Hi all, is it my car's time? I am not a DIY. I have a great mechanic (I think) that has done a lot of work with taxi drivers over the years and therefore has experience with Prius v. He gave me a roundabout of $4000 (CAD) to fix gasket, replace sparkplugs, and other stuff I can't remember. He did a clean of the EGR at around 225,000km if I remember correctly. The problem is even used cars are so bloody expensive these days... I need to decide today. :-(
I agree with bisco, if the rest of the car is still in good shape, you might as well change it. If you do, I would recommend changing the EGR and intake manifold as well since there are updated parts. I just bought a 2012 with a blown head gasket over the summer and had it replaced at the dealer I work at. If you need any help with part numbers and such I can help you with that as I have access to the electronic parts catalog.
That's around 140k miles (for our American brethren). Did anything in particular prompt that cleaning? Was it a thorough clean, and included the intake manifold, which has the final leg of the EGR passages? Not sure? Just my 2 cents, that's an expensive, fool's-mission; I would just clean what you've got.
