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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    @indel To be honest, I did most of the catch-up documentation posts yesterday, just prior to the Reddit post, so this is the first time most...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    The next day the oil change was reflected in the online Toyota service record so I grabbed a screenshot. So interesting to see. There's still one...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    When I got home from the oil change I did some more inspection under the hood. It was amazing to see how clean it was around the oil cap compared...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    Friday, November 7th, 2025 is when the car returned to the dealership of its origin for its first oil change in 12 years. I left my house at...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    The detailer came back for a second day and took another shot at the exterior and cleaned more of the interior panels. I had them taken out of the...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    November 3rd was the first day that the detailer was coming to begin the exterior cleaning. I quickly removed the gasket that was still attached...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    I started November with opening back up the hybrid battery again, and swapping out the remaining used nuts on the battery module posts with the...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    On October 29th I borrowed an ozone generating machine. I piled the interior trim, metal brackets, etc into the car and I gave it two 15 minute...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    Next it was time to tackle the Hymotion system's wiring and decouple it from the stock wiring. I went back and looked at my notes from long ago...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    Next up was to completely empty out the rear of the car from the base of the rear seats all the way back. This means the hybrid battery, the back...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    The same day I repaired the speed sensor wires I had another go at the climate control circulation fan behind glove box. Remember the big mouse...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    I took the Prius to a local shop to get new tires put on. Hankook Kinergy ST. They are a low rolling resistant tire that I've been happy with on...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    Then the day came to remove the main Hymotion system itself. The batteries and electronics unit. I would leave the actual wiring harness in for a...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    Now that I knew the Hymotion system was working, I took a quick side quest to swap out the Multi-Function Display (MFD) since the touch screen...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

    Since the car ran and drove, next up was checking out the status of the Hymotion PHEV system. I knew I would have to remove it to properly clean...
    Post by: ericbecky, Nov 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum