Mendel Leisk's Recent Activity
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Mendel Leisk replied to the thread 4th generation EGR cooler removal/cleaning (100k service).
Sometimes a dearth of responses is due to a lack of need. This is such a time: Toyota completely redesigned the EGR system between 3rd...
Apr 30, 2025 at 6:20 AM -
Mendel Leisk liked ChapmanF's post in the thread Prius Prime Brakes.
And the pins aren't even the only parts of the brakes that can stick, or even especially prone to it compared to other parts, for the...
Apr 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Disc Brake Caliper Slide Pin Grease(Lube)? Gen2.
That’d be for me, if the quest was availability, price and “I have it on hand”.
Apr 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM -
Mendel Leisk liked ChapmanF's post in the thread Disc Brake Caliper Slide Pin Grease(Lube)? Gen2.
Nothing wrong with any of that, as long as people who come to PriusChat to find out what the manufacturer recommendations are do in fact...
Apr 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM -
Mendel Leisk liked ChapmanF's post in the thread 2010 Prius diag mode blink codes.
A dragging brake would not be the kind of thing the ECU would report as a wheel speed sensor problem. Even if it were dragging enough to...
Apr 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Confused: what could cause new front lower shield to pull off?.
I guessed a bit at your frame number: https://www.amayama.com/en/genuine-catalogs/epc/toyota-usa/prius/ZVW30L/13501/body/5201 probably...
Apr 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM -
Mendel Leisk liked PriusCamper's post in the thread Monitoring Engine Temps.
Yep... OBD2 port is not a reliable control port/data port for continuous use. It's just a legally required diagnostic port to use when...
Apr 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread 2010 Prius diag mode blink codes.
I'd try lifting the caliper off the rotor caliper, verify it's not just brake drag. More info in my signature. (on a phone turn it...
Apr 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Can anyone, please provide me with the info for these two pieces of plastic cover?.
If I recall correctly, you may have to. @jerrymildred tried disassembling the front bumper, kinda hit a wall, some of that stuff...
Apr 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Prius sat for 4 months, battery is dead - how to restart?.
Or a bricks-and-mortar dealership, they'll have all this stuff. If you've got another transportation option.
Apr 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM -
Mendel Leisk liked Tideland Prius's post in the thread Slate Auto US$28,000 EV.
Yeah no guidelines on the Tech package either but at least it was on the 7" MFD.
Apr 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Disc Brake Caliper Slide Pin Grease(Lube)? Gen2.
Again, I've got a tube of something, and a tub of something, that I've used for decades, on various makes of cars, for the caliper pins...
Apr 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM -
Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Monitoring Engine Temps.
FWIW,: I had a ScanGauge hooked up to the OBD port constantly, for a few years, and then started getting "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" warning,...
Apr 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM -
Mendel Leisk attached a file to the thread Disc Brake Caliper Slide Pin Grease(Lube)? Gen2.
Yeah Honda's better in that regard, excerpts from older PIlot Shop Manual, attached:
Apr 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Toyota’s Chairman Shared This Controversial Opinion About EV Sports Cars.
A lot of people don't have an expansive, exclusive roof of their own, nor the re$ources, Bob.
Apr 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
