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  1. rjparker replied to the thread Exhaust heat shield cover.

    It keeps the floor of the hatch area from scorching or burning along with any adjacent hoses or wires. Toyota would not have spend...

    Mar 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM

  2. rjparker replied to the thread Car wash tools.

    A sponge and a few drops of dishwashing soap will do it. The key is a set of high quality microfiber cloths to dry it off and some...

    Mar 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM

  3. rjparker replied to the thread Thermostat stuck open?.

    The thermostat starts to open around 82c (180f) and is fully open around 95c (203f). The repair manual test allows +/- 2c for the...

    Mar 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM

  4. rjparker replied to the thread Brake Actuator Cycling counts experiment.

    It seems the forum has an increasing group of owners who bought their gen3 cheap and are now surprised there are some complicated and...

    Mar 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM

  5. rjparker replied to the thread Original factory 12V battery dead with zero warning.

    If you really want to understand the most complex car ever made, review the hours of university level hybrid transaxle videos on Weber...

    Mar 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM

  6. rjparker replied to the thread Monitor details: a useful Techstream feature I had overlooked.

    In Texas they steal cats off Prii at homes of police with their patrol car parked next to it. They get three camera clips of the...

    Mar 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM

  7. rjparker attached a file to the thread Original factory 12V battery dead with zero warning.

    An agm with minimal load does this to all of us. I drove 30 minutes to a store and came out 20 minutes later and it was dead. But I...

    Prius jump start gen3.jpeg Mar 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM

  8. rjparker replied to the thread Trying to break the bead on my tire and failing.

    $15 at the independent tire shops around here. Wheel removed, bead broken, your tpms installed, tire inflated and wheel reinstalled....

    Mar 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM

  9. rjparker attached a file to the thread ISSUE WITH RADIO.

    If it is a 57011 the rear speakers never produced much sound and most of that is bass. I have always faded about 3/4 to rear but the...

    IMG_7885.jpeg Mar 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM

  10. rjparker replied to the thread New Buyer/New User - I'm Wary and Cautious....

    If you lived in one of the hot and humid areas of the US you would sing a different tune.

    Mar 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM

  11. rjparker attached a file to the thread New Buyer/New User - I'm Wary and Cautious....

    Not really. You clean the evaporator every 4 or 5 years. You inject the cleaning foam and fungus killer into the condensate drain....

    IMG_7881.jpeg IMG_7880.jpeg Mar 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM

  12. rjparker replied to the thread HV battery Oil pan pre-heating in winter.

    Overkill may be kind.... Now you can concentrate on the inverter coolant temperature which has a much lower alarm limit of 65c (149f)...

    Mar 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM

  13. rjparker replied to the thread Fuel Economy Drop After Speed Sensor Replacement.

    Don't have them fix anything unless you get out of there for $500. If they say hybrid battery, head gasket and or master cylinder there...

    Mar 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM

  14. rjparker attached a file to the thread Thermostat stuck open?.

    As before your experience in that ambient seems normal. I doubt your thermostat is stuck open. In addition to the egr, throttle body...

    IMG_7867.jpeg Mar 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM

  15. rjparker replied to the thread Fuel Economy Drop After Speed Sensor Replacement.

    You need a Toyota dealer or independent Toyota hybrid specialist that has Techstream to get an accurate diagnosis. Sometimes it's worth...

    Mar 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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