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    130,000 mile service coming up

    I went back to the Toyota Maintenance booklet and started over at 125,000, performing the items listed for the 5k interval, and proceeded from...
    Post by: jtegf, Mar 16, 2016 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Visual Tables of Gen4 Package Combinations

    Vike, On this subject we think exactly alike, and for the same reasons. No one can chose a nice, secure, spacious sunlit space to have a tire...
    Post by: jtegf, Mar 11, 2016 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Where do you all change your transmission fluid?

    Okay, four quarts of Toyota WS from a dealer is approximately $40-$44. Four quarts of Valvoline Maxlife transmission fluid will bring that total...
    Post by: jtegf, Jan 5, 2016 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    I Beat the EPA--Post 'em here

    443 fill-ups on my 2008. 133,000 miles, mostly a 36 to 45 mile daily high speed, argy-bargy commute on the Houston area freeways, including...
    Post by: jtegf, Dec 7, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy
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    Less miles per tank but MPG same

    Yes! Exactly what you stated. The internal bladder in the fuel tank shrinks a bit or stiffens when the temperatures drop this time of year....
    Post by: jtegf, Nov 19, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy
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    2016 Toyota Prius Technical & Package Information

    Not one single mention of the spare tire arrangement.......
    Post by: jtegf, Nov 18, 2015 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Uh Oh,Hoping it's Just 12v

    I recently ran the previously mentioned test on my 2008 and found the original battery fading out. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the folks at elearnaid.com...
    Post by: jtegf, Feb 20, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    2007 prius trunk hatch release rubber piece melted

    Mine (2008) melted a couple of years ago. After going a year with black RTV sealing the initial crack, I covered the whole thing with a 4" strip...
    Post by: jtegf, Feb 13, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    First impressions of my new Yokohama Avid Ascends

    I found similar twitchiness immediately upon getting up to highway speeds on my new Ascends. After thinking about it for awhile, I raised the...
    Post by: jtegf, Jun 30, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy