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  1. ChapmanF replied to the thread Trump repair act.

    Are you thinking of this (memo, not act)? Lowering the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix – The White House

    Jul 4, 2026 at 10:20 AM

  2. ChapmanF replied to the thread Has anyone used the Autel MaxiAP2000 to bleed brakes post actuator-swap?.

    There'll always be some good ol' boy on youtube or PriusChat to tell you nothing matters and just treat it like a normal car. This...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 9:33 AM

  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread Does the Prius have automatic cell balancing features?.

    Well, as it doesn't exactly flash lights and ring bells when it happens, it's probably more accurate to say I happened to notice it on...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 9:28 AM

  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread Trunk hatch release issue.

    I've never had to replace one of those actuators, so no, I'm not coming with "useful information" that I already have. If we had other...

    Jul 3, 2026 at 6:39 PM

  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread Has anyone used the Autel MaxiAP2000 to bleed brakes post actuator-swap?.

    I can reach all four bleed screws on my gen 3 with no special effort, all four wheels on the ground. Maybe if my arms were very short it...

    Jul 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread Does the Prius have automatic cell balancing features?.

    Yes, that's totally a thing the gen 1 will sometimes do. My car did that HV battery rebalance thing again | PriusChat I may have...

    Jul 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread Has anyone used the Autel MaxiAP2000 to bleed brakes post actuator-swap?.

    Mostly down to how quickly you can shuttle yourself around to the various bleed screws. On my gen 3, it'll send you around in some...

    Jul 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM

  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread Hybrid Automotive Shuts Down.

    There's a word for that.

    Jul 3, 2026 at 10:10 AM

  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread Idle issue after Gen3->Gen4 engine swap.

    Those things exist on gen 4 engines for the EU and JP markets. They don't exist on gen 4 engines for the US. People were encountering...

    Jul 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM

  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread Has anyone used the Autel MaxiAP2000 to bleed brakes post actuator-swap?.

    If I were to swap my actuator, I would follow that by using the existing long-form bleed procedure in my Autel AP200 that I have already...

    Jul 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM

  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread Has anyone used the Autel MaxiAP2000 to bleed brakes post actuator-swap?.

    I haven't used it post actuator-swap, but I've used the same bleeding function in the Autel that you'd use for that, and it worked....

    Jul 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM

  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread 2013 Prius losing power on hills.

    Which Prius is direct injection?

    Jul 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM

  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread Crazy auto braking.

    Can you clarify how you became sure that the parking brake is what's being engaged?

    Jul 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM

  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Gen 2 AC Compressor Replacement: Toyota or Aftermarket?.

    Reading your question, I find myself unsure whether your mechanic has offered to do that entirely on their own dime, or has offered to...

    Jul 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM

  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    We have some sub-$3 here (if you're paying cash, anyway) along with, still, last I was looking, some $4.50 and up that you could drive...

    Jul 2, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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