Prius Gen 2 stumbling, cold start rattle, running lean? Blistered spark plugs, pinging when hot

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Rennie, Aug 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM.

  1. Rennie

    Rennie Junior Member

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    I have an issue that seems to be getting worse and has gotten annoyingly worse after new plugs and throttle body clean.

    Has always seemed to ping a little under load when at operating temp and slight/moderate acceleration. Didn't think much due to many other cars doing the same.

    Then started to rattle on cold start, stumble/shake.

    Recently changed plugs and cleaned throttle body a little (in situ). Old plugs all blistered. Cleaned pcv valve. Seemed to move ok?

    Engine start shake seems a little harder, and it's revving high when coasting down or low speed idle, slowly coming down at complete stop.

    I did a battery D/C.

    No codes from my OBD2 Bluetooth. It's old but has shown a misfire before when there was a tiny bit of moisture in one cylinder.

    Any thoughts or other things to check? I guess I could clean the maf though it didn't seem very dirty looking at the temp "football" thing in there
     
  2. bisco

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    oem plugs from a dealer?