Mendel Leisk

Hi Mendel, bought the ctek 4.3 and was confirming where to hook up the negative end of the harness with the comfort attachment. Is it okay to hook it to the negative bolt or does it need to be hooked up to the part attached to the body of the cars grounding bolt? Also do you leave yours on continuously or disconnect once fully charged? Thank you

Where can I obtain an official Toyota repair manual for a 2020 Prius prime
Dennis Waller

Thanks so much for the response. I think I’m in the “final countdown “

Hi Mendel. In a 2021 post by Ilovegirls about head gaskets you explain why coolant blows out the coolant reservoir. Very helpful thank you.
I have coolant blowing out the reservoir consistently on my 2013 PriusV (237,101). Bars & K-Seal have worked since about 130,000 mi. Question- Is this the “death rattle” or are there bandaids that will extend the life without a full head gasket repair?

Hello Mendel. In one of your posts, you suggest that people send you a message and you will send back a link to a service manual. I could really use the service manual for 2ng gen Prius. Thanks very much! Lynn Kasdorf

Hi Mendel. I would like to replace my valve stem seals and need an in-depth, step-by-step guide on how to do this including part numbers. Do you know of any threads or videos that show this? I can't work with a general overview of the procedure. I need specific instructions. Many thanks for your help.

Mr. Leisk, is there a video on how to fill transmission fluid from above as you have done? thanks... CR

Hi Mendel,
I am considering a 2013 PIP with 58K miles. I am a DIYer, can handle EGR.
I will check the battery and test drive.
Do you have any other advice? bisco recommend not buying any Gen 3, so I'm wary.
Thank you,
Lee

Sold my v

see if you can view - I can't make it public yet it seems since I'm so new to the hosting site.
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I included the pass as a tag in my media - but I'm not sure if you will see it using the link
https://priuschat.com/media/password-protected-video-dailymotion.20555/

the direct link - same pass
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8aio7a

Hope you can view one or the other or both.

Mendel you have regular Email mines [email protected] get in touch I've done pictures of my gen 3 intake w 240 or so K miles on it . I can almost push a ball point pen through all four EGR ports in each port of intake . But HG failed and very quickly too .

HI Mendel, thank you so much for the PDF guides for the 2016 Prius! Helped me change my oil for the first time on this car. I was wondering, do you have any of the PDF manuals for changing the engine and inverter coolants?

I'm not sure if this is the best way to ask, but you seem to be very affluent with information on the 2010.
I'm looking to block my grill in CNY right now in the winter. If I've read right, I need to keep the upper grill on the driver's side uncovered. Do you know if that's accurate? Thanks so much!!

I have a question, so my gen 2 is little louder than use to be and according to my research it looks like the crankshaft bearing is the culprit so the question is what I should do in terms of how to deal with this, can i keep driving like that, can this be fix or do i am about to need a new engine, any help will be highly appreciate

Mendel, my thanks to you for your many helpful comments to my PriusChat postings through the years. Can you suggest where I might find a pin-out diagram for the MAP sensor on a 2010? I'm trying to trace an open ground lead problem (P0108) using a wiring sniffer tool from my office.

That's it! Thank You Very Much!

Hey, I can't find the post from the last few days that have the photo's of the wooden ramps you just made. Could you point me in the right direction? Thanks

Hey Mendel, I'm still riding on the OEM brakes at 125K and they seem to have a lot of life left. I have no reason to believe the back calipers are sticking because MPG but read some info saying the bolts are prone to sticking. Worth taking apart and lubing before Midwestern winter?

I already got a new radiator. I also suspect that my heater core is clogged too. I may just do a heater core bypass. I don't need heater here in winter anyways. I will still have to use bar's leak because it does seal the head. I just need to replace radiator once a year or so. I just want to get through this chip shortage.

I just feed garden hose water into the lower hose of the expansion tank, It should be the same as flushing it by the lower radiator hose right? So I completely opened the drain valve / petcock and then force water into the lower hose of expansion tank. I felt a lot of pressure and still the drain valve / petcock only dripping NO stream of water. Does it confirm the radiator is clogged by the Bar's leak?