Prius v: 300,000 miles club

anyone know in florida who repairs prius
dealer wants 3000 plus for head gasket repair
950 for water pump
used motor for 1100 they still quote about 3000
not sure what im a do

 

alright i pulled the trigger on head gasket sealer.
drained the coolant removed the thermostat flushed with water.
poured in my concocksion ran motor for about 20 min.
drained water put everything back together.
will let sit until tomorrow before adding coolant. so this product can form a seal. will keep u guys posted, will
give u guys the product name the empty bottle is in garage.
im going to sleep tired long day. good night

 

ok i begin my journey.
product is bars leak.
put about 20 miles tested every thing good.
going on my 350 mile journey an will keep u updated.

 

Put about 400 miles.
Coolant level is good. No misfires
Hoping I could get at least 50000 miles, this way I know how much I have to save up for.
Anyways keep u guys posted some where around 5000

 

I hope she hold tight for you.. Look forward to your update.

 

update
put about 1200 miles changed the oil holding strong.

 

How many miles do you put on per week or month?

 

I do about 350 to 400 per day.
2000 miles no misfires no leaking coolant.

 

Update 420000
Going strong with head gasket sealer. About 15000 miles
Keep u guys posted.

 

Nice! What brand of sealer did you use again?

Edit - it is "bar's leak"

 

See his message above from April 15

 

Project i am going to do but first.
here we go i have plug and play hid in car.
remove 9005 bulb from daytime running order 9005 hid instead of the h11 i have put in 9005 hid
order 9005 to h11 wire harness and place in h11 (i have to buy h11 bulb with high beam if they sell it)
reason for this is hid is brighter in lens without the projector so basically put hid in place of high beam and put daytime running
in projector spot,
hope i explained it let me know what u think

 

425,000 still going strong, at Toyota getting oil change.

 

Bars leak still holding the coolant leak at bay?

 

428000
Still going strong.
No misfires

 

Good to hear .

Keep on truckin.

 

Update 442096
Slight coolant burn.
Nothing coming from tail pipe. Had about 3 slight misfires over 2 week period. Still going strong.

 

For those of you who've gotten oil changes at the dealership. what do service people say to you after seeing such high mileage? lol I have a ways to go for mine. I just reached 107,000 and I'm going in for my oil change tomorrow. I haven't had any issues out of her yet and this is my second year of owning her. Got her at 78,000 with a clean carfax report from the Toyota dealership. All maintenance is up to date.

 

These posts give me hope! I drive 1000+mi a week in my 2012 v Five. Had every intention of having her paid off in a year ($12k used) but some other life expenses have gotten in the way. Two years is looking more realistic, which means I need her to be fairly trouble free up through 200k. I'll consider anything past that to be bonus.

I also do courier work in Florida - fortunately only two to three days a week, nothing like these other rock stars.

 

2fas last reported 442096 miles nine months ago, in Aug 2018. It is now May 2019, I'm wondering how many miles he has now or whether he had already traded-in his 2nd V?

2fas, if you are still checking Priuschat, please do let us know. Thanks.