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... for it to stop running). Press the trigger button and simultaneously step on the gas and brake at the same time.   By doing this you are discharging the battery with the MG2, which is trying to roll ...
Friday, 14 November 2008
2. Hybrid Specialists
(Cars/Hybrids)
... the jobs just to gain the experience. Not many independents have replaced an HV transaxle or an MG2 or EPS rack on a Prius. Even fewer have rebuilt a CVT (continually variant transmission), resealed an ...
Monday, 08 September 2008
3. Prius: 30k Service
(Cars/Hybrids)
... are only activated when the car is moving very slowly or when you brake very hard. The rest of the time, MG2 is what slows the car down. The original Goodyear Integrity tires tend to wear out around ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... because MG2 failure seems to be a fairly common problem. It's been 5 months since his second visit, and we've had a chance to do the diagnosis and repair for some of our own HV transaxle projects. So ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
This is the story of a 2001 Prius that developed a problem with MG2. MG2 is the larger of the two electric motors in the HV transaxle assembly. We've replaced two HV transaxles in the past, but this is ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... controlled by a brake control computer, which monitors the brake pedal position with two redundant sensors. The brake computer then uses the electric motor / generator MG2 to slow the car and charge the ...
Friday, 29 August 2008
7. Toyota: Prius 2nd Gen
(Cars/Hybrids)
... coolant pumps, kinked thermos hoses, and an leaking coolant fitting on an MG2. There is a recall for a software update to prevent the car from shutting down if the driver foolishly ...
Friday, 29 August 2008
8. Toyota: Prius 1st Gen
(Cars/Hybrids)
...  MG2. This is one of those things that works the hybrid naysayers into a frenzy. "See! I told you they were gonna break and be expensive to repair!", they say. There is no denying ...
Friday, 29 August 2008
... or an MG2 or EPS rack on a Prius. Even fewer have rebuilt a CVT, resealed an ICE, or diagnosed a bad battery control module on an Insight. We have been seeking out the toughest hybrid challenges early, ...
Friday, 29 August 2008