(Don’t mind the license plate lol)

Old pic from 6 years ago when I got her BUT yesterday I officially put 100k miles on her. I bought her in 2020 with 65k and she hit 165k. Such a bittersweet time I love my old girl 🩷

Took this beautiful picture with my Minolta Maxxum 7000i. I'm in love with this car!

Happy to help fellow Prius pals with upgrades and maintenance… and advice! AMA

It was wonderful. Had the car on Ready all night and it was nice and cool while it was still 70 degrees outside. Started at 44mpg and lost 5 after the night was over.

I do wish the flattened seats were more flat, but not too big of a deal. I laid on a cot from Amazon.

I also bought these perfectly fitting window shades also from Amazon for $39 bucks. They shipped from China and they work great

Overall I’m down to camp in this thing again!

I bought a new prius in 2023. car's been great ever since. replaced the windshield after a rock kicked up and cracked it while driving on the highway, and replaced the tires. at 59k now. no real problems.

but the audio that comes out of the car when driving at 25mph or lower is just .... odd. I realize that it is an audio noise generated out of (what i'm guessing) is an undercarriage-mounted speaker. but where is it? and is it hackable? in other words, can i replace the audio file that is used with one of my own liking? like ducks quacking.wav or Favorite_goat_scream.mp3?

just my enjoyment of all things technology and mild case of A.D.D. preventing me from doing more worth-while endeavours like finishing the laundry or replaceing my kitchen cabinetry.

how do i hack in and replace my slow-speed-audio-alert to cats purring or yacht rock favorites? Thanks.

P.S. i was forced to choose Mechanical Help flair because "dumb software question" didn't exist.

At 340,000 km / 211,000 miles my '12 CT200h just threw P300, P301 and P302 cylinder 1 and 2 misfires last week. I replaced the spark plugs and the shaking became less frequent and violent but still happens. Coolant levels have not gone down and I don't see any issue with motor oil level. I don't think there is white smoke coming out of the exhaust.

I asked a shop my friend went to for servicing his Toyota but I'm wary about the $100 CAD / hour diagnostic fee with no cap/ceiling. I've come across YT channels and there must be at most 10 things that can be replaced or checked out (ignition coil, fuel injector, compression test, etc.) but not having a ceiling on diagnostic makes me just want to find a shop that can source or install a 4th gen Prius and get me another four or five years lol.

Someone helpful on this subreddit shared his source of JDM engines, 3rd and 4th gen, but I don't think they do swaps of 4th gen into CT200hs. I will confirm with them in the next few days as they also advertise installation of engines for an additional fee.

But wouldn't it make more sense to have the shop source it (rather than me) so they can inspect the actual unit or at least get some guarantee for a few months?

I don't mind driving 200 km from the Toronto city center to a mechanic who can do that. I called Awan Shop in Scarborough but was told they don't do 4th gen engines but only 3rd gen engines. If I am boing to pay $3-5,000, I was thinking just getting the 4th gen Prius engine and making some modifications might make the most sense.

Appreciate any shops / engine suppliers in Ontario, Canada that can install a 4th gen Prius engine into my '12 CT200h. Thanks!

I get the step on how to do this, will this also reset my Trip A odometer to zero? I do not want that. Trip A gets reset when I change the tires (seasonal) and Trip B gets reset when I fill up with gas. Yeah I'm weird like that.

I recently bought a Prius and found these in the center console. Couldnt find anything in the manuel. I googled srac pp 20% and sensor switches and battery packs came up. Anybody have any idea? Is this even Prius related?

Hi all, I need a new front license bracket and wasnt sure if I need to buy a prius specific one, since the license attaches to the bracket and the bracket attaches to the bumper, or if there is a cheaper universal option? Thanks!

My trusty steed... 2012 V III 350k km

Hey everyone! I've got a 2008 Prius that just had an engine swap done, and I found a few connectors that seem to have been left disconnected. Rather than guess, I'm hoping some of you with a working Gen 2 (2004-2009) Prius could pop your hood for 2 minutes and check where these actually connect on a normal, undisturbed car. Photos of mine are attached.

1. Tan/beige 4-pin connector — found dangling near the driver's side headlight, right where the inverter cover (the "HYBRID SYNERGY DRIVE" box) meets the fuse/relay box. If yours is connected, can you see/feel what it plugs into in that corner?

2. Gray connector #1 — comes off the brake fluid reservoir cap (the one with the yellow DOT 3 marking). On mine this one is dangling loose.

3. Gray connector #2 — found near the coolant reservoir tank right next to the brake fluid reservoir. I tried clicking it into connector #1 above since they seem to physically fit together, but I'm not confident that's actually correct or if they're supposed to go to two separate spots.

If you could check whether your #1 and #2 are connected to each other or to something else entirely (and what that something else looks like), that would help a ton. Even just a phone photo of your engine bay in that same area would be super helpful for comparison.

Car's up on ramps mid-repair so I can't drive it to compare against another Prius in person, so appreciate any help from the community!

Basically, I had been told to clean the EGR valve, and had done so about 10K miles ago, but I neglected to notice that I should clean the manifold as well. I’m coming up on 125K, so I’m replacing my spark plugs this weekend, and wondering if I should do the intake manifold as well - how long would this take me/is it necessary since I cleaned the EGR? EGR was sooty but not too bad. No codes or anything so far as well.

This is for a 2013 Gen 3 Prius.

This was as far as I could go without risking too much with the super limited stock clearance haha. Really was hoping I could get a bit further up the mountain but once I saw a creek bed I threw it in reverse haha

2012, 260k miles after this 4,000 mile trip

I have a 2013 Prius without a backup camera and in looking to buy one. Wanted to see if there’s one you all recommend. I was thinking of the one posted here.

Is there a significant difference in hard wiring vs this one that plugs on to the cigarette charger?

My Prius of 11 years has broken to the point that I can't afford to fix her. She has given my family lots of great memories and been driven just shy of 200k miles. My daughter had named her Daisy when we first got her because she was a bright yellow Prius C. We sold Girl Scout cookies out of the back and hauled kids everywhere.

Does anyone know what is the difference between this new black color "inked" and previous one "black midnight metallic"?

Title pretty much says it all! I just bought an 08 Prius (base model) so it doesn’t have the JBL sound system. I would like to install a touch screen double din radio in it. Wondering if anybody has experience doing so? Any recommended products I should go for? Any plug and play products so I don’t have wire everything to the steer wheel buttons? Let me know! Thanks

Neighbor is selling this Prius and it looks in solid condition. They said it has new tires and a new starter battery. I read that this is not the best year for the Prius, but it would be nice to not have to drive a few hours to find one. KBB says it’s worth 5800-6500. Anything I should lookout for?

Just noticed this the other day. Don’t really drive the car too often. It’s a 2020 Prius Prime. Any idea what this yellow liquid is? I’m thinking a coolant leak.

Hello,

Was gifted a gen 3 2014 Prius from my parents they bought it with about 100,000 miles on it I now have 196. I checked with them and all they did was routine oil changes and that's all I've done as well and one 12 volt battery change. I want to keep this car running because I really love it. Any suggestions on the maintenance I need to do and know the EGR would be the big thing. I ran Dr Prius and these are my results seems like a big swing on the battery life but it's probably about time to get a new one? Also any idea on costs?