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  1. ChapmanF replied to the thread Replacement options for broken glass for side mirror. Heated?.

    That's an idea you've got me seriously considering right about now.

    Mar 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM

  2. ChapmanF replied to the thread Blown Head gasket rebuild....@297k.

    For what it's worth, a gen 3 Prius has a 2ZR engine. 2ZR 2ZR 2ZR 2ZR There isn't any Prius that uses the 2ZZ engine, unless Tom has...

    Mar 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM

  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread Be ready for the defacing of the new dollar bill.

    Hard telling, but the question already is more how long recovery will take, if it's possible. Certain aspects of recovery—like our...

    Mar 28, 2026 at 12:20 PM

  4. ChapmanF attached a file to the thread Replacement options for broken glass for side mirror. Heated?.

    Did you follow the link I gave in post #2? That photo shows the frame from the back (it's from gen 1, though, so might not be...

    g3m.png g3mw.png Mar 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM

  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread Replacement options for broken glass for side mirror. Heated?.

    I've bought online glass plates before that really were just the glass plate. When you buy it from Toyota, it's the glass plate mounted...

    Mar 27, 2026 at 7:43 PM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread Replacement options for broken glass for side mirror. Heated?.

    Yes, when you buy the right glass part number at a Toyota dealer, you'll end up getting the right glass. When it's heated, there will be...

    Mar 27, 2026 at 7:08 PM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread Replacement options for broken glass for side mirror. Heated?.

    Option 4: Buy the replacement mirror glass from Toyota, pop out the old broken one, pop in the new one, move on to next project. (y)...

    Mar 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM

  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread Dixie style breakfast.

    The mushiness is adjustable.

    Mar 27, 2026 at 11:54 AM

  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread Seafoam full can in the tank, now runs bad. Can this be fixed. how?.

    The various self-tests have their own various schedules for when they run. EVAP is an extra-special one, because it's not even one that...

    Mar 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM

  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread Seafoam full can in the tank, now runs bad. Can this be fixed. how?.

    That's a picture of the readiness display for the various monitors (self-tests). Looks like the only ones showing ready are the...

    Mar 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM

  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread Why This Genius Race Car Was Banned.

    Interesting: U.S. Patent No. 5,343,970 U.S. Patent No. 7,104,347 U.S. Patent No. 7,237,634 Links copied from the WIRED article were...

    Mar 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM

  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread EGR cooler nightmare event -- always check a used one for leaks before you install....

    ... but also a couple earlier posts that genuinely did seem to be mixing up the EGR and the EHRS. "The exhaust blows through the cooler,...

    Mar 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM

  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread EGR cooler nightmare event -- always check a used one for leaks before you install....

    Good point. Certainly at times the EGR valve is closed, like idle and full throttle, any coolant leakage will follow gravity into the...

    Mar 25, 2026 at 10:06 AM

  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Is cabin heat "free" if a Prime is in HV mode?.

    I don't know whether the Prime does include a conventional heater core as well as the heat pump. For purposes of discussion, let's...

    Mar 25, 2026 at 10:01 AM

  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread AC #2 Damper Servo replacement.

    I've never looked this procedure up for a gen 4. Remove the dash I believe; drop the engine I wouldn't believe unless I read it in the...

    Mar 25, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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