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    Can I use 2 types of fobs on same car?

    Thanks for replies. @ITBland The fob is beyond repair. @JC91006 Never thought of that. I’ll give it a try since I have some kind of upmarket AAA...
    Post by: WFBowen, Jul 4, 2018 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Can I use 2 types of fobs on same car?

    Hello All I recently damaged one of my 2 original fobs - silver logo. My question is can I purchase (and program) a “black logo” fob and use it as...
    Thread by: WFBowen, Jul 4, 2018, 6 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Chips, Scratches, and Fixing It All

    Since you live in a large metro area, another alternative is to live with your current nicks and keep your eyes open for someone parting out a...
    Post by: WFBowen, Aug 29, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Chips, Scratches, and Fixing It All

    I've been doing bodywork for many decades. The filling and sanding isn't that hard - just remember to use a sanding block to keep the surface...
    Post by: WFBowen, Aug 28, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Prius's spontaneously catching on fire?

    ETC(SS): I suppose we both wandered off-course from the intended parameters of this site. Anyway, after reading your last post you seem to be a...
    Post by: WFBowen, Aug 28, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Prius's spontaneously catching on fire?

    ETC(SS) So sorry for using the term 'automatic weapon,' however as a decorated Vietnam combat veteran that is the term we used when referring to...
    Post by: WFBowen, Aug 27, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Prius's spontaneously catching on fire?

    @ETC(SS): Seriously? And those randomly selected victims shot down by a lunatic with an automatic weapon should have worn bullet-proof vests.
    Post by: WFBowen, Aug 27, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Optima Yellow Top Battery Question

    http://www.streetsideauto.com/p/optima-yellowtop-deep-cycle-ds46b24r/?utm_source=googlepepla&utm_medium=adword&gclid=Cj0KEQjwu-CuBRCQ2byQtMep7e0BEi...
    Post by: WFBowen, Aug 22, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Troubleshooting Cause of Sudden Drop in Gas Mileage

    I'd go back to square one and re-do the entire process of changing the PCV valve. It sounds like an air line or even some wires might have come...
    Post by: WFBowen, Aug 14, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need help to identify a plastic contain in right side fender well

    I think that the Atkinson-cycle engines used in the Prius tend to inherently produce more intake noise vs the Otto-cycle engines. Whatever the...
    Post by: WFBowen, Aug 2, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Weight of oil for 10k intervals on an '08 w/ 130k (0w20 vs 5w30)?

    While I'm relatively new to the Prius, I've been building and restoring aircooled Porsches for over 40 years and I've always gone by two rules of...
    Post by: WFBowen, Jul 7, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Catalytic Converter

    Patrick: That must be it, as I see numerous CARB legal CC's for lots of cars, including Toyotas, but just not the Prius. Bill.
    Post by: WFBowen, Jun 27, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Catalytic Converter

    All of the OEM CC's for the Prius are the same (i.e. 48 state cars/ CARB cars including NY cars.) There seem to be a few aftermarket OEM...
    Post by: WFBowen, Jun 27, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Engine Noise When Accelerating

    I'm surprised at the Jiffy Lube policy....they usually take any service job and, at least here in So.Calif., have been repeatedly caught doing...
    Post by: WFBowen, Jun 25, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting