my Prius 2010 is officially an "oil burner"

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by southjerseycraig, Sep 14, 2017.

  1. southjerseycraig

    southjerseycraig Active Member

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    My dealer says it is losing between half a quart and a quart every thousand miles. This is at 92,000 miles. I've driven a couple of cars much longer than this, and have never had this problem. I will think long and hard before buying a Toyota again.

    Would there be anything wrong with changing the oil every 2500 miles to cope with this problem? I have ten thumbs and would rather not get involved with adding oil myself.
     
    #1 southjerseycraig, Sep 14, 2017
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    can't you find a gas station to add oil? would be a lot cheaper than changing it.

    btw, what your dealer is telling you means you're running out of oil between changes.(n)

    i think toyota considers a quart/600 miles 'acceptable'. i understand that we don't.

    some have had success cleaning the egr and intake manifold.

    and also, you posted in the prius v forum.
     
    #2 bisco, Sep 14, 2017
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    Oh, shoot! I'm always forgetting that there is a big gap in the index between 4 and 3. Sorry!
     
    #3 southjerseycraig, Sep 14, 2017
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