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... a Prius battery?   The test goes like this -- Start the car and allow it to warm up. Put it in reverse. Wait for the engine stop running (if it's not already running, wait for it to start, then wait ...
Friday, 14 November 2008
2. Welcome, New Customer!
(FAQs/New Customers)
... to do away with thinking of vehicle service as once a year, for example.   We often get asked whether you can bring your own parts in. The answer is a simple "No."   Check engine light diagnosis ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
3. Prius: 30k Service
(Cars/Hybrids)
... done, but hopefully this will convince you to treat your Prius to a better service. Before servicing a Prius, it's a good practice to disable the Smart Key and remove it from the car. The engine will ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... Master Warning light, Check Engine light, and HV light had all come on again, and the car had low power. All three lights were staying on even after turning the car off and back on again. I now recommend ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
TSB EG011-03 - Part 2 This story continues here: Part 3! This page documents our second battle with a first generation Prius with codes P3191 & P3101 (gas engine did not start). The first time we saw ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... screen will display a hybrid system warning icon, and the check engine light will illuminate. When the car is towed to the shop (the owner's manual specifies "pull over and do not drive" when the hybrid ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... the going was not rough on either of the Prius transmission replacements, and Scott made the jobs look easy. Every mechanic has their own specialties, Sandor is the Subaru engine master, Brad is the emissions ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... inside a car rather than in the engine compartment. The Mazda Miata has a similar arraignment and also uses a glass mat battery with a vent tube, so I wondered if the Miata battery might fit into the original ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
We recently had an Insight hybrid with an oil leak coming from the joint between the timing cover, engine block, and cylinder head. It wasn't causing a lot of oil loss, but it was making a mess. Our customer ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... we started to tear it down.   The engine and transmission must be removed together. The whole assembly drops out the bottom of the car once everything is disconnected and out of the way. Then Scott, ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
11. How to deal with the mechanics
(FAQs/New Customers)
... the glove box, so if the glove box is locked, and we only have the valet key, we'll have a problem dianosing your check engine light. Trust me. We're like ER doctors, we've seen just about everything that ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
12. Rebuilding the Engine
(FAQs/Repair FAQ)
Thinking about rebuilding your engine? Here's some information that could help you to make good choices. Why would I rebuild my engine? The usual reasons for rebuilding an engine are loss of compression, ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
13. Cooling System
(FAQs/Maintenance FAQ)
What exactly is the Coolant System? Automotive engines get hot because of the explosions that take place in the combustion chambers and friction between the moving parts. The cooling system's job is to ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
14. OE Scanners
(Cars/Technophilia)
OE Scanners are quickly becoming a necessary tool, not just "nice to have". All modern cars have many on-board computers to control various aspects of operation -- at minimum there will be an engine ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
15. In-house Machine Shop
(About Arts/Behind the Scenes)
... to Hasselgren Engineering. Their capabilities far exceed ours and they seem to be willing to work a few small jobs in between high tech race motors. Complete engine overhaul Fortunately or unfortunately, ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
16. Welding: Beginners Guide to Aluminum
(FAQs/Fabrication FAQ)
... on the web, basic welding books with very short sections on aluminum, and very advanced books that were written for engineers which had more equations and formulas than practical welding advice. Then using ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
17. Welding: Subframe
(FAQs/Fabrication FAQ)
... place around 3:00 on a Friday as you are are finishing up a clutch or engine repair, giving you little time to do anything but call your customer and a rental car agency. We repair about 8,000 cars a year, ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
18. TPMS: Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(FAQs/Maintenance FAQ)
... all urban areas all the time, I can't imagine the engineers didn't consider it while designing TPMS systems. Here in the shop we have over 20 Bluetooth devices, 6 wireless access points, several 3G cell ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
19. GSP9700 Alignment Equipment
(Cars/Technophilia)
... Hunter Engineering. www.hunter.com Lateral force is the amount of left or right pull generated by the tire as it rolls. This is usually caused by conicity, or in other words, being cone shaped. If ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
20. Clutch Job
(FAQs/Repair FAQ)
... It bolts to the flywheel, which bolts to the engine. It provides the pressure to squeeze the clutch disc and a friction surface. This is the clutch release bearing. Since the pressure plate is always spinning ...
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
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