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Gen II Prius underbody photos

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by spinkao, Oct 17, 2009.

  1. spinkao

    spinkao New Member

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    Hi guys,
    I took my car today to my friend's car shop and had it lifted, just to check the underbody before upcoming winter. We had a quick look-and-see and I took the opportunity to take some pictures and decided to post them as maybe somebody might find them interesting :).

    Unfortunately, we were not able to lift the car high enough to be able to snap the whole underbody at one picture, so I took several photos showing various parts of the car.

    I've come upon a similar thread in the gen III forum recently, showing some interesting pictures of the gen III Prius underbody, and I thought that it might also make for some interesting comparison between the two Prius generations :).
     

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    Thanks for the photos-never have seen my own.
     
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    Nice sharp photos. Was the car driven on a wet road before the photos were taken?

    If not, see photo #2 and note the liquid on the CV joint and suspension. I'm wondering whether the joint boot might be leaking a bit of grease OR the strut is leaking strut oil onto the boot and other suspension parts?
     
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  4. spinkao

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    Yes, it was raining and the car went some 20 miles on wet roads just before the picture was taken. I checked the boots thoroughly, as this was one of the main things I wanted to look at; It was just water. But thank you anyway for noticing :).
     
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    Very cool! Thanks for sharing them with us. :)
     
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    Nice clean garage! It's the only way to work.
     
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