Rotated lug nuts, phase aligned valve stems.

Okay, but did you rotate the air?
Remember, the front tires have 2psi more than the rear!

 

You people are just being silly. How can you not rotate the tires?

 

Don't forget to tighten the motor windings while you're in there.
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With the wheels off, it's a good opportunity to clean up the brake rotors with some rotor wash.

 

Did you use the correct air?

 

What happens when you hit a pot hole or your wheels spin on the ice or something else that puts the valves out of phase alignment?

Did you know that the moon is moving away from the earth a few inches/feet per year?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FourOhFour @ Sep 26 2007, 11:17 AM) [snapback]517884[/snapback]</div>

I like to use low friction air, to minimize the rotational losses when accelerating.

Tom

 

My 2007 Prius with 15,000 miles seems to be burning through its supply of one of its petroleum-distilate aliphatic hydrocarbon fluids every 550 miles or so. My local source for the fluid sells it for a little over 36 cents per pint so it isn't too bad too have to keep refilling it. I refill it whenever the indicator reflects a low level of the fluid, but I was wondering if this is typical or if there is something wrong with my car. I've recently had an EBH installed by FireEngineer, and I'm hoping that doing so will reduce how frequently I have to refill the fluid. I've heard that starting out with a warm engine will keep it from burning quite as much of the stuff. Has anyone else experienced this, and are there any other suggestions on how to reduce the amount of this fluid my car burns off?

 

if you follow the manufacturer specs, you will be overfilling it. that will cause catastrophic failure an unknown amount of time down the line.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Sep 26 2007, 11:56 AM) [snapback]517943[/snapback]</div>

Thank you, I'll keep this in mind. So far I've not yet overfilled the fluid, and I'll continue to take care not to do so in the future. I wish there was a reliable indicator as to exactly how much fluid needs to be added, but the rough estimate provided by the available indicator seems to at least allow me to keep the level from getting too low.

I generally try to guess how much has burned off by looking at the available indicators. My local retailer has provided me with use of a device that does a pretty good job of indicating when enough fluid has been added whenever I fill the fluid, although I have read a few posts here at PriusChat that indicate that others who have used similar devices have found that they aren't always reliable and they have on occasion accidentally overfilled their fluid reservoir.

If this should happen to me, should I try to remove the excess fluid, or should I just leave it there and wait for the car to burn off the excess?

I'm also still open to suggestions as to how to reduce the amount of this fluid the car is burning off.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ Sep 25 2007, 08:03 PM) [snapback]517735[/snapback]</div>

Better be careful... last time I checked, halogen fluid was getting pretty expensive. I like to rotate the muffler bearings when I phase align my valve stems as well.

Really though... as I was cleaning my wheels on Sunday (behind the rings) I got into an internal debate with myself wether the 'aerodynamic savings' was offset by the additional weight and rotational inertia of the wheel rings. I failed to form a conclusion and ended up putting the rings back on so I wouldn't lose them in the garage. Any thoughts...?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(likesmpg @ Sep 26 2007, 03:11 PM) [snapback]518050[/snapback]</div>

Yeah. Straighten the garage.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(likesmpg @ Sep 26 2007, 02:11 PM) [snapback]518050[/snapback]</div>

Sure, lots of them.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(douglas001001 @ Sep 26 2007, 05:22 PM) [snapback]517888[/snapback]</div>

Or maybe just take a turn...

 

Remember that the Prius is a hybrid ELECTRIC vehicle. So if you drive it perpendicular to the earth's magnetic field (east-west), you will cut across the earth's natural magnetic lines of force and generate more electricity to propel you forward.

Keith

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Danny Hamilton @ Sep 26 2007, 01:20 PM) [snapback]517964[/snapback]</div>

well, you have two choices there, don't you? see, the prius is approximately 4100% more sensitive to overfill than other cars in a number of fluids. and we know that given such a precision instrument that is incredibly sensitive to human error, we cannot let these things slip. yes, i'd say the best thing to do is remove it.

as far as reducing the rate at which your car burns the stuff, one could always leave the car at home. it somehow is tied to driving the thing. you may consider installing a few thousand dollars worth of energy-providing equipment to slow the use of this fluid, but unfortunately, it is a huge flaw and i really don't know why they haven't issued a recall on this yet.

seriously, toyota! take some responsibility.