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That is what we call a "dead hole misfire", could be a bad coil, unplugged coil or fouled/bad sparkplug. I have even seen coil boots that were so...
Not the transaxle!
Yea, you find a place for a 3' tall stack of tires about 24" across. Summer in the winter and winter in the summer. Did that for YEARS when we...
NOT trying to panic anyone, but...... this may be a bad transaxle bearing as documented by Luscious Garage: Gen 2 Prius (2004-2009) Transmission...
RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They do not have alternators, whomever said they checked the alternator output is...
NOTHING beats dedicated snow tires for snow and ice! Tire Rack has snow tire packages that included new tires and rims, pre-mounted AND balanced...
The MOST important of changing oil is..... CHANGING THE OIL, regularly on some schedule. 5k is GREAT, 6k, not so much. I am not aware of any...
A GOOD battery charger would cost about $55 in MSP, a friendly neighbor probably has one you can borrow, especially since you cannot "jump" start...
Coincidence does not make causation; I don't know that the braking event and noise are related, especially if the noise is engine related. The...
Unless you value fuel economy over the noise reduction, decrease the tire pressure as much as possible; down to door sticker numbers if higher....
Apparently my coffee intake was lacking when I thought of that.... LOL!
I see four paths for the old OEM pack.... 1) Offer for sale as an assembled core, that should fetch as much as $1400 (dealer's core charge) 2)...
Ed, The amps that a starting unit *can* supply are limited by the voltage applied. If the voltages are equal, no current will flow. Problem...
Is it possible the battery you purchased is not a "true" Optima, but a fake or look-alike???? According to one of the distributors, there is a...
Agreed! Yet we have all four on our car.
There are exactly two real safety systems designed into a motor vehicle: Steering and Braking, BOTH of which are connected directly to the TIRES,...
Yup! The fuse protects the smallest wire cross-section in the circuit, not the largest. Amazing how often that is missed.
Cut it out of there!
No codes indicate an ECM failure, although a failed one can cause many different codes.
I presume the OP is referring to the 12V battery and not the hybrid one...... The most common cause of 12v drain is a light that is on while the...
