My 2012 Prius C has been parked in my garage for over 3 years. During this period, I started the car once every 3 - 4 months to check/charge the hybrid battery. Now I plan to take it out of garage and start to drive it daily soon. Do I really need to change the oil before driving? The oil was...
Sorry for the late reply. Under normal conditions, your approach is the right way. But I don't want to remove the intake manifold every time I check/replace the PCV valve. That is why I want to swap the PCV valve with the OCC outlet fitting. Basically the blow-by vapor goes through the OCC...
Many people believe PCV design is one of the major factors that cause excessive oil consumption in a Gen-3 Prius after 150K miles. This excessive oil consumption results in EGR circuit clogged up. One proposal is to add an oil catch can.
In a normal placement, the oil catch can is placed after...
With all due respect, it is maybe a good idea to watch the video before rejecting its statement. Or better yet, please share your data of pumping time vs. temperature. I am here to learn.
Just took a peek at that thread. It is a very long one with over 10 page discussions. So my comment here could be well premature.
It is hard to draw conclusions from a single graph without having access to the full paper. If the test did not simulate a cold start but just a stable operation...