Toyota Prius Engine Replacement Swap - Second Generation 1.5L (2004 - 2009) 

Mine has 326k and purrs. So eager to see how long it'll last me lol

Those pesky head gaskets! Just did a swap on a 2013 Prius with a bad head gasket. Should have that video up soon.

Yes it did. Sounds like a GM Ecotec, chime and all.

I was looking to see if someone commented about the engine start. Hybrids don't crank like that, at least my Prius hasn't ever.

Nope, nothing else needed

Thanks ,because a mechanic installed used engine and chargerme for programming with special computer

You have to remove it entirely from the engine AND from the firewall. It stays connected to fuse box and flips over out of the way.

Not the easiest. Keep the bolts with the parts or put them back in their threads. Take pictures. The wires weave over and under water lines

It’s different for everyone - in this case, $500 for a replacement engine plus a crazy discount on labor :) and the person had a cheap fuel efficient first beater car.

SOCKETS: 10,13,14,19

​@@arturoguevara852512, 20mm as well

Lol, I'm always on the look out for the perfect gloves. I think I got these from autozone at some point. I recently tried a pair of astro-grip gloves made by SAS and was blown away by how good they were.

I’ve also seen a lot of these with holes in the block. I think its owners not paying attention to oil levels.

@@happywrenching Good point, thanks. Even though it's low mileage, I'll have to keep an eye on the oil on mine.

Mine just got a nice window in the block today. I always pay attention to water and oil levels twice a week I check, I'm just very wierd about it had too many vehicles blow up from ignorance to paying attention to the levels. Looks like I'm going to have a great day putting a new engine in

@@jackass55100 Oof. Sorry to hear that. What year is it and how many miles on the engine? Mine just turned -80,000- Sorry, meant 70,000. I bought it with 58,500 which is low for an '07 Prius. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with oil type. There's a lot of disagreement about what oil to use on Prius forums that I looked through. Apparently Toyota said 5w-30 but then changed it to 0W-30 in 2008. Or vice versa. And some people say it requires semi-synthetic and others say fully synthetic. I'm wondering how much of a difference it makes, and if oil type is to blame for some of these engine blowouts.

@@MyNextShotWontMissI use full synthetic. Imo it’s worth the extra money especially when I lived in Phoenix. Some people would disagree but the two car people I trust tell me to do full synthetic.

Not on this generation Prius. I only removed the crank pulley on this one. The 2010+ generation I had to remove the electric water pump.

Not sure what you are asking - I put in a used engine.

@@happywrenching I meant saying putting new engine zero mileage is there a possibility!

Most likely air trapped in the coolant system. There are RU-vid videos out there on how to burp the heater core on the second gen prius.

Nope, engine only

It's not a traditional flexplate so there is nothing to remove. Much like a manual transmission, the "flexplate" just slides on to the transmission output shaft.

Where are you located?

@@werdy i need it for mt 2013 in S cal?? :(

Make sure you remove the crankshaft pulley to get more clearance. More space below than the top means the engine is not balanced properly on your lift. Most engine lifts come with a load leveler bar that is used to shift the weight of the engine. As an alternative, you can use another jack under the engine to balance it from the bottom. Good luck

@@happywrenchingthanks a lot for your reply. Any advice how easily to remove the pulley please ? Do I need to prey the engine? Is there any specific sites for preying? Thanks

@@redamohamed4759 Removing pulley easily is done using an impact wrench. If you don't have an impact you need to hold the crankshaft in place. You can wedge something between the crankshaft and the block or wedge something in the flywheel to keep it from spinning when loosing the crankshaft pulley bolt. You may need to pry the engine from the transmission - that is assuming you have room for the engine to slide to the passenger side and you have all of the bolts out.

@@happywrenching thanks a lot for your advice ( levelling the engine). Luckily I have tried to take the engine without removing the pulley. Any advice please reg installing the new one ?? Thanks

@@redamohamed4759 only thing i can recommend is to go slow and check around the engine often as you lower it so you don’t damage anything.

I charged $800 for the last one I did but I'm not a shop mechanic and do this on the side.

Keep in mind that I did this swap 2 years ago so not sure of today's prices but at that time, the donor engine with 166k miles on it was right around $500 after taxes and fees. Thanks for stopping by!