Hello,

I just went to oilchangers, yes that’s the actual name of the establishment

They forgot to tell me that I need my car off during the oil change… I drive a 2020 Prius.

They said it was fine as long as it wasn’t spitting oil back out and the car is a hybrid system.

Am I being lied to? This is my first time getting one on my own

  • Jakes2406@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If the actual engine was running then yes, it could have definitely damaged the engine in the amount of time it took to drain and fill.

    Since it’s a hybrid though, the engine could have been off while it was on battery power.

    You own the car, can you tell when it’s engine is running vs when it’s operating on battery power? If so, was the engine running?

    • henchman171@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It’s actually easy to forget thenToyota Hybrid system is running. I’ve walked away from my hybrid and the only way I’ve known it was left on was the car will beep of the key fob is too far away.

      Unless you look at the instrument cluster is easy to forget the car is on If the engine doesn’t run

      By default Toyota doesn’t turn the car off for 1 hour of left idling