NEW 07 Prius Touring Owner! Evaluate my buy and a few basic ?'s

Sounds like a great deal for a low mileage (in Prius terms) with a lot of options. Hard to believe that your Prius still has the original 12v battery. Real issue is what kind of shape is your high voltage battery in?

"What oil to use in a Gen2" is a question that consumes many pages of many postings here on Gen2 Priuschat. No definitive answer has been formulated as to what oil is the best for the Gen2. However, you will learn lots by reading the different oil to use threads and the different POVs. Additionally, high mileage oil generally has additives that cause gaskets to swell (the idea being that there will be less oil leaks). Once again read the threads.

Finally, drive your Prius and enjoy it. But keep track of oil consumption (if any). IOW, check oil level when purchased then every 1000 miles (if you have no oil consumption problems - more frequently if oil consumption is an issue). It would also be helpful to obtain maintenance records from Toyota (if oil changes were done at dealership then the dealership likely used dino oil 5W-30 (what is called for in the manual). Toyota oil change interval is generally 10,000 miles. Again an issue that is debated here on Priuschat.

Welcome to Priuschat!!!

 

I just changed out the original 12v battery on my '08 with 206,000 on the odometer.

Your '07 looks like a great find. Well done.

 

Congrats.

In 2020, there are two kinds of gen 2 owners: those that have replaced the HV battery and those that are about to. If the latter, figure $1600-3000 for NEW replacement battery depending on source. A weak, failing battery is a common cause for trade-ins or it has a cheap used (aka rebuilt) battery.

12 volt is most likely an identical replacement. See if it has a date code on it. 4-5 years lifespan is more common in Texas.

Use the VIN to find out more about the vehicle here: Vehicle Specification | Toyota Owners

GOOD LUCK!

 

if ur prius is 120k+ i would recommend 120k service if the owner didnt do it before. i just brought my prius with 115k miles and i did all the fluids and spark plug and drive belt.

 

Don't use high mileage oil unless there is a reason to. Some people have had success cutting back oil usage by doing a piston soak, or even just using an engine flush at oil change time. Doing this would be preferable to using high milage oil. Remember 127,000 miles on a Prius is not high, it is barely run in. As for which oil, Valvoline Full Synthetic 5W-30 API SL (or better SN is current) ILSAC GF-5.

Again, don't fix what ain't broke. Fully charge and do a battery load test. Then see where you are at.

Put in a qt (between the L mark and the F mark is 1.6 qts) and then monitor until you are comfortable with the rate of oil use. It may not use much, if any. BTW, Toyota's idea of too much is 1.1 qt./600 miles.

 

You can buy a 10 fl oz bottle of a product called Engine Flush, Wynns (among others) makes one. How to use it is on the bottle. Some use MMO (Marvel Mystery Oil), but I wouldn't Seafoam (although some do!)

Read this thread that explains how to do the piston soak: "excessive oil consumption solved"

 

Hm, your car has a sunroof?

 

Hm, your car has a sunroof?

 

Hm, your car has a sunroof?

 

Sweet Wheels!


Take good care of it, and it will take care of you!

Great price from my point of view!

 

Cool, so you know it wasn't a factory option.

One maintenance item you might consider is to change the transaxle fluid. If it hasn't been done before it's way past due.

 

Not much, Four quarts of ATF will do it, IIRC. There's no filter, so it's a simple drain and fill -- a DiY if you're reasonably handy The forum archives has numerous posts on the procedure.

I change the ATF in our Prius every 50K miles.

 

Drive it as-is!!!
You have a one owner dealer serviced car!!
Enjoy your Prius and don't worry about it!!

 

You're averaging 58??

My 08 is averaging about 46

That's bonkers