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  1. ChapmanF replied to the thread Gas cap "anchor".

    PlastiDip. Or RTV silicone.

    Jul 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM

  2. ChapmanF attached a file to the thread Fueling trick - How to get your Gen 2 to take gas.

    The headlight-leveling sensor has nothing to do with the two inclination sensors that are built into the combination meter for the...

    meter.png inc-cntr.png Jul 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM

  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread Quick way to determine a problem via ECU's.

    We have a page here that gives comprehensive information about that: Blink (a/k/a Flash) Codes – How to. | PriusChat Not all of the...

    Jul 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM

  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread Independent Repair Shops. Worth the "Savings"?.

    It will if the dealer is good and the independent shop isn't. Both questions have highly variable answers.

    Jul 15, 2026 at 10:23 AM

  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread Pro sports and Science ROI.

    How much gets invested in sports out of (usually local, rather than federal) taxation, stadium tax breaks and the like?

    Jul 15, 2026 at 10:22 AM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread 2013 Prius (240k) - P148F, P0301, P0302.

    I once had an engine put in (a different car) at a shop that gave me a good price. Some weeks later, the car was stolen from the street...

    Jul 15, 2026 at 10:19 AM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread Ditch the Switch?.

    Meh. The thermostats in my house already understand the switch. I'm not sure I'll be able to obtain a firmware update with the changed...

    Jul 15, 2026 at 10:08 AM

  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brake Bleeding Question.

    There is no non-Techstream brake bleed procedure in the Toyota repair manual. There is a non-Techstream fluid replacement procedure,...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM

  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread 08 ABS actuator tech stream problems.

    Are the only codes present the C1345 plus maybe C1368 indicating trouble learning the linear solenoid offset? If so, there is a "when...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM

  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread What are you reading?.

    There's a possibility, I guess, that the phrase "quiet, piggy!" that made the news some time in the last year, when it was spoken by a...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 8:55 PM

  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread Which Computer Is Slow To Boot?.

    Gen 1 (by which we already mean the generation that was available in the US for model years 2001–2003) had quite the hodge-podge of...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM

  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread Fueling trick - How to get your Gen 2 to take gas.

    It's funny how often people discover procedures in the repair manual for calibrating something, and then wildly oversell what the...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM

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

    Just got home from a trip and filled up at $π locally.

    Jul 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM

  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brake Bleeding Question.

    I've most recently used the Autel AP200, which gets pretty good press on PriusChat, and comes for about $60 plus a free app for the...

    Jul 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM

  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread Jump start 2008 -- horn sounding????.

    Yeah, that can happen. When the battery power dropped below the threshold for keeping ECUs awake, the car was all closed and locked and...

    Jul 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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