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themzlab replied to the thread 2010 Prius Anticipated Maintenance.

change the brake fluid. There may be different kinds of advice out there, but I suggest every 3 years. Get a scan tool and maybe do...

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themzlab replied to the thread My head gasket diagnosis pictures - 3 years ago.

I didn't do any work to the head or block other than clean up what I could do at home. I know that best practice would be to take the...

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My head gasket diagnosis pictures - 3 years ago

3 years ago, at ~180k miles my 2013my head gasket failed. It had some stumbling going away from stop signs and maybe at cold start and...

Forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting

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The spark plug got steam-cleaned!

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This is how the fluid looks before doing the test.

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With a warm engine, I performed the block test. My test kit came with a bad check valve in the vacuum bulb so I used the hand driven vacuum pump that I would normally use on brake bleeding

themzlab liked Noahdoge's post in the thread Do Anybody Buy Part On "Rock Auto" ?.

When I bought my 2004 Chevy Silverado last year I bought shocks, serpentine belts, spark plugs and wires all via rock auto. I saved...