Replacing the head gasket and not....

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by douglasjre, Aug 9, 2022.

  1. douglasjre

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    ... not planning to replace the stretch bolts with new ones. Looks likelihood this will cause a failure in the future?
     
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    They can be reused. Service manual lists a procedure for measuring the stretch.
     
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    That's awesome. Can't seem to find my old digital copy. Anybody here have a copy that I can download
     
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    Thanks Mendel but the repair manual is about 7,400 pages. Where can I download another copy of that
     
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