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Old 06-24-2020, 06:52 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vman455 View Post
I wish I'd known it before I bought a Prius! But mine isn't consuming any oil yet at 90,000 miles. If it starts I'll probably throw in a can of this stuff just to see if it does anything.
If you want to prevent piston ring problems, use a high quality synthetic oil and change it regularly. I wouldn't go over 5K miles, especially since these engines have a known problem with the rings. Oil is cheap compared to rebuilding the engine.
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