2019 Prius LE - Needs Engine Replaced

Maybe too many threads going??

 

Yes

Yes and the hybrid Corolla engine

Any competent engine mech that can also pull the battery disconnect switch and check codes.


You may want to clean the EGR

moto g power ?

 

No!!! - the HYBRID COROLLA, until recently, only had a GEN 3 PRIUS engine.

 

You'll have to check the local market. I know when I test drove my Gen 4 in June 2016, the Corolla Hybrid was only new here - with a Gen 3 Hybrid engine. I think early 2019 we got the upgraded version.

Do you have a Hybrid specialist in your area - I hear there are a few in USA.

 

That's an impressive amount of miles for a 2019 what do you use it for?

Why not just get the head gasket done, egr clean and install a catch can

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I see JDM's engines on Craigslist like this one:

JDM Toyota Prius Engine 2016-2018 ENGINE ONLY 1.8L 2ZR 2ZRFXE HYBRID...

 

Check his profile. He's in Orlando Florida - other side of the world. Different market.

Toyota introduced the hybrid Corolla as a 2021 model year in US

 

Not sure about price difference, for me its easier to do a head gasket than a full engine swap (if rods are not bent which hopefully they wont be!)

I believe its normally rods that bend on these motors, not the head its self... i could be wrong!

for me, If the rods are good i would definitely just go ahead and do the gasket on the original motor, obviously not everyone will agree that's just what i would do! then clean the egr and ad a $20 oil catch can while your there to prevent future egr problems which lead to blown head gaskets

I still struggle to fathom how the thing ended up with that many miles already

Good luck with it, cheers ..

 

Did you work out if there is a Hybrid specialist in your area - from reading the forum for 5½ yrs, there seem to be some very good specialists in USA - could be worth having a chat with one.

 

Home - Tampa Hybrids Inc.

I wonder if these guys could recommend someone closer to Orlando. Or @jerrymildred

moto g power ?

 

No. The Electronic Parts Catalog lists a different part number (19000-37850) for model years 2019 and later.

An engine from an older fourth-generation (2016–2018) model might work in practice; I haven’t tried it. Since these aren’t identical to the later (2019–) design, however, installing one would violate federal law, unless you repeat the certification testing that Toyota did: see the EPA Tampering Policy (PDF), page 7, Basis A, note v.

 

And transplanting a 4th gen engine (any vintage) into a 3rd gen Prius (or Prius v) is completely beyond the pale? (Rhetorical question )

 

Unfortunately, yes: the regulations require a combination of engine, ECM, transaxle, and chassis that has been previously certified. (See my previous posting.)

 

Did you already clean the egr cooler and valve? Was it a difficult task xompare to the gen 3? I have over 140k on 2016. No issues at all so far

 

There was a previous thread - the engine is dead - he said "Blown head gasket, coolant in cylinders 1 and 2".