True! Some idiot changed the oil in my daughters Sienna and I ended up having to replace the plastic canister with a metal one and told her to let me do her oil changes from now on.

I have ALWAYS soaked my filters. Ppl are now sayn NOT to/not necessary/bad to do. I was always told engine runs dry for those few seconds. I NEVER had problems due to oil & will continue to soak. I'm now 70, so whats that tell u? 👍

Yep, depends on the model. My wife's 2017 has the stupid canister and my 2021 Prius AWD has the cool spin on. I'm converting the 2017 to a spin-on....not hard to do for the DIYers.

Years ago, we had some mice in our RV and heard that leaving cut up bars of Irish Spring soap helps repels them, they hate the smell. Since doing that, we haven't had any more mice so you might want to try putting some around the car.

@@coloradoboo1071 Those clothes dryer cloths have the same effect.

I had a mechanic suggest mothballs 😅

Not sure if anyone helpd u. Urs prob takes same wrench as this one. They sell on Amazon. Watch "Car Care Nut" on utube, under oil changes, he changes on a Corolla. Same engine/ filter. He is awesome!! Great that u want to do ur own!!👍

I own a 2019 prius & I love it! Different tail/head lites than his, but same body style. 😁

Wow! My 2019 says 0W-16. U can USE 0W-20, but u have to go back to 0W-16 next change. We BOTH have 1.8L in our gen 4's. 20W-50 is WAY to thick. At least in MY area in the ruat belt. Maybe down South its okay. I ALSO am changing mine at 5,000 miles/6mos & NOT 10,000 miles. I know they dont run all the time but I used to change my 97 camry at 3,000 miles & no probs. I KNOW I'm a fanatic, but I feel the oil is the heartbeat of engines. 🖖

@@riceburner4747 generally Toyota likes to recommend 5000m/6mo because wear metals form in these engines more and to reduce liability on extended drains that caused sludging in the past. Those engines were still reliable. Lasting long after others have died. Only thing is after that time in their old age, 200k+, many consumed oil in the quarts amount between changes.

@@riceburner4747 as for the WAY too high/heavy weight, that would be for desert conditions where it doesn't get cold enough to stop the flow. Imagine how in weather that doesn't drop below 50F, it said in some places straight 30 was fine without the weight modifier. Yes your engine is different and follow your spec in your own manual. EG 20vs 16. HOWEVER. In Toyota engines where applicable, that's why 5W is interchangeable with 0W. So long as where you are doesn't get freezing. Or you could theoretically wear out the tolerances. That being the case, 20W likely is run in death valley type conditions where ambient temps run 100F+. Imagine the Toyota that run in the desert and in the Middle East where no other trucks run and work. Majority are Toyos there for a reason. The others just break down.

That may be true where you live but not in the USA.

@@njsongwriter true but doesn't really matter. It's the exact same engine code and bearing clearance and pump. If it had wider breakings then it wouldn't include the 16 and 20 grades in that case and only the higher grades but that's not the case.

Try dismantlers, or parts resellers. Unless you have money to burn and go to the dealer. Dealers have online sites now too. Some give up to 30% off. Or if you're crafty, make one!

@@LAactor ah thx lol my car is only 1 year old i got it with 70 miles i dont want cats to start crawling under the car when it snows

Yeah, since when did we start using NM's??? I'm a senior now. 🤔🙄Took me a while on metric wrenches😂🤣. Now I cant remember standard wrenches/dont even own them. By the way, I like torquing everything, but have done for so long on oil changes, I jst hand tighten.

Alot of young ppl do w/gen 2's &3's. Cheap way to see the country! 😁

There are videos of this. I saw a channel where a girl used to be a cheerleader for some football team and now she does this. Charasmatic character. Little cute too.

Let's see it takes me ½ hour to mow our lawn. I only have to do it about 15 times. I usually change it every two years.

@@njsongwriter The biggest enemy of small engines today is the ethanol in the gasoline which makes clear goo, which will stop up the carburetor passages unless the fuel is drained out during the winter, in some climates. 'Taryl Fixes All' (KZfaq) did an extensive experiment testing various fuel additives to see if any prevented it, using 12 new lawnmower engines. None did. I use the pure gasoline available here in Louisiana due to the very high humidity here, year round. Gas containing ethanol in a vented tank, like on my lawn tractor, will form little brown globs of goo, which will sit on the bottom of the tank until enough forms to make it into the fuel line. In LA, we need to cut grass weekly, except during the period from Halloween until late March, when the weeds start growing again. June, July, August, and September are miserably hot due to the very high humidity. I have a 75' X 125' lot, and mow the neighbors front yard, for free. It takes about 40 minutes to cut it all. At 70, my tractor should outlast me, since it was purchased in 2009 and has an oil filter on the engine. I just changed the rear axle grease seals and finally installed a new air filter. Not much dust around here. The seals were easy compared to changing the ones on my old Ford Expedition rear differential. Without a lift, changing those was WORK. But it did give me an excuse to install a chrome plated differential cover. I can't remember ever seeing one, after driving since the age of 15. It looks cool under there, with the big chromed bumper and the silver paint.

I see nothing wrong with what he did. Some mechs put the cap right on the hood latch so if the hood won't close....

you dont want debris falling into the engine, so its sensible to leave the caps on to keep foreign material out, with the seals broken so that oil can flow down the drain plug.

2007 Prius eats oil like a mofo though

It's so you have to take it in and not do it yourself.