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Bill Norton replied to the thread 200,000 Mile Club.
A friend has a Gen2 with over 600k miles before it was totaled. It sounds like a Gen3 engine is not capable of doing that without the...
Jun 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM -
Bill Norton replied to the thread 200,000 Mile Club.
?? Which engine are you talking about? The used engine you are driving with in you car now? Or the second used engine you would have in...
Jun 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM -
Bill Norton replied to the thread Professional EGR Cleaning Resources.
. And even it it is starting to clog a bit, at least it will decrease the EGR flow EVENLY. The head gaskets failing near the #1 and 2...
Jun 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM -
Bill Norton liked adrtho4's post in the thread Professional EGR Cleaning Resources.
Yeah, I'm not out to make it 100% new straight from the factory clean. I used just what you suggested, a small brass rotary brush and...
Jun 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM -
Bill Norton liked johnHRP's post in the thread Professional EGR Cleaning Resources.
Had anyone tried removing the EGR completely like Prius sold in Brazil or other parts of the world? It probably solves the cleaning...
Jun 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM -
Bill Norton liked Lottamoxie's post in the thread Professional EGR Cleaning Resources.
That's a vital set of facts that should be disclosed, whenever you're giving your opinion to other Prii owners about the EGR and related...
Jun 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM -
Bill Norton replied to the thread 200,000 Mile Club.
But it you're doing this work, why not do it on the used engine you have right now, in your car? Why buy a whole different used engine,...
Jun 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM -
Bill Norton replied to the thread Professional EGR Cleaning Resources.
Don't go over board.... The 'pinch down spots' are in the tiny individual intake ports. Those can be made new in a few minutes with a...
Jun 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM -
Bill Norton replied to the thread 200,000 Mile Club.
'Tis true, 'back to square one', as in you now have a second used engine with a pending head gasket failure. That's the part I don't...
Jun 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM -
Bill Norton liked rjparker's post in the thread 200,000 Mile Club.
Yes a lot of people fire the parts cannon with no results. Often because of themes pushed on this forum. My small shop mechanic has...
Jun 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM -
Bill Norton replied to the thread 200,000 Mile Club.
Is there a way to 'inspect' a head gasket in an unknown used engine? This sounds like a ticking bomb also. What's so hard about...
Jun 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM -
Bill Norton replied to the thread 200,000 Mile Club.
She did, did she? My car tells me squat. I looks under the hood and sees the coolant is now down about an inch and I says to myself, I...
Jun 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
