Has anyone's transmission mechanically failed?
#41
02-25-2013, 08:37 PM
Re: Has anyone's transmission mechanically failed?
I find it amusing that wwest - a supposed Prius owner, hasn't posted on the Prius section of these boards since 2011.
Talk about a worthless troll.
Talk about a worthless troll.
#48
03-15-2013, 12:31 AM
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Re: Has anyone's transmission mechanically failed?
I've tried to break mine, and I cannot.
I've tried to overheat mine, and I cannot.
I've towed a 3200 pound loaded horse trailer over the Rocky Mountains including some long sustained 8% and short 12% grades and absolutely nothing bad happened.
I've done this for nearly 10,000 combined miles over several years now.
My odometer reads 151,000 now and MPG is better than ever.
There is a parameter ID for transmission temperature in the 2005 and I'm sure some of the later years as well. I monitor mine while towing and the transmission temperature never gets more than 230-240 degrees F while towing heavy trailers up steep grades on summer days.
The warmest component is typically the generator coil (not the traction motor!) and I've seen it reach 280F which is in the green zone. MIL (malfunction indicator light) for this component won't come on until 425F if I remember the workshop manual correctly.
I've tried to overheat mine, and I cannot.
I've towed a 3200 pound loaded horse trailer over the Rocky Mountains including some long sustained 8% and short 12% grades and absolutely nothing bad happened.
I've done this for nearly 10,000 combined miles over several years now.
My odometer reads 151,000 now and MPG is better than ever.
There is a parameter ID for transmission temperature in the 2005 and I'm sure some of the later years as well. I monitor mine while towing and the transmission temperature never gets more than 230-240 degrees F while towing heavy trailers up steep grades on summer days.
The warmest component is typically the generator coil (not the traction motor!) and I've seen it reach 280F which is in the green zone. MIL (malfunction indicator light) for this component won't come on until 425F if I remember the workshop manual correctly.
#49
03-15-2013, 01:35 PM
Re: Has anyone's transmission mechanically failed?
I've tried to break mine, and I cannot.
I've tried to overheat mine, and I cannot.
I've towed a 3200 pound loaded horse trailer over the Rocky Mountains including some long sustained 8% and short 12% grades and absolutely nothing bad happened.
I've done this for nearly 10,000 combined miles over several years now.
My odometer reads 151,000 now and MPG is better than ever.
There is a parameter ID for transmission temperature in the 2005 and I'm sure some of the later years as well. I monitor mine while towing and the transmission temperature never gets more than 230-240 degrees F while towing heavy trailers up steep grades on summer days.
The warmest component is typically the generator coil (not the traction motor!) and I've seen it reach 280F which is in the green zone. MIL (malfunction indicator light) for this component won't come on until 425F if I remember the workshop manual correctly.
I've tried to overheat mine, and I cannot.
I've towed a 3200 pound loaded horse trailer over the Rocky Mountains including some long sustained 8% and short 12% grades and absolutely nothing bad happened.
I've done this for nearly 10,000 combined miles over several years now.
My odometer reads 151,000 now and MPG is better than ever.
There is a parameter ID for transmission temperature in the 2005 and I'm sure some of the later years as well. I monitor mine while towing and the transmission temperature never gets more than 230-240 degrees F while towing heavy trailers up steep grades on summer days.
The warmest component is typically the generator coil (not the traction motor!) and I've seen it reach 280F which is in the green zone. MIL (malfunction indicator light) for this component won't come on until 425F if I remember the workshop manual correctly.
#50
03-15-2013, 03:08 PM
Re: Has anyone's transmission mechanically failed?
You are probably one of the few who should have your transmission fluid changed then. The life of transmission fluid is said to go down by half for every 10 degrees above 180 degrees and 240 is right on the edge of overheating.
