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    Toyota 0W20 Synthetic Oil Picture

    Purely from the shape of the bottle, I'd say that's the 'old' Toyo brand made by Eneos, and not the 'new' Toyo brand made by Mobil. Either way, I...
    Post by: jm1515, Jun 5, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Cusco Center Power Brace and Strut Brace

    Hopefully my Cusco 4pt CBrace will ship this week from Auto & truck performance parts & aftermarket car parts from HorsepowerFreaks and we'll...
    Post by: jm1515, May 21, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Prius V Owners: Do you use your foglights?

    Mine are on whenever my headlites are on. The fogs lluminate more of the sides of the road immediately in front of me than the headlites do. My...
    Post by: jm1515, May 16, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Shop Manual for 2010 on DVD

    2010 TOYOTA PRIUS REPAIR & SERVICE SHOP MANUAL NEW!!!!! : eBay Motors (item 110524275848 end time May-24-10 18:35:16 PDT) I just spent an hour...
    Post by: jm1515, May 3, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    At 999 miles - early oil change?

    I did mine @998miles. Here's the UOA on the OE TOYoil.........
    Post by: jm1515, Apr 27, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Noooooo!

    I think I may have the same 'buzz'. It's not a 'rattle'...definitely a 'buzz'. It's much more pronounced when temps are colder, <50*, and when I'm...
    Post by: jm1515, Apr 24, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Cusco Center Power Brace Installed (Finally!)

    Not yet, but I ordered mine ~ a month ago and it should be here by the end of April....we'll see. I ordered from the same website as above, but...
    Post by: jm1515, Apr 10, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    My oil choice for 2010 Prius

    I'm not sure what I'm going to do for my next OC at 10k miles.... I dumped the OE Toyota oil @ 1K, did an UOA (posted on PC somewhere), and...
    Post by: jm1515, Apr 4, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Engine Knocking (twice) at Startup - Anyone Else Experience?

    Happened to me today. Pri had been sitting in an unheated garage for about a week without being driven, altho I had started up 2x and ran until...
    Post by: jm1515, Jan 10, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    GPS Unit

    Garmin ZUMO 660........mounted near the driver side portal....like this.............
    Post by: jm1515, Jan 9, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Ramps For DIY Oil Change?

    Put a 6' long piece of 1" x 12" board perpendicular to the ramps. Drive the wheels onto the board to elevate the front end, then onto the ramps....
    Post by: jm1515, Nov 26, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Ok, first oil change at 3K or 5K?

    I did mine @ ~1000mi...just because. :rolleyes: Had the oil analyzed................
    Post by: jm1515, Nov 21, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Winter Tire/Wheel Q................

    Greetings gang......... I'm one of many who are investigating Winter tires, and I want to buy dedicated 'Winter' wheels for my V............ I...
    Thread by: jm1515, Nov 20, 2009, 4 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Gen III oil filter wrench

    I think you had to pry it off because the plastic cartridge cap is 64mm and your 65mm wrench twisted just an itty bit enuf to lock on the apex of...
    Post by: jm1515, Sep 12, 2009 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting