Dealer wants $4000 for new head gasket...advice?

Hybrid Pit time........

 

Make popcorn:

Swapping in a Gen 4 Prius' 2ZR Engine into the Prius v | PriusChat

 

Is this a service the Pit offers, and how does the product/price/warranty compare to 911? (no endorsement, just curious )

 

I just sent u a DM.


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I honestly wouldn’t go to 911. They did a swap but only replace the bottom end with a Gen4 block & kept the Gen3 head. Separating the head would require machine work.

I completed the 1st full gen4 swap back in Sept & since then I have done 3 more with 1 in the works.

Roger over at Hybridpit has done a gen4 swap as well so between the 2 of us we’ve got Socal covered


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All head gasket issues? Nice to know someone taking on the Gen4 swaps, cheaper and more efficient motors

 

Yep. Every single 1 had a blown head gasket & ~ 175k miles.


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Wow, it’s good to see you in this section Sean. Do you also offer a HG replacements for those who prefer going that route?


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Gen 2 for cheap, swap your new Gen 3 pack into it.

 

Thx bro. It’s been a good min.

Yes. For those that want the HG replaced it can also be done......but I do strongly suggest at that point u might as well do a full rebuild. No sense replacing the HG on a high mileage engine just to reuse the original piston rings, bearings that have all worn. Remember.....the 10-11 is also known for oil consumption due to worn rings.


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Maybe it's time to buy a new car and just move on.

 

More like 10 through 13 and partway through 14, to where they switched over to new pistons/rings.

 

There is no proof the 15s are any better. They are still too new

 

Yeah. There's one "short block" part number showing on Amayama, for any 3rd gen year. Who knows if it's old or new style pistons/rings. I think either way, it'd outlast the car.

There's one showing as still available from UAE for around $2300 (CDN). Also a lot more available from Japan, for $2900+.

 

IDK what vehicles around you are going for, but I got my 2010 III with 168k~ on it, for $5000~ They were asking about $7500 if I remember right... and they took it too easy... Damn stealerships. Just in case you ever thing about dropping that kind of cash. I would also keep the battery you just got... maybe try to sell it off, unless you want to keep it until your new prius HVB dies.

 

Initially it was believed that the issue only affected the 10-11. We noticed an increase of early gen3’s burning oil after passing 100k.

Shortly thereafter in came the +12’s but not for oil consumption.....blown HG’s.after passing 140k

I have a 2015 (build date 10/15) with 215k miles. So far no issues (knock on #wood)



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I disagree. I believe it is quite possible that major engine warnings will trigger a "safe mode," which is probably a milder version of the infamous European "limp home mode." Tying it into the braking system is not unusual as major ICE problems could cause cascading failures in the regenerative braking and the brake booster. Many cars trigger ABS codes for seemingly unrelated issues.

I am also not so sure "dead at 180,000 miles" is a "rip off." While we would all like our Prius to go over 300,000 miles, the reality is that most do not make it that far. It depends upon how it was driven, where, and how well it was maintained. In addition, it is a relatively low priced economy car, so the point where it becomes not worth repairing is also lower than more expensive vehicles. Any car can be kept running forever, if enough money is thrown at it.

 

Well the sandpounder is the reason these 3rd gen's are failing with tedious regularity around 180K: a piss poor EGR design, that Toyota doesn't want to know about.

That reminds me, about your user name...

All you've got to "throw at it" is a can or two of brake cleaner, some shop towels, and a few tablespoons of Oxi-Clean.