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GEN 1 Battery Replacement "Oooh I just knew they were going to break down and be expensive to fix". Don't get too excited my Hybriphobic friends. Yes, some first generation Prius battery modules ...
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
... seen a few bad Insight batteries, but they have all been covered under Honda's warranty extension, so we have not actually replaced one.   We've seen only three bad Prius batteries. The first one went ...
Friday, 14 November 2008
3. Hybrid Specialists
(Cars/Hybrids)
... advanced Hybrid repairs and diagnosis done in this section.   We just documented one of the recent Prius HV Battery replacements! Come check out this article to see what it takes to replace the first ...
Monday, 08 September 2008
... is here when a mechanic needs work, we can start diagnosis or repair. Of course, customers with appointments are our first priority and sometimes standby cars are not looked at the same day. Being flexible ...
Monday, 08 September 2008
5. Prius: 30k Service
(Cars/Hybrids)
... thick! We have customers with over 150K miles on first generation Priuses, that still have 7 MM left on their pads. At that rate, they won't need their first brake job until almost 400,000 miles! We have ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
TSB EG011-03 Part 3 The car featured on this page is the same car featured on the page documenting our first encounter with P3101 on a first generation Prius. We got a call from our customer saying the ...
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
Replacing Our Second First Generation Prius Transaxle (or why you should replace your T4 fluid more often than every 60K!) "Our" first HV transaxle experience was borrowed The first time we encountered ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
Update 09/11/07 -- I've been meaning to update this page for a while. We now keep two Miata batteries, manufactured by Interstate/Johnson Controls, in stock for the first generation Prius (and any Miatas ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... first items you'll need is one smart key that works with the car and one replacement smart key. If you have lost *all* of the smart keys, a seed value must be obtained using the dealer-only version of ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
No matter what job you undertake, there will always be a first time you do it. Sometimes the instructions are good, and your first attempt goes smoothly. Other times it's not so easy, but you have an experienced ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... P0420 3 years, 53K miles later. The original had lasted 136K, so clearly, the Genuine Toyota is a better product. The first generation Prius (2001, 2002, & 2003) has an extremely expensive 2 part ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... of the oil leak under UV light. Dye was added to the motor oil a couple hundred miles before this picture was taken. Our first thought was that the timing chain tensioner o-ring was leaking. It's a fairly ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... the first Prius HV transaxle we've disassembled and repaired. The owner of this car called us for a quote on replacing the HV transaxle after a Toyota dealer had told her a new transaxle would be over ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
15. Welding: Oil Pans
(FAQs/Fabrication FAQ)
... at the first sign of trouble. A planned oil pan repair or replacement is preferable to an emergency oil pan replacement at an inconvenient time. Your oil pan repair options 1) Replace the pan with ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
16. 01-02 Civic Rear Control Arm Bushings
(Cars/Japanese non-Hybrid)
... should not be changed after the procedure. This of course assumes the alignment was OK in the first place. The bushings are then driven out. Since I made the tools myself the warning found on most drivers ...
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
17. Honda: Accord Hybrid v6
(Cars/Hybrids)
... driveway. If you are one of the people who thought the power on the first generation Civic hybrid was too low, this is the car for you. The brakes are very responsive and the suspension ...
Friday, 29 August 2008
The Civic Hybrid (2003-2005) This Civic looks just like a regular Civic, except for the light weight aluminum wheels, pillar antenna, and hybrid placard on the back. It's ...
Friday, 29 August 2008
19. Toyota: Prius 2nd Gen
(Cars/Hybrids)
...  was caused by driver's pressing the power button, but I've tested this theory by first pressing the power while driving, and observing the "stall". Then trying the same thing on the ...
Friday, 29 August 2008
20. Toyota: Prius 1st Gen
(Cars/Hybrids)
... failures, but most first generation Priuses will make it to 100,000 miles before anything breaks, which is a whole lot better than whole lot of other cars. What can go wrong:  ...
Friday, 29 August 2008