2004-2009 Toyota Prius: DIY Oil Change How-To
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Approaching 69,000 miles, our 2004 Toyota Prius needed another oil change. Hybrids are gasoline-powered cars at heart, so they still need this kind of regular maintenance. And it turns out the Prius oil and filter change is a very easy DIY job. At the end, you'll see how to reset the "Maint Reqd" light that comes on when it's time to change your oil. This procedure applies to all 2nd generation (2G) Priuses, model years 2004 to 2009.
This video is the zen meditation of oil changes.
FACTS !!!!
I have been doing oil changes for 50 years, but I always like to watch this one before I change out my prius oil. So many great easily forgotten tips, like chocking tires and using a jack stand, the cheap DIY funnel, the 14mm wrench size, to the reset procedure for idiot light. But next time remember your gloves! Haha
With the guidance of your video me and my 10-year-old changed the oil my Prius. It was the first time ever i have changed my own oil! Thanks so much!
🙏🏽 bet it was a good bonding experience
Thank you. Very clear and concise. God bless you
It's a good idea if you fill the oil filter with oil before putting it back in. This help for the oil to flow faster through the engine.
NIce turorial - no verbal instructions - all step-by-step - that was some nice editing and a very well put together video.
Great video - just one thing missing. A view of the specific location where you put the jack and stand.
I don't even own a car but watching your guide was great.
perfect video. I wish everyone could make videos like this.
Absolute gold standard for clarity in a DIY video! When you broke out the utility scissors and tuned the bottle I could not stop laughing. Resourceful, with just a touch of ghetto.
I have an 05 and the same aluminum jack. Nice work.
Please reply..My prius 2004 doesn't have a relay box which sopposed to be installed on top of the spark plug...Everything seems fine except slight whinninh noise when i asselerate..thx
@2HornDogs If you buy the oil filter at a Toyota dealer, the washer usually comes with it. Also, Genuine Toyota oil filters are not usually more expensive than the parts-store kind. In fact, a Scion xB filter I bought from a Toyota dealer, with washer included, was cheaper than one I bought at a parts store, without a washer. If you buy a filter at a parts store, as the counter guy which washer you need. They can look it up in their parts index.
I don't even own a Toyota, and I watched the whole thing. Amazing tutorial. Chill, precise and to the point.
What a fantastic way to show how to do this! Many CZcamsrs should take note and make videos like this. I watched it at 2x speed and it was completely clear and methodical all the way. Thank you so much!
How much oil a Prius takes??🤔
@@dumitrascuclaudiu7097 The engine holds about 4.5 quarts. When I change the oil and filter, after draining I first put in about 3.5 quarts, then run the engine for 30 seconds to fill the filter. Then check the oil level and add enough to reach the full mark on the stick. When I drained it last time, I got exactly 4 quarts out, and I think it was about 1/2 quart low at the time.
@@JeffMartin71So almost a gallon... Thank you so much!
Excellent video. I love my 2005 Prius and I thought your video was actually kind of funny especially when you backed it out of the garage and took it for a drive and instantly return that was really great. Thank you so much
What a simple, fantastic video - love the lack of narration and use of just a few captions - please do more!
Excellent video. Thanks for the "MAINT REQD" reset at the end.
This is the BEST video on subject. No mindless chatter and blasting music. Just the facts as Joe Friday says.
@2HornDogs Beware! Scissor jacks that come with cars fall over easily. They're too unstable for any under-car work without jack stands. And that's the 2nd problem: scissor jacks and jack stands are designed to use the same "jack point" on the unibody, but they can't share. A hydraulic floor jack can lift the car elsewhere so the "jack point" is free for the jack stand. Some folks get around this with drive-on ramps, but a real floor jack allows you to remove tires for other sorts of work.
holy shit, this is the best oil change video ever
Great video, this is exactly how to do tutorials, no ego.
This is awesome. I was trying to explain to my wife that we don't need a "professional" to do an oil change. I figured it was the same as any other car.
Perfect ambient sound... why are all diy videos not like this? :) And love how nice the undercarriage looks. Every bolt looks quite inviting, unlike here in the rust belt where absolutely everything is rusted out and seized after a few years and you're guaranteed to shear off a bolt or two during any routine work.
I like the Safety First aspect of this video. Aways chock a wheel and ALWAYS use jack stands whenever you're working under a vehicle!
BTW I use that water bottle funnel trick on long road trips when I need to add fluids... saves trunk space and no drips to clean up.
@chezz1a Get the filter at a Toyota dealer's parts department and they usually include a new drain plug washer, which you should change every time. Filters can be bought at an auto parts store, but the proper replacement drain plug washer is harder to get there. Buy oil at your auto parts store. The trickiest part is getting rid of the old oil. Find a local auto parts store that takes used oil for recycling. I use a drain pan with a screw on lid so I can cleanly haul the oil back.
I don't even own a Prius, and just watched your whole video....
Great style sir.
Nice video. You can run the engine without driving a Prius by turning on the air conditioning, or the heater if you are in colder climes. Works for our '08.
You can just press down the accelerator in Park to get it going
Great vid, I just want to add some extra. Good practise to fill the filter with oil before put it on, to avoid the motor run dry until engine fill up the filter. Just tighten by hand, no need for wrench, makes hard to remove later. You can run the engine without go for a ride a few ways: put the car in maintenance mode, press the gas pedal in park, turn on the heating.
What make/model/seller is that oil filter wrench?
Great tutorial. Really elegantly shot too. I'm impressed. Could see everything, tell whats happening and get an idea of required parts. Cheers
I have the same funnel lol
me too 🙂
Cool story
One of the best oil change videos
Used the common person's tools. Very creative on the funnel. Great video. I highly recommend it for any 2nd Ge Toyota Prius oil change.
@gwalia4 I understand this point of view, and I generally do use dealer filters. But there's no data I know of that supports such a radical difference in engine life based on factory vs. aftermarket filters. So, factory when it's convenient, but going aftermarket once in awhile isn't going to hurt anything.
Fantastic tutorial, sir! Thank you so much for the time and effort that you put into this. I wish more How-To videos were like this!
Great tutorial. I use a plastic bag on the filter to catch all the oil when removing it. Note that the torque spec on the drain plug is 28 ft-lbs.
Excellent video! The right length. Perfect amount of information. Thank you so much for posting this.
It's weird. I put 3.7 litres (3.9 quarts) into my 2005 Prius and then checked the dipstick and I was considerably over the top dot. My hybrid mechanic told me not to worry so all good, but I wonder what happened. The car was not level, it was on ramps tilted backwards so I can only guess that not all the oil came out, though the dipstick indicated the oil was clear.
Very minimal and straightforward. Thank you!
Good vid. Anyone who is a normal DIYer can figure out sequence well enough and won't hurt their car if they didn't take the filler cap off first. The vid is especially nice to help find safe jacking points using a normal floor jack and for resetting the MAINT REQ light. I also like seeing the 14mm wrench. No searching through a few wrenches to find the right one. Done in a few minutes, literally. Thanks!
Bruh this is one of the best oil changing videos in the world
Thanks! It was frankly an experiment in editing. I was terrified of speaking on video at the time, and so I didn't. I frankly think that's why it works, because I *show* everything.
Much better DIY video than most, but you measured oil level with the car on the driveway which is not level.
Great video!!! Straight to the point with all important info!
Just got done changing the oil myself on my girlfriend's 06 Prius thanks to your video!! Thank you so much! After I reset the Maintenance Required light I gave the thumbs-up too!
Thanks for best video for oil change on 2nd gen prius. No commentary with detail and great camera views
no ego, just showed you how!!! simple and effective.
Thank you. No audio but very clear instructions.
One of the best instructional videos I have seen. Congratulations on a great video and keep them coming!!!!
I make films for a living, and this was pure brilliance.
Thanks. This was the first video I ever edited, using a basic point-and-shoot and whatever editing software that came on my PC. Everything up to this had been one shot stuff. Haven't had time to make many more of late, but I'm getting the itch to get back into it again.
Dan Edmunds the brilliance is the simplicity and your style. Please make more.
Thanks for the video. I'm using it to convince my wife that changing your own oil is simple (she's smaller than I am and fits under the car better). :) Thumbs up!
Perfectly edited video. Changed my oil in record time.
The audio is very soothing, you should do a 8 hour video of 2nd generation oil changes.
@edcastrovalley Usually, unibody "pinch rails" have a reinforced area of extra thickness adjacent to each wheel. Many times a small triangle is stamped into the unibody just outboard the area to help you locate the right spot.
just changed the oil in my sisters Prius, thanks for all the help, especially with the maintenance reset.
Who's watching this in 2020?
2023
2023 as well
I beat you guys 2024
2024… just had a bad experience at Take 5 and I’ll be doing my own oil changes for my beloved 2008 Prius. This video is perfect!
@@ettalea I have a 2008 as well .. what trim level do you have and what's you mpg.. in Los Angeles winter 51.6 mpg . Summer 55.5 mpg
Can we get a video on draining and refilling the radiator fluid?
this total inspired me to go out, but a jack and do this myself. I totally got this! awesome video dan!
Which jack did you get?
Did my first oil change today. Thanks for the great video!
Thank you .. showed exactly what I need so I can do this myself.....or with little assistance...I appreciate it thanks
I love my prius.
Excellent demo. I have an 06 Prius and I'll be changing my oil for the first time soon. Thank you.
Great Vid, and so much conveyed with nothing said... Thanks for the share...
Cool, I'll look for that on the pinch rails when I change my oil this weekend. Thanks, Ed
Really helpful tutorial, and it saved me some time and money. Hats off to you, sir!
Thank you so much. Very clear video that will save me several hundred dollars taking this to Toyota.
very instructive and easy to understand video. many thanks
A mouthwash bottle with the first half inch or so cut off the spout makes a nice oil funnel.
Man, thanks a lot. It helped me in an emergency, a lot.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Great video but you should always fill the oil filter with oil before installing it.
This is the best video on youtube
Who are the pricks that thumbed this down . This is how you make a good helpful video.
Nice. A couple thoughts: fill new oil filter with new oil before installing it and to get the engine to run just turn up the interior heat setting to max and the engine will start.
SL
Those are usually the people that have never done the research themselves, and take someones word for it. :P I love my second gen prius. Almost at 100K :D
Silent but excellent video instructions. Thank you.
Good video. But there are some disadvantages: 1. the vehicle is under a slope with a roll back. The oil in the reservoir overflowed to the back wall. Waste oil must be disposed of all large disposable syringe. 2. When you replace the filter, oil immediately poured into the filter to the pressure of the air has not got. Or if you do that then you need the engine to drive the idle without the ignition. But in principle, everything is done correctly. In Russia at the stations almost all do.
Really enjoyed this video. Easy to follow. Great job!
You can start the gas engine by its self. Push the button till it says ready then foot on the brake and other foot push the gas down a little. Engine will start and run while the pedal is held down.
Zach Peacock what do you mean it'll put it in a mode where the hybrid battery is not working?
best oil change video i have seen...
@2HornDogs Please do not get under a car held by the scissor jack. They frequently fall. Use a hydraulic jack with a piece of 2x4 wood and place it on the frame (away from the body side). Once the car is raised, lower it onto a jack stand. Leave the jack in place in case the stand fails. This must be on a hard surface. Never get under a car that is on dirt regardless of the jack or stand you use.
i dont think ive ever commented on a youtube video...but your awesome. great video.
Nicely done, simple direct easy to understand. Great job
So it doesn't matter what brand of oil it is, as long as it's 5W-30?
Great DIY, but what I really want to know, is that a 57 Ford sitting next to the Prius?
Wow your video is awesome, The most thing that i like about your video is the background sounds of the birds. Thanks to your video my oil change will be a peice of cake :)
Great video... I especially like the water bottle funnel. Innovative "green" idea. Now it's time for me to get under my car. ;-)
Hey guys, pick the best oil filter for your car, the one M.Benz used in their car. I heard that Johnson Control Optima gel battery is also worth the money, especially for the Prius with the solar panel.
The Toyota oil filter is ok, close to OEM standard, made in THAILAND, not in Japan.
Thank you Dan. Just changed oil my Prius.
Thank you for using the jack stand. It always freaks me out when I see people get under a car held up only by a jack.
Genius. You made this look easy my man :) cheers from Australia !
Dudes, they have a Fujita oil plug with a flip that you can use without have to unscrew the plug many times, causing stripped gasket, AND eventually leak that could cause engine damages. They sell it on Amazon.com.
Great Video :) Easy to follow tutorial and no waiting around for the next step to come on. Thank you so much for making this.
Thanks for making this video it's very much appreciated, it was on point and very easy to follow. Thanks again.
Conversely you can stab the filter with a screwgee and twist it off if some lube tech punk refaced it down too hard.
Referring to the video between 2.06 - 2.13 : wondering what this oil/compound (or whatever it is) is? Thanks in advance.
I used Blitz funnel on mine, because on windy day, the cut up water bottle could flew off and make the oil spill on the engine, making a lot of mess.
Nice video. I just bought the same floor jack but, it's nice to know where to put the jack stands. Thanks
Great video thanks a lot, especially the part where I did the reset
Perfect video. Thank you
Very thorough, albeit simple. Thanks a lot!
Still providing value good job!
This is a perfect video. Thanks