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pasadena_commut replied to the thread I spent an hour bleeding the radiator and still the cabin air is cold.

Did the coolant loop ever stop bubbling? If not it isn't full. The capacity of the entire loop is 9.1 quarts. Normally on a drain and...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Prius 2007 switches to neutral or park while in motion.

I suspect that the exact voltage where things go wrong is in large part a function of how weak the battery is. If one attached a power...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Free 2010 Prius, keep or sell?.

Well, the battery is original, 16 years is a lot for a NiMH pack. I drove it recently and the SOC was bouncing up and down pretty...

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Free 2010 Prius, keep or sell?

My mother needs to stop driving soon. (More like last year.) Her 2010 Prius with around 70k miles seems to have been well maintained....

Forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Prius 2007 switches to neutral or park while in motion.

Since this is often related to a bad 12V the OP should confirm with a voltmeter that the 12V has a decent voltage on it. It is a "new"...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Can you live by eating three $3 meals a day?.

Wildly exceeded. Factor of 2X in the best of circumstances, 3X at list prices in a few cases, and more like 4X in any place that could...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Blower motor maybe, but code B1421?.

I think maybe giving it a nudge with the car completely turned off, to see if it spins OK, would be the place to start. If it won't go...

pasadena_commut liked ChapmanF's post in the thread Please help.

I think I would not return to that garage. C1241 is not about the traction battery, and there is no traction battery 'recalibration'...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Prius in deep sh ... er, snow..

I drove my '65 Corvair in maybe half an inch of snow. Once. It was either 1975 or 1976. This was in the California Bay Area, where it...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Can you live by eating three $3 meals a day?.

If one lives in a house, apartment, or even an RV there are lots of ways to save money on food. Storage is "free", electricity, gas,...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Engine knocking after Fuel injector replacemnt.

Test the old ones (there are dozens of YouTube videos showing how) before putting them back. If the spray pattern isn't great then run...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Very cold weather driving observations..

I wonder if the rubber in the engine mounts and other suspension components becomes so much stiffer that there is a noticeable increase...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Coast G2 in 'N' without damage ?.

While driving down a long slope on a highway I have observed the energy monitor sometimes go to all black arrows in "D" and light...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Can you live by eating three $3 meals a day?.

Pack of noodles, $1.50. Bottle of water $1.00. Pot, stove, and fuel to heat water, more than $.50. Since the tool for this beating...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Urinal smell in 2008 Prius - possibly from A/C ?.

If the A/C has been running (even indirectly, like in the defrost mode) it is a good idea to turn it off a couple of minutes before the...