From o2 sensor to engine replacement in 10 days?

http://www.techinfo.toyota.com

It’s where all the troubleshooting procedures for the codes appear.

Since you’ve gotten a Techstream diagnosis, this is the most reliable way to work the next steps on how Toyota would approach the solution to the problem.

 

Nothing like a crappy dealer to make one motivated to learn how to do much better than dealers at a fraction of the cost. Good for you!

 

My local dealer i also crappy. According to them I could only get the Prius Two with black interior and they would not deal on price. Their service department messed up the paperwork for the first free service of a tire rotation.

I drove 150 miles and saved money buying from a salesman who owns a Gen 1 Prius. He spent over 30 minutes in the car reviewing the features before we even test drove the car. I also drove that distance for my wiring harness recall.

I also do my own oil changes so I can be sure they are done correctly. I use ramps but need to be careful due to the low clearance on my car. I sympathize with @FantasticalMagicOne .

 

From my limited experience with oil overfill, the oil level you have on your picture seems to be a non issue. However I'm not sure if your oil level reading was done on a flat surface or in the morning before you started the car.

Since your oil change was done recently (around the time you noticed bad performance), is there a way you can drain some of the oil out so that it's not above the top dimple on the oil dipstick? We want to rule out as much as possible and overfilling will cause performance issues.

 

You should be able to reach the drain bolt by driving the car's right side onto a curbed driveway (choose a very high driveway). You don't have to remove the entire drain bolt to drain, I'm thinking you're going to drain about 12-15oz max

 

I just don't know if your car would see that little extra oil as a problem. Some previous posts have mentioned performance problems with overfilled engines.

My car which I got back from the dealer, also has a similar level overfill. But I have no issues.

 

The easiest safest way to get the car high enough to change the oil is to get some 2x10’s from Home Depot or someplace and cut them so you can stack 3 or 4 high with a step between each lift. That will get the car high enough to change the oil. That’s what I do, my ramps and jack don’t fit under the car otherwise

Get 3 8 ft boards. 1st cut one in half (2-4ft). Then cut 2nd 3ft-3dt- 2ft remaining. Cut 3rd 2ft-1ft-1ft-4ft remains. If you have or can get scrap lumber even better.

 

You mentioned you go up hills and the car doesn't have power to go up. Maybe with the slight overfill, going up a hill would make the slight overfill into a BIG overfill.

 

No need for a curb (and save the neighbor for the serious stuff).

The bolt is right between the axle and the bumper on the passenger side.

Just turn the steering wheel to the far right, loosen the bolt without removing it, then use a shorter catch container that will easily fit underneath (example: 4 inch height cottage cheese, sour cream, etc), hold the container in one hand and loosen the bolt the rest of the way with the other hand without dropping it (keep it in or near the hole to quickly plug and prevent too much oil from draining), drain the required amount out and tighten up the plug again.

 

I'm not sure you can reach the oil with a turkey baster, but you can try. You only need to remove about a cup 12oz (can of soda) I'd say is enough to bring it below that full line. Save the oil in case you need to put it back in