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Try playing around with Plasti-Dip. It really does peel off if you're not happy so there is zero liability, other than the $5 per can. I've found...
The 3-way valve controls flow to the thermos, Bisco. Prius P1121: Coolant Flow Control Valve Position Sensor Stuck - Luscious Garage | Hybrid...
JC, I'm sure you've read Art's "Predictive Failure Analysis" but here's the link anyway: Predictive battery failure analysis for the Prius...
Holy cow, thanks for this amazing report, John! Can I ask a couple of quick questions?.. 1. You are running a 25,000 mile oil change interval...
probably means jump seat in and drive home, JC.. Rick, check it out - in Albany and looks close to the airport. 2010 Toyota Prius
With the engine cool, check your coolant level at the radiator cap (you need to pull the black plastic front engine bay cover to have access) and...
You're a big part of this place, Grumpy, no need to go anywhere. Please stay and and tell the Leaf like it is.
I'm betting the dealer techs (or dealer oil change guys) tend to add a "standard" fill of oil to a Prius and never touch the stick. Pull the...
uart, This leads to another interesting story regarding oil consumption and obliviousness. In April I had an opportunity to buy an '08 with 155k...
Here's an interesting read and some pics from Noah Hoffman, a World Cup cross country ski racer from Aspen. He'd had his '04's oil changed in...
It's directly under the intake manifold. You can get it from underneath the car but along with pulling the under panel, it takes a stubby 22mm...
21 ft-lbs - intake manifold 14 ft-lbs - throttle body I did not clamp the coolant lines and only seemed to lose what was contained in the...
Morlince, I just pulled the airbox, throttle body and the intake manifold in that order and went to town cleaning the ports and the EGR pipe. If...
Patrick, I didn't pull my EGR valve as my my carbon build-up was to the intake manifold side of the pipe and within the intake manifold itself,...
I'd say you can plan on 1-2 mpg gain based on the 1st 5 minute segments alone. From my house we have a steep uphill start to a flat, one-way out...
I think xliderider may be confusing EGR valve with PCV valve. EGR looks to be ~$200 or more for oem new. PCV is `~$10. As a bonus, changing the...
Just to clarify my earlier post: You do need to pull the intake manifold and clean the EGR port which runs the length of it. You'll find this...
Running one on the '07 for a year now and on the '10 since September. Both cars see 15k-plus miles per year of both daily driver and road trip...
EGR pipe from EGR to intake manifold and EGR port through intake manifold clogged with carbon. Mine (my 2010, not the '07) never threw a code...
Completely normal with the gen2, Bob. Many a PCer who has cleaned their own throttle body and posted about it has noted it. Although PCV is the...