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    Hybrid battery status

    Hi all, I have a Gen2 2008 Prius with quite a few miles on it, 155,000 or so... it's nearly 7 years old. Most of that has been freeway driving at...
    Thread by: Dozzer, Mar 23, 2015, 1 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    What services you need and what you don't

    I'm overdue a major service at 104k. Missed the 60k service :-) I drive it like I stole it! Thinking of changing the PCV valve and an oil...
    Post by: Dozzer, Jul 25, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Strange MFD issue.. frozen display.

    Well it's working fine at the moment.. had other issues.. rattling engine coolant pump. Reasonably easy to change, but a pain to get the air out...
    Post by: Dozzer, Jul 25, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Strange MFD issue.. frozen display.

    A few days ago the whilst driving down the freeway to work I noticed the MFD was not updating the 5 minute MPG readings... The touch screen was...
    Thread by: Dozzer, Jul 24, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Top Tier Gas ... vs

    Here in the UK several companies are promoting more fuel efficent "gas" with a higher octane... The octane is measures as "RON" here in the UK...
    Post by: Dozzer, Sep 9, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy
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    UK spec - 3rd party video feed

    Hi all, anyone in the UK have an after market video feed to the MFD ? I'm considering fitting front and rear cameras into a DVR then the...
    Thread by: Dozzer, Jul 28, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Accessories & Modifications
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    MY11 Prius

    How about having the AT pack in the UK ? I wanted LED lights and radar cruise.. but it's simply not an option! ( we do have the HUD though) So I...
    Post by: Dozzer, Jul 28, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    What octane fuel do you use?

    Well, 95 RON (UK - we measure it differently I think) for about 42k miles.. But, as a test, my last tank was 97 RON - made no difference( apart...
    Post by: Dozzer, Jun 26, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Hackers gain access to car systems...

    Not specifically about the Prius but relevant to nearly all modern cars on sale at the moment.. Hack attacks mounted on car control systems...
    Thread by: Dozzer, May 17, 2010, 12 replies, in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes
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    constantly plugged-in plug-in?

    Unless the PHEV Prius does not regen to the EV battery packs.. then you could flick a switch when you have excess "normal" battery state of charge...
    Post by: Dozzer, May 6, 2010 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    Possible to force car to fishtail/oversteer?

    Well the system will not stop the car from over/under steering. But it will make a best effort at self preservation and try and keep itself on the...
    Post by: Dozzer, Apr 12, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum