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Various Maintenance at 100,000+

Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by delrayprius, Apr 14, 2014.

  1. delrayprius

    delrayprius New Member

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    I took my 2010 prius into Toyota for a recall fix s couple month ago. The mileage was just over 100,000. They gave me a laundry list of items that needed to be done. I am now at 110,000 and am wondering what are necessary and vital or what can wait or what might be easy to do which I can do on my own.
    They gave me the following list:
    Spark Plugs - $160
    Coolant Flush - $116
    Invertor Flush - $130
    Air Induction - $110
    AC Filter/AC Evaporator Flush - $110

    I have been doing regular oil maintenance at Firestone and am happy with them there. What should I have them do and what should I have Toyota do? Any thoughts?
     
  2. dkelly

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    I'm at 116,000 on my 2010. The spark plugs need to be done at 120,000. $160 seems a little steep but I haven't had mine done yet so I can't say what my dealer is going to try to charge me.

    I'll have to check on the coolant flush but it's probably due as well.

    I did my inverter coolant at 100,000. The owner's manual says it needs to be replace, not flushed. I did it myself for around $15.

    I have no idea what they are talking about with the air induction.

    The cabin air (AC) filter should have been replaced a few times by now but you can do it with a screwdriver in about 5 minutes for $12.

    AC Evaporator flush (again, whatever they are referring to) is nowhere in the owner's manual.

    So, the spark plugs, the coolant and the inverter (no flush) is probably legitimate. But I imagine your Firestone dealer can do it a bit cheaper. I would just make sure Firestone uses the correct fluids as specified in the owner's manual.
     
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    AC Evaporator Flush is a foam cleaner you spray in via the ac evaporator water drain. You can buy the kit on Ebay sometimes for about $25. The drain is accessible through the right front wheel well. The kit comes with a special hose that connects from the spray can to the drain outlet. Sometimes the coils will get an "old sock" musty smell, usually at the beginning of ac operations. This musty smell is sometimes falsely attributed to the car seats or carpet.

     
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  4. delrayprius

    delrayprius New Member

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    This is good stuff. Thanks for the feedback!