1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Just had 1st service done after 1 year

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by raspy, Jul 6, 2017.

  1. Gen 2 Tom

    Gen 2 Tom Active Member

    Joined:
    May 15, 2016
    333
    286
    0
    Location:
    Lincoln Park NJ
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    Tires and brakes ware are real dependent on the road a driver. As said get yourself a tire gauge at any auto parts store. Or just wait for the wear bars to show up on the tires. As to the Prius brakes that in the past never wore out. I would wait until the wear indicator started squeaking.
     
    raspy likes this.
  2. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2010
    54,466
    38,101
    80
    Location:
    Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    Touring
    You can also find new tire tread depth online, say tirerack. To get a feel for what percent you're at. They're typically around 10/32" new.
     
    raspy likes this.
  3. alanclarkeau

    alanclarkeau Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 24, 2016
    7,041
    7,580
    0
    Location:
    near Brisbane, Australia
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    They probably are required to err on the side of caution - eg if they said you had 30,000 miles before the t y r e s need replacement, and you drove like a F1 driver and they were dead in 7000km, they could be standing before the Coroner.

    But I'm certain that they just hope that you'll tell them to $pend up big on repairing unnece$$ary $tuff. I'd go have a look at the tyres and pads yourself.

    On my VOLVO, they told me the 4 wheel pads wouldn't make it to the next service, and that the rotors would need replacing too. I took it to a brake specialist who told me to bring it back in a year, and that at least the rear rotors would pass OK.
     
    RCO and raspy like this.
  4. robsnyder20

    robsnyder20 Active Member

    Joined:
    Aug 13, 2012
    372
    300
    0
    Location:
    SW Florida USA
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    I just got a tire depth gauge for my 2016 Prius with the 15" toyos and performed my own depth test and at 19,000 US miles I was at 6-7mm. I try to take off easy and leave the car on ECO all of the time. If you are hard on the starts I heard the prius can really eat the front tires at take off with the electric and gas motors.
     
    raspy likes this.
  5. raspy

    raspy Senior Member

    Joined:
    Jul 6, 2016
    438
    699
    0
    Location:
    London, UK
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    Nope.
     
  6. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    107,571
    48,862
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    Interesting. Maybe I'll go to 10k rotations, and skip the 5k inspections!
     
    kithmo likes this.
  7. RCO

    RCO Senior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 31, 2016
    3,709
    5,182
    0
    Location:
    Cornwall
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    Merchants don't call UK treasure island for nothing, ya know!
     
    raspy likes this.
  8. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2010
    54,466
    38,101
    80
    Location:
    Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    Touring
    Yeah, but what about the driver's floor mat check, do you really want to skip that? :eek:
     
    bisco and RCO like this.
  9. RCO

    RCO Senior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 31, 2016
    3,709
    5,182
    0
    Location:
    Cornwall
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    S'right! What if they don't inflate the radiator and drain the passenger seat sump? Then what would you do? :confused:
     
    bisco and Mendel Leisk like this.
  10. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2010
    54,466
    38,101
    80
    Location:
    Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    Touring
    More seriously:

    I think if you do 4 tire rotations, say at 10K miles, vs 8 at 5K miles, your tires are going to have about the same wear characteristics. And either way, you're about to dispose of them soon, so all the extra labour is basically cargo cult.

    The only downside I can see, to reduced rotations: if the service department is diligent, and rolls the tire along the slab and inspects the tread for embedded nails, you might catch something sooner. But I doubt they're doing that.

    Disclaimer: I do my own rotations, in conjunction with swapping over to snow tires, every spring and fall. So I guess that's sorta yearly.
     
    #30 Mendel Leisk, Jul 7, 2017
    Last edited: Jul 7, 2017
    kithmo, bisco and RCO like this.
  11. Prodigyplace

    Prodigyplace Senior Member

    Joined:
    Nov 1, 2016
    11,696
    11,317
    0
    Location:
    Central Virginia
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    The floor mat check is actually listed in the maintenance checks due to the crazy lawsuits Toyota had in the US when some people used the wrong mats and the caught the accelerator pedal.:eek:
     
    RCO likes this.
  12. raspy

    raspy Senior Member

    Joined:
    Jul 6, 2016
    438
    699
    0
    Location:
    London, UK
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    It's part of my visual safety report that I attached. So they did check that my driver's mat was secure.
     
  13. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    107,571
    48,862
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    i change the oil once a year, due to low miles. depending on how many, i'll decide on rotation or not.
     
    Mendel Leisk likes this.
  14. kithmo

    kithmo Couch Potato

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2010
    2,404
    2,773
    47
    Location:
    South Yorkshire, UK
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Toyota's UK servicing don't even remove the wheels until the second (major) service at 20K miles or two years :(
     
    Mendel Leisk, bisco and RCO like this.
  15. alanclarkeau

    alanclarkeau Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 24, 2016
    7,041
    7,580
    0
    Location:
    near Brisbane, Australia
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    I bought a KIA Rio in 2006, had it serviced as per schedule. At the 45.000km/3yr service, when I picked it up, they advised they'd ordered a replacement AFTERMARKET driver's side floor mat as the under-heel vinyl pad was a bit loose. They said it would be covered under warranty as the mat was ordered as part of my order for the car. They rang a couple of days later and said they had to supply all 4 mats, as it's a slightly different grey from the ones I have - free. I thought that was a nice touch.
     
    pilotgrrl, kithmo and RCO like this.
  16. William Redoubt

    William Redoubt Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 13, 2016
    1,215
    1,164
    1
    Location:
    Coronado Island, California
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    I have never gotten bad service from my dealer. Except the sales part. After that I do my own work ...
     
    RCO likes this.
  17. William Redoubt

    William Redoubt Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 13, 2016
    1,215
    1,164
    1
    Location:
    Coronado Island, California
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    Interesting. Maybe I'll go to 10k rotations, and skip the 5k SALES OPPORTUNITY!

    There, I fixed that.
     
    RCO likes this.
  18. alanclarkeau

    alanclarkeau Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 24, 2016
    7,041
    7,580
    0
    Location:
    near Brisbane, Australia
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    I had my 12Mth/20,000 km service done yesterday (done 17,000km).

    When collecting the car, I asked about tyres and brakes. The advisor said "the tyres are barely worn, and the brakes will likely last the life of the car" he went on to add that neither were worth measuring.
     
    Prodigyplace likes this.
  19. Prodigyplace

    Prodigyplace Senior Member

    Joined:
    Nov 1, 2016
    11,696
    11,317
    0
    Location:
    Central Virginia
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    Your avatar is no Prius!
     
  20. alanclarkeau

    alanclarkeau Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 24, 2016
    7,041
    7,580
    0
    Location:
    near Brisbane, Australia
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    But it IS a hybrid. Just dreaming - though not enough seats for the grandchildren.
     
    Raytheeagle and RCO like this.