Used LEXUS Hybrid - The First thing you must do - How to clean the hybrid battery fan Part 1

In this video I explained how I accessed and cleaned the fan of the Hybrid Battery on my Lexus IS300H. Eventually that became Part 1 there is part two that I highly recommend watching - • How to clean Hybrid Ba...
Disclaimer:
Please not that I am not a mechanic and you should not hold me accountable for any damages to the car or injuries that may occur if you attempted to do this.

[@SuperMrsaf]

I've done the clean recently, just personal opinion I think you are removing too much trim unnecessarily, I only removed the 3 plastic clips on the side carpet, pulled it back and managed to get both the fan and filter out to clean

[@Battery-Powered]

I’ll pin your comment so more people can learn about that short cut . Thank You

[@8corymix8]

would this be the same on an ES 300h?

[@CheapBastard1988]

​@@8corymix8I guess it would depend on the placement of the battery.

[@Battery-Powered]

Watch this PART 2 and save yourself some time - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6mndnWZgs5matE

[@chewbacag914]

Very good video! Thank you! Can you make a video on how to check the hybrid battery health?

[@macforme]

To check battery health.... take car to dealer.... buy new car and turn in old car for pennies on the dollar. That is what dealer really want, right?

[@dmitri-lexusfan]

Thank you! However, it is much more important to clean the net on the back seat! These are located on the side of the door, make sure that they are not covered!

[@Battery-Powered]

I agree with you

[@ododacu]

This morning started the warning with consult a dealer bla bla, and after 1 hour of this video and battery unplugged, the warning disappeared, and I think that it added some more range km (I don't know if this is because it got the fuel consumption to 0, because of the battery, or because I cleaned the fan and filter). Thank you!

[@Battery-Powered]

Cleaning the filter definitely helps as the battery will cool better and work optimally

[@NAVPCRESTORE]

how many miles has your car done to have the filter blocked that much?

[@macforme]

It is a used Lexus... so mileage may not be so much a factor ... as how it was cared for by the previous owner(s).

[@tectorama]

My IS300h is just over 7 yrs old , with 30,000 on the clock. I've no idea if the fan has ever been cleaned. Yours didn't look that dirty. I get mine serviced by Lexus, doesn't this come in with a service ? Next time I take it in I shall ask.

[@thegoods2240]

Bro, they do NOTHING for free, they'd bang you $1000 to do what is shown on this video.

[@topboi9392]

Won’t this be done when you take the car to get serviced? I am looking to purchase this car myself but I don’t know how to maintain my own cars etc so will this be an issue? I normally just get it serviced whenever the service is due.

[@Battery-Powered]

That will not be taken care of if you were to go to just service the car

[@AndyGrouch]

I asked them to do it in annual service and it was like 200€ extra. And it was on proper Lexus dealer.

[@Battery-Powered]

@@AndyGrouch maybe they were considering changing the filter not only cleaning it?

[@istanbul0562]

@@Battery-Powered if that's the case then what does the lexus hybrid battery health check include ?

[@Battery-Powered]

@@istanbul0562 they just check the condition of the battery .. it’s not a service.

[@aussie8114]

Did I miss something or would there not be a filter to clean.

[@Battery-Powered]

Hi Aussie - Yes there is I made another video kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6mndnWZgs5matE

[@AA-os1sg]

Have you changed differential fluid? Its something overlooked

[@Battery-Powered]

I have not yet. But I have just received the fluid the other day .

[@AA-os1sg]

@@Battery-Powered There is a couple of guides on youtube its getting the car level to ensure correct amount of fluid back in, thats the challenge you need to know your jacking points put it on axle stands. Drain & refill is easy 10mm hex plugs.

[@alexamihai5736]

Same on gs300h 4th generation? Thank you

[@Battery-Powered]

Unfortunately not sure about the gs300h haven’t had the chance to look into one .

[@KhanKhan-lw8fw]

Hi mate iv got hybrid is300h and the hybrid system cuts out what can that be thanks

[@Battery-Powered]

At what point and under what conditions it cuts out?

[@KhanKhan-lw8fw]

@@Battery-Powered when you drive for a long period of time

[@koens6257]

@@KhanKhan-lw8fw sounds like overheating to me.

[@bhars3273]

2018 ES300H , I presume pretty much the same procedure?

[@Battery-Powered]

As a procedure should be the same I’d even imagine that the location is similar..

[@squrger]

What about the filter?

[@Battery-Powered]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6mndnWZgs5matE

[@solefreak2]

How reliable are these cars as well as other Lexus hybrid's?

[@Battery-Powered]

As reliable one car can get. Id say Lexus and Toyota hybrids are the most reliable on the market .

[@tectorama]

Very reliable

[@noahallen2275]

Did you disconnect the 12-volt battery

[@Battery-Powered]

Yes

[@multiguzar]

Have you cleaned the filter ?

[@Battery-Powered]

Yes . Have a look at the next video

[@looordprn]

How change or clean filter ?

[@Battery-Powered]

I will upload it today.

[@looordprn]

@@Battery-Powered oh thanks a lot bro :) Good Job i wait for video !

[@Battery-Powered]

@@looordprn kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6mndnWZgs5matE

[@Battery-Powered]

@@looordprn Id be appreciated if you share it around for those who may be interested

[@user-gx4rb4zk2r]

Please if you can help me, I cleaned the whole system but I am left with the same error on the screen, how do I get rid of it?

[@Battery-Powered]

Did you drive for a while ?

[@user-gx4rb4zk2r]

@@Battery-Powered I disconnected the 12v battery for 10 minutes, everything is ok now, thanks

[@Battery-Powered]

@@user-gx4rb4zk2r glad it’s all sorted!

[@shahzulislam3749]

How do you reset the warning message please?

[@Battery-Powered]

Did you clean the filter and the fan ?

[@shahzulislam3749]

Yes I did.

[@Battery-Powered]

@@shahzulislam3749 after a short drive the computer should clear the message automatically.

[@shahzulislam3749]

Ok. Thank you.

[@shahzulislam3749]

Hi mate, my warning message is still on. I drove the car for two days now. Any suggestions please?

[@shahidiqbal3347]

My dad has a lexus 300h

[@user-wk2hg8jf5c]

What is that near the fan??

[@Battery-Powered]

Not sure what you mean?

[@h4x0rl33tee]

Did you clean the pipes to the battery

[@Battery-Powered]

Yep

[@macforme]

I don't think Lexus meant this to be a DIY-er project.... You have to dismantle the rear end of the car!!!! It's a good thing you recorded the dismantling so you can review if there are any parts left over....like there would be if I tried this.

[@Battery-Powered]

Well.. me too. I forgot to plug the fan in . Only noticed it after I reviewed the video . Luckily didn’t drive the car

[@macforme]

@@Battery-Powered OMG.... that is horrible..... car had to dismantled again!! Certainly glad you processed the video before driving. Hope you have many happy years driving that Lexus. It's in really nice shape.

[@johnhealy4511]

Why did they make it so difficult to get to, in the corolla one clip removed in the back seat and you have access to the filter

[@macforme]

@@johnhealy4511 Sometimes I think it is merely because : they can. But just like Apple it could be that they want to save money so they do weird stuff. (Apple GLUES in the iPhone battery!) AND because they want to keep the consumer from doing their own repairs. Thank goodness we have KZbin now and can find out their tricks.

[@johnhealy4511]

@@macforme very true haha

[@mjn213]

Surely a Lexus service would do this?

[@Battery-Powered]

They don’t

[@mjn213]

@@Battery-Powered or maybe it gets replaced after so many miles? I’m taking a service plan with them tomorrow so I’ll mention this.

[@Battery-Powered]

@@mjn213 please do. Curious to know what they told you

[@nadeemyousaf3169]

Why should you do this?

[@Battery-Powered]

The main reason I did it is to prevent the hybrid battery from overheating

[@couli8224]

Your forget the principal part to clean.the net of the black parti

[@Battery-Powered]

I did a follow up video

[@MEdGrant]

After looking at the videos on cleaning these elements on Toyota hrbrids I can only say how disappointed I am that Toyota chose to design the hybrid cooling components where they are so relatively inaccessible. I am sure Toyota is not alone in this flaw but really, this is a failure on Toyota’s design team for such a critical element of the hybrid system. It should be bo more difficult than checking or changing the gas engine air cleaner.

[@Battery-Powered]

I agree! Although you don’t have to do it very often at all, it will be nice if it was easier to access it.

[@mnaim6805]

Thanks

[@Battery-Powered]

You are welcome

[@adamforembski6039]

You didn't do the job properly and you are showing it in a wrong way. When you removed the fan you need also to remove the long black pipe which runs into the fan from vehicle cabin. At the beginning of the pipe there is a special net which needs to be hoover/vacuum. And this is much more important than to clean the fan on its own. You should do it every 60000mls.

[@Battery-Powered]

Thank you for pointing this out . You can look at video part 2 for how to clean the filter as well

[@iliealmajanu6920]

YOU never clean the filter

[@Battery-Powered]

I did in the second part

[@thegoods2240]

Why don't they just put a filter somewhere that is easily accessible? Because they want the ability to be able to charge you $1000 for them to do it for you, that's why.

[@Battery-Powered]

I agree! Definitely something they could’ve done .

[@Battery-Powered]

I agree! Definitely something they could’ve done .

[@johnhealy4511]

Exactly, i regret not buying a corolla hybrid instead, you have to only remove one clip to get access to the hybrid filter in the corolla