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ChapmanF replied to the thread Vaccine provocation.
Do you have a soda afterward? Or a pop? Or just a drink of water from a bubbler?
Nov 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Just need to vent....
I always love when people say "this is getting into semantics" as if that's a bad thing, when 'semantics' is the meaning of what's said. :)
Nov 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread 2013 prius C electric issue.
The link in post #12 doesn't go to Toyota Europe. It goes to a PriusChat Wiki page that describes many means of access (among which...
Nov 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Tesla drivers are the worst, study shows.
This suggests an interesting prediction question: as Tesla becomes more and more mainstream, will more and more drivers from the...
Nov 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Starting 2010 prius adventure.
It looks like there are other problems besides the TCU. The brake system codes appear to be about legit brake system issues. I'd say...
Nov 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Ignition coils.
The nice thing about the ECM computing misfire margins is the chance to know whether anything is coming close to misfiring or incomplete...
Nov 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread My Gen.2 -Now only holds 31/2 gallons of gas in the tank bladder.
The ORVR system for gen 3 is a lot like gen 2, except for the bladderless tank. There still isn't a lot of instrumentation of the ORVR...
Nov 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread 2013 Prius Wobbles at certain POWER settings.
Ah, yes, that's a classic cause of some misfiring noticed only at mid-loads. EGR isn't used (the valve is closed) at low loads/idle,...
Nov 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Ignition coils.
Do you have a log of your OBD misfire margins under different driving conditions with the old and new coils? When a coil/igniter...
Nov 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Ignition coils.
Is one of those designs better than the other? What makes it so?
Nov 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread CHG MODE Looks officially... GONE =-/.
It's not capacitive, AFAIK, just a lighter (but definite) level of pressure. In the trim levels without Touch Tracer, there is no...
Nov 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread CHG MODE Looks officially... GONE =-/.
Bit off topic, but for what it's worth, that's exactly how the steering wheel buttons work in a gen 3 with the Touch Tracer display....
Nov 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread My Gen.2 -Now only holds 31/2 gallons of gas in the tank bladder.
Look no further than the thread you linked to. The car does a regular self-test for leaks in the evap system, and will set codes for...
Nov 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Starting 2010 prius adventure.
The "transmission control unit" in a Prius is a grandiose name for the ECU that controls the little motor that shifts the transmission...
Nov 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Just need to vent....
Good, I'm not the only one who always thinks that with a headline like that. :) "Man dies after being run over with dump truck" would...
Nov 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
