Parts for your 2010 Toyota Prius-Oil seals

2010 Toyota Prius oil seals — what they do and when they’re replaced

Based on Toyota’s factory service information (Toyota TIS Repair Manual and New Car Features for ZVW30) and the Toyota Electronic Parts Catalogue, oil seals are absolutely used on the 2010 Toyota Prius. The 2ZR-FXE engine employs a front crankshaft oil seal and a rear main seal, and the hybrid transaxle uses left and right drive shaft (axle) oil seals to retain Toyota ATF WS. These components appear in Toyota’s procedures for leak diagnosis and seal replacement, confirming they’re fitted to this model.

On a 2010 Prius, oil seals keep engine oil and transaxle fluid where they belong while allowing rotating parts to spin freely. Up front, the crankshaft oil seal sits behind the crank pulley