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Yes, this heats the engine coolant. I was referring to getting the engine oil up to full temp. This is needed to keep harmful contaminants from...
I've read recently that it takes a drive of 1 hour to properly heat the engine enough to keep away harmful buildups in the oil, plugs, etc.
You should have bought a EV instead of a PHEV. Since you have a gas engine, you still need to run it periodically and do all the maintenance (oil,...
You might want to look in the Prius Prime sections under the Prius Plug-In pull down
Our 2016 hybrid (not prime) has 96K miles now. All I've ever done is change the oil/filter on time and change the engine air and cabin air filters...
Batteries age out. This is a direct replacement from Walmart. No brainer. [ATTACH]
don't worry about it Prius is a low clearance vehicle. You're going to hit things on the highway. Wife hit a piece of metal that scared the sh*t...
Toyota's free maintenance lasted 2 years/24K miles. Nothing to do with warranty.
You might want to check out the Gen 5 Prius section on this forum. It's listed under the Prius tab. There is no separate section for Gen 5 Plug-in...
You didn't say how many miles on her, but I'm betting your model has the Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) traction battery. These are the classic...
Normal.
The only one that affects MPG is temp. The more heat you need, the lower the MPG. Heat comes from the ICE, which is burning gas.
Yes, I have used that one on two Gen 4 Prius with good results.
Wait until it becomes a problem. When you do the bypass it will increase the time to warm the cabin because the coolant is not being heated by the...
Our first Prius was a 2005 Gen 2 with NiMH. We kept it 10 years and put on 145K miles. Toward the end, the battery would not maintain state of...
I use these EcoGard filters from Amazon in my 2016. [ATTACH]
if you're still losing coolant, you may need to consider the CAT/heat exchanger coolant leak. Keep an eye on the coolant reservoir because you...
Exactly! Our local Toyota salesman who sold us our 2016 nine years ago cold called out of the blue last week to check if we were still driving the...
Don't you just hold down the Trip button on the steering wheel until it resets?
If I were you, I would not "fill with gas as much as possible" You risk triggering the Check Engine Light for fuel vapor capture issue. Let the...
