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  1. ChapmanF replied to the thread brake bleeding and abs air bleeding.

    There are a number of persistent misconceptions that repeatedly someone or other will post something that "shows". The Prius brake...

    Mar 21, 2026 at 10:42 AM

  2. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brake Fluid Explained.

    I'm not sure how much that's a thing in modern ABS. The Prius actuators include linear solenoids and can just modulate the pressure to...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM

  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread Does it make sense to replace front bearings at 95K miles?.

    That's good to hear. It's the plan I hatched after my last time fighting with one, but I've never had the chance to try it yet.

    Mar 20, 2026 at 6:31 PM

  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread Cold start : cuts out after ~7 seconds. Did this once every few months, but now totally dead..

    This is a gen 2? That won't happen; there's a paragraph in the gen 2 New Car Features manual explaining that if you are in neutral and...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 6:27 PM

  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brake Fluid Explained.

    And sometimes the lay usage creates comprehension problems, of which this is a frequent example on PriusChat, because "fluid...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brake Fluid Explained.

    I'd say the main terms getting confused are the ones Toyota uses, namely "fluid replacement" and "air bleeding". Because the system has...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 10:36 AM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread AC compressor locked up.

    On the bright side, you don't need the glove box repair piece for that. They just gave you the option of cutting the dash panel under...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 10:22 AM

  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread Cold start : cuts out after ~7 seconds. Did this once every few months, but now totally dead..

    Like the discs in real clutches, that one has friction surfaces and also a shaft connection surrounded by coil springs that can bounce...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 10:14 AM

  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread Cylinders misfire while in park in idle only.

    Load is the amount of work the engine is being called on to do. Increasing the load (say, by calling for more charging current out of a...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 9:41 AM

  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread EGR Valve Plug Type/ ID.

    ^ This. Where that page describes the wiring diagram, it also links to posts that demonstrate how to use that diagram to find a...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 9:33 AM

  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread How to remove the Prius 2012 abs cylinder pin.

    The words 'actuator' and 'accumulator' are just similar enough to invite confusion. That animal is (some of a disassembled) actuator...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 9:28 AM

  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread Does it make sense to replace front bearings at 95K miles?.

    Yeah, in my gen 1 by 238k miles I had replaced only two, and those years and tens of thousands of miles apart. People sometimes get...

    Mar 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM

  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread AC compressor locked up.

    Do you? Have you isolated which part has 'locked up'? With the belt removed, try turning (a) the pulley, and (b) the pressure plate in...

    Mar 19, 2026 at 4:54 PM

  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Vaccine provocation.

    There was a website here that I had open in a tab for months and refreshed daily or so, which showed the utilization % of general and...

    Mar 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM

  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread Vaccine provocation.

    Some of the more heartbreaking stories I remember from fiveish years ago were the unvaccinated people who had said exactly that, from...

    Mar 19, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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