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  1. ChapmanF replied to the thread 2018 Prime advanced trim wipers won't turn off.

    Wiper motor assemblies usually contain a little switch to break a circuit when the wipers are in their parked position. The motor...

    Feb 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM

  2. ChapmanF replied to the thread Headlight Assembly how does it work.

    The missing link between the two is the headlight-leveling ECU, which takes in the sensor reading and computes what to do with the...

    Feb 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM

  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread 2007 Prius Touring MFD Calendar date.

    GPS transmits a "week number" using just ten bits, so it can only get to week 1023 and then rolls around to week zero again. The last...

    Feb 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM

  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread What’s running long after car is shut off?.

    I wonder if Dael just wanted to note that the same self test still happens in 2020 models and is mentioned in that owners' manual too.

    Feb 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM

  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread Installed new timing chain, is this right?.

    It's not really 'never'. It's how many times you have to go around before they line up again. You can look at this post (and the one...

    Feb 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread How America Keeps Its Citizens Uneducated.

    basically boils down to focal length

    Feb 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread AC Auto Button will not work.

    I suppose you could try carefully powering it up in that state and poking a little jumper wire across the auto button solder pads, see...

    Feb 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM

  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread AC Auto Button will not work.

    There may be some dried 7-Up or something that found its way into the AUTO button while an earlier owner had the car. If you're game to...

    Feb 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM

  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread Is there a legitimate use for charge mode in the Prime?.

    B mode has an influence on when engine braking is employed, but makes no difference to how engine braking is done. This is a...

    Feb 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM

  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (COVID-19).

    And your immune system, having already practiced on the vaccine, fought it off. Cool beans.

    Feb 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM

  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread Gen three front left wheel, bearing new one went bad.Does anybody ever replace the knuckle.

    On the bright side, when you have to replace them 3 times in a year, I bet they're a lot less trouble to get out.

    Feb 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM

  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread Is there a legitimate use for charge mode in the Prime?.

    That is a reason the engine braking mode exists, whether you apply it early by selecting B or just wait for the car to do so when the...

    Feb 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM

  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (COVID-19).

    Were you a virologist?

    Feb 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM

  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Weird Constant Buzzer Noise After the Car is Off.

    "This video has been removed by the uploader"? The only emission-control pump that I know of (from gen 3 liftback anyway) is the one...

    Feb 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM

  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread P0117 - how to diagnose?.

    I can remember the washers I fixed by spreading epoxy on the timer disks and then filing the notches back into them with a nail file....

    Feb 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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