PCV Valve. Does it exist on Prius 2007?!

I am approaching 100K and wanted to do some maintenance like changing fluids and such. One of the recommendations I read on this and other forums was to replace PCV Valve. To get a better price, I called around. Out of 3 dealerships, 2 told me it does not exist in this model. 1 gave me a quote. Then I went to yet another dealership to do the work, and the advisor there told me the same thing. He said: I doubt it exists, but I will confirm with technical stuff. While the car was in the service, he gave me a call back and said literally this: They told me there is no serviceable part such as PCV Valve on your Prius.

So the question is does it exist on Prius 2007 or not?! If yes, could it be replaced? If yes, should it be replaced?

Thank you in advance for any info in this respect

 

Thank you! I will definitely find a dealer, who knows about PCV Valve and replace it. Maximum that I risk to do in my Prius myself is air- and cabin- filters. So most definitely I will not be doing it myself. But what do you think should be fair price to replace it at the dealer's? Part price + hours of labor?

On a side note, yes, I did use the standard Toyota oil change, so I assume my PCV Valve will not be in the great shape. But I plan to keep the car till 180,000 miles. So now it is in the middle (94,000). Since I already reached this point, should I start using better oil?

And one more question. I spent some time (actually a lot of time) online, trying to figure what needs (and what needs not) to be done at 100K. Looking at this list, did I miss something important?

- Coolant liquid (both)
- Break liquid
- Transmission liquid
- Spark plugs
- PCV Valve (be done soon)

 

Great! Thanks very much

 

To answer my own questions:

1. Does PCV Valve exist on Prius 2007?
Yes, I was able to buy it from Toyota Parts

2. Can it be replaced?
Yes, eventually I replaced it

3. Should it be replaced?
Big question mark here. Out of 6 dealerships in Southern California 4 did not know anything about it, one gave me a quote, and another one replaced the part. I spoke to multiple advisors and mechanics, and was told that they never replace this part. They also told me it is unlikely I can get stranded because of this. Each of them clamed they see 50 Priuses a day. The last one, who actually did the job, when I asked if I should do it, asked me: - As a preventive measure? And then looked at me, laughed, and said: Sure! I asked if he had ever saw PCV Valve broken? He answered: No.

Of course, this does not mean anything, people can just don't know stuff, but the fact that in such place as Southern CA with arguably the most concentrations of Priuses, and the fact that II Gen is already 10 years on the road, meaning a lot of cars reached 100K miles, and more, and the fact that out of around 5 mechanics I spoke none suggested I should be doing it... My conclusion is: if you do it yourself, than it is cheap - $10. If you try to do it at the dealer's, it is expensive. Mostly in terms of trying to find someone, who knows and is willing to do the job. They charge 1 hour for this replacement.

Another observation, in this thread was pointed that if I was using regular bulk oil from Toyota (which I did), the old PCV Valve should be in a bad shape. So I asked to give me the old part. It looks and sounds almost identical to the new one I gave them. No signs of corrosion or anything else.

 

It did sound a bit different from the new one. But looking at the indirect statistics (the fact they have to do it very infrequent, if ever), I suspect it could run for the live of the car, at least for 180,000 miles I am looking to, even on the bulk oil.

On the other hand, I replaced it, and it gives me a piece of mind