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Great news, it is always nice to have a true fix in place.
My grand daughter's 2013 had a similar problem, loss of power and red triangle. Towed it to a Toyota dealer and they diagnosed the problem as an...
My experience with noise related to misfire is that it is very loud and very metallic sounding. It does not take very much coolant leaking into...
320k miles puts it into the "time to replace it' category. Anything can be fixed but if you put in a different engine you still have a 13 year...
Unless the EGR cooler has failed and allows coolant to enter the intake system there is no explanation for the coolant loss other than a head...
I'm afraid that head gasket is the most likely problem. I recently fought that notion for a long time thinking of all the alternatives but...
I realize that you may not have all the information but to anwer your question we really need to know more about the car; miles, oil consumption,...
I am not sure I would classify my solution as cost effective but I bought a cylinder head gasket kit, new cylinder head bolts, and a timing chain...
My grand daughter's 2013 EGR cooler was totally plugged (at least visually) at 190k miles and never threw any EGR related codes. I suspect that...
I resolved the hybrid warning message - apparently when I engaed the hybrid battery connector I did not disconnect the 12v battery for long enough...
Okay, engine started (not sure what I may have done other than I did engage the hybrid system key) but still have the hybrid system warning...
Trying to start engine to evaluate the head gasket job and nothing other than a warning message to check the hybrid system? I disconnected the...
I found that Purple Power does a significantly better job on the cooler than other things that I have tried. I soaked the inside of the cooler...
The "soap" I am using is a soda laundry additive powder but I understand the problem of dilution that I have using the bucket method. It is doing...
I have been soaking it in a bucket of hot water and soap solution for a day or so, replacing the solution periodically (working around other...
EGR cooler is basically totally blocked. Really struggling to get it cleaned out. The ends are now clean but the channels, especially on the...
Thanks for the additional input. I did not know what temperature the alarm for coolant is and while I don't believe it ever was illuminated I...
Head has been removed and there is some indication of coolant (at least wetness) on top of #1 and #4 pistons (#1 is worst by far). Pistons in #2...
Jumped into the head gasket replacement project. I hope to have it disassembled today for inspection, parts are on order and should arrive Monday...
Thank you for the on-going input. It can get frustrating when you keep trying "fixes" without real success. I am hoping to get an extended time...
