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From: Al Falfa on 26 Jan 2010 15:46


"Al Falfa" <crop(a)eastforty.fld> wrote in message
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>>>> I started it again this morning, for the first time since the episode
>>>> below. It was -5F. This time I think it fired on 3 cylinders. Shook
>>>> the whole car for about 45 seconds before smoothing out. I once broke
>>>> a valve in a VW. The valve head took out a piston and connecting rod.
>>>> If you've experienced a massive cylinder failure you know what my Prius
>>>> sounds like during this period. Again, no alarms whatever. Dealer
>>>> says bring it in and he'll look at it. I think he'll need to leave it
>>>> overnight in sub-zero temps to experience this.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas out there?

Turns out the starting problem I experienced wasn't unique to my 2010.
During that cold spell at least five 2010's in Fargo ND experienced the
identical problem. Toyota engineers were called-in. Their preliminary
determination suggests the 2010 suffers from two problems, the first
involving the engine running very rough when very cold, the second being a
poorly designed motor mount that results in the banging noise while the
engine is running rough. I've been advised to "live with it" until they
come up with a solution. The NWS forecasts -11F tomorrow morning and -18F
Thursday morning so it's rock and roll time Minnesota.



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