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    Gen 3 buying advice with $11k budget.

    I saw this one just after I purchased my 2015 last week... if the listing is accurate this seems like a nice car a bit over you range... 2015 red...
    Post by: Ginto, Apr 25, 2021 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    2010 Prius II vs 2015 Prius II recent purchase

    Been a while since my last post but I recently retired my 2010 with 314K miles and purchased a 2015 Prius II with 34k miles. Are the any...
    Thread by: Ginto, Apr 22, 2021, 0 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    2010 Prius Red Brake, Antiskid and ABS Fault

    So not sure if this fits your needs, but yesterday I received an update to the ZJB Customer Support Program. This has been around for awhile but...
    Post by: Ginto, Sep 29, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Excessive oil consumption. Issue resolved by Toyota.

    The motor was swapped when the head gasket blew around 215K miles. With the old motor I did switch to a thicker oil and had less burn for about 6...
    Post by: Ginto, May 8, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Excessive oil consumption. Issue resolved by Toyota.

    This is sadly very true... I had my engine swapped for one with 67K miles, last summer I was happy that I no longer had to check the oil weekly,...
    Post by: Ginto, May 7, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Headlights Burn Out

    I just received my letter for this new program. I assumed my long commute during winter nights killed my bulbs. I have replaced them both every...
    Post by: Ginto, Dec 2, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Lost MPG Fuel Economy 52 MPG down to 36 MPG

    So I observed the fuel mileage drop and was concerned about the HV battery, I recently had the engine swapped and my mileage jumped from an...
    Post by: Ginto, Sep 17, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy
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    anything to check as I approach 100,000 miles?

    Just monitor your oil consumption and if you have the means check and clean the EGR components there are good instructions on this forum. As long...
    Post by: Ginto, Sep 13, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Newbie here with a question about a 2010 Prius for sale

    Some of those 2010 threads are mine.... my car just went over 215K and is becoming unreliable. Just replaced engine (213K after burning oil for...
    Post by: Ginto, Sep 12, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Prius III engine knocking at high torque low RPM (solved)

    Well at 214K miles the mechanic revised the problem... Blown head gasket. Since it was burning a quart of oil every 1000 miles for that past 120K...
    Post by: Ginto, Jul 27, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Prius III engine knocking at high torque low RPM (solved)

    Here in the US Toyota started replacing the EGR valve on cars with those symptoms. I had mine replaced and the CEL came back on a few months...
    Post by: Ginto, Jul 25, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    warranty enhancement; P0401 EGR Valve

    I did clean all the little vent holes following instructions from this site. This was performed prior to Toyota Extending the warranty, albeit a...
    Post by: Ginto, Nov 17, 2016 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    warranty enhancement; P0401 EGR Valve

    I did clean the intake manifold and EGR pipe. I wanted to clean the cooler before the warranty notice arrived. My 2010 does not have the hardware...
    Post by: Ginto, Nov 14, 2016 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    warranty enhancement; P0401 EGR Valve

    Well the codes have returned... I did clean out the intake manifold and EGR pipe. The dealer replaced the valve but the cooler portion of the...
    Post by: Ginto, Nov 11, 2016 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting