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Mendel Leisk replied to the thread What are best chemicals for EGR + intake clean?.
Yeah oven cleaner can stand on for lye, it’s lye in solution in a spritz bottle, with surfactant too I think.
May 11, 2024 at 9:15 PM -
Mendel Leisk liked ZipZap's post in the thread Water pump replacement.
Thank you!!
May 11, 2024 at 9:09 PM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread 2014 Prius 1.8L Catastrophic Failure.
You’re saying the EGR does not clog up on 3rd gens with the revised piston rings? I would disagree.
May 11, 2024 at 11:49 AM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Okay. Who HASN'T had a 12V battery issue with their 2023-24 Prime?.
Yeah a charger that just keeps going full tilt is old-school, cannot be left on constantly. I’m using a CTEK 4.3 (pretty much ‘round the...
May 11, 2024 at 11:21 AM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Okay. Who HASN'T had a 12V battery issue with their 2023-24 Prime?.
Mmm, think it would be, just a little poky, but ok. The 0.8 amp chargers might be borderline.
May 11, 2024 at 10:39 AM -
Mendel Leisk liked fuzzy1's post in the thread Aurora.
I initially posted this as a continuation of thread drift elsewhere. But it deserves its own thread. WOW!!! We drove to a Puget...
May 11, 2024 at 9:08 AM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread 2014 Prius 1.8L Catastrophic Failure.
My money’s on the carbon-clogging of the newly designed and insufficiently tested EGR system being the reason the head gasket fails.
May 11, 2024 at 8:45 AM -
Mendel Leisk liked Gokhan's post in the thread Cutting Edge (silver) paint color.
Of course it is entirely different. There are a thousand different silver paint jobs out there. Classic silver metallic was a whitish...
May 10, 2024 at 7:28 PM -
Mendel Leisk liked ChapmanF's post in the thread Water pump replacement.
I will here offer just a mild gentle hint that if you just look at the PDF file Mendel attached, and you don't read through the thread...
May 10, 2024 at 4:35 PM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Water pump replacement.
Toyota recapitulates, in @ChapmanF's link. 2016 Prius ICE Water Pump Replacement | PriusChat I believe they just loosen/remove the...
May 10, 2024 at 4:24 PM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread 2014 Prius 1.8L Catastrophic Failure.
140k is late in the day to start cleaning the EGR, still I'd get on it right away. See top two links in my signature (on a phone turn it...
May 10, 2024 at 3:00 PM -
Mendel Leisk liked Stephen Herman's post in the thread 2014 Prius 1.8L Catastrophic Failure.
appreciate the info. guess lucky as my vin# is after the fix. never had such a tight engine. no oil burning while showing no...
May 10, 2024 at 2:59 PM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread 2013 Engine Rattle and Knock.
Ah, missed about the engine replacement.
May 10, 2024 at 2:57 PM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread 2013 Engine Rattle and Knock.
Dealership repair maybe overlooked bent piston arm, or damaged damper plate (between engine and transaxle)? Those are two...
May 10, 2024 at 2:42 PM -
Mendel Leisk liked Cosmo Tigato's post in the thread 2013 Engine Rattle and Knock.
Hey! Glad to hear from you Mendel. Nope, no buying and selling. "I got my hands on it" to attempt to help fix it. lol This 2013 is a...
May 10, 2024 at 2:39 PM
