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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread 2013 Prius losing power on hills.

    Which Prius is direct injection?

    Jul 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread Struggles uphill.

    I think I gave her unintended offense, when I used a hypothetical 'teenager' (not meaning her or anybody else in the thread) to...

    Jul 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread Funny signs.

    Guy could have been a Latinist or legalese nerd, used to those Latin-origin adverbs like 'instanter' (urgently or immediately) or...

    Jul 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread Purchasing Items for Maintenance.

    It might be fair to say that the caliper rebuild kit would be chiefly of interest to the kind of corn flake who would rebuild a caliper....

    Jul 1, 2026 at 2:45 PM
  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread Very faint clicks at stop from brake actuator.

    I have always guessed, like the AI did in your attached PDF, the A and R were apply and release. I noticed in the PDF from the AI that...

    Jun 30, 2026 at 11:30 AM
  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread Can a water pump go bad with no check engine light?.

    Little PSA about those laser IR temp guns. Please know that I am not assuming you did anything wrong; for all I know you've been...

    Jun 30, 2026 at 9:04 AM
  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread Struggles uphill.

    Hey @Gloria&Suzanne, I'm very sorry that you read my post in that way, when I was replying to Higgins909. I was not replying to you in...

    Jun 30, 2026 at 8:49 AM
  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Fillers in the Gasoline.

    On the mad overnight drive in my parents' car to drop me off for new student week at college, we stopped to fill up at some nondescript...

    Jun 30, 2026 at 8:31 AM
  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread Trunk hatch release issue.

    Was the replacement from Toyota?

    Jun 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM