I second Cor on finding a used engine out of a lower mile wreck. I encouraged some friends to do just that when their 2010 Prius engine failed. That story began with knocking (only some of the time and only when moderately or heavily loaded) somewhere 170-180k. This was traced to a cracked spark plug, which was replaced, but then the replacement also cracked after a short time. Additional testing showed that coolant was leaking into at least one cylinder (head gasket issue), and may have caused the cracked spark plugs.
It finally threw a rod through the block just after passing 200k. Not sure why the engine developed the head gasket issue. I heard that the car experienced a severe engine oil overfill around 150-160k. Simultaneous with the above, the 12v battery was found to be weak after 6 years of use. The car experienced other misc issues until that was replaced, leaving only the engine issue. It is back on the road again with a young 20k mile engine and new brakes/rotors. The main pack and electric transaxle are still original. On June 17, 2016 8:01:01 PM CDT, Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: >David, >End 2012 I bought a 2002 Prius which did not run. >I was hoping for a simple repair (charge Hybrid battery and go again) >but it turned out that the previous owner apparently "forgot" oil >changes >for a long time and after charging both batteries, it still would not >turn over most of the time, occasionally it would go with a very bad >knock. > >Long story short - I bought a low-mileage engine+transaxle out of a >rollover wreck and installed that in the car. It is working like a >charm. >I used the good transaxle from what I swapped out to harvest the MG2 >out >of >to repair someone else's 2001 that had a burned stator winding on their >MG2, >a known problem of the 2001 year. > >So, try to find out if it is an engine problem or a motor (transaxle) >problem, buy a used engine or transaxle from a dismantler and install >it, >that will likely come out way cheaper than a brand new one, it is a >used >car already so why not go for a used part and they hardly ever fail >anyway, so the risk is extremely low. > >That would be my approach, I was actually looking at a 2005 with a bad >knock last week. > >NOTE that the engines are virtually identical from 2001 - 2009 model >years. > >Cor van de Water >Chief Scientist >Proxim Wireless > >office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water >XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info > >http://www.proxim.com > >This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential >and >proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you >received >this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any >unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of >this message is prohibited. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of David Chapman >via EV >Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 5:16 PM >To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List >Subject: [EVDL] Prius Engine rebuilt? > >I have a friend that has a 2008 Prius, she just called me and told me >that she took it in to the local Toyota garage that specializes in >Prius >for service. Apparently they just called and told her that she needs a >brand new engine and it would cost $4,700. ?? Sounds kinda odd and >frankly rather cheap for a new ICE, I am wondering if they mean a >motor. >Anyone here replace the ICE section on a Prius yet? Vehicle still seems >to run OK despite having 225K on it. Any input appreciated. Dach. >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: ><http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160618/2cd9 >1e9b/attachment.htm> >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ >Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA >(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ >Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA >(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160618/00091f08/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
