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Leaky Head Gasket

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Pruisdriver2015, Nov 22, 2020.

  1. Pruisdriver2015

    Pruisdriver2015 Junior Member

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    Our 2015 has a leaky head gasket ( mechanic did a block test) . It has 220,000 miles on it . Trying to decide weather to sell/ trade it in and get a new pruis or get a remanufactured engine put in for 2,900$ . It comes with a 2 year warranty. Any cons to replacing engine, does it affect re-sell/trade in value in the future? We will end up putting anywhere from 25,000-35,000 miles on it per year , anyone have any long term issues with replacing the engine?how many miles were you able to put on your pruis after engine replacement?Any other maintenance/ replacements that should be done while the engine is being replaced?
     
    #1 Pruisdriver2015, Nov 22, 2020
  2. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Just curious: had the EGR system and intake manifold ever been cleaned?
     
    #2 Mendel Leisk, Nov 23, 2020
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  3. Pruisdriver2015

    Pruisdriver2015 Junior Member

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    No ,never been cleaned .we had the fan to the hybrid battery cleaned .
     
    #3 Pruisdriver2015, Nov 23, 2020
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  4. pjksr02

    pjksr02 Active Member

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    If you decide to repair, hopefully they clean the EGR cooler and intake, while R&R-ing the head gasket. Sad to see this.
     
    #4 pjksr02, Nov 23, 2020
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