He sure did. I wonder if he will get charged with any crime.

Yes you can use the video. The driver of the black car was shaken up but okay. He was glad to hear the Tesla had captured there crash. The driver of the white car was mad and was not excited when I told them I had it on video. They knew they caused the crash.

The black car flipped 3 times and everyone inside was okay.

@@AdamDeVries thank you

Yeah sure. It happened on Christmas today. Heading south on I69 just south of Muncie Indiana around mile marker 234

I know this comment is 8 moths old, so potentially less for you and more for anyone else who may be curious if they cross this question: You wont need to remove the cylinder head to do the timing chain :)

Yes, you can do it without taking out the engine cover. You just need to insert the tensioner with it all pressed in and held on by the clip. Then tighten it and turn the crank clockwise. You should be able to hear a click from the tensioner which indicate it has release from the clip and doing it tensioning work.

@@unkertech thank you for your reply

I only removed the timing chain because I had to change the head gasket. The head gaskets seem to blow at about 180k miles on the gen 3 Prius

Chain don’t fail right

@@SIMPLEGUY423 mine seems fine I'm re-using 250k miles.

@@SIMPLEGUY423 The head gasket will.

I'll try to make and post one in the next couple of days

They are oil passages. It they don't seal you could have low oil pressure

the problem that I had was I had multiple marks that look like timing marks I should have marked everything before I took the chain off. the head gasket was leaking into one of the cylinders it would shutter really bad it was pretty obvious. When I took it apart one of the cylinders had been steam cleaned all the antifreeze leaking into it. I have other videos in the channel that go over the timing on the car

I can not find that video

I don't know. I've never touched them at full output

Yes that is correct. I found EGR cooler was 100% clogged with soot when my prius head gasket blew.

En qué país y altitud estás? ¿En qué dirección están orientados los paneles? ¿Tiene sombra en sus paneles en los días en que hay luz solar directa?

@@AdamDeVries my coordinates of google maps are 16 ° 20'05.5 "N 98 ° 02'35.1" W and I am in Mexico. the 4 panels are 117 degrees southwest and the floor is tilted about 45 ° degrees and there is no shadow there is sun asoluto thank you very much for answering

@@eerm7604 I would tilt the panels between 15 and 20 degrees. You should be able to make 6kwh on a good day. have you checked to see if your panels are actually producing power with a clamp-on current meter on one of the days when it is not showing that you're making any power

@@AdamDeVries in fact, I disconnect the current from the switch and the bdm 600 does not blink anything but the light in red with the panels. I used the voltmeter with the panels and if it shows me that there is voltage, I need more to tilt the panels almost pulled. down completely correct?

Hola, una consulta es necesario el Gateway? Me refiero si es posible hacer funcionar los microinversores directos a la red eléctrica sin Gateway? O reconoce error y no funcionan? Muchas gracias

Busca en syscom están en español

Just plug it into a standard outlet it uses power line communication. NEP recommends that you do it as close to the inverters as possible.

@@AdamDeVries thanks for answering.

I would only put six on one string. Mine drop out at peak loads a couple times a day.

Jim does the chain marks matter when taking of the chain. Or does it matter most when putting it back? I've rotated this thing a number of times and still can't get the 2orange marks to line up on the intake side neither the single orange on the exhaust

@@burg2daworld - I assume you mean "taking off the chain." I was lucky in that when I took off the timing chain cover the marks and links were very close to this alignment. Regardless, when reinstalling the chain all three points have to be in line to assure the correct relative orientation of the crank-, intake cam- and exhaust camshafts. That includes the single colored chain link on the dot on the crankshaft gear, the single colored link on the little rectangle on the exhaust camshaft and in between the two colored links on the left (when viewed from above) line on the intake cam (toward the front of the car or right side if the engine is removed and on a stand). I was having a hard time figuring this out. It helped when I realized that it takes several revolutions (probably 4 because of it being a 4 stroke engine) of the crankshaft to return all three to the correct orientation. (Obviously, rotating the crankshaft is only easy when the spark plugs are removed and it's a little difficult to keep enough tension on the chain during the process without the tension piston installed) This might be a little goofy, but to logically think this through, I took a short piece of a metal clothes hanger and cut it to about a foot long straight section and inserted it carefully through the spark plug hole to gently rest on the top of the piston (#1, closest to timing chain). As I rotated the crankshaft, this allowed me to see the relative position of the piston. That helped me confirm that the orientation of the three marks was correct. (cam lobe pushes intake valves open/down as piston goes down, both are closed as gas is compressed as the piston goes up, both remain closed as piston goes back down for ignition stage, then exhaust valve opens as piston goes back up pushing out the exhaust gas, then repeat). Standard disclaimer that I am not a professional and can not be held responsible for any damage caused to your car by this admittedly amateur approach. It worked for me. My prius seems to run fine now, though it "feels" like it idles at a slightly higher RPM for some reason. No codes or warning lights are visible. I am about to take it for emissions testing. I've had to drive it for a while to go through a "Drive Cycle." It would not complete the emissions protocol until then.

@@ecojim1 higher idling still? Did you clean the EGR valve and small holes inside the 4 large holes of intake manifold to clear the carbon buildup?

@@elijahcherkez9379 woah. That was months ago. Yes, as I recall. I was finally able to understand the correct orientation. Project was completed successfully with a 2-3 mpg average fuel economy improvement.

@@ecojim1 what is the right orientation of the chain? I'm replacing the head gasket on 2011 Prius. So far I turned the crank wheel and see only one lighter chain as the color weared out. Does the chain have two individually colored links and one pair of two links that are colored?

This video is wrong. The link below has the correct alignment. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mISciKGsYriGgbM

@@AdamDeVries Thanks, Adam. I figured it out by watching the action of the valves compared to the piston positions. I straightened a coat hanger and cute to about 10" and slid the end through the spark plug opening allowing me to see the piston position as I manual turned the crankshaft. Remembering the intake, compress, fire, exhaust pattern I confirmed the other orientation. Thanks again for your documentation of this and the head gasket replacement projects.

It should work without a Gateway you do have to wait 5 minutes for it to turn on

I haven't worked on it yet. I don't know why the head gaskets blow on these engines. Here is a video that shows how to set the timing. Let me know if you have any questions. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mISciKGsYriGgbM

It is stated when the EGR device becomes more an more clogged over time, the temperature of the engine goes up to the point where it over heats an destroys the head gasket. Check with Toyota to find out when this device needs service

Hi Adam, I am wondering what tool did you use to rotate the camshaft. I removed the side cover so I can see the chain marks.

I'm at 236 I think I'm starting to get a head gasket failure on mine. If you take the pressure out of the cooling system you won't get barely any misfire for a while. But you may boil coolant much easier in warmer weather. Anyway the consensus seems to be Prius is or any hybrid car would start and stop a lot the heat Cycles the engine goes through our many more times compared to a regular engine where it started and stopped less frequently. The aluminum between the head in the block expands and contracts wearing the head gasket out. It's like saying you have a million heat cycles per engine until the head gasket starts to fail. You're going to reach that level quicker with a Prius than other cars. Now depending on how you drive it if you're driving in the gas engines running most of the time the Cycles are going to be similar to a regular engine. They do still seem to be very reliable and head gasket is just barely Letting Go usually. But if you continue to drive the car if the cylinder one which is usually the problem cylinder fills up with coolant the starter motor which is the hybrid Drive motor is so strong it will push that engine bending rod and blowing a hole out the side of your block at some point if you get enough Cooling in there. So really the head gasket should be done ASAP if you're getting a constant misfire. I more or less getting a light misfire on my car I took the O-ring out of the coolant reservoir cap now the systems not holding pressure and cold starts are smooth again. But I'm sure it will only get worse I'm probably just going to spend the $50 into the head gasket. I've already got the EGR three times since I've had the car it's just a little bit farther to go to do the head gasket. I don't think it's too many problems with warp heads or blocks it just the amount of heat Cycles these cars take is wearing out the gaskets.

I haven't worked on it in a couple of weeks. I'll have a follow up soon

Probably the same guy who designed the 1993 - 2002 Camaro ;)

Bad. Car

@blacknester That is correct. I also have this prius and when the head gasket blew, I found EGR cooler to be 100% clogged with soot. After I got EGR cooler off, I threw away the lower stud as that made removing EGR cooler much easier in the future.

@@generalshibusd4948 Yes prius is not for someone who want to be able to DIY repair their car. If any of the electronic power train blows, you are looking at part cost that exceeds value of the car. And that goes double for any Tesla out of warranty! LOL

Looks like he abaondoned Prius project and moved on to Tesla Model 3, which is much less servicible than even Prius. Wait till main battery suddenly dies out of warranty! LOL

Necati thats a blown head gasket 100%

If you do a compression check itll show

A Mianaby thanks for the reply buddy

Yep. It's leaking into the cylinder. Mine did the same thing

Adam DeVries did you replace the engine? Do you know how much it costs to replace the engine ? You know its not easy to find someone who can deal with the head gasket. They suggest replacing the engine, which sound more reasonable to me. By the way, Thanks for the reply