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ChapmanF replied to the thread Park and drive the engine RPM fluctuates 3rd Generation Toyota Prius.
Can you elaborate on what you mean by 'surges'? By how much does the RPM fluctuate, and on what sort of time scale? The car does not...
Jan 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Disease Prevention and Health Reseach.
Doesn't seem like what I'd normally expect ... unless you also have a high-enough birth/immigration rate to also have a population of...
Jan 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Just need to vent....
Could depend on what they mean to say ... "I shall drown! No one will save me!" and "I will drown! No one shall save me!" send different...
Jan 7, 2026 at 10:55 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Techstream EGR Valve Blockage Data.
If you're getting a very low flow number, or a P0401 code, doesn't hurt to check the valve for a rutted ski-jump, which can contribute...
Jan 7, 2026 at 10:45 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread red triangle of death—help?.
I guess it always could turn out to be that, but seems to me the probabilities favor one of the simpler causes.
Jan 7, 2026 at 10:39 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Just need to vent....
never saw it at the time, but streamed it during the lockdown, and kind of liked it
Jan 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread red triangle of death—help?.
Yes, the Detail Codes are the INF codes. (I don't really know where the name INF came from. Maybe there was some early Toyota scan tool...
Jan 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Oh for ****'s sake....
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
Jan 6, 2026 at 2:12 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread JBL - how to identify.
My 2010 (US) has the JBL logo on the head unit (as in Mendel's picture) and on both front door speaker grilles. If those are the two...
Jan 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Finally - lights from Brake Booster/Pump failure.
Your car has around two dozen ECUs in it. The AutoZone and O'Reilly's scan tools probably are able to talk to at least one or two of...
Jan 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Electrical safety when working on the hybrid battery.
Discussions of what it takes, AC or DC, to ruin a person's day occasionally happen here, and every now and then it is worth reposting...
Jan 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Vaccine provocation.
That's an article I wish I could like more: it seems to be describing a simple bar chart in a couple ways that wouldn't be how I'd have...
Jan 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread 2003 Prius Aux Battery - Any way to adapt?.
You seem to be piling up technical distinctions as if they make or break the analogy, which seems a lot to ask of them. «It literally...
Jan 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread 2003 Prius Aux Battery - Any way to adapt?.
If somebody was talking about a conventional car, and said the 12-volt battery started the engine, would it be necessary to correct them...
Jan 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Electrical safety when working on the hybrid battery.
In the battery itself, when you pull the service plug, you don't have a ~ 202-volt stack anymore. The service plug splits it, not right...
Jan 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
