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I just replaced the original battery in my base 2006 Prius (98K miles) with the Optima 51 Yellow Top and the elearnaid adapter kit. The elearnaid...
I use the Craftsman beam-type torque wrenches and they're good: don't go out of calibration. That said, they're hard to read during use in tight...
I haven't tried the Airlift, but according to the Bentley manual you don't need to turn on the pump when vacuum bleeding the coolant.
I changed the coolant in my inverter a couple of weeks ago and was observing the fluid in the reservoir with the pump running. There was just a...
I also added a very short (10s) movie on YouTube that shows actuation of the electric engine coolant pump: [media] This 10 second video...
Just wanted to post pictures of how to get the electrical coolant pump to run during the bleeding procedure. As Patrick pointed out, you remove...
Thanks for making this video and posting it! I watched it and it helped me get the job done. I especially liked the way you captured the sound...
I just used the method described above with clear tubing to remove 500ml of oil (that I put in myself by accident). It took about 2hours to...
It's an interesting article! I found it online at...
I used a large pair of adjustable Channel Lock pliers to grab the oil filter and twist it off. This is really a plumbing tool, but it fit the oil...
I did this fluid change too (at 65K on a 2006) with no problems, thanks to helpful tips on method, materials and tools from Patrick and Hobbit....
I too was disappointed in the winter of 2004 when I test drove a new Prius, for similar reasons. Now, four years later I own a used one (2006...
There is an article by Bill Vlasic in today's NYT ( http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/23/business/23ford.html ) describing the grave problems...
1. What year is your Prius? 2006 2. What color is your Prius? "driftwood pearl" 3. What mileage do you get with your Prius? 59.9 4. What...
I don't know if it is beneficial or not to change the transaxle oil before 100,000 miles. I was inspired to do it partly by Art's Automotive (who...
Yes, the shavings were very fine... Interestingly, after I cleaned those off, right down on the surface of the magnet there were three larger...
Here are three pictures (attached thumbnails below) of the transaxle fluid change: Draining the fluid (somewhat red after 66k miles) The plug...
Patrick-- Thanks!:) The odometer was at 66040 miles when I changed out the transaxle fluid. The fluid still had a red tinge but was pretty dark....
The plugs were in pretty good shape, except for the dirt on the threads. The gap was exactly (+/-0.001") at the spec according to my spark plug...
Just a quick post to share a photograph of one of the NGK Iridium spark plugs that I pulled out of my '06 Prius at 65K. After removal, I cleaned...
