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pasadena_commut replied to the thread Gas tank reading question.

Agreed. Is the 11.9 gallons cited in various places the most that could fit into the outer tank, or the most that fits inside the...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Dealer told me my 2004 Prius engine is toast, are they lying?.

The OP needs to find out where the oil is coming from. The only 3 common sources I can think of are from the PCV valve, past the engine...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread C2300, no CEL?.

The car was driven on a short trip of about a mile twice today. Then it was scanned for codes and there were none. Doesn't seem like...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Gas tank reading question.

Decided to go back out now while it was still warm, rather than do this in the cold when I leave tomorrow. Sure enough, a pump at...

pasadena_commut posted a new thread.

Gas tank reading question

Last year and this year I drove the same SoCal to Bay Area trip, on close to the same days of the year: Last year: 356.9 miles, 47.9...

Forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Tire maintenance, hub caps in the way.

Soon. She is at the stage where she often drives a little slower than she should (like 28 in a 35), but other than that, she still...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Tire maintenance, hub caps in the way.

Her husband always used to do the tires. I think she has decided that at this age she would rather pay someone else to set the pressure...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread C2300, no CEL?.

The other threads I have seen that mention C2300 have other codes associated with it, and usually actual transmission issues, like not...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread C2300, no CEL?.

Cleared the codes. Drove the car forward and backwards a number of times, and into and out of Park and Neutral, and the C2300 did not...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Tire maintenance, hub caps in the way.

It is a 400 mile drive, each way.

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Bought used Prius 2 months ago. Now getting C1256/C1344 error codes. Dealer asks for $3000 to repair.

The brakes on this car are very finicky about how they are bled. If the OP wants to bleed the brakes obtaining an Autel AP200 and using...

pasadena_commut posted a new thread.

C2300, no CEL?

Scanned all ECUs on my mother's 2012 today with Techstream and found a C2300 code which was in a results column which at the top had an...

Forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Tire maintenance, hub caps in the way.

So, I measured the tip of the quick release on that Home Depot pump and it was slightly smaller than the one on the old bike pump, so it...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Thunking on steering wheel at speed with no steering input.

Maybe the latch that holds the steering wheel height has worked loose a little and there is some funny vibration at speed that it...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Inverter coolant pump.. pump running but not flowing..

My personal experience is only with gas heaters. In terms of corrosion there really shouldn't be much difference (water, metal, heat,...