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Help on 2007 prius leaking oil

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by BogieT, Aug 21, 2022.

  1. BogieT

    BogieT New Member

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    Was driving up a hill suddenly I heard something something in my engine fall and hit the road, immediately the red triangular maintenance light came on

    Car will crank and roll fairly decently in reverse but in drive shakes and bumps and leaks all kinds of oil

    Car has almost 300000 miles on it any idea as to what I should look at as being the problem? Thanks for any help
     
    #1 BogieT, Aug 21, 2022
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    Have a look in the road what's in the road picture something fell out of your engine then it fell through your oil pan or fell off on the outside of your engine as an accessory like the air conditioning compressor which is highly unlikely so you just kept driving and didn't even look in the road?
     
    #2 Tombukt2, Aug 22, 2022
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    Welcome to PriusChat!!
    Is the oil drain plug still installed?
    How much oil is on the dipstick?
    Can you located the leaking oil source, or location?

    FYI : you're moderated until you've posted 5 times.
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    #3 SFO, Aug 22, 2022
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    It would be interesting to see if the oil filter is still installed or no longer tightly attached.
    Your car may be using only HV battery power to drive in reverse.
    May be spraying oil out of the (now empty?) oil filter port. Sounds likely that engine may be damaged. Oil gushing out is typically a bad sign, as that means all oil (flow and pressure) are exiting the hole, instead of going into the bearings, etc.
     
    #4 TMR-JWAP, Aug 22, 2022
  5. BogieT

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    Very busy road
     
    #5 BogieT, Aug 22, 2022
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    Found a small hose near the front of the engine that has 2 cuts in it and leaking oil from there
     
    #6 BogieT, Aug 22, 2022
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