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We’ve been using the block heater (with 2010, 3rd gen), for cold starts, year ‘round. This is since purchase, late in 2010. in the early years I...
With a 3 month hiatus for the battery I’d consider replacement beforehand. And have it on a smart charger for the brake bleed procedure....
What’s the miles on it? There can be “other issues” besides the hybrid battery.
Gen 3 spare tire OD is slightly more. You can get the two gens tire specs from owners manuals, enter them on a tire comparison calculator site, to...
Sorry can’t answer that. I do know the rims and tire sizes are the same, but nothing reslly about fitment requirements for under the hatch floor....
You lost me there; is that your category for me?
It’s a little disconcerting, if high phantom load demands and anemic batteries have some doing superfluous driving. we’re now doing maybe 3k kms...
I did both engine and inverter coolant a few years back, For Inverter I followed the video (and Repair Manual), did not use Maintenance Mode, and...
Someone posted here lately, that place made a hash of their car.
West coast then. I'd probably shatter, on the prairies...
You missed VIN number. And we could go on. I've never quite understood the need, to stipulate that the engine in the prius is of the "internal...
Maintenance Mode is not the way to go. It is used for engine coolant replacement, but inverter coolant replacement is different, simpler. This...
Maybe coupled with the dirth of block heater availability through US dealerships? Which is puzzling, considering say Minnesota.
Purely OCD editorial: What you're saying there is "...to run the internal combustion engine engine...".
One ploy I've found quite effective: if you've got to use the car for something during the day, appointment, a dinner: also do some chores,...
Nearly every South Main episode these days is electronics troubleshooting: half of it looking at wiring diagrams and Autel diagnostics, then...
Block heater really helps. They’re currently under a recall cloud though. I’m using a recalled one, no issues, self-installed.
I guess Toyota didn’t hear about the northern US prairies.
Or find and remedy whatever imposing the excessive load on the battery. If it’s systemic Toyota “should” step up. Don’t hold your breath.
That strengthens the case for just doing head gasket. If you're doing head gasket, since the head is off, it "might" be worthwhile to replace...
