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I have the Haynes manual too. It is pretty hazy on steps. But it does have torque specs. Putting together the steps now into Excel.
Is there a procedural list for replacing the head gasket on the Gen 3's? Something like this which I used for my Ford truck? If not, I'll put one...
Once again Mendel, my friend, friend of all Prius owners, you are the OG of the Prius Chat forums! I am thinking eBay is a good place to buy the...
Might just do the head gasket job myself. Doesn't look so tough and I have all the tools including impact tools. Also, I would prefer to have an...
Crap. Turned on the car today and got the death rattle for a brief second. Shut her down and popped the hood. Coolant dropped a bit. Opened up the...
I change oil every 5k miles. I use Pennzoil Ultra Platinum and stock up on it when ever I can find it on sale (I bought into the natural gas thing...
LoLoL! Yeah. Pretty far along with the repair. At this point, I've done all the recommended repair and maintenance to the EGR system . Only thing...
Yup, I have a grease pen mark in green to stand out against the reddish coolant and not a black Sharpie marker which can be mistaken as dirt or...
No, never. But I had to top off the coolant because I didn't use Mendel's instructions when tackling the EGR cooler job. Tried hose clamps and...
Ok, so here is the verdict from Gasket Masters: No apparent engine damage. No apparent head gasket failure. The caveat, there was no test...
I use an iPhone, but let me check if 'Tire Assistant' is available in the Ap Store and report back if it does. I know Car Scanner has an option to...
You can try Walmart too. Then of course there is Amazon.
Get a Bluetooth ODBII reader if you don't already have one. I use this Bluetooth OBDII reader. I paid for Dr. Prius and use Car Scanner (which I...
IMO, this is a better video for cleaning the intake manifold. Shows where in the intake manifold the EGR ports are. Also, it demonstrates that the...
Yes. Will cost you $7 for the sensor cleaner. 1 minutesof active engagement to remove the sensor. 1 minute of applying the cleaner. 15 minutes for...
I haven't seen a critical number. I started having issues at 145k miles. I've read about others where issues arose at 57k and over 200k. Lots of...
Point is, it is a good idea to perform regular maintenance on the EGR system. Agreed?
Hah, genius! Mendel, you truly are the OG of the Prius Chat forums! Yeah, I didn't disconnect the hoses from the throttle body. And I'll remember...
Haven't fired her back up just yet. I've just re-assembled everything at this point, minus the wiper assembly. When I removed the EGR cooler,...
Also, the plan is if she shakes or not and/or the check engine lights go off or not, I will take the '12 to Gasket Masters and have them do a...
