me like you had an overheat on the battery. I would try a simple reset first as this may clear it (i.e. try to clear the alarms using a OBDII code reader - available for about €30 on ebay), other than that, it sounds like it's strip down time again my friend. If nothing shows upon the strip down you could be looking at a problem with the HV converter (that's the part where the air duct enters the the silver box unit suspended below the HV battery). Hope this helps.
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Can't see a part number on mine (the golf clubs in the way isn't helping though), I'd imagine that it would be a fairly standard lead available from any good motor factors.
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That is some sort of shield that sits behind the HV (orange cables) on the protruding bolt shown just to the right of it in your pic.
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Those voltages should be fine once you've cleaned up everything.
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Carnut, The last cell I put in was about 7.5 too. I didn't bother charging it and it made no difference. Toffee pie, they are all individual battery units i.e. the silver rectangular unit shown in the initial post, each unit has 6 * 1.3v cells, sealed in within. There are 40 of these battery units linked in series in the HV Battery.
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Halfords or Maplins do a slow 12v charger for about €15 - or whatever that equates to in sterling
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Yes, that cell is the same
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7.48v is fine, they just probably haven't been charged in a while.
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Hi Carnut Thanks for that. My engine didn't run with the HV battery out. The boot however will open with the key. There are a good few things that will give you a "check hybrid" alarm, have you any codes for your problem?
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That sounds pretty much the same as mine. I have hardly turned mine off this winter as they don't ever get too hot.
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Mine wouldn't start with HV battery out.
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I had the exact same thing. It turned out to actually be the exhaust. It has a weakness at the y-junction at the rear where the pipe splits to the 2 rear boxes. It's pretty hard to see it. I welded mine and it's back to being quiet again. Hope this helps.
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You're very welcome, interesting that it was just the copper bars giving you trouble, glad it all worked out for you.
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Sounds as if your battery was fine, did you have any fault codes before you started? It could be the converter or the likes, it's quite a complex system. I recommend having a dealer run a diagnostic on it to point you in the right direction.
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Thanks, I've it down to a fine art now, 2 hour job.
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Have you seen my step by step post on hybrid cell replacement? its usually just a cell that needs replacing as opposed to the entire battery. I got out of it for under €50.
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Hi Extream What are you driving, year, mileage, model? Voltage sensors for the hybrid are attached to the cells themselves. Have you any fault codes?
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Thanks Mark, that confirms my suspicions. It's great knowing that there will be a ready supply of cells in the coming years.
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I can't see a part number on the individual cells, but yes they are connected in series. Negative to positive on alternating sides. There is only one bolt hole underneath each cell securing it to the frame/chassis. These alternate every cell, i.e. bolted on the RHS for the 1st cell, LHS for the second and so on, making it impossible to reverse the polarity if you bolt every cell to the frame/chassis as you go. I have seen since that the Prius cells from 2006 onwards certainly "look" very similar to the GS450H cells so they might be a more ready supply of replacement cells. The older Prius cells will not fit I reckon.
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Thanks Malachy, mine is a 2007 so I pay a bit more on the road tax over the gs300, but I save it on the fuel economy hands down. There is great value to be had on the 450h if you keep your eyes peeled. Getting up to 2008 and beyond is a bit of a price jump though, the 07's are around €7k, the 08's are closer to €15k. You have no reason to fear the hybrid battery anymore, and the extra horsepower is quite noticeable.
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Lexus Ireland give a 3 year 100,000km on new cars. I think I remember the extended program in Ireland being around €1,600p.a. for the GS450H when I stumbled across it. I went searching for it again there and had no luck finding it. Lexus.ie is a pretty crap site, designed mainly for car sales. £50 a year would be a great deal though if you could get it, I must explore it more.
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Just spotted the question about the warning lights, I had a reader that I bought for about €30 on ebay that I was using, as soon as I had everything connected back up, I used that to reset the faults.
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Thanks My mileage is 106,000 miles. I guess it's too early to tell if the other cells are headed the same way. Some Prius cells are knocking about for over 15 years. I bought 2 more cells from Belarus just in case, that I will trickle charge every now and then going forward. Hopefully I won't need them. As you can see from the original post there was very little variance on the voltage of the good cells. GS450H just deserves to be driven as it is a fantastic machine.
