I have had mine since 04 (05 model). Has done over 130 k. Noticed that there was a slight engine oil loss some time in 2008 or so. As of now, I have to add about 1.5 quarts every 5k. There are no visible signs to show the loss, i.e., an oil patch on the garage floor or smoke coming out of the tail pipe. Not sure where the loss is.
View 11 RepliesI recently bought a 2013 Prius v (lowercase v for the Prius v wagon) . The car has been in a front end accident but it has been fixed. When buying the car, i did not notice that the coolant in it was green.
I know that prii of this year run on Toyota pink, and I have also read that mixing coolant can lead to sludging and clog your system. So now I am trying to do a total flush and refill. I already have the pink coolant and I was able to drain about 5 qt (7.3 qt total capacity) from the radiator cock. I know about the existence of an engine block cock which would allow me to drain the rest of the coolant. But no matter how much I look I can not locate it.
I have read the repair manual, I know that is is supposed to be in the back of the engine half way up the block or so. But I just cant find it. I can't fill my car until I can do a proper flush.
I'm going to look at an 05 prius tomorrow and the seller said there is a check engine code. If I had a list with description I can at least know if it could be serious. He said the car drives fine and everything works. Not sure if there is a difference in codes for engine versus the hybrid part of the car .
View 1 RepliesI can't find the average mpg display anywhere. On my 2008 I could hit the info button and it would display your average mpg but on my 2013 Prius 3 there is no reading for that, at least I can't find it.
In the owners manual there is a pic of one of the display's that has it in there, but I can't seem to find that display anywhere.
On my 2012 Prius 2, I can not figure out where to find my total MPG. On "trip A" and "B" it's listed, but I can't find where it has my total MPG.
View 13 RepliesWith the car off and me standing at rear hatch and it is raised I pushed the latch closed manually and I can't figure out how to release it back to the unlatched position. I tried the door locks to no avail.
As an aside I was doing this to troubleshoot why my alarm is going off alot. I have a relative new yellowtop battery installed and will replace the fob battery later.
Can't find the Blind Spot Monitoring system under settings. On page 139 of the Owner's Manual it says, "Make sure not to cancel the systems accidentally". And that's just what I've done. Now how do I get this back? And why would there be a way to "Cancel" a feature that can be turned ON/OFF?
View 1 RepliesI have recently purchased Prius 2012 JDM. It s L edition (Base edition). I want to install fog lights and drl. But couldn't find any space.
View 6 RepliesI just purchased a 2008 Prius and love it but I'm having the dreaded XM signal dropout. I would like to move the antenna from the from dash to the roof behind the regular antenna. I'm having trouble locating the XM radio unit. I heard XM unit is under the driver's seat. The unit under my driver seat is labeled 'navigation'. Is this the same unit as the XM radio?
View 1 RepliesI have played around with settings and wanted to see if I can have range/distance to empty showing in this screen. Doesn't seem possible. I tried looking through the online manual.
View 2 RepliesI just bought a 2009 Prius. Sometimes I accelerate and brake, there is a strange grinding like noise. Seems like its coming from the inside of the car, maybe in dashboard. I'm not familiar with all the sounds the Prius makes, but this doesn't sound like any noise I've heard in a car.
View 6 RepliesWhen I set up the menu display options on my new 2016 Prius 4 Touring, I remember an option for prompts: something like beginner/advanced. Now I can't find it anywhere. Also, does the 2016 Prius 4 Touring have the same wiper blade size as the older models?
My 2013 Prius 3 had 26" driver, 19" passenger,l 16" rear.
On our 2013 Prius II, it seems there are no options to switch off the rear dome light for the 2nd row seating without affecting the front -- the rear dome switch is only 2-positions (ON or ON w/doors) instead of 3 like most dome lights are (like the front). The problem for us is that we have a baby that rides in the back and when baby is asleep and we come home guess what happens.
View 10 RepliesAn interesting thing happened at the gym today. While getting my 15 ft extension out at the Gym I apparently hit my reboot switch. Coming back out I unplugged and started, only to find out I had no power. Right away I knew what had happened, so I crawled back there and hit the switch up again. To my surprise, I now had a 14 mile range as compared to the usual 10.8. Apparently the traction battery liked sitting in the warm sun today. To reboot or not, that is the dilemma. There are many naysayers to this procedure, but I say they really have not tried it.
View 19 RepliesIs there a way I can find out my trim via VIN. I went to a free website and entered my Vin but it just said "BASE/AUTOBAHN"? I dont see how its an Autoban because no leather seats.
My car has the cloth heated seats, monster mats, golf ball knob, rcd 510, moon roof, power mirrors, steering wheel with functions, bluetooth, Laguna wheels and non xenon headlights (I suppose they are still called halogens) .
Any way to find out what year/version the map in the NAV is. Not the software version found in general settings system info, but the map itself.
View 5 RepliesI currently have a N/A 97 celica st which I am going to turbo. I was going to use a ct26 turbo but can't seem to find a turbo manifold. Can I buy one or just use a manifold suitable for the turbo and weld my exhaust flange to that?
View 2 RepliesJust bought a new 2010 VW Tiguan SE. We love it, however had a question regarding the automatic headlights feature. It looks like in the owner's manual there is an option for "Auto" between the OFF and headlights ON (which also illuminate the dash controls). However, I don't see "Auto" on my car! Strange.
View 6 RepliesI have a 2009 camry SE 4 cylinder and cannot find my mpg readout anywhere. I looked in my owners manual and what that read does not exist in my car. Maybe there is no mpg readout?
View 4 RepliesI've got an '05 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup. I am so confused by the lug nuts. I tried every socket at Autozone and none of them seemed to fit right. The 23mm gets the job done, but it's loose and goes crooked. Now the threads are barfed up. I bought some new nuts that looked right ( M14-1.5). They start to go on, but then they seize up after a few turns. I'd like to replace the nuts or at least clean out the threads, but how do I know what size?
View 9 RepliesI have a 1.8T 2000 Passat (ATW) that has an oil leak. I can't find the leak but it seems to be under the intake. It's a kind of slow leak and more annoying than anything. I replaced the valve cover gasket a couple of years but it was leaking at the back of the engine instead of the side. It may be the valve cover gasket again.
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