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  1. xliderider liked Mendel Leisk's post in the thread Track Down a Missing Part Number.

    For the “non-reusable” fastener I sub’d a nylon nut/bolt combo, ostensibly for securing license plates.

    Sep 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM

  2. xliderider replied to the thread Every time I connect a trickle charger, the dome light fuse blows.

    I use both a 2 amp and a 4 amp charger on our 2011 Prius, but I don't use the red jump terminal. I have a pigtail SAE connector on one...

    Sep 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM

  3. xliderider replied to the thread Prius intermittent temp light when driving uphill.

    Don't care for the smell of burnt oil on the exhaust system, I once got oil on the downpipe of a car. Smell lasted a while.

    Sep 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM

  4. xliderider replied to the thread Prius intermittent temp light when driving uphill.

    The aluminum bar does not interfere with the actuator rod at all, I made sure there is no contact. I'm not sure how effective WD40...

    Sep 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM

  5. xliderider replied to the thread Prius intermittent temp light when driving uphill.

    I didn't leave the pliers on the assembly. [emoji849] I just took a picture to show how I gained leverage on the spring loaded valve...

    Sep 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM

  6. xliderider liked rjparker's post in the thread Prius intermittent temp light when driving uphill.

    I seriously doubt you will see more than two or three minutes difference in warm up time. In theory the biggest advantage to the...

    * Rube Goldberg.jpg Sep 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM

  7. xliderider replied to the thread Prius intermittent temp light when driving uphill.

    The valve seemed stuck at first, it took a bit of effort to get it to move. Then it did loosen up after working it back and forth many...

    Sep 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM

  8. xliderider replied to the thread Prius intermittent temp light when driving uphill.

    The valve/gate seemed to be a bit seized at first, but I was able to get it moving freely by rotating the spring loaded plate...

    Sep 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM

  9. xliderider liked Gokhan's post in the thread Prius intermittent temp light when driving uphill.

    I don’t miss fixing old cars! It looks like the shaft on the actuator case might have seized. If you get a new case, perhaps apply moly...

    Sep 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM

  10. xliderider attached a file to the thread Prius intermittent temp light when driving uphill.

    Today I addressed the exhaust heat recovery valve that is apparently stuck closed. I couldn't get the actuator rod to move out of the...

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  11. xliderider liked Joele3's post in the thread Prius intermittent temp light when driving uphill.

    You can certainly bypass the heat exchanger. I was able to reroute the hoses coming from firewall/EGR cooler. You'll get some major...

    Sep 12, 2025
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