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  1. rjparker replied to the thread serious motor shake.

    Coolant loss will be slow at first with occasional violent rattles on startup. Spending money on plugs, coils, injectors or egr...

    Jul 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM

  2. rjparker replied to the thread All of my brand new bolts stretched.

    Ok. Not sure why. No. Now you would be guessing. Clean and dry at 20 ft lbs. Clean like dogman suggests. The repair manual says...

    Jul 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM

  3. rjparker replied to the thread Preparing for 100+ mile daily drive..

    Its a lot of time out of the day for a college kid. Hopefully he has all his classes Tues Thurs or Mon Wed Fri.

    Jul 8, 2026 at 7:37 PM

  4. rjparker replied to the thread 2010 Toyota Prius - Leaking Head Gasket.

    A compression test won't rule out a head gasket on these engines. A quality borescope inspection on a cold engine with a manually...

    Jul 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM

  5. rjparker replied to the thread P0A08 and I have to pee! Can I drive at all?.

    You and perhaps your mechanic are missing some very fundamental live data that a scanner can provide. He admits he is guessing about...

    Jul 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM

  6. rjparker attached a file to the thread All of my brand new bolts stretched.

    The biggest torque problem is when the fastener is specified for in lbs and someone torques that number with a ft lbs torque wrench....

    IMG_2049.jpeg Jul 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM

  7. rjparker attached a file to the thread All of my brand new bolts stretched.

    The spec is Torque: 27 N·m (275 kgf·cm, 20ft·lbf) 1 NM is 0.7376 ftlbs 20 NM IS 14.75 ftlbs which is reduced torque. Use of oil on the...

    IMG_2048.jpeg Jul 8, 2026 at 8:23 AM

  8. rjparker attached a file to the thread All of my brand new bolts stretched.

    My guess is your torque wrench is not calibrated anymore. Do you reset it to zero before storing it? Not sure I would worry about on...

    Jul 8, 2026 at 12:18 AM

  9. rjparker replied to the thread Head Gasket, or not?.

    You pay a shop to install it. Its an option that can be cost effective.

    Jul 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM

  10. rjparker attached a file to the thread 2010 Toyota Prius - Leaking Head Gasket.

    The problem is the used car market is ridiculously high for a decent 100k mile car and still high for a 200k car. I would check your...

    IMG_2045.jpeg Jul 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM

  11. rjparker replied to the thread P0A08 and I have to pee! Can I drive at all?.

    The only item on your theory list that I would endorse is #2 but it does not point to a root cause. That engine coolant temperature...

    Jul 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM

  12. rjparker replied to the thread Head Gasket, or not?.

    Getting a newer car is always the best idea. Installing a JDM engine is often better than attempting a head gasket repair unless you...

    Jul 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM

  13. rjparker attached a file to the thread Seeking advice on buying a Prius v.

    The Toyota maintenance schedule has a group of inspections and a tire rotation at 5k intervals. [ATTACH] They will certainly do an...

    IMG_2043.jpeg Jul 7, 2026 at 12:07 PM

  14. rjparker replied to the thread Very faint clicks at stop from brake actuator.

    Hybridpit tried it for a while but quit. One issue is the variety of different firmware in brake boosters which required Hybridpit to...

    Jul 7, 2026 at 11:52 AM

  15. rjparker replied to the thread Toyota Autoparts is having another 20% off sale/free ship on $75. Lowest price list inside..

    Hoover Toyota usually beats the others when I buy online.

    Jul 6, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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