Prius 3 engine

Hiya, Not sure why no one has replied to you here? Could this be a head gasket? What were the symptoms prior to bringing it in?

 

Some questions:

• How many miles on your Prius?
• Any recent maintenance or work performed?
• Any accident or damage history?
• Is the Prius running rough?
• Have you cleaned the egr circuit?
• Would this mechanic do the engine swap?
• Have you gotten a second opinion?

Good luck and keep us posted .

 

Could be that there are many post like this and probably the most I’ve seen posted about this issue in particular.

It’s like the question “not sure the weight engine oil Prius used, what is it?

 

louie,

 

Was it the head gasket? Or something else?

First step is to get familiar with all the nearby junk yards that are actively buying Prius & find a wrecked car buyer you can work with... Them knowing you're ready to buy an engine may work to both your&their advantage!

 

LQK has engines
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Why would you wait until the engine blows? If you knew there was a problem, and what it could possibly be,
why not repair it? Wouldn't the cost be lower? And then you also control when your down time is.

 

We're all guilty in one way or another when it comes to ignoring the truth of an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of repair...

 

+1. Another example...

-Chap

 

This is true. Not changing a timing belt on my 1990 Probe because I didn't want to do it until the next weekend,
left me stranded in the middle of nowhere and had to walk 2 miles in the heat to get to a phone to call someone
to come get me. I was lucky they were home!
That was over 20 years ago. I learned the hard way!

 

And me putting a brand new rebuilt engine in my old Subaru but not replacing all the hoses because I convinced myself I couldn't afford it meant several times on the side of the road overheating replacing hoses and ultimately only getting 60K out of the new engine before the aluminum heads were too warped and damaged and no more heads available for an engine that outdated. Only bright side was I got a Prius after that!

 

I've never done that! Always changed the hoses! Unless they were recently changed. I even change the
heater hoses!

 

My problem was I always keep a really clean car inside and out and I smeared so much Armor-all and other junk on the hoses that they looked like new even when you squeezed 'em. But the part of the hose where the clamps hold it on... That's what led to the demise of my beloved '92 Subaru wagon that I bought with 100K miles on it and put an additional 200K miles on it.

 

My Prius 3 engine is acting up too- almost 300k miles 2013 - rides rough and rumbles and shakes when you Hit the gas it’s gobbling up: now like crazy I checked all in the: every morning and this morning it was an inch from the bottom and I filled it to the max the day before- error messages= misfire one

 

Welcome to Prius Chat .

Sounds like your Prius has been well used and racked up lunar mileage.

But with high mileage comes worn out parts and other issues.

Yours sounds like it burns oil and maybe some coolant. Signs of a blown head gasket.

If you haven’t had the egr circuit cleanse done, you might want to look into that soon.

Good luck and keep us posted .

 

I saw a completely rebuilt engine on eBay from a vendor in California for $1800 delivered.

 

Dang, with prices like that, I think I can turn my current 1/4 million miles into over a million miles... So happy I bought a Prius with 104K miles almost six years ago. These cars are so far beyond what I thought possible when it comes to durability/reliability.