Still loving my 2nd gen at 219,418 miles… can’t let it go
Shea said:
Still loving my 2nd gen at 219,418 miles… can’t let it go
Nice. My 3rd gen has 237,081 km right now… still doing great
Shea said:
Still loving my 2nd gen at 219,418 miles… can’t let it go
Nice. My 3rd gen has 237,081 km right now… still doing great
Have you cleaned out the EGR system before?
@Thorn
Only cleaned the EGR pipe and where it connects. It wasn’t too bad. I posted about it here when I bought the car — it was one of the first things I worked on. I haven’t cleaned the cooler or the intake though. Do you think I should do it now or just wait another 20k km?
@Nye
I’d do it sooner. The cooler, valve, and intake passages are all pretty important. The cooler is the hardest part. I usually seal one end and fill it with some strong Oxi Clean solution. It’s mild but works. If you want stronger, lye is great but you need to be careful — it’s strong stuff. Only use that on the cooler since it’s stainless steel.
@Thorn
Oven cleaner works too — makes the job easier
Keagan said:
@Thorn
Oven cleaner works too — makes the job easier
Yeah, especially if you’re in the US — getting lye has become tricky. Oven cleaner usually has some in it, but not a lot. If you need more, sometimes soap making stores still sell lye. Worth asking around if you’re doing this kind of work.
@Nye
I’ve heard fuel in Europe is better than in the US. Might be why your car runs cleaner.
Shea said:
Still loving my 2nd gen at 219,418 miles… can’t let it go
My 2008 one has 317,000 miles now
Shea said:
Still loving my 2nd gen at 219,418 miles… can’t let it go
My 2008 one has 317,000 miles now
Honestly I thought Toyotas stopped showing numbers after 300,000
Looks great… I had to say goodbye to my 2010 Gen 3 because of the usual problems
FrankRich2 said:
Looks great… I had to say goodbye to my 2010 Gen 3 because of the usual problems
This one surprised me. I thought I overpaid at first because of the high mileage. But turns out it had a lot of work done — new head gasket, piston rings, underbody coated, interior parts replaced, new water pump… and more. It’s kind of a mix between trim 3 and 4 — the first owner added stuff through the dealer.
I have a 2014 Gen 3. I get about 49 mpg — and I can push it higher with careful driving
Gen 3 is a workhorse
Freddie said:
Gen 3 is a workhorse
I still see loads of Gen 3s driving around Vienna. I’m also lucky to have a hybrid battery repair guy just one village away.
Looks great
Mine is a 2nd gen too. At 258,000 miles and still getting 44 to 56 mpg
Are those original headlights? They look a bit different
Zinnia said:
Are those original headlights? They look a bit different
If they’re the ones with 3 little ellipses, then yes — mine look the same and they came straight from the factory