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Besides the pump and drive belt (which is a given) what additional pump-related parts should I replace during this job? Vehicle is a 2006 Prius...
How common is a head gasket failure at 155k miles that doesn't breach a coolant passage? The engine's running rough (so much so that the vehicle...
Working on my Gen 2 and Gen 3 Prii the last couple of years has sensitized me to the maintenance consequences of late intake valve closure of...
Just spent Memorial Day 2023 replacing a front wheel bearing on a 2007 Prius. I have these observations to share with you: 1. Time to Failure....
In 17 years I've paid for about a dozen front wheel bearing replacements on the Gen II Priuses I've owned, but this weekend was the first time I...
The sounds of the inverter cooling pump are most apparent when the engine stops and the coolant bottle is being refilled. During this time my...
I'm replacing the plastic front end parts on a Gen 2 that was in a fender-bender accident that shattered the bumper cover and splash shields....
I'm helping my brother retrofit a Gen 4 motor into a Gen 3 Prius. We're at the stage where we're moving the Gen 3's flywheel input damper...
Just bought a 2008 whose owner had recently replaced both halogen headlight assemblies with new ones. The optical quality of these $75 internet...
I'm currently arm-chair quarterbacking my brother on his valiant effort to retrofit a head blown Gen 3 with a reclaimed Gen 4 motor. This...
I need to replace the front splash shields on a 2008 Prius without seeing the vehicle beforehand. Young woman ran her car off the road on an icy...
I paid someone to install new front sway bar bushings on my 2009 with 210k miles. These new bushings were essentially OEM equivalents from a...
I finally got my Android tablet to work with Dr. Prius. The secret to making it function was to finger touch the MAC address shown in the app's...
I acquired a Bluetooth OBDII module (vendor=BAFX) and downloaded the Dr. Prius app to an Android tablet. Did I miss the user guide that tells me...
I'm an Indiana electrical engineer with a lot of mech skills and tools. I've watched the esteemed Steve and Jenny Woodruff at...
YouTube videos have convinced me that transplanting a Gen 4 motor into a dead Gen 3 Prius (2013MY) is a doable task. Those who have done it on...
I am a Gen 2 and Gen 3 Prius veteran who has cleaned out his Gen 3 EGR loop including unplugging the blasted heat exchanger. I have friends and...
My wayward nephew is not mechanically inclined and can't get motivated to check his oil level periodically. Today I added 2 quarts to bring the...
I recently had both front wheel bearings replaced on my 2006 Prius at 185k miles. This is the third set of front wheel bearings on this vehicle....
Earlier this week I posted a bitchy message to this forum talking about the failure of my HID headlight electronic ballast caused by the headlight...
