Reliability with gen 4?

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by stephensprius, Dec 23, 2019.

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  1. ice9

    ice9 Active Member

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    Both good advice. Thanx
     
    #21 ice9, Dec 27, 2019
  2. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Yeah bolts in particular are terribly rust-prone. Paint them with boiled linseed oil. Very effective and it holds up good. Before and after:

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    #22 Mendel Leisk, Dec 27, 2019
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  3. Mambo Dave

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    averaging 50 MPG here according to the Fuelly app, 4100 miles in to owning it. I think if I lived in a more congested area I'd get better MPG, but the open highways, and expected speeds on the open highways, reduces the MPG.
     
    #23 Mambo Dave, Dec 27, 2019
  4. Elt31987

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    The only issue ive had in 83K miles is the rear passenger door lock actuator worked randomly like yours. I picked up a used from on eBay from a totaled prius for 99 bucks and its been working fine for about 20K miles
     
    #24 Elt31987, Dec 28, 2019
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