Through my experience as a Toyota Master Diagnostic Technician, these are the top 6 issues that I see hybrid owners do to their hybrid cars.
Please Dont do this to your Toyota Hybrid. We discuss 6 things you should not do to your Toyota hybrid or any hybrid model in general.
First issue is Never overinflate your hybrid car tires to get better gas mileage.
Second issue is Never cover the Hybrid high voltage battery fan vent which is the number 1 cause of hybrid battery failure or high voltage battery failure.
Third issue is don’t speed on the highway, speeding overloads the hybrid system and your mileage drops significantly. In some cases even deplets the high voltage battery at a rapid rate.
Fourth issue is Never leave your car in neutral. In neutral the engine could be running but has no ability to charge the high voltage battery. This could deplete the high voltage Battery and shuts off everything.
Fifth issue is Never cover your front grille to make the car warm up faster in the winter. This could overheat the hybrid system in your car.
Last issue is Never fill your hybrid with heavy items that cause your mileage to drop.
This applies to all toyota and lexus hybrid models including Camry Hybrid Avalon hybrid Highlander hybrid Corolla Hybrid Prius prius c prius v rav4 hybrid rav4 prime prius prime 2021 toyota venza hybrid 2021 toyota sienna hybrid and more.
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I've noticed the mpg be significantly less between 70 and 75 mph
Literally a 5 mpg difference.
My question: is 70 mph too fast? I'm not trying to be one of those annoying Prius drivers trying to maximize every last mpg
Snowbird thinking of buying a new Lexus nx 350h & parked in the hot garage during summers.
I’m concerned if this will adversely affect the high voltage battery. Opinions?
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Hi, TheCarcarenut… Thank you for all the information you provide. I just had a simple question, what does this mean in Toyota hybrid SUV service schedule for 15K miles? "Retorque Drive/Axle Shaft Bolts"
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2014 Prius Plug in vent please and thank you.
Thanks amd, im chekcong fan filter religiously. I learned so much from yoir channell. Keep the content going!!
I'm a testing psychologist. I carry around large test kits for my job. They are always in my car. Should I not buy a hybrid vehicle? I have been considering either the rav4 hybrid or corolla cross hybrid.
Crazy! When you said don’t over inflate your tires I was thinking maybe 20-25% over spec, not 100 psi, that’s insane.
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Can we add a turbo for performance with our chr 1.8 hybrid
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I just bought a 2023 Rav 4 XSE Hybrid in Pearl White. It was not my first color choice but was what they had available. This thing gets so dirty so fast lol I'm shopping for car wash packages but am concerned that the Underbody Blast could damage some of the hybrid components even though everything is covered. In your opinion, would it be safe to run it through one of these washes weekly?
You mean give it a scalp massage?
A warning that you missed … don’t run out of gas! I had this happen on my ‘05. I got a fill immediately but had to go to dealer for a reset. So, the same ‘05 benefitted in the winter from cardboard in front of radiator, and using a block heater , from Toyota Canada. Sadly this year the ‘05 died, the assembly holding the rear wheels rusted through. Too expensive an too many miles to repair. Now have an ‘18 Prime. What an improvement! Except no storage, and I do not like not having a spare.
@car care nut. Thank you for your informative video. I subscribed to your channel. I emailed you some inquiries, I request for a reply. Thank you. Need your expert opinion. I own a 2023 RAV4 hybrid Ltd.
Thanks AMD. How much over the PSI would be ok to inflate your tire?
Thank you for your time and useful videos. I have limited knowledge abt cars so your channel is educative. You also have a beautiful calming energy
Love your videos! I have a 2015 Lexus CT200H and used it to jump my daughter's car. Now it won't keep a charge on the auxiliary battery if left for more than 36 to 48 hours. Do you think I ruined the aux battery or did something more costly? Wish I knew more about hybrids before making that mistake. Any advice appreciated!
Never cover the Hybrid high voltage battery fan vent: where is the link to this video. I had a 2007 prius, (bought used in 2009) and never heard anyone mention this or show me where it was. It had very poor mpg from the time I got it (27-34 mpg short trips), and no one could ever tell me why. I was ran into on may 24, 2023 by a driver who ran a stop sign, and hit the drivers side front wheel well, and totaled the car out. I now have a 2013 prius plug-in, and need to know where this vent is, how to get to it, and how to keep it clean.
Great video thanks for the information
https://youtu.be/SKoPqb0SZEM?t=629
200lbs or even 400lbs of items in the car isn't going to appreciably affect the gas mileage like that of tire pressure or driving faster than the speed limit. Yes it does have an effect but anybody that does hypermiling or at the very least driving consciously knows how to efficiently use momentum. As for your complaints about using cardboard in the radiator, this is standard practice in extremely cold climates during the winter as the car sometimes may never warm up entirely especially when using cabin heating.
https://youtu.be/SKoPqb0SZEM?t=259
Hybrid cars are more than capable of cruising at 100mph all day without depleting the hybrid battery and still getting excellent fuel economy. I rarely speed but when I drove my 2004 Prius at 100mph for 40 miles, it had absolutely no issue with this and due to the excellent aerodynamics still averaged 40mpg for that segment of the trip according to the trip computer.
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You infer a danger in inflating tires higher than the doorjamb pressures that simply don't exist.
1.The max inflation pressures of the tire imprinted on the sidewall of the tire are for when the tire is cold and cold is a relative term as tire pressure changes 1psi for every 10f but the rule of thumb is generally 12 hours of being stationary.
2. Door jamb pressures are not a "maximum pressure" but a minimum pressure guideline for a specific sized wheel and tire combination (factory) which is based upon the vehicle's GVWR. It is far more dangerous to drive a car that is 1psi underinflated rather than 20 psi "overinflated" due to the risk of overheating which would cause a blowout.
3. Many owner's manuals have tire pressure suggestions that are higher than that of the doorjamb for different driving conditions such as extending periods of driving over 100mph. If a given tire pressure is safe at 100mph for extended periods of time, it's certainly safe at 60mph.
4. Unless your tires are wearing down the center or the edges, I wouldn't consider a tire to be 'under or overinflated' so long as its pressure is in between the door jamb pressures and the maximum pressure listed on the tire. There have been many times I've increased a tire pressure 10psi above the doorjamb pressure due to the driver's aggressive driving habits which improved the wear characteristics so that the tires were wearing evenly.
5. Tires may have an imprint of a maximum pressure on the sidewall but that doesn't mean exceeding this pressure by a dozen PSI risks an explosion. A healthy tire (not an old, broken tire with bubbles/broken belts) will not explode until you get well over 200psi. The reason for the imprinted maximum pressure on the sidewall is because each tire has a load inflation index and for a given amount of pressure it can provide a certain load at the tire's speed rating. So if a tire is only rated at 35psi, it means it cannot provide an increase in load capacity above that cold pressure and isn't designed to be regularly driven at that pressure. It also means that a 35psi tire inflated to 35 psi can provide its maximum load capability while a 51psi tire would have to be inflated to 51psi before it reached it's maximum load capability. This difference can matter because certain wheel and tire combinations could be dangerous if changed from the factory configuration where in one configuration the tires at the doorjamb pressures are sufficient but in a different configuration you'd need to increase the tire pressure to match the load ability of the previous wheel and tire configuration. This point is frequently lost on most people and it's doubtful the author of this video is even aware of this.
DOOR JAMB PRESSURES ARE A MINIMUM for a specific tire and wheel combination, NOT A MAXIMUM. Yes there can be some adverse driving effects of increasing the tire pressure and driving the vehicle with an increase in tire pressure should be tested to make sure the changes are tolerable but it's wrong to say it's dangerous just because a driver chooses higher pressures that are in between the doorjamb pressures and those imprinted on the sidewall of the tire.
Where is Rav4 2023 higbrid Air vent located
What if you have platinum manufacturers warranty by Toyota for 10 years? Can I do all that above?