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    Intermittent trouble starting

    Update: It's been a while, and I have no answer, but some new information. I've had the car for over 3 years now, and the issue has persisted. It...
    Post by: DrTrivia, Feb 11, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Front hub assembly Replacement

    This is just kind of a courtesy post, for anyone who needs to replace one of their front wheel hub assemblies. I replaced my rear hubs recently,...
    Thread by: DrTrivia, Oct 10, 2017, 5 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Why won't the engine 'start'?

    Thanks for the suggestion. Not the problem with my car, though. Ready light doesn't come on, engine doesn't come on, car will not shift in to...
    Post by: DrTrivia, Oct 4, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Why won't the engine 'start'?

    I have the same problem, and have seen others post about it. I've had my car for 3 years. It started doing this the first year. There appears to...
    Post by: DrTrivia, Oct 3, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Multiple bad hub assemblies

    Moog at Advance Auto Parts: $280.99, minus 15% discount Moog at AutoZone: $169.99, minus 20% discount I've never used "Dura Go", not sure if I've...
    Post by: DrTrivia, Oct 2, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Multiple bad hub assemblies

    2011 Prius III with ~150k miles. I had to replace the passenger side rear hub assembly earlier this year because it went bad. Grinding noise when...
    Thread by: DrTrivia, Oct 1, 2017, 3 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Any experience/success with blocking and preventing mice

    Buy a cat. Yell at it to stay out of the garage. Swear to god and all that is holy that you don't want it near your car and that you would...
    Post by: DrTrivia, Jul 31, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Is 150K+ Mile 2010 Prius Still Worth It?

    In my humble opinion, high mileage cars are DIYers, not college kids on a budget. I made that mistake in college of buying a cheap car and within...
    Post by: DrTrivia, Jul 31, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Best engine oil after 70k?

    I agree with everyone above, except under certain circumstances. I'm at 150k and still using full synthetic 0W-20 (Mobil 1 Extended performance,...
    Post by: DrTrivia, Jul 31, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Prius was Rear ended repair cost

    I was rear ended earlier this year. The damage wasn't as visually extensive as with the OP, but the frame was bent and the bumper and rear panels...
    Post by: DrTrivia, Jul 31, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Miscellaneous questions about upkeep

    A word of caution about the 10k oil and filter changes. Since it appears you are not doing your own oil/filter changes and maintenance, you may...
    Post by: DrTrivia, Jul 30, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Oil Catch Can, Eliminate that knock!

    Haha, I jumped the gun on this one. Decided I would add an OCC to my 11' Prius while I had some time off this week. Bought the kit, then realized...
    Post by: DrTrivia, Jul 23, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Fan settings not working correctly

    RESOLVED: Still no idea what caused this, but I fixed it in Techstream by re-initializing the A/C. Took about 10 seconds and is working normally now.
    Post by: DrTrivia, Jul 22, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting