The Prius uses an independent cooling system to cool the inverter and Motor/Generator. In warm weather, problems with the inverter cooling system are fairly common in both the Gen 1 Prius (2001-2003), and Gen 2 Prius (2004-2009).
Before a Jaguar can be cat-quick, it must get out of park. With sophisticated electronics these days there must be coordination among shifter modules and transmission range switches. Let’s look at this S-Type and see what’s involved.
by Paul Cortes The Toyota Smart Key system was first introduced on the Prius five years ago in 2004. Many cars with Smart Key systems are...
Understanding the 2004-2009 Prius and 2007-2009 Camry HV
The shop was hired to remove the automatic transmission and replace it with a standard transmission from a salvage vehicle. We Diagnosing why this 2003 Nissan 350X wouldn’t run after the “fix”.
The Auto Tech on Wheels runs up against Lady Luck in a Nissan no-start.
Mid-‘90s to early 2000 Nissan Altimas didn’t have the most complicated transmission control system, but you should still look at it first before pulling the transmission.
The 21st century version of Import Service has its work cut out for it, but somehow, I think it’ll do just fine.
Subaru valve trains are well-designed and highly durable, but even a great engine can be damaged by neglect, or faulty service procedures.
Every 104K miles on these interference V6s, your’re going to be faced with problems of too little space and plenty of ways to go wrong.
