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High quality dual view borescope is the only definitive test for hg leaks on gen3s. These leaks seal up in seconds and therefore don’t present...
It’s coolant fouling of the plug causing misfires for 5-10 seconds. The engine loses sync with the transaxles motors causing a friction damper...
Sounds like the old Assume bug struck once again. It’s usually the simple thing after someone has been in there fat fingering. This is where a...
This is another common problem with gen3s and has nothing to do with head gasket fails or even excessive oil consumption. The timing cover leaks...
Three reasons for no heater without water pump failure / engine overheating: 1. Air mix damper servo or linkage fail. Most likely. 2. HG fail...
That was a huge mechanical problem that could have cost you $5k-$8k to replace the engine. Its very common on gen3s over 125k miles. No the...
I would look at the cv joints or wheel bearings
You or a shop need to find the leak
A longer shot would help showing the front end. If the bumper cover is on you have to partially remove it. The Prius v has a different...
Paul has trust issues
They charge more than that for more room on any airline and that is only good for one ride.
Where is the fluid going? Normally it does not lose fluid even with the common brake booster failure. Typically a brake booster flush will turn...
Even if it’s the right parts you still need to do the special Techstream flush and calibrations. Hopefully the 350k mile taxi engine does not...
No, all Prius v’s are gen3s and have expensive head gasket, egr, brake booster and even complete engine failures. Hybrids auto stop all the time...
You can buy a bracket made for the car as I did with my v. [MEDIA]
Like everything in life, you need to know how to play the game.
Toyota fueled because the European tsb directly addressed hg failures in gen3 engines. The European tsb does mention long engine idles and stop...
You will be ok for now. Just find a good hybrid knowledgeable shop before you need it for a head gasket, engine, brake booster or another egr...
The cooler is clogged and was the problem. Getting the new egr and software for 2010-2012 models is a good idea which I did preemptively just to...
No it just means they have it torn down. To tell them “stop” it’s late for that. They would spend time putting it together with a new valve...
