My Gen2 200,000 mi “Tune Up” - Engine Clean

Definitely.. I’ve got it on the list for Thursday when I go to my buddy’s to do the oil change. He has a lift, so it should be pretty straightforward. I’m going to go to the dealership tomorrow to pick up 4 qts OEM transmission fluid.

 

Picked up a box of them and the new oil drain plug came with one. Are the 2 the same size?

 

From what I found:

Transaxle = 24mm 29ftlb torque
Oil = 14mm 27ftlb torque

I’ll see if they have some transmission plugs at auto zone. Don’t havr enough time to have them shipped.

*I also stumbled on these torque numbers and figured I’d drop them here for future reference.

Lug Nuts 76 ftlb
Oil Pan Drain Plug 27 ftlb
Oil Filter Cap 18 ftlb
Transaxle Drain Plug 29 ftlb
Transaxle Fill Plug 29 ftlb
Inverter Coolant Drain Plug 29 ftlb
Engine Coolant Drain Cock Plug 9 ftlb

 

Picked up transmission fluid and some gaskets today at Toyota World. $9.97/qt isn’t bad. I also found it on Amazon for about the same price. I added it to the Prius Amazon shopping list at the top of the thread.

I also stopped by Auto Zone to see if they had replacement plugs. They don’t. He said they are 14mm, not 24mm.. I’ll confirm tomorrow when I get there. He may have been looking at oil drain plug. Who knows.. either way they didn’t have them.

 

I just called and confirmed with Toyota parts.. these should be all I need. Is there something else I should get?

Check engine light is on because I’m running codes P1121 and P1116. I had the collant valve replaced by my mechanic a couple of weeks ago. Cleared the code when replaced, then it threw the P1121 again & P1116 the second time. He and I are going to re-replace the valve (under warranty), then replace the coolant sensor... after we double check for air after coolant drain and fill from the initial coolant valve replacement. He says there shouldn’t be air, but from what I’m reading we should check that before doing anything else. Any thoughts on the pending P0420.. other than we should smoke some herb.. lol

Maintenance light is oil change due.. will reset that tomorrow and will start doing oil changes every 4,000 from here on in.

 

Didn’t want new plugs.. I wanted new washers. I misspoke.

 

Changed the oil today. My mechanic is concerned about changing transmission fluid at 200,000 miles if it has never been done. The concern is all the cleaners etc creating leaks etc. My thinking is that the transmission gets used a lot less than a regular car, so it’s more like 120,000-150,000 on the transmission. What are your thoughts on this?

 

It’s good to have friends with toys!

We’ll be re-replacing the coolant valve next week.

 

New rear hatch struts!! ...no more squeak and who knew the hatch is supposed to open on it’s own.. lol. Note to self, the clip doesn’t need to come off the new one before putting it on. The clip tabs on the inside of the ball joint push out of the way for it to slide on easily.

I tied the hatch off using a support for the garage door and a phone charger cable so it wouldn’t decapitate me.

 

On my 3rd gas fill up and the oil level is still looking good! Down slightly, but not enough for me to add any. Usually she would consume about 3/4 to a full qt every other gas fill.. about 850-900 miles.

Fingers crossed that this continues.. I’d love to stop burning oil!