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pasadena_commut replied to the thread How you clean your HV battery fan assemly.

Mostly a problem for people who have dogs. (My son and his dog live with us. The animal has never been in the car, yet his hair is all...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread 2005 Prius, 190k, strange noise when in reverse..?.

Is the sound only present when the car is moving? Where in the car is it coming from (as in front/back, driver/passenger side)? If...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Re-starts by itself. Won't start. Loses 12V battery power?.

That sort of loose connection can cause all sorts of gremlins. Might as well clean the clamp and the post, but the most likely cause...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Poor 80-120 kmh acceleration.

If the pack SOC indicator is down in the purple bars the car will accelerate poorly, shifting energy from the ICE into charging the pack...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Gen 2 2007 AC issue!.

AC work requires tools that most people do not have, among them a set of manifold gauges and a vacuum pump. In addition the Prius AC is...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Re-starts by itself. Won't start. Loses 12V battery power?.

Bad 12V battery? Next time you park it leave the hood unlatched. Before restarting the next day check the voltage between the jump...

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

Some of this returns to the US, California in particular, in the form of gasoline. in 2025 it was 10 million barrels (?, units are not...

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

One big difference from the 1970s is that the US now pumps substantially more oil. Then, when OPEC stopped pumping we didn't have...

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

Many people who eat bugs do so by choice, not because they are starving and that's all there is. Grasshoppers in many places are a...

pasadena_commut posted a new thread.

MFD Hot, heater question

It was overcast today and the temperatures were mild, with a maximum of around 72F. (Climate control is set to 68F.) First we went to...

Forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Finding source of a little drag.

Have been making a point of not checking the hub temperatures. However, since it has been roughly a year since the last test, I felt...

pasadena_commut liked ChapmanF's post in the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

I suspect that was 40.9 and 44.9 ¢/gal (i.e., about $3.12 to $3.44 in today's dollars).

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Parts fuel tank, how to test capacity before install?.

Pretty sure a CA smog inspection would fail that. They basically don't let you modify any part of the emissions system. (In theory...

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

The movie Licorice Pizza has the 1973/1974 oil crisis as a recurring theme. At one point the female lead runs out of gas and rolls the...