Oil consumption

Miles?

 

you lost the lottery, most of us never had a consumption problem in gen 2. sorry, life happens.

 

one time negative post, likely trolling.

 

Did you have any luck with Toyota on fixing this problem? I also have a 2008 and has always been serviced by dealership the car was purchased from. The last oil change I told them a warning light was on and they said nothing came up wrong and it must have been something I did. Then yesterday and oil light came on I wasnt due for an oil change so I checked my oil level and it was completely empty. Drove a mile to dealership and thatswhen they told me about a service bulletin of the oil consumption needing repair, but my car is out of warranty so they want $3800 to fix. Ive read on here these cars have this issue but they dont want to do a recall.

 

i haven't read on here about the 2008 having this issue.

how many miles have you put on since the last oil change?

 

Less then the 5000 I was about 700 away from the next service which I was going to do next week. They said I have to have the pistons and piston rings replaced. That Toyota knows of the issue but they are not doing a recall

 

how much oil did they put in to bring it back to full?

 

I just looked at the receipt and it doesnt say just says 1.0 motor oil fill and they charged a flat rate. I could call and ask them. They said I need to check dip stick a couple days that it burns fast with this issue

 

So how come you never inspect after oil change your oil level....and confirm other parts that where done before paying for service
Remember you are QA this is your car and always check and inspect before you pay at any service......


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how many miles on her?

 

5000 miles is the recommended distance between changing the oil, not between checking the oil. You need to check the oil level from time to time, especially in a 9+ year old car.

 

You've got to check the oil often on these engines. All four of the gen 2's in the family drink oil at 150,000+ miles. It's more rare for a higher mileage Prius to not drink oil than to drink. Sad reality. Also have friends that drive Prii and all of theirs consume oil too. Toyota corporate doesn't care/recognizes us unfortunately

 

I have 90k miles on this and have always dealer serviced Im just mad that my extended warranty just ran out so they say I need to replace my pistons.

 

Call Toyota corporate TODAY.

 

800-331-4331

 

I already called and put in a claim, they were no help just said I am responsible for maintaining the car. They said a recall is issues they would refund me but she didnt sound to convincing.

 

Consider this: 1 quart of oil costs $2. Assume you burn 1 quart every 1000 miles same as OP. That's $20 worth of oil to buy a year at your annual mileage. Just add a quart of oil every other tank of gas.

Let me be clear. The dealer wants to replace your pistons after the expiration of warranty because they need to make their next boat payments. It's not a coincidence they want to replace it now. Are you really going to spend hundreds of dollars to repair it rather than spend a couple minutes and a couple $'s once a month?

Don't let the dealer sucker you in for a simple maintenance tasks.

I remember, the manager of the McDonalds I worked at had an oil burner car. You know what she did? Instead of getting her hands dirty, she asked one of us 16 year old hourly employees open her hood and pour oil in her engine every one in awhile. Brilliant woman.

 

Sad to say, you have to check your oil level, periodically. The oil consumption, and a partial oil-starved condition, could have been going on for a long time. When dealerships drain the oil at a change they very likely won't check the level. Anyway, is-what-it-is now, but for next time.

 

learn how to check the oil and start monitoring it everyday until you get a handle on how much oil you're burning. when it gets to the low mark, fill to the high mark, and track how much you're adding. after a couple weeks you'll be abler to start spreading out the checking interval.
hopefully, you didn't do too much damage when you ran low.