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orange4boy · 10-22-2009, 05:02 PM

Yeah, according to Bob Wilson, supposedly what happens is somehow windings in MG2 develop a short which leads to overheating of the tranny which leads to a downward spiral. I have the entire sheaf of service records too and I can't find an entry for transaxle fluid change. These are super important from what I have read.

Now I have to find a replacement for MG2 or the whole shebang. I found one on ebay for about $700 but I'm going to keep looking locally first.

I'm wondering if the First and second Gen can be swapped. Anyone know?

There is still and off-chance that it may be under warranty if I can prove that a previous warranty defect may have caused the failure. The records show an inverter pump failure and an ecu which were fixed under warranty so maybe...

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orange4boy Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Wet Coast, Kanuckistan. Posts: 1,275 The Golden Egg - '93 Toyota Previa DX 90 day: 31.91 mpg (US) Chewie - '03 Toyota Prius 90 day: 57 mpg (US) The Spaceship - '00 Honda Insight Thanks: 100 Thanked 306 Times in 178 Posts	Yeah, according to Bob Wilson, supposedly what happens is somehow windings in MG2 develop a short which leads to overheating of the tranny which leads to a downward spiral. I have the entire sheaf of service records too and I can't find an entry for transaxle fluid change. These are super important from what I have read. Now I have to find a replacement for MG2 or the whole shebang. I found one on ebay for about $700 but I'm going to keep looking locally first. I'm wondering if the First and second Gen can be swapped. Anyone know? There is still and off-chance that it may be under warranty if I can prove that a previous warranty defect may have caused the failure. The records show an inverter pump failure and an ecu which were fixed under warranty so maybe...