Problem car

[tomfreed]

Originally Posted by bwilson4web

Congratulations! So the one remaining is the 2001?

All six control controllers are tied together via the CAN bus and if it broken, a lot of things won't work.

There is a hidden diagnostic screen that requires a funny touch pattern. Search the archives and see if you can find it. This diagnostic screen also lets you see if the CAN bus is working.


I've got to wander off to work but I'll go over what the book says about diagnosis of CAN bus problems later this evening.

Bob Wilson

Say Bob i hope i did not get you upset since you did not write anything back after i succeed fixing the 01, 03 Prius. Really your info. was valuable for me to fix the car and i can't thank you enough. You mentioned measure mg1,2 temp. with the scanner and that gave me an idea to do it on my scanner. I have many good capabilities of that scanner i did not fully exploited. It did turned out i did not have mg2 value coming out of the ecm.

The only thing was no body at this forum knows about resetting the replacement hv ecm so i chased my own tail for awhile until i went to the dealer few days ago.

Once again thank you for your valuable info. and no hard feeling between us. I will be off for awhile as i have no more Prius to fix and start packing for my move to Florida. That says i will try to help others on this forum as you and Patrick tried to help me.

[yardman 49]

Originally Posted by tomfreed

I couldn't disagree with you on that. I already figured it out that the G2 is similar to the G1 but i do know they are better and more reliable and the battery is half the size and weight and is LI ION.........................

Yes, Tom, you'd better buy a manual before you ever work on a G2: the G2 does NOT have a LI Ion battery pack. It is still a NiMH.

[bwilson4web]

Originally Posted by tomfreed

Say Bob i hope i did not get you upset since you did not write anything back. . .

Sorry, I'm not a 'chatty' guy. I just didn't have anything else to say. <grins>

Originally Posted by tomfreed

Once again thank you for your valuable info. and no hard feeling between us. I will be off for awhile as i have no more Prius to fix and start packing for my move to Florida. That says i will try to help others on this forum as you and Patrick tried to help me.

That is payback enough! Your photos on how to swap a transaxle are excellent and I've already made a private copy. Sharing helps everyone.

Do think about 'hanging a shingle' in Florida. In the past four years I've seen at least at least one 'lost' Florida Prius owner every year. Usually an NHW11 but sometimes an NHW20. Non-technical folks, I want to help but there is only so much that can be done via postings.

Bob Wilson

[tomfreed]

Originally Posted by yardman 49

Yes, Tom, you'd better buy a manual before you ever work on a G2: the G2 does NOT have a LI Ion battery pack. It is still a NiMH.

Hmmm i couldn't have heard wrong that the G2 has Li Ion battery in it. Oh well i worry about it when the time comes. Fixing so many issues of G1 Prius i am no longer scared of these beasts

By the way i listed this morning the 01 on Craiglist for $6427 and i had a doctor buyer this evening. It has not finalized yet but i do have $1000 deposit from him picking up the car next week providing he checks out the car with clean title, non salvage. I know title is good!

Turned out the car runs excellent very peppy and quiet even surprised myself. For that price i am selling i still lost money on this car paying way too much last year and thousand of dollars and labor time into it.

[tomfreed]

Originally Posted by bwilson4web

Sorry, I'm not a 'chatty' guy. I just didn't have anything else to say. <grins>


That is payback enough! Your photos on how to swap a transaxle are excellent and I've already made a private copy. Sharing helps everyone.

Do think about 'hanging a shingle' in Florida. In the past four years I've seen at least at least one 'lost' Florida Prius owner every year. Usually an NHW11 but sometimes an NHW20. Non-technical folks, I want to help but there is only so much that can be done via postings.

Bob Wilson

I thought wrong you were not upset at me, cool

Say if you want more pictures of the transaxle i have more to send.

I am not sure about "hanging a shingle" in Florida and NHW11, 20?? What are you talking about here?
I am out of the car business fixing or dealer. My brain will fully devote to real estate investing again and i want to make it big then retire this time and build my dream green eco friendly home.

I enjoy cars and very good at fixing, selling them but the business gave me so much grieves and not well financially compensated. I will do it for fun only not making a living. I have every intention to pick up G1 Prius dirt cheap with non mechanic owner getting scared with the repair bill and selling it cheap. I have many spare battery subpack to fix battery issue and other major issue is a piece of cake for me now.

Say the 01 ran excellent very peppy and quiet. I listed this morning and i had a doctor buyer in the evening same day. I had a deposit of $1k while waiting for him to check out the car with his buddy dmv. Even with a selling price of $6247 I still had a loss of thousand of dollars. Considering it is a tuition for me to Hybrid University Now i have the 03 I have to sell. I get to clean up my inventory for the move to Fl next month Dec. 09.