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How to do the bottom end bypass?

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by mike5100, Dec 2, 2023.

  1. mike5100

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    Does anyone have a link as to how to bypass the exhaust/coolant heat exchanger, at the underside of the car? There is a good video about how to do it at the top end but it (apparently) has some disadvantages.
    Currently the dealership want to replace the whole of the upper exhaust which of course includes two perfectly good CATS.
    Thanks
    Mike
     
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    is this what you're looking for?

    search
     
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    That link (which I had to delete because this forum says I haven't made enough posts to include one ) is just giving me a blank page. Before going blank it very briefly flashes up a video called "thermo Top Installation Overview" but that seems to be about cab heaters on trucks.
    Mike
     
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    If a google search link includes "client=safari" and somebody clicks on it using some other browser, what happens?
     
    #4 ChapmanF, Dec 2, 2023
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    What happens if you search ‘gen 4 Prius exhaust gas heat exchanger repair’?
     
    #5 bisco, Dec 3, 2023
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    Can't account for everything that might be happening, but it appears to serve the request in a manner that works with the other browser and then leave the client attribute in the url anyway.

    I rewrote the url string to replace "safari" with "chapmanf" and forced it to load that and it came up exactly the same.
     
    #6 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Dec 3, 2023
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    I'd have been tempted to try something like mosaic. Or lynx.
     
    #7 ChapmanF, Dec 3, 2023
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    Go hardcore, use wget and read the file with vim :D
     
    #8 sylvaing, Dec 3, 2023
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  9. Leadfoot J. McCoalroller

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    no visual difference in the page render when substituting lynx for safari.

    even tried it in lynx.

    Would attach screenshot, but images are down for a bit I guess.
     
    #9 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Dec 3, 2023
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    is it because the op is in the uk?
     
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    Upload to Imgur and post a link here. I confirmed that works.
     
    #11 sylvaing, Dec 3, 2023
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