ChapmanF's Recent Activity

  1. ChapmanF replied to the thread What is the most comparable car to a Gen 2 Prius in price, maintenance, mileage?.

    I had a Bronco II (SUV body on a Ranger, basically) of the '84–'88 vintage, and, well, it wasn't full of problems, but I don't think I'd...

    Aug 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM

  2. ChapmanF replied to the thread B1476 AC Compressor Not Working - seeking sage advice.

    Maybe having a good quality micron gauge is more advantageous than an expensive vacuum pump. Even a cheaper vacuum pump (meaning, still,...

    Aug 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM

  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread More MFD state of car display strangeness.

    Because the design decision Toyota made early on was for it to feel a lot like that "traditional automatic transmission ICE vehicle" so...

    Aug 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM

  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread More MFD state of car display strangeness.

    That is what it does. Whether the pedal pressure threshold is too high in yours is a question I can't answer, and seems maybe like a...

    Aug 1, 2026 at 11:37 PM

  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread check engine light + soft whirring noise.

    There's the "record your sound and see if we recognize it" approach, and also the "listen to different identified sounds we've recorded...

    Aug 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread Multiple power management software updates?.

    True enough, but somewhere along the way somebody thought "why should I make the human squint at these two, like, 128-character hex...

    Aug 1, 2026 at 10:12 AM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread COVID-19 hearings Wednesday.

    Both not true, and false? That's harsh....

    Aug 1, 2026 at 9:59 AM

  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread check engine light + soft whirring noise.

    If the part they replaced has the part number you gave, then yes, they replaced the wrong part, and called it a name that isn't even...

    Jul 31, 2026 at 7:58 AM

  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread COVID-19 hearings Wednesday.

    Bill Clinton must have felt so bad about those.

    Jul 30, 2026 at 11:22 PM

  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread Multiple power management software updates?.

    Yeah, Techstream shows "Calibration IDs"—just a goofy name for firmware versions—and the instructions on TIS for applying the E0E and...

    Jul 30, 2026 at 11:13 PM

  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread check engine light + soft whirring noise.

    You've maybe been researching on the wrong parts of the internet. "Engine auxiliary water pump" isn't really a term I'd use for any of...

    Jul 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM

  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread check engine light + soft whirring noise.

    That is what those codes were about. Ehhhh, maaaybe, but that valve usually sounds more like a washing machine agitating, or an old...

    Jul 30, 2026 at 7:05 PM

  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread Multiple power management software updates?.

    E0E was the first one intended to prevent damage to the inverter. It included updates to the firmware in the power management control...

    Jul 30, 2026 at 6:53 PM

  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Replacement for non hybrid battery in the trunk?.

    Oh, it totally allows you to post those links. It sees them and immediately turns them into a big JavaScript-driven advertising-o-rama...

    Jul 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM

  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread What do you think is causing the first three codes.

    They could definitely mean the sensor voltage read as > 0.59 volts when the target air-fuel ratio was lean, or that the sensor voltage...

    Jul 29, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Show older items