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  1. ChapmanF replied to the thread 2012 Prius w/ 280k miles... high-pitched whining sound? while motionless, idling..?.

    The most commonly asked-about 'whine' under the hood of a gen 3 comes from the throttle body motor and is normal, an acoustic form of...

    Jun 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM

  2. ChapmanF replied to the thread how to clear error P0A80.

    Driving the confirmation pattern is usually a way to hurry along the forgetting of the permanent code that would happen anyway in due...

    Jun 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM

  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread 2012 Prius w/ 280k miles... high-pitched whining sound? while motionless, idling..?.

    Can you post a recording?

    Jun 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM

  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread Problem with air flow and a/c.

    Warming the plastic with a heat gun, heat lamp, etc. can also help. (Don't overdo it....)

    Jun 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM

  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread Replacing Single CD Player with Aux.

    I went through that process with my Gen 1 and an adapter from DICE Electronics. The saga was in ➡this thread⬅. That adapter was a...

    Jun 10, 2026 at 10:28 AM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread Problem with air flow and a/c.

    From Frontporch's 2022 contribution to that thread linked above:

    Jun 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread Went to the salvage-yard today and someone pulled out a brake-actuator....

    Here is a link to that correct part number, ➡44500-47141⬅, where in one of the photos you can see there is a different number on the...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM

  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread Problem with air flow and a/c.

    The gen 1 and gen 2 ones can also be easy to repair (simple cleaning, cost of some electronic contact cleaner if you haven't already got...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM

  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread Does the Prius use an Atkinson cycle engine, or a Miller cycle engine?.

    The key insight in both of those designs is to have an effective compression stroke shorter than the effective expansion stroke. The...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM

  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread This is Why Stop Leak Should be Banned.

    Still very little oil use here, 212k freedom units. I've been changing at ~ 5k as long as I've owned it (about the last 100k). Just...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM

  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread Rotating tires without long reach jack.

    I generally take the pads out, measure them and note mileage and thickness, clean the fitting-kit clips (or replace them if need be),...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM

  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread Rotating tires without long reach jack.

    Still, I was halfway to a plausible explanation ... you'll be reassigned if you're showing at the time of leaving port, and if you're...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM

  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread Rotating tires without long reach jack.

    After a few prongs of speculation, I've decided you most likely wrote 'berthing' and got autocorrected. Now I can't shake the picture...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM

  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread How to make The Prius Plug-in (Prime) actually worth it.

    I think what may have happened is more that a lot of that content did pertain to the point, but it pertained to second, third,...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM

  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread Current purchase options for replacement ABS actuator?.

    You can use the Report button and ask the moderator to delete it.

    Jun 9, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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