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When my Prius's hybrid battery died, I swapped out the two bad cells (out of 28) for good ones. Cost of parts and labour: $300.
by timbit42 2y ago
When my Prius's hybrid battery died, I swapped out the two bad cells (out of 28) for good ones. Cost of parts and labour: $300.
- jgilias 2y agoDid you do it at a dealership, at a non-affiliated garage, or yourself? I could see how there could be situations when someone tries to sell you into changing all the cells, even when that’s not necessary.
- timbit42 2y agoMy trusted mechanic, my second cousin did it for me. The only difficult part was lifting the traction battery.
- bityard 2y agoHow long did that last? I have a Prius that's at 100k right now. Repairing the battery is within my abilities but I'm concerned that if one or two cells fail, more will be right behind it.
- timbit42 2y agoIt's lasted a year and 10,000 kms so far.