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Make sure that you've connected the brake control power supply properly. This is a box of capacitors next to the 12V battery. It's used to support...
No, only five years. Classic Prius has belt-driven A/C. It can still stop the engine if the compressor isn't needed at the moment, but the engine...
I certainly wouldn't advise putting it in a Prius ;) Biodiesel suffers from the same problem as ethanol. There's only so much 'waste' material...
Well, SULEV is a California standard, and there are some differences in the car that affect emissions (largely the coolant thermos, which speeds...
If a new model X gets better fuel economy than the previous year's model X, perhaps people would be more inclined to buy a new X if gas prices...
You might find it works out cheaper to rent a place closer to college and walk. I went to Aston University in Birmingham (UK), and lived on-campus...
Some codes are detected only intermittently, and clear themselves after two driving cycles. One of the most commonly reported problems that...
After 190,000 miles there's likely to be plenty of scoring in the cylinder block. The oil control ring may not be able to provide a good seal any...
We, in the UK, have a 29mph limit on the factory-fit EV mode on the 2004-2009 Prius. I'm guessing that the limit was set to fit with the UK's...
Adding a bit more detail, I note from Toyota's European TechDoc site that the iQ is either a KGJ10 or an NUJ10. The KGJ10 comes with a 1.0 litre...
You can find a model code decoder here. It's a bit out of date, though. The first two characters are supposed to be the engine code, and the...
Re: Which grade petrol for 06 Prius? The octane measurement system is different in the US and Canada from the UK and most of the rest of the...
Sounds like the car is in Stage 3a, wanting to do its idle check before going into Stage 4. See The Five Stages of Prius Operation for more on...
A 1988 Corolla was probably an E90, with the 2E engine if 1.3L. A car that old was carburetted, not fuel-injected. Carbs can be tuned for a lean...
This is where the screwed-up patent system will be a problem. The point of the patent system was to have designs published openly, so they could...
Not very likely. The Prius wheelbase - distance between front and rear axles - is 100mm longer than the xB. A platform is a shared set of designs...
This one's an easy debunk: an automotive platform consists basically of the floorpan (chassis), wheelbase dimension, steering mechanism and power...
I believe the NHTSA are involved as well. They're the reason behind pressing the brake pedal to both make the car READY, and to put it into gear....
Yeah, the EV mode is a gimmick. I use it for manoeuvring my car in the company car park - there's so little space that we have to block each other...
Engine Oil Bible has this to say: "What's the worst that could happen? Well the problem with this is that the next time the engine is run, the...
