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  1. pasadena_commut replied to the thread Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years..

    I suggest before going whole hog on a headlight first try washing it thoroughly with some Dawn, then lightly polishing it (I have some...

    Nov 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM

  2. pasadena_commut replied to the thread Delay when in reverse and maybe in drive?.

    Even after that it still might not hold, and it really should. At one point we discovered that the drum brakes on our 2007 wouldn't...

    Nov 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM

  3. pasadena_commut replied to the thread Refill engine coolant, without trapped air. (unique method) Gen 2.

    This is the method I used for this bottom up refill. For whatever reason it left a lot of air in the heat storage tank but not...

    Nov 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM

  4. pasadena_commut replied to the thread My Gen.2 -Now only holds 31/2 gallons of gas in the tank bladder.

    True, also not true. If the bladder wasn't there the evap system would be so much simpler (see the pix of the Japanese vs. USA tanks I...

    Nov 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM

  5. pasadena_commut replied to the thread My Gen.2 -Now only holds 31/2 gallons of gas in the tank bladder.

    I suspect the problem with pressurizing the bladder to expand it is that it can break some connection inside the tank. The bladder...

    Nov 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM

  6. pasadena_commut replied to the thread How to remove hood insulator?.

    Hurt the metal? No. The paint, maybe. Part of what a hood liner does is to insulate the hood from the heat of the motor. My daughter...

    Nov 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM

  7. pasadena_commut replied to the thread Any definitive how-to's on complete coolant flush/refill using vacuum refill device?.

    I did it that way too, with minor changes. There were about two quarts of air trapped in the CHS tank. That burped out easily with the...

    Nov 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM

  8. pasadena_commut replied to the thread My Gen.2 -Now only holds 31/2 gallons of gas in the tank bladder.

    The state government loves to create bureaucratic nightmares, so of course the implementations of our emission laws are thick with that....

    Nov 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM

  9. pasadena_commut replied to the thread Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years..

    Last time I opened mine there was quite a bit of brake dust. They didn't look like your picture until after all of that was removed.

    Nov 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM

  10. pasadena_commut replied to the thread My Gen.2 -Now only holds 31/2 gallons of gas in the tank bladder.

    It is possible that the small CC may not be able to keep up with the evaporation from the Corolla tank in some circumstances. Like...

    Nov 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM

  11. pasadena_commut replied to the thread My Gen.2 -Now only holds 31/2 gallons of gas in the tank bladder.

    Change the charcoal canister too? I've read that the one on the Prius is pretty small because the rubber bladder handles most of what...

    Nov 16, 2025
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