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... quality.)   The Prius battery consists of a bunch of individual battery blocks wired in series. Each battery block is about 15V. The HV Battery ECU monitors the voltage of each individual block. All ...
Friday, 14 November 2008
... sensor and had formed a thick pink crust between the crank sensor and the reluctor.  Apparently the crust was doing a pretty good job of blocking the magnetic pulses eminating from the spinning reluctor. ...
Saturday, 27 September 2008
3. Prius: 30k Service
(Cars/Hybrids)
... There is one on the bottom of the thermos, one on the radiator, and one on the engine block. The ICE cooling system uses the same coolant as the inverter cooling system -- Toyota SLLC.   After the ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... but it's not much harder than removing the engine on the average car. Like many modern front wheel drive cars, the engine and transmission come out the bottom of the car. We use carts with blocks of wood ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
...  The second part of the converter is currently unique to the Prius. It has a vacuum operated servo that opens and closes a door that blocks off the main passage of the converter. When closed, the exhaust ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
We recently had an Insight hybrid with an oil leak coming from the joint between the timing cover, engine block, and cylinder head. It wasn't causing a lot of oil loss, but it was making a mess. Our customer ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
7. Shop Software
(About Arts/Behind the Scenes)
... Dealing with a large software company is a pain at times. Salesmen and customer service people can block you when trying to get an answer to technical question. While searching for our current software, ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
8. Rebuilding the Engine
(FAQs/Repair FAQ)
... the engine block in the car. It includes removing the head and rebuilding it, removing the pistons and re-ringing them, honing the cylinder walls if needed and replacing the rod bearings. The philosophy ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
9. Cooling System
(FAQs/Maintenance FAQ)
... thermostat blocks the flow to warm the engine up. If the engine is too warm the thermostat opens to allow flow to cool the engine down. The radiator is two tanks connected by many thin tubes. The tubes ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
10. How to find a good mechanic
(FAQs/General FAQ)
... Minicar to the list because they are our direct competition. They're 2 blocks down the street and they work Hondas and they're a good shop. I can count on many of our competitors to shoot themselves in ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
11. How to get around without your car
(FAQs/New Customers)
... has not changed since I wrote this. If you are going to the UC Berkeley Campus, the 9 bus goes from Dwight & San Pablo to Shattuck & University. Dwight is 7 blocks (1/2 a mile) from Art's Automotive, ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... we recommend Uncommon Grounds on 7th street. It's a 5 block walk from Art's Automotive (see map below). They offer breakfast, lunch and, of course, coffee. However, this is not just a cafe, they actually ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
13. In-house Machine Shop
(About Arts/Behind the Scenes)
... soapy water. Decking cylinder blocks Occasionally, the cylinder block deck will need to be resurfaced. Deck warpage is more common on Subarus and other aluminum blocks with sleeve inserts, but ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
14. Welding: Beginners Guide to Aluminum
(FAQs/Fabrication FAQ)
... burned with blisters and peeling skin. I just takes a few minutes to do some serious burning. 11. Clamps or Vise Grips or whatever your going to use to hold your work in place and some blocks or bars ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
15. Welding: TIG; Cylinder Heads
(FAQs/Fabrication FAQ)
... me. I ball the ends of several tungstens on an aluminum block before I begin welding to save time if I foul one. Fouling the tungsten should be avoided though; grinding out contamination on a hot head ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
16. TPMS: Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(FAQs/Maintenance FAQ)
... a while. Subaru is currently blocking access to their Subaru Select Monitor III to all but dealers. (One more reason not to buy a Subaru). We'll probably be buying the HDS3000, Subaru's alternate "dealer ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
17. Timing Belt Jobs
(FAQs/Maintenance FAQ)
... It will save you money in the long run. If you are only keeping the car for a short time, well.. that's a different story. If the waterpump is blocked by the timing belt (in other words -- you must remove ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
18. Mazda: Milennia S Valve Adjustment
(Cars/Japanese non-Hybrid)
... of this stuff blocks access to the valve covers and must be removed before doing a valve adjustment. Next the pipes and valves for the supercharger must be removed. 41 seals, gaskets and o-rings ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
19. 01-02 Civic Rear Control Arm Bushings
(Cars/Japanese non-Hybrid)
... marking the position of the eccentric alignment washers, the lower knuckle bolts are removed and knuckle is held away with a 2x4x8 block of wood. As long as the marking is done carefully, the alignment ...
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
20. Clutch Job
(FAQs/Repair FAQ)
... The transmission must come out to replace the clutch. As you can see, there is a lot of stuff blocking access to the transmission. This next picture is the transmission viewed from under the car after ...
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
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