ChapmanF's Recent Activity

  1. ChapmanF replied to the thread Interesting Reddit Discussion from r/Prius.

    The groundhog-day repetition in even just this one thread (of several!) is striking. Just last September: There is precisely one...

    Dec 24, 2024 at 12:46 PM
  2. ChapmanF attached a file to the thread O2 sensor fell off Triangle of death and other lights on dash now.

    That power to the heater is controlled by a power transistor inside the ECM. There used to be a list of "Murphy's Law Corollaries" that...

    P0607.png Dec 24, 2024 at 12:17 PM
  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread Hatch garnish loose only at driver's side edge.

    The garnish is held to the hatch with a couple threaded studs and a couple (few?) clips. I have a relative with a broken one. It's...

    Dec 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM
  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread Transmission display beeping.

    Perhaps that display remains lighted until the transmission's shift into Park is complete. I don't know for sure though. I had a gen 1,...

    Dec 24, 2024 at 11:41 AM
  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread Interesting Reddit Discussion from r/Prius.

    You could try presenting some and see. It's funny, this isn't the first time you allude to having provided "much evidence", but one...

    Dec 23, 2024 at 11:04 PM
  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread O2 sensor fell off Triangle of death and other lights on dash now.

    I want the rest of the "sensor fell off" story! That is a heated oxygen sensor, so the four wires include a power supply to the...

    Dec 23, 2024 at 10:40 PM
  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread Why I will not be voting this November.....

    I predict that ETC will manage to avoid being too irritated by that.

    Dec 23, 2024 at 10:04 PM
  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread Interesting Reddit Discussion from r/Prius.

    Granted, you have not been physically present in any of the other members' cars, like mine, when tachometer datalogs from downhill...

    Dec 23, 2024 at 9:29 PM
  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread 2010 Prius - "STOP" FUSE keeps blowing !.

    Good advice would be to look in the wiring diagram (Toyota Service Information and Where To Find It | PriusChat) and see if the left and...

    Dec 23, 2024 at 8:49 PM
  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread ... creepy Joe, greatest hits ~.

    the better to fill new cabinet positions with

    Dec 23, 2024 at 5:56 PM
  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread Interesting Reddit Discussion from r/Prius.

    The trick is to prove it to Paul without RPM on a tachometer being proof. We've been here before, as a curious reader can see in this...

    Dec 23, 2024 at 5:45 PM
  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread Interesting Reddit Discussion from r/Prius.

    For anyone joining this thread late, there indeed are plenty of links on PriusChat explaining how the engine braking works, but the ones...

    Dec 23, 2024 at 5:01 PM
  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread Engine lubrication before (auto)start?.

    The second planetary in gen 3 lies between MG2 and the PSD ring, as a reduction gear. It allows a smaller lighter MG2 that makes its...

    Dec 23, 2024 at 2:50 PM
  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Airbag Light On and Horn Not Working.

    Keep in mind that it is hard to tell whether the pyrotechnic pretensioner is working or not, as it never does anything until a crash...

    Dec 23, 2024 at 2:26 PM
  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread How to change Canadian Prius to show Fahrenheit....

    I wouldn't be surprised if there is a bit in some NV memory that determines that, but just not documented or exposed for easy changing....

    Dec 22, 2024 at 10:43 PM