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Driving 1700 miles

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Bigb, Dec 12, 2021.

  1. Bigb

    Bigb Junior Member

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    What maint. activiity should i take care before starting?
    I have over 95K on my car, maint. it regularly..oil changed every 10K.
    What other pre-cautions should i take to drive 1700miles during X'mas break?
     
    #1 Bigb, Dec 12, 2021
  2. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    You say you are in AZ, if that is Tuscon, winter won't affect you much, but Flagstaff, I would change to snow tires.

    Which way are you driving, Idaho Falls, Idaho will be having winter. You might need chains.
    Midland Texas, not a worry.
     
    #2 JimboPalmer, Dec 12, 2021
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    Check all fluids
     
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    Check all fluids. Check tires for proper PSI. Check / replace windshield wipers.
     
    #4 dbstoo, Dec 12, 2021
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    how old is the 12v? have you cleaned the egr circuit?
     
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  6. Bigb

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    Thank you all for your feedback. I completed my adventure from IL to AZ over 2 nights/3days.
    Fortunately didn't face any issues. Before i started, checked tires, they recommended to replace it since thread level's were low.
    I thought of taking risk since there was no snow or rain. Overall it worked well.
    Only thing i noticed my MPG dropped from 52+ to 46. Otherwise all good.

    Thanks for suggestions and recommendations.
     
    #6 Bigb, Jan 6, 2022
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