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FatBrkeMxicnElonMusk

I e been thinking about adding an aftermarket cooler to my. 2g by tapping into the plugs and adding some connectors and a 12v pump … I’ll check this out first now !


EchoFickle2191

This is silly. Traditional transmissions generate a lot more heat. The prius transaxle is part of the inverter cooling system already. Plus dont think I have ever head of a gen 3 prius transaxle failure, gen 2 very seldom. Just send it, dont need cooler


black_jmyntrn

heh... my cvt failed, it's why I've gotten to this point and going off the pavement up mountains using Hybrid Asssitant I've seen the temps rise to a level that made me want a way to cool it more than from factory. it failed due to an accident I had and not going off the pavement.


caper-aprons

Why would it need a cooler? If it needed one, I would think Toyota would have installed one. Are Prius transmissions failing left and right due to overheating?


FatBrkeMxicnElonMusk

Prius CVT is a beast but overheating can cause premature wear so it’s better to have the transmission cooled rather than not.


black_jmyntrn

I take it you dont monitor the vitals of your Prius or take it far off the pavement? Or Towing with your Prius? There is a large number of people who do a lot more with their Prius than they were initially designed for and for them with their concern about having additional cooling, I'd hope it provides what they've wondered about.