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Replacing Expansion Valve I hope this is the appropriate place to post this. If not, please LMK. Last summer I found & fixed a leak in the AC on...
Thanks folks... all good points. I don't have sensors on my winter rims & tires so I've learned to ignore the tire warning light. Doing the same...
Thank-you everyone for your advice… I didn’t realize that putting on a new set of summer tires would be this complicated. After reading everything...
Thanks for the quick reply. It looks like I can get a compatible set for around $100. But, although the info with the ads say "...no need to...
I'm going to install new summer tires on my Gen 2 2008 Prius (145,000 kms), the TPMS transmitters are OK (no warning light). Q1: Aside from...
Thanks for the reply. I just pulled it out and tossed it in the 'parts bin'. I'll see if I can remount it next summer. No problems so far (2 weeks...
Smelling exhaust when '08 Prius (140,000 km) is at a stop & on 'Fresh Air' (no problem when on 'Recirculate'). No DTCs. Drove front up on ramps &...
My front heatshield has also rotted off (huge holes); the 3 retaining nuts are rusted to oblivion; and I'm having trouble finding a parts source...
OK, got it: the minus part of the psi scale is not psi – it’s inches of mercury. So when I was reading the minus section of the gauge’s psi scale...
A) Yep, I’ve got a good digital scale – didn’t occur to me to measure the refrigerant before use, mea culpa. I just added small amounts of...
OK, here's the 411 on the responses (Thanks everyone!) “…the simple option of taking an R134a-designed car in to a qualified A/C shop for R134a...
"slowly roasting the compressor to death" When I bought the car, the A/C didn’t work and I didn’t want to risk running the A/C compressor w/o any...
Right you are – thanks for the correction & comprehensive automotive refrigerant overview. I should have stated: “To my knowledge, R134a was...
Thanks again to everyone for the comprehensive support & advice. I have a few things to add: 1. Re: Pasadena_com mut’s suggestion about a digital...
Thanks for GBTM... 1. The POE oil+refrigerant aerosol can is 4 oz (113g) I added some, not all, but have no way of measuring how much. I’d guess...
Success… I think. a) Fixed leaking flange on compressor; b) Applied vacuum (-26 psi) for 50 mins; c) Shut-off vacuum, -26 psi held overnight but...
Mendel Leisk Got it... thanks for the tip!
"Yes, if you open the system to to replace a bad O ring (hope there isn't any corrosion in the fittings) then you do HAVE to evacuate to system...
