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I ended up paying a mechanic to machine out the bolt. After removing the broken bolt, the existing pully and belts were reinstalled. I have since...
The only issue I had after the installation was that the crank pully's washer was missing on the junkyard engine. It eventually threw the belt and...
It will take someone with minimal experience and average ability to follow directions a day to remove and a day to get the new one back in as long...
I decided against the piston stop and went with the rope trick. Unfortunately, I cannot get the broken part to move with just a vice grip on the...
No one wants to touch it on the car. If I wanted to remove it, I would not need them. :(
I like the idea of using a piston stop. I am seeing a lot of them for chainsaws. Do we know how long it needs to be for the Gen 2 Prius?
The pulley is off the car, so holding the pulley would not help. What I need is for the crankshaft to stop spinning.
I was able to get the bolt extractor to bite into the old bolt. the problem I am having now is that the crankshaft spins when I try to turn the...
Will the extractor just turn the engine instead of pulling the bolt considering we need an impact wrench to spin it fast enough to pull before it...
My GEN 2 threw its belt last night and I then observed my crankshaft pulley was wobbly. It would not tighten with an impact wrench so I took off...
Look what I found in my old oil pan. Mystery solved. Broken piston skirt. [ATTACH] Junkyard engine cost 300.00 labor 0.00 2 new battery cells...
Are you seeing in engine codes? Like ed said, Head gaskets are more common in a Gen 3 than in a Gen 2. The spark plugs are a good start but I...
Just to be clear. The knocking was 100% ICE related in my case. I replaced the engine from a junkyard loaner for 300 bucks. I have not yet dug...
Got that. I pulled the engine and replaced it.
Cell replaced and we are looking good. Thanks all!
I still have it and will check it out.
Well, I am no wiser as to what was the issue with the old engine but I did take the advice of the forum and replaced the ICE. I got it from a...
I think I have the answer to my own question. I will leave the post active in case anyone has the same question later. You can just unbolt the...
I am in the process of a Gen 2 engine swap. So far everything is going well and I am about ready to lift the old one out. I have been following...
Do we have any good documentation or video resources for swapping a gen2 engine out of the top? This is what I have found. Gen2 Prius Engine...
