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pasadena_commut replied to the thread Red Triangle of Death.

These videos give a good overview of how to get the air out of the ICE cooling loop: [MEDIA] [MEDIA] Use a sharpie to mark the half...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Gen 2 prius started smoking and won't drive, any ideas?.

ICE loop or inverter loop?

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Remove just cup holder on rear of center console?.

Link to a video in this thread: Removing rear cup holder assembly | PriusChat shows that method does work.

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Removing rear cup holder assembly.

It does, at around 1:50. Reconciling the manual instructions and this method, I think probably the straight part of the connectors from...

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

Mechanic's hourly rates around Los Angeles are reportedly $150 and up. These days only really short jobs come in under $100, fixing a...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Remove just cup holder on rear of center console?.

Lean down on the cup holder??? Hard to reconcile that with the drawing. The cup holder is shown as attached to the back piece with...

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

stop leak could and probably eventually would screw something else up. The safest next step would most be to have somebody put (the...

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Remove just cup holder on rear of center console?

Daughter-in-law spotted a AAA battery way down at the bottom of the cup holder that is on the back of the center console. It wasn't in...

Forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting

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

As I recall when the dealer was working on ours (which would lose all of its refrigerant quickly) they first did a refill (which went...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Trouble finding traction battery on Toyota.com.

Call the closest parts department and ask them if they have a pack, what the number is (now), and what it costs. Then if the number...

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

It's a pretty expensive repair. This is one of those cases where the car was just not designed to be repaired. To swap this out the...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Gas cap "anchor".

Sorry about the double post, web site was glitching then crashed.

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Gas cap "anchor".

There is some space but putting that blob on just the top of the rubber would be tricky. Assuming it wouldn't just pop right off again...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Gas cap "anchor".

There is some space but putting that blob on just the top of the rubber would be tricky. Assuming it wouldn't just pop right off again...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Gas cap "anchor".

Put that material in the hole and put the no longer grippy piece into that (glue it in)? Or put the not grippy piece in the metal hole...