Prius C2 first oil change

I did my first change at 1000 miles to remove all the break-in metals. I change mine every 5K. It's cheap and easy and if you plan on keeping it for the long haul, it will run longer before it starts to use oil or have any mechanical problems.
Allowing contaminated oil to remain in the engine will help lead to oil leaks as the acids eat at the seals.
5K or 6 months is the schedule for my car A clean engine is a happy engine

 

I did mine at 10k miles... but then again, that only took me 5 months of ownership.

 

I did my first change at 2k miles, the next one at 5k miles, and subsequent changes at 5k mile intervals.

Your choice whether you go early or stay on the owner's manual schedule. 0w-20 oil is easy to find. The Toyota oil is good. I use M1. Purolator filters for me.

The oil is easy to change on the C. Everything is easy to reach and nothing is hard to understand. No covers to take off. 4 qts to fill.

In normal driving with my C, the electric is used about 25% of the miles. 10k mile intervals are about 7500 on a normal car.

 

I let the dealer change my oil for the frst time at 10k miles.

 

VW uses a "break-in" oil. Does Toyota?


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My maintenance schedule/brochure says 12 months or 10,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Apparently they want you to use their own patented synthetic oil.... whatever.

 

Their "patented" oil is nothing more than a label. Toyota isn't making oil. It's marketing B/S
and most people fall for that crap. Buy a good brand of 0W20 synthetic oil and you'll be better
off and have more money for other items. Mobile 1 is the best bang for the buck and it locally
available at most auto parts and Wal-Mart stores.

I don't buy oil at auto parts stores. It's always marked up and will cost you way more when compared
to Wal-Mart. I haven't found a store that beats the Wal-Mart prices. Even Amazon can't beat em.

Buy a good oil filter or even a Toyota filter if you like. The dealers will say anything to get you use
to coming into them for everything. They're way over priced and don't really have good service.
Find a local indy shop and take your oil and filter with you. They shouldn't have a problem using
your oil and filter. I change my oil around every 5K to 7.5K, but never let it stay more than 6 months.

Oil collects all the trash that didn't make it out the tailpipe. Contaminated oil attacks seals and causes
oil leaks. Keep the oil changed regularly and you'll be a happier owner. Cheaping out on maintenance
is never a good idea. You'll spend more money in the long run, I guarantee it

 

At 5,000 miles my dash said maintenance I took it to a dealer and they gave it an oil boast and some other stuff. At 10,000 mi the maintenance thing came on the dash. Took it to the dealer and they changed the oil. The first 2 years or 25,000 mi maintenance is covered by the warranty So just take it to the dealer and let them worry about it. Also, you could look in the owners manual.

 

At 5,000 miles my dash said maintenance I took it to a dealer and they gave it an oil boast and some other stuff. At 10,000 mi the maintenance thing came on the dash. Took it to the dealer and they changed the oil. The first 2 years or 25,000 mi maintenance is covered by the warranty(f0r free). So just take it to the dealer and let them worry about it. Also, you could look in the owners manual.

 

Paid Toyota dealer to change my oil at 5K miles and 2nd service at 10K miles was covered by them. Toyota oil is Mobil 1 oil, just packaged in Toyota bottle.

 

What the heck is an "Oil Boast" ? The dealer will only change it @ 10K because that's the freebie schedule.
Don't be fooled by some Voo-Doo B/S. You should change it when the system notifies you. After the 36K
warranty runs out, who's holding the bag for that motor ? I would never fall for that B/S and you shouldn't
either. Proper maintenance is key to longevity. Extending oil changes because it's "RECOMMENDED"
is a fools game and you'll pay for it later. Engines don't like dirty oil and acids will eat seals.

 

Good choice And over priced

 

Not really, paid $50 bucks for oil change, cheaper than the $80 bucks i would pay on my last car when using Mobil 1!

 

$12.50/quart... was the tech wearing a golden overall?

 

I was referring to having it done at the 5K mark instead of waiting until 10K

 

Don't forget the filter and labor.

 

You're right... $3.75 filter. $7.34/qt of oil. $33.11 before labor = golden coveralls.

Note: these prices were amazon cost... not dealership cost.

 

50 bucks with Mobile 1 isn't a bad price, unless you do it yourself. 4 qrts of 0W20 averages
$30 bucks anywhere. Most filters are around 5 bucks. Oil disposal is a charge at the dealer as well.
Everybody pays tax on parts. I think a 50 buck oil change at the dealer is pretty decent with synthetic oil.
The average DIY oil change with Mobile 1 is about $40 bucks and you get to deal with the waste oil.

 

I just posted the prices of what it would cost to do it myself.