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    Engine oil replacement?

    For the last three decades, every time I mention this someone gets upset - but it's usually the same person who believes passionately that using...
    Post by: Eisenson, Aug 16, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Banging brakes ('04) - please help diagnose

    Hmmm.... I don't know if that was done or not, but this car has seen the dealer once in a while for other fixes, so presumably that was done and I...
    Post by: Eisenson, Jul 5, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Banging brakes ('04) - please help diagnose

    Good points. First, there is at most the very slightest "feeling" accompanying the noise. As mentioned, it's as faint as that which might be...
    Post by: Eisenson, Jul 5, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Banging brakes ('04) - please help diagnose

    '04, 55k miles. Not my first post on the subject... As the car comes to a halt (last 1mph or less), 10-20% of the time there will be an...
    Thread by: Eisenson, Jul 5, 2008, 4 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Banging Brakes ('04)

    This '04 has a bit over 50k miles on it, and the brake pads and brake shoes look near-new. However, when coming to stop, 20% of the time there...
    Thread by: Eisenson, May 4, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Soft thumps when coming to a halt: first problem in 50k miles

    It wouldn't surprise me to hear the problem today, but since no one reports the sound as a precursor to some disaster I'm not particularly...
    Post by: Eisenson, Mar 31, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Soft thumps when coming to a halt: first problem in 50k miles

    It looks like qbee was right: friction brakes. I pulled both rears apart, cleaned (grit, dirt, of which some was in the self-adjust mechanism!),...
    Post by: Eisenson, Mar 31, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Soft thumps when coming to a halt: first problem in 50k miles

    THANKS, TOM -- GOOD QUESTIONS!
    Post by: Eisenson, Mar 29, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Soft thumps when coming to a halt: first problem in 50k miles

    This is an '04, with just over 50k miles on it since purchase in October 2003 (yes, I'm an early adopter). It has the extended warranty until I...
    Thread by: Eisenson, Mar 29, 2008, 9 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Brake squeal - COULD IT BE???

    Should I go by tomorrow and throw some money out the window...? The alignment shop a little further down the road charges $10 less, but I thought...
    Post by: Eisenson, Feb 5, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Brake squeal - COULD IT BE???

    Dealer "cleaned, lubed, and adjusted" - found no more than a pebble. No charge for that, though I had an alignment done while it was there. 1...
    Post by: Eisenson, Feb 5, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Brake squeal - COULD IT BE???

    It's LEDs (integrated with an engine-run LED, from Coastal) to indicate when the braking system shifts from regen to friction pads, so I can...
    Post by: Eisenson, Feb 5, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting