Open Circuit Squib Driver Side! Red Triangle...

no beep...

nee bother - i'll check how it goes on the 200 ohms level. I'm assuming that a cable with continuity will end up back at the default value (1 in this case), whilst one with resistance will hold some sort of value?

Its getting dark here now and tomorrow morning I'm out until mid-afternoon, so will hope to try then or on Sunday morning at the very latest. Is there a way for me to contact you, live, if i need you whilst stuck in the cockpit of the car?

cheers

 

battery arrived this morning - but it's pouring down over here and so i'll wait until it's dry before replacing. The current battery is still in good enough condition to tackle the other errors and so will work at those first.

As soon as the rain has stopped, I'll do some cable resistance testing on the squib circuit cabling and report back...

 

so close - but so far!

I got the 12v battery un-done (it looked in a bad state - will change tomorrow or in the week but not the priority right now), steering side panels - only to find that I didnt have the appropriate tool to undo those 2 side nuts!! That T-rex screwdriver or whatever they call it - i'll need to buy, then I'll give it another try.

i found more filler in the back aswell, so it looks like some sort of damage took place around the back aswell! Damn that guy sold me a right trashed car, and for an extortionate price too!! My fault though, I should have checked beforehand we live and we learn i guess

oh, by the way, that round dome-like panel in the center, below the dash with the ECU behind it was proving to be quite difficult popping out so i didnt force it. The bottom bit seemed to come out alittle but the rest was holding on.

Will keep ya posted

thanks

 

Would you think its worth me going to see toyota on monday? They have a spare slot then, or shall we see this through to the end amongst ourselves?

I just thought that they may be able to highlight any other areas of concern, but then again, if its techstream they'll use then no point as I have this already.

I wonder what it is they do in their "diagnostic test".

Hmmmmm

 

You're such a good guy John - thank you for your encouraging words

I know i can do this - i've done pretty much everything else in my little lifetime and so this shouldn't be too tough

I'll buy a Torx T30/screwdriver set tomorrow in order to undo the airbag and get testing.

Regarding this tester of mine, i was playing with it on a cable which i found just yesterday and on 200 Ohms, it was showing 0.06. Just as an example, is this type of reading healthy? The cable was pretty old. I think I tested a green strand on it. I'm more than happy to get a tester that beeps but if this one is showing readings that I can feedback to you, then it should be okay.

Today I was trying to pump the tyres on the car, and the back left tyre seemed to not allow air in. It looked pretty dark stained too. I'm assuming this is the core valve which is jammed? Would this item fix the problem (ebay item number: 230863526499)?

Also, on the PSI of these tyres - I read that the fronts should be at 35 PSI and the back at 33 PSI - but when i connected the tyre pump, the fronts were measuring at around 42 PSI but they didn't look over-inflated. I'm alittle puzzled on this. Feel free to share any thoughts on this if you can.

Thanks again

 

Thanks John - yeh, i was telling my father about you, and he said it's a shame you're far away too - more so because i'd be able to treat you a nice sunday lunch and drink

Yeh, I'm sure we'll nail this before you go away - I just need that T-Rex tool which I've ordered off ebay.

I'll sort the tyre stuff and car modifications/tweaks once we've sorted this all out. It's raining down here (intermittently) and that sealant plastic thing at the bottom of the windscreen hasn't been attached back properly and so water is running into it - annoying. I need to fix this aswell.

All good - it's all fun

 

slightly off topic - but with it raining so often, I dont want more water to seep in past the windscreen sealent rubber which is slightly raised away from the windscreen due to the plastic attachment being bent/damaged. I need a new one of these plastic compartments, but i dont know the name of that part. Would you know what it's called and where I could get one from?

Its that black thing through which the front windscreen wipers come out from.

Thanks

 

damn - well the seam is the part of concern. Basically, the passenger side part is in good condition but then the other half (driver's side part) is mangled and doesnt sit well with the other half. The part where they meet is not fitting together well. I was contemplating buying some sealant to stick into the gaps but then I thought I'd hold off just incase if that was the wrong thing to do.

I've been googling around and I've just come across this:

Prius heat-efficiency mods

still unsure of its official part name that i need to be asking breaker yards for...

 

oh my - yep you're right - wow they're expensive! £50 for one side!!! No wonder this was left in the state it is.

I'll have to call around for this part in the week....or maybe I could repair this one, but it just doesn't sit well with the other side, and with it raining 70% of the year in the UK, it could cause me problems down the line.

hmmmm

 

Perfecto! Looks like I'm gonna be painting sealant all over it

it's good to know my art skills will come in handy somewhere in this project

thanks John

 

wow - those panels look sweet!

What's their functionality?

I was thinking of fitting a door lamp at some stage, so when you open the door at night, you can see all of the floor around the entrance of the car. My friend has this function on his Range Rover Evoque and it looks slick.

I was also thinking about (not 100% yet) putting vinyl wraps on the car. The body work is okay but its been painted over, and although it looks lovely to me - the trained eye can very quickly spot that it's a poor paint job

but lets see...