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I assume in 120,000 miles that you have changed that all important fluid, namely the motor oil! :D Seriously, I would look to change: 1)...
I think I may have overstated this - it looked like the virgin WS only a darker red. Nothing milky or the like. For increasing the probability...
Color - Red, looked pretty good Transparency - Fairly opaque Smell - No burnt or otherwise nasty smells - close to virgin WS I live in NJ (NYC...
One can get Nokian I3 tires for $66.70 each. A very good choice. Rumple
Attached is the Blackstone analysis of my 2007 Prius at ~18,000 miles (17,995). This was the factory fill. [IMG]
Most likely your 12V battery is dying and needs to be replaced. Lead acid batteries used by the auto industry like the one in the Prius, do not...
Bottom line is for a warm-ish climate the 0W-30 is not terrible useful over a 5W-30. But if the oil were the same price from a quality synthetic...
I also want to see the Si drop! I replaced the air filter during the last oil change at 12,500 miles (filter is genuine Toyota part from a Toyota...
If you have a torque wrench, why the heck not tighten to spec? If you don't, I wouldn't go out and buy one for this purpose. As far as a...
Here is the Blackstone report for a 5,189 mile oil change interval of Mobil 1 5W-30 synthetic oil in a 2007 Toyota Prius with 17,873 miles total....
Welcome Ron! :welcome: Many dealers will stock only one kind of bulk oil as it eases their inventory requirements. Toyota has backed spec'd most...
Changed simply to get the break in wear particles out. All of the used oil analysis' that I've seen on early oil show elevated wear metals and...
My wife's 2007 red Prius has 17,995 miles on it and I finally got around to replacing the transaxle fluid. I used 4 quarts of Toyota ATF-WS fluid...
Another issue to consider is that no other ATF appears to have the low viscosity that WS has. Virgin oil analysis of WS seems to show a 100C cSt...
Thanks, I was indeed going to do a UOA at 5,000 miles. I posted a UOA at bobistheoilguy.com for the last changeout on my Prius found here - it...
Count me in as one of those switching to 0W-20 oil. The fact that Toyota back approved that 20 weight oils for their engines (Prius excepted) and...
You are welcome although I am no expert. Just a schmo reading a bit here and there.
You have been feed a line of nonsense from your Toyota dealership. Here is a thread on the Toyota OEM oil filter and as one can see from the...
That is the primary reason I'm doing my own maintenance - I know it will be done correctly. I always fear when something breaks that is more than...
There are differences in oils, synthetic or not. Generally an API rated SM oil will be fine, although some very good good oils are not API rated....
