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Anyway, not trying to re-discuss the problem here. My goal in this thread is easy identification of 2010-2014 motors, without doing a full...
Remember, the ONLY Prius engine we see these issues with is gen3 2010-2014,with the early years the worst. They solved the bad piston in...
A 2015 short block reconditioned... Yep. Not a bad deal. Have not found any at any price lately...
Is that a prius?
Average JDM is ~37000 miles on transfer to US (due to less driving, and strict inspection that normally takes cars out of service at 7 years.)...
How crucial to get it 100% empty/dry? This is the one thing that makes me nervous, due to incompressibility of liquid
In early June, I visited a stocking JDM motor source in Texas, hoping to find a Gen3 engine from 2015 that could be swapped in to replace my...
I plan to try a good long piston soak after our current trip. What's a good vac product for pulling the soak liquid? (No, I don't relish...
@Tombukt2 -- I have not found a JDM source that can guarantee a 2015 engine. Without that, I guarantee I'm just buying the same issues. I checked...
Time for an update... From my Heeeelp thread, you know 1) my HG blew... 2) I bought some time with HG liquid that is still working 3) I visited a...
Here's a possible surprise for us all: starting with the 2016 Gen4, UK Prius officially supports a towbar! Toyota sells the towbar and wiring...
4x8 is their smallest covered trailer... 850 lb empty. We pulled one with several furniture pieces from CO to WA, over 1000 miles. Probably less...
EGR p/n is visible. One motor is 2011 latest. Another 2012 or later... sigh. I walked away. Either deception, clueless, or both. At this point,...
They SAY it's Gen3 2010-15 now that i'm here ;)
Augggh. JDM's don't have a VIN at all. No way to know what year within the range... i'm thinking the IM p/n ought to tell us something ;)
UPDATE: by far best deal is the seller shop. AND, a nice tech offered to stay late. He's going to get it done after hours tonight! Amazing that...
I was in an emergency situation, no ability to do a "normal" repair. All I know is: the Bar's Leaks HG fix DID work to effectively stop the...
@MendelLeisk missed the link but I found it... thanks! Here's where @cnc97 got an answer from Blue Devil: Stop Leak Will Come Back To Bite You |...
Makes sense...wish I had my borescope with me to take a look at the old head before I leave it behind ;)
Whoops. DallasJDMmotors website is outdated. No gen4 motors. HOWEVER: they have a 2015 gen3 with 40-50k miles, $1800. (If they have a tech...
