Yes, also true. So, if you're going to park for WEEKS, it IS best to assure that the switch is in the OFF position. Of course, if you KNOW the 12V is getting...
I have never read about any failures of this battery in the two years that I have been reading/researching this car. I currently have 20K miles on an 04, am...
... Yeah, if you just want to light up a small lamp. -- =Gary '05 Millennium Silver; BI + Wheel Locks, Fog lights, Auto-dimming mirror, CoastalEtech EV switch;...
Karl & all, Be VERY careful about upsizing any fuses. There are reasons the values are used in the original spec. These include wire sizing, and in the case...
... values ... the ... In our ... constraints ... over 10A. ... up, ... of the ... To make the matter worse, the heating of the wiring and the contacts is...
I don't think gasoline expands that much. ... Warning my attempt at math here, some may want to skip this part----- I found a math/physics problem on the net....
I am asking if the brake pads/shoes are replaced before they wear down to the metal, is it necessary for the plates/drums to be machined? Toyota insists on...
How many miles on the car, Sam? Sometimes there are other factors, such as corrosion or warpage, but these have NOT been issues with Prius. So, why ARE you...
... It seems to have become common practice (not just for hybrid vehicles) to resurface brake discs when the pads are changed. Hard to say if this is...
This is for anyone who has bought the shop manuals. I'm looking for authoritative information about how various parts of the system work. For instance, is...
Greetings: I have a couple of 130db Hella horns I want to install of lieu of those from the factory. I can't figure out how to get to the horns. Seems as if...
does anyone know of a Toyota website where you can download the Prius screensaver? BB ____________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The...
Over the past few days there has been this vibration coming from my dash area. Anytime I went over a semi-bumpy road, I would hear this annoying vibration...
First, if you're gonna post, PLEASE start a new thread. Whatever you do, DO NOT keep the whole frippin' DIGEST included! Can't really help you on the '05, but...
Not sure if this has been posted yet but Johnson Controls has just launched a high-technology laboratory in Milwaukee to create lithiumion batteries for future...
Very good points. What I'd really like to see on the power ports is a circuit breaker or a slow blow fuse. Mine blew because I was using an inverter to run a...
I just bought a 2006 Prius 7 day ago. On the first tank of gas, (I just refilled today) I got 31.5 mpg - nothing like what I expected. It was all city driving...
... Really? Are the 2006s out already? ... If it was the first time YOU'VE put gas into the tank -- how certain are you that the tank was full when you drove...
I just turned 2000 miles on my new 05. Mileage dropped to 38.3 from high of 41.5 on third tank, but I was driving more aggressively. I live in San Diego, and...
... down ... This is one of those areas where professional standards and amateur standards differ. As an amateur, I only replace (don't turn any more) disks if...
Hi DW, I just joined the Prius group. Probably best to not count much on what I say: but I read your email and it touched close to home with me. I just bought...
Stan, I'm also in California and my wife and I both drive Prius's. My wife's '04 has almost 30K miles and she still averages over 50mpg (48mpg calculated) so...
