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Blown head gasket prius c

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  1. pattilaw

    pattilaw Junior Member

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    190k. 2013 Prius c.
    Just did rear hub bearings, front brakes, shocks, sway links and tie rod inner and out. Fixed a coolant leak.
    822F5259-39C4-41AF-BBA9-79284557ED11.jpeg Put in Maintenance mode, performed Pressure test to check my work and the pressure rose fairly rapidly. Did a reld chemical test and it’s green.
    Blown head gasket?
     
    #1 pattilaw, Aug 29, 2023
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    Lesson learned, fix the coolant leak first?
     
    #2 pattilaw, Aug 29, 2023
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    Maybe.
    But that is not common with the C engines.
    I certainly would NOT start tearing the engine down
    based only on that one test.
     
    #3 sam spade 2, Aug 30, 2023
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    Well, last effort Before taking it to the shop for them to find the leak, I put a new radiator cap. Drove around for a few hundred miles and not losing coolant!
    I find it hard to believe my luck could be so good, and will keep an eye on it. : )
     
    #4 pattilaw, Sep 13, 2023
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