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Sounds like my wife.
That's not entirely true. The car relies on the O2 sensors to indicate if the catalytic converters are burning up HC emissions efficiently...
I find I'm getting anywhere between 20mpg and 60mpg all depending on how and where I drive it. Pulse and glide over long distances really...
Emissions aren't usually visible.
I got my 2006 this year (2020) for cheap because it was throwing an HV battery code. Turned out a cell was dead in a module. I checked the...
The needle is made to make the car look good. It starts moving at around 100°F 38°C It gets to the middle at around 140°F 60°C and stays there...
Man! If engine heat is the main determining factor I think I'll get to work at installing a bigger and better block heater! The Avalon does have...
My wife sighs every time we drive by a Leaf. (But she also does the same thing every time we drive by an old VW.) I did block the grill on the...
Yes, I have a cartidge style OEM block heater. It helps a little. I'll keep looking for a way to heat up the engine more with more block heating...
Ya, I'm 6' 1" myself and now that I have an Avalon I don't know if I can ever go back, at least for long road trips. Then again, a small EV for...
Years ago I didn't have a car. I just used my bicycle for everything. But when I was about to get married I got a cheap car. From then on the wife...
Well I got the code again yesterday. (I forget the exact DTC code and am too lazy to go read it right now. But it was the catalytic efficiency...
I just use Top Tier fuel. When I first got the Prius the CEL was on it had a DTC saying the catalytic converter wasn't doing it's job. Even if I...
What kind of code reader are you using? I'm under the impression that the generic ones you buy at any autoparts store don't show the hybrid codes,...
I don't think the original used catalytic converters are worth $1,000, but I could be wrong. It's probably more like $100 or so. So you probably...
Oddly, when I plug my VIN into Parts.Toyota.com and go to the headlamp section I get both types of bulbs in the list. o_O I briefly tried to get...
I went to the Junk Yard in the Avalon this weekend and was able to find a hood, fender and belly pan. But no headlight or bumper cover. Just a...
In lots of places in the USA there aren't any smog tests whatsoever. Here in Colorado there are no emissions tests unless you live in the Denver...
Yes, if you part the car you could get more money for it. It is more work though. If you sell the whole car you don't normally make much money...
I didn't see where you said your current catalytic converter didn't work anymore. Is your car's check engine light on now? Does it need a new...
