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    Shaking/vibrating from transaxle?

    Bad fuel injectors will cause the noise and vibration. You would swear blind the transaxle was stuffed but its the gear train chattering when the...
    Post by: shaneb, Mar 8, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Shaking/vibrating from transaxle?

    Were there any warning lights on? or any loud noises from the transaxle area? what colour was the oil when you drained the transaxle? While the...
    Post by: shaneb, Mar 8, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Spark plugs replacement at 120K?

    Genuine plugs in Australia retail at about $24.00 per plug.
    Post by: shaneb, Mar 2, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Intermittent tail light outage

    Remove the bulb holder from the wiring loom. Remove the bulb from the holder. When you look down into the holder you can see the 4 contacts.These...
    Post by: shaneb, Mar 2, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Transaxle hum but no warning lights.....help???

    I have rebuilt several transaxles for the taxis. If the noise is reported early enough i can put a set of bearings thru it. If its not reported...
    Post by: shaneb, Mar 2, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    2005 Prius AC Problem

    Sometimes the radiator fan is still running but not at its normal speed and as britprius said the a/c wont cool at idle.
    Post by: shaneb, Feb 24, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Transaxle hum but no warning lights.....help???

    The joint that goes into the transaxle is a very basic tri joint that doesnt usually give problems. I have had gen 2 prius do over 500,000km and...
    Post by: shaneb, Feb 24, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Sound coming from rear passenger side

    Sounds like a dirty battery cooling fan. How many miles on your prius ? has the fan ever been cleaned ?
    Post by: shaneb, Feb 14, 2012 in forum: Generation 1 Prius Discussion
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    Cold air Intake? - Not a Joke or Noob question

    Be careful when you remove the white resonator box as your ice can ingest water and lock up. Have had it happen here to a gen 2 taxi with 7000km...
    Post by: shaneb, Feb 13, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Accessories & Modifications
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    500,000 km 2008 Prius Taxi

    Hi smogslide Carnt help you with any shops in Melbourne but if you find one let me know as i have a customer down there that is looking too. He...
    Post by: shaneb, Feb 13, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    500,000 km 2008 Prius Taxi

    The cars (prius) have done there 4 years and i think the owners are scared of the gen3 . I havent seen an owner go from a Ford/Holden to a Prius...
    Post by: shaneb, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Prius 2004 WON'T SHUT DOWN

    Replace the instrument display and your prius will be fixed. Its very common here in Australia with older high KM cars.
    Post by: shaneb, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    500,000 km 2008 Prius Taxi

    The drivers here only know one speed Flat out . The transaxles fail due to the aluminium wearing away in the bearing housing below the silent...
    Post by: shaneb, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    500,000 km 2008 Prius Taxi

    I do all 16 prius taxis ( and 2 camry hybrids ) myself. They generally look after themselves. If there are any problems most of the drivers come...
    Post by: shaneb, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Wheel bearings going bad at 67K?

    Gen 3 is easier to do than Gen 2. The Gen 3 hub falls apart after the 4 retaining bolts are removed. Remember to mark the backing plate position...
    Post by: shaneb, Feb 5, 2012 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting