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Eddie25 replied to the thread Preemptive timing chain replacement at 135K miles?.

Hopefully not. I bought a new one to put on when I did my head gasket at 230k but it was extremely difficult to install by myself and I...

priusmouse replied to the thread Anyone else HATE the touch light switches?.

actually, after I wrote this I figured it out: There is a notch where the sos button is. If you can locate the notch with muscle memory,...

Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Mileage for first service?.

Have you had a look at the Toyota USA Warranty and Maintenance Booklet? It should be in the glove box. And yeah, all the intervals are...

Trollbait liked hill's post in the thread Gen 6 Prius engine will be a “game changer,” achieve a 53% thermal efficiency.

Looks like China is beating the tar out of Toyota & most other manufacturers when it comes to high efficiency engines. Theirs are not...

Trollbait liked Isaac Zachary's post in the thread What ever happened to the GR Sport Prius?.

Sometimes I get confused about to whom these vehicles are being marketed. But on the other hand, I see who buys them. I don't know about...

anothergirl posted a new thread.

Red Triangle/Oil Plug

On 5/28 the red triangle of death came on in my 2007 Prius while driving to work. I called my mechanic who said that’s the hybrid...

Forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Trollbait replied to the thread Mileage for first service?.

Toyota just uses an odometer timer that goes off at 5000 miles. IIRC, the maintenance schedule of what services for each 5000 mile point...

austingreen replied to the thread Gen 6 Prius engine will be a “game changer,” achieve a 53% thermal efficiency.

Totally agree, with so little hydrogen infrastructure, toyota is talking about to work in the distant future. in a phey with an ice...

telmo744 replied to the thread Gen 6 Prius engine will be a “game changer,” achieve a 53% thermal efficiency.

Not comparable. Truck diesel engine vs passenger car gasoline engine (different cycles and very different cylinder capacity/dimensions)

mountaineer liked tovli's post in the thread Success: Registered TPMS ID For New Tire/Rim.

After getting a flat in my new 2023 Prius Prime XSE 19" special Prius tire, I successfully plugged that tire to keep me on the road....

sylvaing replied to the thread 2017 Prime won't charge above 22% on engine revving.

And when I questioned Dr Prius about the support for a Gen4 Prius, I got the following, so I didn't really believe in its result. I...

Georgina Rudkus liked Kenny94945's post in the thread New custom Prius v shifter and knob.

Great fun. I could see me adding the classic "Cue Ball" knob. Then there was the old Mopar (Dodge) wooden pistol grip or (was it Ford?)...

Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Anyone else HATE the touch light switches?.

Cars used to be designed with controls you could find and adjust by feel alone. No kidding. But we "progress"... Controls that require...

Mendel Leisk replied to the thread IS IT A HEADGASKET?.

Cleaning the EGR and intake at 160K miles, when you've got head gasket failure symptoms, is about 110K miles too late. Still...