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    Gen 3 Gen 4 engine swap, need new transmission damper/clutch

    I found this YouTube video showing the differences between the Gen 3 and Gen 4 plates. [MEDIA]
    Post by: gaffa, Jan 30, 2021 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Gen 3 Gen 4 engine swap, need new transmission damper/clutch

    We're swapping a Gen 3 to Gen 4 engine in a 2011, and the damper plate, the functional equivalent of a clutch, has failed. It rattles terribly and...
    Thread by: gaffa, Jan 30, 2021, 4 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Used or Rebuilt engine and where!!!!!

    Can we get an idea what is fair? Does someone maintain a spreadsheet of the going rates? In my case, I'm replacing the engine in a 2011 Prius, a...
    Post by: gaffa, Jan 30, 2020 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Used or Rebuilt engine and where!!!!!

    I tracked down the local LKQ trying to save the shipping and got quoted a price literally twice what I was seeing on eBay from the same company.
    Post by: gaffa, Jan 30, 2020 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Used or Rebuilt engine and where!!!!!

    Anyone have suggestions on what dealers are trustworthy? Of is that a violation of Forum policy?
    Post by: gaffa, Jan 30, 2020 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Changing an engine in a 2011. Too much for amateurs?

    It's going to be a couple of days - first we have Thanksgiving, then my brother and me are going on a road trip. I have set up pretty good...
    Post by: gaffa, Nov 27, 2019 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Changing an engine in a 2011. Too much for amateurs?

    I've got the shop vac ready. It's been sitting outside for a while. We had to jump it after hauling it to the place and my brother managed to...
    Post by: gaffa, Nov 27, 2019 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    First look under the hood.
    Uploaded by: gaffa, Nov 27, 2019, 0 comments, in album: Gaffa 2011 Prius Engine Swap
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    Changing an engine in a 2011. Too much for amateurs?

    After a week or so of clearing out the garage to make space, The Prius Has Landed! IMG_20191127_105328893 by gaffa posted Nov 27, 2019 at 11:03 AM
    Post by: gaffa, Nov 27, 2019 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Changing an engine in a 2011. Too much for amateurs?

    OK, 2010 to 2015 to be on the safe side. Searching for engines in Kansas City and outlying area.
    Post by: gaffa, Oct 25, 2019 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Changing an engine in a 2011. Too much for amateurs?

    Cool, thanks.
    Post by: gaffa, Oct 25, 2019 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Changing an engine in a 2011. Too much for amateurs?

    So I could reasonably put a 2015 engine in this 2011?
    Post by: gaffa, Oct 25, 2019 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Changing an engine in a 2011. Too much for amateurs?

    Thanks again for all the help so far. I'm shopping for an engine, and obviously I'd like to get the lowest mileage engine I can find. What's the...
    Post by: gaffa, Oct 25, 2019 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Changing an engine in a 2011. Too much for amateurs?

    No, my brother actually has three Priuses (or whatever the plural is.) He has this one that he put 125,000 miles on, a second that he bought to...
    Post by: gaffa, Oct 22, 2019 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum