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pasadena_commut replied to the thread One of my Prius won't start the engine.....

The temperature of the battery/car might make a difference, if the car is just at that "can do it only under the most optimal...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Frustrating And Elusive Electrical Drain.

Yes, measure the voltage drop across the fuses in the fuse box. Most car fuses have little wires that extend from the blade up to the...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread One of my Prius won't start the engine.....

I'm trying to think of a case where actual mechanical isolation is controlled using electromechanical means. The only thing that...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread One of my Prius won't start the engine.....

Electrically. (Or both in a way, electrically isolated by the mechanics of an electrical relay.)

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Frustrating And Elusive Electrical Drain.

Also, when the radio problem is happening, does it still draw current if the OP turns off the radio (at its power button) before turning...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Frustrating And Elusive Electrical Drain.

The normal draw with the car off is around 25 mA. Door open is 300 mA (any door or the hatch, and the dome light will be on). Open...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread 12V voltage recovery curve used by battery testers? Probably not..

I had to test the 12V on the Accord today and put a current clamp on one of the battery tester leads during the test. This is the HF...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Help...I need some advice with no start issue!.

The OP's car has a new 12V, which means it is running now with the default engine settings. If anything is incompatible with that, like...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread 2008 not driven 11 days, now red triangle and more.

This suggests corrosion in the HV pack which creates current paths that shouldn't be there and which get worse when that corrosion is...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Best New Hybrid Battery Gen 2.

Methodically visit every dealer's web site within "as far as you will drive" and find the price there. It can differ substantially from...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Passenger side rear view mirror rotated wrong direction.

You are referring to the cover on the inside of the door? I'm going to assume that once that is off I'm going to see 3 mounting bolts...

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Passenger side rear view mirror rotated wrong direction

My wife came home yesterday evening and reported that she had hung up the passenger side rear view mirror of our 2007 on a concrete...

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