200,000 Mile Club

20 May 2024, 38,000 on the new head gasket..

 

I like my "200,000 mile Club" cars that have not had major engine maintenance.

 

Those are the ones that likely had minor engine maintenance, every 50k, namely you-know-what. That’ll hopefully stave off head gasket failure.

the runaway oil consumption, nothing short of piston/ring replacement is the cure, or new short block.

and there’s brake booster’s inevitable demise.

and hybrid battery.

pretty soon you’ve got yourself a high mileage funny car. Meh.

 

1) Did you replace the HV battery pack? No.
Do you maintain it? No
2) Did you replace the 12v battery? No
3) Did you replace the transaxle fluid? No. How often? N/A
4) Did you replace the brake pads? Yes
5) Your lifetime MPG (if available)? Lol. No idea.
6) How often do you change your oil? Varies by oil and filter used. Sometimes 5k sometimes 20k.
Does your Prius consume oil? Used to. Now it doesn't.
What brand / product did you use? Whatever's cheapest 0w20, plus the best filter I can find, usually fram xg10358.
7) How about posting a picture of 200,000 miles on ODO? Too much effort right now... 248k miles...
8) Did you install an oil catch can? Not yet, been thinking about it.
How often do you inspect or dump it? N/a
9) Have you cleaned the egr circuit? Been meaning to...
How frequently? N/a
10) Any other maintenance? Wheel bearings, cabin filters, spark plugs, brake line, wheel well liners, front shocks, headlight high beam bulbs.

 

Nice

head gasket a year ago here (completed by myself) @362000

15000 miles later, running like a champ. Hot weather dropped MPG from 38 to 34

 

2012 Prius v, 203K miles.

1) Did you replace the HV battery pack? Do you maintain it? No, No.
2) Did you replace the 12v battery? I think so
3) Did you replace the transaxle fluid? How often? Plan to soon.
4) Did you replace the brake pads? I think so
5) Your lifetime MPG (if available)? About 27 -- it'd be closer to 30 for me but my wife does most of the driving.
6) How often do you change your oil? Does your Prius consume oil? What brand / product did you use? Every 5K miles, pretty religiously (thanks to my wife.) No idea what product. It doesn't consume oil.
7) How about posting a picture of 200,000 miles on ODO?
8) Did you install an oil catch can? How often do you inspect or dump it? No
9) Have you cleaned the egr circuit? How frequently? No -- might need to.
10) Any other maintenance? Inverter was replaced; failed 2 days before the extended warranty elapsed (!) No other repairs, just routine maintenance (and not a lot of that -- still original spark plugs & coils.)

Dr. Prius says battery life is at 60%. 3 or 4 years ago it was at 80%.

The head gasket just started leaking, causing misfires. I applied K-Seal Head Gasket Repair and seems better, but need to drive more to be sure. Hoping the Catalytic converter survived.

 

Doh. I meant 'About 37, closer to 40 for me".