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By the way, while waiting for parts, I suddenly realized one thing, that is it possible to tell if the pistons and rings in my engine has been...
It depends on what lubricant you use. Most petroleum lubricants will ruin rubber by causing it to swell. A few safe on rubber lubricants are...
I actually ordered a brand new set of struts, LCA w/ ball joint and sway bar links. The old struts have torn dust covers and the LCAs were heavily...
Thank you for the note! Absolutely I always clean all parts before putting back. I'm a little OCD on this lol! Honestly I'm taking my time...
The high voltage wire that goes between the inverter and the motor(transmission). There are 4 HV wires that connects to the inverter, 2 go to the...
OK so I decided to replace the pistons and rings. Ordered the updated parts based on the TSB however the parts manager contacted me saying the...
Problem is I don't know. I bought this car as a project and the transmission input shaft was shot so I had no way to know if it burns oil. It's...
The crosshatch patterns are pretty clear for all of the cylinders and are not worn off. I have straight edge and feeler gauge and checked the...
I did a rough measurement with my caliper. The factory spec for cylinder diameter: standard 80.5-80.513mm, max 80.63mm. I guess caliper...
I see that post but that's back in 2019... You know how crazy the used car market has been in the past year. See those used engines cost...
The cylinder walls look pretty good with no visible scratch. I don't have a bore gauge on my hand, but I guess I can use my calipers to do a rough...
I'm willing to solve this issue honestly and am seeking possibilities. I called local engine shops and none of them do rebuild on this thing so I...
I would love to but a used engine costs $1500-2000 based on my search, and I might still run into the HG issue...
I just got a used transmission today from a local junkyard for $250+tax. This one has 64k miles on it. JDM engine has one for $99 but shipping is...
Yeah I read that. I'm cleaning all parts before assembly for sure. Honestly the amount of EGR gunk on this model seems to be much smaller than the...
OK.. then I guess a used transmission would probably be my best option. Thanks a lot for the really helpful input!
Noted. I just removed the head and separated the engine from transmission last night (broke 2 bolts that hold the engine to the trans...) and...
Darn...I just separated the engine and transmission and found the transmission input shaft is shot... Wondering if replacing this shaft is easy?...
So as some folks might know I just obtained a 2010 Prius with 237k miles on the clock (quite cheap lol!) which was not running and I diagnosed it...
Oh I forgot to mention, the freeze frame data shows MG1 about 4000rpm, MG2 and ICE both 0.
