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Prius 2010 Upper Radiator Hose?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Triparadox, Mar 20, 2019.

  1. Triparadox

    Triparadox Active Member

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    I am planning on pouring down Blue Devil since I've got problem with head gasket that leads to coolant leaking into cylinder 1. Spent more than 2 hours trying to find any tutorial done with my car, no luck. Anybody knows where is the upper radiator hose since this car doesn't have radiator cap??
     
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    Not a good idea - these types of products will clog your radiator, heater core and cause all sorts of problems.
     
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    @Joele3 local to us used this and it clogged his radiator system and plumbing :cool:.

    Maybe he’ll share his experience and if he’s do it again(y).
     
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    But it's even more of a bad idea that I have to spend $3,000 + on a $5,700 vehicle.
     
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    I think Toyota calls it the "No 2 Radiator Hose"? Have a look in the attachment.

    I'm in the don't-do-it camp too, btw.
     

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    How long do you need the car to last?

    The guy I linked in the other thread can probably do the job for under $1k, but you can’t get too picky...
     
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    I'll continue to use this until the symptom appear again, then I might be changin the head gasket.

    Under $1,000 is still under my budget, so care to tell me which auto service? Also, are they careful with it?
     
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    Aren't these stop-leak products also prone gum up the whole cooling system, heater core in the dash. Replacement of the latter is not a lot of fun.
     
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    Won't stay a $5,700 vehicle after having the sludge poured in ...

    ... so by that point it might not be a vehicle worth changing the head gasket on any more. Cost of changing out everything sludged could exceed value.
     
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    I used K seal and it did buy me some time. If I were to trade my car in 18 months then I would use it. But if I was planning on keeping my car another 150k I would have not used the head gasket sealing fluid. It did buy me 33k miles. For some people that would be three years. I do a lot of driving so it was little over 14 months for me.

    I did more work included with the K seal. I just didn't add the K seal and drive it. I changed plugs, cleaned IM, EGR cooler cleaned/soaked/cursed at it. Installed an oil catch can which did catch some yellow jello looking stuff in it.

    Looking back I should have just did an engine swap when I first did all the work of taking off intake manifold I was about half way in. The process is scary looking but after i've done it, its not bad at all.
     
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    Between you, @leeb18c and @The Critic , the Bay Area is covered :).

    I guess we’ll see if I join the club or not(y).
     
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    I’ll keep a gasket set and bolts in stock with your name on it.

    We can always replace your headgasket for “maintenance” so you can road trip in peace.
     
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    We’ll see how much longer I have our 2010;).

    I was at @Pedal Logic ’s today and he thinks he knows someone that’d be interested in it and allow me to feed the Prime urge:).

    But time will tell and I’m not going to hold my breath (y).
     
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    My neighbor just used blue devil. He has two beaters; one camry and one impala, both with head issues. Neither one worked. He sold both to the junkyard.

    He picked up a used g35 with 150k. :censored::censored::censored:

    I would try all OTHER avenues unless you plan on junking this vehicle if/when it doesn't work.
     
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    And the schmuck who buys it??
     
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    Getting an over heating indicator today.. First time bringing it to a highway. 2 days before, I've been driving in a city for 54 miles. Just around 15 miles at highway and it appears.
     
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    At this point, I would probably plan on installing a used engine, new radiator and possibly a heater core as well.

    In all honesty, that car is probably not worth repairing.
     
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    That quicky seal stuff sounds like putting sawdust in a transmission. But worse.