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Oil Pan replacement

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Taxi/Limo, Feb 10, 2020.

  1. Georgina Rudkus

    Georgina Rudkus Senior Member

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    Only problem with the Lisle kit, it makes 5/8 inch threads hat are equivalent to 15mm. There is not enough "meat" on the thin walls of the stripped out threaded hole to take that large a thread.

    Carefully used, the 13mmx1.25 tap will follow the grooves in the original M12x1.25 threads and cut only a half a millimeter off the wall of the hole,

    Prius Gen 3 oil pan thread.jpg
     
    #121 Georgina Rudkus, Mar 7, 2022
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    I see. Odd that Toyota doesn’t sell the small piece with the collar. That would be a simple repair.
     
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    And the item would be in demand, considering the gorillas dealerships employ to do oil changes.
     
  4. Georgina Rudkus

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    If it was my car, I keep one of these Dorman rubber plugs in reserve in my car, so that I can or the shop changing the oil can fill the crankcase with oil and allow the car to be driven.

    Dorman 65200 Oil Drain Plug Universal 1/2 In., Head Size N/A


    At my convenience, before the next oil change, I'd purchase this oil pan and gasket off of Amazon.

    A-Premium Engine Oil Pan Replacement for Scion xD 2008-2014 Toyota Corolla 2009-2019 Matrix 2009-2014 Prius 2010-2019 Prius V 1.8L


    FEL-PRO OS 30829 Oil Pan Gasket Set



    Instead of the silicone used to "glue" the pan to the upper pan, I either have a local non-dealer shop install the new pan or do it myself in an hour or two. Waiting hours for the silicone to cure is ridiculous.