What's your oil Comsumption.

i track my daughters 04 w/ 85,000 miles and my 08 with 25,000 and cannot visually see a change in level on the dipstick of either from just after change to just before. she does hers every 5000 and i do mine once a year 7-8000. we both have it changed at the local mechanic/ gas station. assume he uses recommended oil.

 

Zip. I change oil (Mobil 1, 0/20W) every 5k miles and never see any oil consumption. I am careful to not overfill with oil (unlike the Toyota dealer) and use an extra capacity Mobile 1 oil filter.

 

Zip. I change oil (Mobil 1, 0/20W) every 5k miles and never see any oil consumption. I am careful to not overfill with oil (unlike the Toyota dealer) and use an extra capacity Mobil 1 oil filter.

 

04 Prius
Miles on Engine : 223,000
Oil Grade/Type : 5w30 usually non synthetic ( I bought cases years ago when on sale) I will go to synthetic when my stock is used up.
Approx Consumption rate : ~1 inch on dipstick per 6000 miles.

I change oil/filter roughly at 7,500 miles, every 7 -8 weeks. Used as mail route vehicle. I bought the car at 110k , the prior owner probably maintained the oil at the regular schedule, the car was in very good condition.

 

I'm also impressed by how clean the outside of the engine is in general, I never have washed it. The inch is a guess, the measure between the dimples on the oil stick.

 

uart, yours is a pretty close match to mine. I just did 10,000 miles on Mobil 1 0W-20 and found less than 1/2" change on the dipstick from start to finish. Car has 83,000 miles now, 2005.

 

Hi All,

Mine's a 2005 (Gen 2 as you know).

My owner's manual says it's 1.5 quarts (US) between the full and low marks.

My calipers say it's 1.7 inches or about 44 millimeters between the full and low marks.

Mine uses about one half quart every 5 k miles. It currently has 89 K miles. The last two oil changes have been a partial synthetic (Carquest, thought it was full synthetic, it's not, but it meats the legal definition of full synthetic in the US) and a full synthetic (Penzoil). Always 5-30 viscosity. I have the Mobil 1 5-30 for the next change.

I bought mine at 63 K miles. It had been a corporate lease car and had one prior private owner. I assume good oil changes prior to my ownership because the engine appears clean inside the oil filler cap and it runs wonderfully. I do suspect the previous owners ran it fast (Arizona corporation and an Oregon commuter on I-5).

When I change the oil, I put in 3.5 quarts (as recommended by several PriusChatters) with a new Toyota filter. This does not bring it up to the full mark. It's less then one quarter of the distance between the marks below the full mark. When the oil level reads below the half way point between the marks, I add the last one half quart and it comes back up to the level it was at with a fresh change and refill of 3.5 quarts.

My car sees a lot of short trips, which can increase oil consumption. I'm not at all worried about this level of oil consumption. I've never owned a new car and I've never had a car that used so little oil.

Since my car sees so many short trips, which is a more severe use, I change the full synthetic every 6 to 7 K.

Fun thread. Thanks, Dan

 

05 Prius
Miles on Engine : 196,000
Oil Grade/Type : 5w30, always Mobil1 synthetic
Approx Consumption rate : Negligible consumption over my 10,000 mile oil changes. I always fill with 3.5 quarts and when it's time to be changed, it's in the same spot. The oil always comes out looking cleaner than that from my wife's Civic hybrid, even with more miles on it.

 

My 2005 Prius has almost 153K miles. Last oil change, approximately 0.7 qts after 4400 miles after filling initially with 3.75 qts with new filter. I do the oil changes myself. I don't trust quick lube places or stealerships.

All internal combustion engines are supposed to consume some oil. I drive at 70 mph - 55 miles per day. Running at engine at higher rpm like I do does result in greater oil consumption. It's normal. I don't worry about it one bit.

It's probably reasonable for an engine in tiptop shape to consume 1/2 qt every 5000 miles.

For those who claim that their Prii don't consume any oil - start getting worried. That means your oil may have moisture in it that isn't being removed because you don't drive far enough or fast enough to heat the engine oil adequately. People with really short commutes would have this issue.

 

he may be right about the short commutes. two 7 mile trips a day for me and 2 4 mile trips a day for my daughter might be prolematic if we keep our cars for the long run.

 

I have read many use synthetic oil. I own a 2007 and have brought to dealer for changes. I am considering switching to synthetic. I thought I should add mobil 1 synthetic 5W - 30. What is Mobil 1 0/20W? Note: I live in very cold climate during winter and thinking of changing this winter.

 

My oil consumption is so close to zero that I can't even tell. Just changed the oil after about 7500 miles. I had filled it to halfway between the marks (3.5 quarts?), and that's where it was just before the change. 2006 with about 64,000 miles, Mobil 1 5W/30. The old oil looked newer than the new dino oil I just put in our 1987 BMW (it drinks/leaks a lot).

I haven't seen it mentioned here lately, but I've been using a larger than standard oil filter. It's a Purolator PL20195, and measures just under 5 inches tall. The standard one is about 3 inches tall, and a little smaller diameter.