After hitting 200,000 miles on our 2007 we decided to trade it in for something a little newer so we upgraded to the 2012 Pruis 4. I like the inside of this one as it reminds me of my very first Prius that was totaled by the hail storm. My son, who will be driving it for work daily, loves the fact that it has heated seats and bluetooth unlike the 2007 Prius he was driving. I kinda feel like a Pruis collector!
Heed the man. It'll be all good if you undergo this 3rd gen rite of passage. Come to think of it, I don't think @bisco has taken his own advice? Biding his time? Some boilerplate (and attachments): The simplest way to see where you're at, is to check the degree of carbon build up in the EGR pipe, a stainless steel connecting pipe between the EGR valve and intake manifold. Watch @NutzAboutBolts video #16 here: Nutz About Bolts Prius Maintenance Videos | PriusChat Two or three other videos linked there too, for the full cleaning of the intake manifold, full EGR clean, and Oil Catch Can install. Good thread: EGR & Intake Manifold Clean Results | PriusChat Another: Oil Catch Can, Eliminate that knock! | PriusChat Some tools worth having: E8 Torx socket (mandatory) E6 Torx socket (optional, but good to have, to remove the throttle body studs from intake manifold) 3/8" ratchet wrench, regular and long handle, flex head, you can never have enough (or 1/2 plus reducer) 1/4" ratchet wrench, or 3/8" to 1/4" reducer Ratchet extensions: you can never have enough Long needle nose piers, straight and bent tip Ratcheting 12mm box wrench (optional, but makes disconnection of the EGR cooler from exhaust easier) Torque wrench (3/8" and 1/4" both good to have) Floor jack and safety stands (or ramps): basically some method to raise front, if you need to take underpanel off, which you may need to, both for access and to recover dropped items.
i have a hard enough time getting myself to do the things i should do, no need to make busy worrk. but if somebody blows a gasket before 25,000, i'll move it from the way back burner to the back burner. idk, unless something changes, i'll probably be dead before this thing hits 25k.
