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Is the Check Engine light on?
Are you getting a check engine light?
If it's all about cost of ownership for you, then the smart money is on keeping this car with the new battery. Especially if the condition is as...
(For the Reader's Digest version, go directly to the "SOLUTION" section below.) The right side ball joint needed to be replaced, so dove into it...
Are you saying you never change your oil, but but rather just top it up every 2K miles and when you change the filter?
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I have one of the Ebay pirate versions of TS and Mini VCI. I've been trying to get this to work for weeks! (Actually, on-and-off for months)...
+1 There's nothing out of the ordinary about the brake pads & calipers on this car -- any mechanic should be able to service them like they would...
UPDATE: It was the igniter coil on the #1 cylinder. Dealer had one in stock, so the Prius is back on the road. It's amazing the racket this...
Put it in neutral, and the knocking stops. Could be something in the driveline, or could just be that it smooths out with the reduced load. So...
Yes, the CEL is on. i tried unhooking the #1 coil in an effort to diagnose the problem, that resulted in the "triangle of death".
Excellent point! That would help isolate the noise. Will try that tomorrow morning.
Hadn't fueled up in a couple days, so bad gas seems unlikely. Have not cleaned the throttle body.
UPDATE: Just changed the spark plugs to NGK IFR5T11... no change. And another set of symptoms I forgot to mention that may be quite important:...
Funny you mention this. That video popped up when I posted mine on Youtube. [MEDIA] It does sound exactly like that. What's the theory on...
Hi all. Thanks for the quick responses. Sorry... I should have included more of the vital stats. 143K miles. Oil level is perfect (just under...
My wife called today on the side of the road with a strange knock/rattle sound from the front (engine/trans/etc) along with an apparent loss of...
My advice: keep driving it for the next year and a half, then turn it over to Jr. There's nothing worse for these cars than to let them sit --...
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A friend had a similar experience with a motorcycle. It had been stolen, and hidden away in a garage for a couple of years. The only problem it...
