Hybrid Car Solutions, Miami Fl

Hey, new to this site. Gonna need some CVT work it looks like. From what I`ve learned on here its the burned out windings in the trans. ( Car stutters at start up, still stays running Only code is a 0131 O2 sensor. But it been on a while now. Stutter just started this morning. 2003 Gen 1 174,000 miles. Everything original. But the usual wear items. Car has been fantastic. Any ways , living in Miami now. Only independant shop I could find is Hybrid Car Solutions. Has any one one here used them or heard anything about them. Or I need a place to take it to. Thanks, Rocco

 

Well, never mind. I drove the car to work last night and pulled the codes. Had a 0302 (misfire cyl 2). And the original O2 code was gone? So I pulled number 2, It didnt look that bad.BUT THEY WERE PLATINUMS !
So I swapped it with number 1. Cleared the codes . within a few seconds check engine light comes back on. And running worse then before. Now codes 300, 301, & 304..... Went and got some NGK Iridiums. Car idles and drives better then ever,,, Been a mechanic for a long time. And I have never seen an engine run so good, Got 46.2 mpg from that last tank( best it has ever gotten) to running so bad.Pulled in for gas, shut it off , on restart, all hell brakes loose. I would of bet the farm on the burnt windings..

 

I drove the car from work in the morning straight to the gas station car was running great. Like i said best avg mpg i have ever seen on this one. Right when i started it back up. It was shaking so bad , almost trying to move . Like the trans wasn't quite in park. This has never happened before. Not even with all the bells and whistles going off. So i check all the usuals , fluids look for i take leaks. I figured something had to come off. , a vacuum line. An unplugged sensor. Everything looks normal. I fire it back up and same thing. When i put it in gear, it was less violent. Also something was rattling underneath , sure sounded lkke it was in the trans. Drove it home slowly. Car drove ok while moving. The display was showing odd patterns of charging , flowing from the battery even while slowing down. Then it jerked a little and felt as if it finally disengaged from the from being locked up. Engine shut off lkke normal at a red light. Started back up as i drove. But still felt a shaking while under acceleration and under regenerative braking. Putting it in B actually seemed to help. Battry charged all the way up. It was reallly the shaking and the noise from underneath that threw me. Sure sounded like the cvt was rattling . After the new plugs it runs very good and quite. Plus no codes . Not even the original. O 2. This car has had all the normal service done bh Toyota. But if there are other things i need to look out for , let me know. Thanks.

 

I also looked into Mellors automotive. Its like a 2 hr drive for me. At that point i sure didnt think the car would make it. Very surprised at how bad it was running. That one or two spark plugs took a crap at the same time. I ve seen a lot of engines run with a miss. But never as bad as this was. The shaking was really bad. Had to be 2 plugs not firing. But i checked with an inline spark checker , all the coils were firing. Just a coincidence. ? Wont use platinum plugs any more.

 

Oh yeah, well today i installed the NGK iridiums. All i could get at the local parts supply. Car is running prefect. No check engine light. Not even the original O 2 code ?. Going back in for the night shift right now. So we will see. I will post up tonight on break.

 

NGK BKR5EIX-11. Had Bosch platinums in. Car is running really well. No cel at all. Could of been why the O2 code went off in the first place.

 

Amazing , I had used Bosch plugs in a lot of cars before. Never had an issue. But these didnt last 30k miles. Next time I will install the Denso plugs. Thanks for all the insight. I am a member of a couple of Ford Focus websites. These sites are a valuable tool. Been wrenching for over 30 years. Mostly heavy equipment for a major airline. Lets just say the technology has passed us by. We work on old junk.I learn something new every day. Thanks again