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That's the best scenario for the driver. I've heard from a few sources here that the EGR system can get completely sealed up and not generate a...
Yes Pixel XL ?
You caught it early. Just throw in a bottle of fuel system cleaner, clean your EGR system and PCV valve. Probably good as new. ...
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That's nuts! Sorry couldn't resist Pixel XL ?
I would not put lube on your threads. You could have the opposite problem - your canister backing out and dumping your oil while on the freeway....
Have you checked the clearance of passages with a micrometer? Do you have a clean cooler to compare with? Installing a dirty EGR cooler in your...
Bob, In the presentation (that I linked above) they also mention your residence time (page 4) "High gas flow velocities reduce trapping...
Without engineering experience or extensive test data proving it, there is no way to know ahead of time how effective the gen4 pre-cat will be at...
Hot exhaust gas does not "burn off" the deposits in the EGR cooler. The EGR cooler is a "distiller" of water and soot particles. Collecting...
Cold start knock puts extra stress on the headgasket. I never get the cold start knock as long as I empty the OCC
I live 4 miles from work and rarely take the highway. Most roads have a 40 mph speed limit. This is severe duty hence why I am extra vigilant....
The following pictures and story may illustrate the effectiveness of the EGR system cleanse and OCC maintenance. First some background...
Intake side of head at 87,100 miles and wipe with a rag. The last EGR system cleanse and OCC installation happened around 70k miles.
Intake side of head at 87,100 miles. Picture was taken before wiping the insides with a rag. The last EGR system cleanse and OCC installation...
EGR elbow at 87,100 miles. Noticed light oily carbon film on the inside. This was taken before cleaning it with some carb cleaner spray and pipe...
That's a classic symptom of PCV liquid in the intake manifold. The IM design pools the liquid at the bottom of the manifold near the throttle...
Found it. It was the evap purge solenoid hose to manifold. The lowest hose in the engine compartment I think. My neighbor found it laying on top...
Hi everyone. While doing a Prolong hybrid battery reconditioning I decided to take off the intake manifold and clean it. It currently has 87k...
The Prius V is also a larger, heavier vehicle with the benefit of additional transmission cooling applied to the electric motors. If the...
