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pasadena_commut replied to the thread Valve seals or oil control rings? Which most likely?.

Nevertheless, the Gen 2 oil rings can still get stuck, leading to increased oil consumption. If the valve seals are bad in a car...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread 2006 throwing up service lights.

Hmm. In the era when the MFD display was designed LCD backlights were usually small fluorescent tubes on two opposing sides of the...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread 2006 throwing up service lights.

Car details, recent maintenance/accident history?

pasadena_commut replied to the thread 2008,new to me.

Was the spare tire bolt stuck in place because it was rusty? This car frequently develops water leaks into the trunk area and that can...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread What would you do IF you had to replace your A/C evaporator-core?.

That would be a very big hole. After the sawzall (or whatever) was done, how would you put the MFD and radio back on the car?

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Rear view mirror ball joint suddenly loose.

Tightened it with a Torx T20 and the mirror base is once again firmly attached to the "stone". Solid as a rock. We will see how long...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Rear view mirror ball joint suddenly loose.

Update. Just over four months later and the Jingea mirror is a little loose, moving a couple of millimeters at the mirror. The "stalk"...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread What voltage does a gen 2 inverter send to the HV battery.

The display mechanism on the analog meter has momentum and the deflection coil will have some inductance. The two work together as a...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread More MFD state of car display strangeness.

Under normal circumstances, where the stops are likely less than 25% of the "driving" time, probably not. In that toxic waste dropoff...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread What voltage does a gen 2 inverter send to the HV battery.

Hmm. I'm thinking that the output stage of the inverter that goes to the HV battery may resemble a switching power supply, with a...

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Preemptive oxygen sensor swap before cat shield install?

My son will soon take possession of my mother's 2012 Prius. The car has been garaged its whole life and has no cat shield. When it...

Forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting

pasadena_commut replied to the thread More MFD state of car display strangeness.

Been experimenting with that. "Hard enough" is harder than I normally step on the brakes for any stopped car. It isn't "stand on the...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread More MFD state of car display strangeness.

Seems counter intuitive to me. The car came to a stop with 3 psi on the brake pedal but once stopped (so no more KE to burn off) it now...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread check engine light + soft whirring noise.

Probably equivalent for a person with normal hearing. For a person with hearing as bad as mine letting other people listen to the sound...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread check engine light + soft whirring noise.

There are sounds soon after shut off associated with pumping hot coolant into the thermos. Your best bet for identifying this is to...