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Oil - about right. Clean & adjust brakes: Should be $0. Brakes are self adjusting and the rear brakes shouldn't need "cleaning." Replacing engine...
No water pump issues at all. Changed water pump at ~100k as preventative maintenance - things wear out, and it's FAR cheaper to change it when I...
$535 for that pump?!?! OK, I'll just go on replacing the belt every 100k miles or so. Yikes!
Things to consider: 1) That fan motor (likely) has brushes and will wear out. It's only intended to be run when the battery temperature is getting...
That's gotta be one LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG Q-tip!
A similar thing happened to me. Turns out my phone charger was shorting out the outlets. Might want to check that too.
1 - Replacing the idler pulley is really REALLY easy on the Prius. About 5 minutes - you don't have to mess with the water pump or the belt. 2 -...
Thanks! I already applied for reimbursement. After they asked me for a letter, on my mechanic's letterhead :rolleyes: saying why the pump needed...
That was my experience and reasoning when I did it. Plus, I bought the pump online at a better price. Bleeding is really a non-issue for the...
When I got my most recent Toyota, I wanted to put $3k (their maximum) on a credit card. They asked why & I told them for the 1% cash back. My...
Peltier coolers are pretty inefficient. I haven't done the calculations, but I'd bet it is more energy efficient to stop using the battery when it...
So the assertion is that by testing the total energy storage and the peak power capability of a cell permits one to fully characterize the state...
http://www.cobasys.com/pdf/tutorial/Considerations-for-NiMH-in-Stationary-Apps-battcon05paper.pdf states that "NiMH batteries exhibit certain...
Congrats! [IMG] But... Why do folks think that as a battery ages to the point that one cell flat out fails, you can simply replace that cell? If...
I thought about it too when the Gen 3 came out, but when the C came out (with the same engine as Gen 2) it became considerably more practical!
Warning duly noted. It's a geek thing. (And I pride myself on being semi-aware!) This is the kind of information I'd need. I don't know, but I'd...
Not sure if this should be in the Prius C forum, Gen II Care & Maintenance, or Gen II Mods, but here goes... The Prius C and the 2nd gen both use...
The oil change interval on your Prius is 5000 miles - you apparently ignored checking your oil level for well past one oil change interval. Your...
A diode drop would be from about 0.5V (if it's really low current) to 0.7V (if it's above a few mA). You might want to just put a diode in there...
I've been driving an '07 Prius since April '07 (bought it new). I ran the numbers, and figured that I could use the gas savings of the car to pay...
