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

    When I mentioned there's always somebody on YouTube or PriusChat who will tell you it doesn't matter that those valves are closed when...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM

  2. ChapmanF replied to the thread HAPPY 250th Birthday USA.

    The rain was kind of a blessing—the celebration downtown is kind of a crowded ordeal most years. This time I could walk right up and sit...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM

  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread code p3102 and intermittent triangle of DOOM.

    Does that mean Dr. Prius is the app you're using with it? Last I knew, Dr. Prius wasn't a complete solution for reading trouble codes...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM

  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread LiBSU - Redesigning the "Battery Support Unit" to Support Lithium.

    This seems to be a gen 3 decision to simplify the BSU. In gen 1 and gen 2, it was a full-fledged "Battery ECU" that had its own network...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM

  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread Can we use Li-Ion battery in 2011 Prius.

    Batteries are DC. Such a transformer can only work its magic on AC.

    Jul 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread Trump repair act.

    The last paragraph looks like standard CYA lawyering to say the memo doesn't give you any new reasons to sue the federal government. It...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread HAPPY 250th Birthday USA.

    “When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work, because they are increasingly viewed as the villains … We...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

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

    There's a word for that.

    Jul 3, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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