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Radiator, low mpg, and dielectric grease? Advice?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Piro133a, Nov 10, 2018.

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  1. padroo

    padroo Senior Member

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    I'm surprised they don't use catalytic converter heat for the car heater, it would be almost instant.
     
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    maybe can't cool the cat for efficiency?
     
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    Cat needs to be hot to work efficiently. Its all about emissions which when the G2 came out was the lowest emissions car available.
    Quite a marvel of engineering with many awards won.
     
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    I have mostly finished the radiator replacement. Everything seems good so far. I still have to go through and get all the bolts tightened and in place, but it runs leak free. I used a funnel and just burped the hoses. I still need to drive and add more coolant (I used two bottles between inverter and engine, but ran out). For the inverter I drained and filled then turned the car "on" and let the inverter pump and bleed port remove the bubbles for at least five minutes. Near the end the bubbles were a minute or so apart. I will probably do another bleed after running the car a bit.

    I am getting an intermittent (2/3 starts) P1118 code which I think is either
    A. Because I haven't driven the car yet and added full coolant the sensor is not getting a temperature from hot coolant because it's low enough it isn't reaching the thermos.
    B. The sensor wiring connector may need to be cleaned.
    C. The sensor wiring is shorted out.
     
    #24 Piro133a, Nov 17, 2018
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