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Common Problems with the Kia Carnival

[IMG] The Kia Carnival, a popular minivan known for its sleek design, spacious interior, and...

3PriusMike liked Georgina Rudkus's post in the thread What is your Opinions on new AI Technology.

Like any tool or technology, It's like a double edge sword that can cut both ways. It can be used for both good and bad. It all...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Prius gen 2 last 3 pips go within 20mi.

I wonder though, does the bladder material really change? Anybody cut a bad tank open to see? How does the air which is between the...

CooCooCaChoo replied to the thread Horn Alert on 2024 Prius.

Yeah. The cross-traffic alert system and the reverse backup system will blow the horn in the cabin when something gets super close to...

ThePrius11 liked ChapmanF's post in the thread What is the benefit of the EGR system and can it be bypassed..

Here is an article on that: Clean and cool: cooled EGR improves fuel economy and emissions in gasoline engines. Technology Today,...

ThePrius11 liked Leadfoot J. McCoalroller's post in the thread What is the benefit of the EGR system and can it be bypassed..

Every piston engine gets its power from displacement- the amount of air it can breathe on each cycle. There is a fixed ratio between the...

ThePrius11 liked AzWxGuy's post in the thread What is the benefit of the EGR system and can it be bypassed..

EGR has historically been use to reduce NOx emissions. I understand it does this by reducing the temperature of combustion. I've been...

ThePrius11 liked CR94's post in the thread What is the benefit of the EGR system and can it be bypassed..

Specifically, it reduces formation of nitrogen oxides by lowering peak temperature during combustion.

ThePrius11 liked Mendel Leisk's post in the thread What is the benefit of the EGR system and can it be bypassed..

I didn't really have a clue about EGR till a few years after we got our Prius, Just a couple of glimmers now: 1. It reduces air...

Eddie25 replied to the thread Front strut, is it bad? (pic).

The torn piece in the photo is just a dust cover, it won't affect performance (besides allowing road grime to possibly affect it's...

douglasjre liked Mendel Leisk's post in the thread At what miles did your head gasket fail and at what miles did you clean your EGR?.

This is what I diverted with a year and about 4000 kilometres driving. It’s the drain from two cans in series, the first on the left:...

Templeton liked Hammersmith's post in the thread Production resuming / End of stop sale?.

Supposedly production in Japan resumed on the 17th. That info was from May 24, and I haven't found if production truly resumed or not. I...

rjparker replied to the thread Alternator. ?.

If it is a factory alternator the engine is not a Prius Atkinson cycle version. Most likely a conventional Corolla, Scion or Yaris engine.