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Towing a light load at slow speeds is probably OK. You could consider doing regular (30k mile intervals) ATF drain/refills if you tow heavier...
Low ICE coolant can cause the valve to stick as the coolant acts as a lubricant. It is easy to have low coolant after a coolant refresh as one...
You are asking 7 kWatts (240*30) to fully charge a larger than 60 kwatt-hour (200 optimistic watt-hours per mile * 300 miles) battery in 10...
HID's typically draw 35 watts (~3 amps) each whereas Halogen's draw 55 watts ( 65 watts high beam - that's about 5 amps) each. JeffD
I was given the same story at the Toyota dealer in Milford CT. Needless to say, they do not get to work on my Prius. JeffD
When you have the calipers off an increase in brake pressure can eject the pistons. The ECU can cause the brake accumulator pump to run when you...
Due to circumstances, I get to keep it :D without suffering the core charge. I'll be taking it apart for the pieces (ECU & good NiMh modules)....
I'm being a little lazy, Dave at Re-InVolt is shipping me a battery ($1475+$125 shipping) next week and my Toyota dealer will do the install (I'm...
When the HV battery starts to fail (yes I have recently had the experience at 195k miles): Your ICE starts to rev up more on acceleration and...
Try to find pEEf (A California Engineer) on these discussion groups. He has the expertise to help you. The Hobbit is another resource who could...
I have exchanged emails with the owner. _______________________________ Your product looks like it should be useful on my 2004 Prius. In...
including: brakes/rotors - As long as you take care to disable the electric accumulator pump (you don't want to have the caliper pistons shoot...
Ask Bob W., but probably only a slowdown for most diagnostics. An outfit in New Zealand makes the Rennacs OBD2 scanner. It currently supports...
I don't believe that he ever owned a Gen2. JeffD
See: AutoEnginuity 9.1.1 report - Hybrid Car Forums JeffD
The Prius fuel gauge, commonly called the GuessGauge, does not reset unless you do a fill of about 4 gallons or more. A small fill gives a highly...
I have an old Heathkit dual trace scope ($10 at a garage sale :) ) but I love using a PicoScope (http://www.picotech.com/oscilloscope.html) that I...
2 or 3 oz is sufficient. In the Past R&G labs would send you a kit of bottles to do the sampling if you contacted them. JeffD
If the chain is quiet when the ICE is running, the chain is fine. They make noise before causing any problems. JeffD
If you look at my report, the 120K and 180k tests show greatly reduced FE and AL content, so my usual suggestion is do the first ATF refresh early...
