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Just drain and fill with Toyota ATF WS. You will need 4 quarts and two replacement aluminum washers for the drain and fill plugs. Tightening...
Wow this is new to me. So not all gas sold are equal in quality? I thought they all come from the same few big refineries and the branding just...
Either plastic or glass is fine as long as the container is clean. 100 ml of fluid should be plenty. Try not to collect the initial gush or the...
Not sure about your issue of car slowing down faster than usual but regarding the "B" mode unless you are going down a long hill and the HV...
By "bone dry" did you mean that the oil level does not even reach the very tip of the dipstick (which is some distance below the "low" dot on the...
If you change oil regularly (every 5K miles per Toyota) then I don't think there will be a huge difference between regular and synthetic oil. So I...
Re: etf vs. FWT? Yes there are two different temperatures reported by passive CAN IDs and the engine coolant temperature reported by standard...
Re: Toyota Prius 2nd Gen. - converted to LPG bybrid Great! Please keep us informed how the kits work out. Good luck! :)
No I haven't dared to drive around with the diagnostic screen, but I did notice that the various speeds reported by known passive CAN IDs don't...
I was wondering about that too. I hope the Prius computer takes inputs from more than one thermistors to determine if the engine is overheated so...
Thank you! That's what I did in the end. It's just curious why the two does not agree.
Update: more data collected and the strange trend is still there: [IMG] [IMG]
Update: I went back to the raw data and plotted the speed of the four wheels - sure enough there was a large mismatch between the front the rear...
Congrats! By the way I usually mark with Sharpie or take digital photos before disconnecting or disassembling things so I will have a better...
I see you are blocking the condenser - close enough to the radiator I suppose.
When people say "blocking the radiator" do they mean just blocking the grill or literally tearing into the car to block right at the radiator?...
I think the original intent of using higher temperature thermostat in the Prius is to run the engine hotter to get better fuel efficiency. The...
Yes you can imagine (in the extreme case) if the coolant in the thermos is colder than that in the engine loop then there is no point of doing the...
Not sure about the warm up stage skipping but I think Prius is pretty smart about deciding whether to transfer coolant between the thermos and the...
I think he meant "barely able to afford the WS" so there is no money left to do the analysis of the old fluid.
