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When to change rubber hoses?

The rule of thumb I have always seen for rubber coolant hoses in cars is to change them every 10 years. However that probably dates...

Forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Geographical Multipurpose: Tires and Other Concerns.

So the first lasted 7 years. The second is at 12 years. If you have Techstream or a compliant OBD2 dongle and a copy of Dr. Prius it...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Geographical Multipurpose: Tires and Other Concerns.

Has the OP changed the inverter pump since taking possession? 100K on an inverter pump is living on borrowed time. Only use an OEM...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread New Rotors with Brake Job?.

Sure, change the fluid, mostly to avoid corrosion, but it won't make any difference in normal braking. Recently changed the brake fluid...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Rear axle bushing..

Not only is the rubber shot, the piece of metal in the lower right is rusty and has a chunk missing. There is rust visible elsewhere...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Alarm that cat!.

Parallel, no? If memory serves the door open sensor is just a spring loaded switch which is closed when the door is open (and vice...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Checks After Coolant Flush.

Low pH will increase corrosion of the metal too. I wouldn't expect it to hurt the sorts of plastics used in cars much, but rubber,...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Brake noise in the rain.

Which it was today. The brakes didn't even need any rust scraped off as it had not rained since it was last driven yesterday.

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

I don't think so. We had a bad refrigerant leak into the evaporator, enough to lose all of it in tens of days. It didn't smell bad...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Brake noise in the rain.

For the last 6 years the "Neutral then brake" method fixed the grabby wet brake issue on our 2007. However today after it had rained...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread 08 smart key power won’t shut off and other electrical gremlins.

One of them should be bigger. Part of the problem is that Toyota didn't use a large enough capacitor in one position and as it ages its...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Gen2 OBD2 app review.

This one is $111 Xhorse XDMVJPGL MVCI PRO+ J2534 Cable New Version Multi-Vehicle and Multi-Protocol there is another variant for $88...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread 2007 Prius won't light up.

The OP had swapped a known good battery (presumably charged to a reasonable level since it came out of another car which was in active...