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  1. pasadena_commut replied to the thread looking for advice regarding head gasket.

    While the car had a leaking head gasket the ECU would have been trying to compensate. The EGR system might also have been flowing...

    Aug 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM

  2. pasadena_commut replied to the thread In Europe. Gas $9 a gallon. should I buy Prius or Yaris?.

    Especially if you always pay other people to work on the car. If a person can do the work themselves and has the time, space, and tools...

    Aug 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM

  3. pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    Suburban ones too. Copper theft leaves Sweet Red Peach Bakery in Pasadena without AC during SoCal extreme heat - ABC7 Los Angeles...

    Aug 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM

  4. pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    Apparently the MMR vaccine is "quite lethal" and assorted other vaccine idiocy. Trump says so, must be true, right? Doctors push back...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM

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

    Sloshing, as in fluid being moved in a container? The thermos pump runs after the car is turned off, but it does that on a hill or not,...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM

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

    Our car is on its 3rd year of VRP (1 oil change per year - we don't drive that much) and oil consumption is still increasing. So your...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM

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

    Do you mean the honing marks? Those are supposed to be there. What you don't want to see are vertical scratches or patches of cylinder...

    Aug 8, 2026
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