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    200,000 Mile Club

    My next project will be a transmission fluid change on my Prius. At 418,000 miles it is definitely due.
    Post by: GustoGuy, Oct 27, 2025 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    200,000 Mile Club

    My Prius original engine started burning oil when the car had about 200,000 miles on it. It kept getting worse until it was burning a quart of oil...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Oct 24, 2025 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    200,000 Mile Club

    I know the catch can helps to reduce piston ring deposits and intake manifold deposits. I heard oil burning really accelerates EGR clogging and...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Oct 24, 2025 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    200,000 Mile Club

    I put in an oil catch can which should help to prevent EGR Valvoline restore and protect plus BG MOA each oil change and occasional BG EPR...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Oct 23, 2025 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    200,000 Mile Club

    2010 Prius Trim level 5 with 17 inch alloy wheels with the oddemeter at 418,000. I bought it back in 2017 with 150,000 miles on it. Back in 2021...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Oct 23, 2025 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    My car was damaged while being towed and after repairs SAS cannot be calibrated.

    I had to file a lawsuit against them in small claims court because the owner of the towing company kept blowing me off on numerous occasions when...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Jun 20, 2025 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    My car was damaged while being towed and after repairs SAS cannot be calibrated.

    My insurance wanted to total out my car because it is 15 years old and has 397,000 miles on it. I paid for the repair and then they promptly paid...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Apr 15, 2025 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    My car was damaged while being towed and after repairs SAS cannot be calibrated.

    I replaced the original with one I bought off Ebay (Complete unit both clock spring and SAS). I thought I fixed it when I cleared the codes with...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Apr 15, 2025 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    200,000 Mile Club

    397,562 miles and I still have the original Traction battery on my Gen 3 2010 Prius 5 trim. I replaced the engine with a JDM 45,000 mile engine in...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Apr 15, 2025 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    My car was damaged while being towed and after repairs SAS cannot be calibrated.

    My car stalled in the middle of the road, and I needed to call a tow truck. The company that towed it did not use wheel dollies and the hydraulic...
    Thread by: GustoGuy, Apr 15, 2025, 9 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    The easy way to empty your catch Can

    Changed my oil tonight. I removed just under 25 ml of oil from my catch can. I really like the motorcycle fork oil tool since I don't need to...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Sep 15, 2021 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    My new LED high beams

    The reason why I switched to LED's is that I owned my Prius 5 for 4 years and I never needed to replace my LED oem low beams and I most likely...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Sep 3, 2021 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    My new LED high beams

    Ironically I seldom get flashed from other drivers with the new LED high beams. They have a nice bright white 6000k spectrum light but they are...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Sep 2, 2021 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    My new LED high beams

    I noticed when I put the LED bulb in I had it oriented like this on the driver's side headlight ([ATTACH] \) since there are 3 tabs you can rotate...
    Post by: GustoGuy, Sep 2, 2021 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum