Hi all, I'm at 105k miles on my toyota prius plug in 2013, and I brought it in for inspection to two different places. Both recommended a brake pad and rotor replacement due to them being at 3 mm. I'm reading online and seeing many people go much farther on the brake pads than 100k and just curious what is necessary to replace, since it's a fairly expensive replacement. I put the recommended maintenance below from both places: Thanks! Place 2:
3mm is not really low, but you don't want to reach zero right? If both places recommend it, you can get a 3rd opinion
Uhh it's really inexpensive if doing in driveway everything's relaced no need garage . About 6 Walmart tools. My persona made 200K pads only rotors fine . Car blew up fire anything real could be achieved. One the lower mileage cars ever sent away from here. Most go away at 550K or so.
Wow, someone is trying to make a lot of money off you! Scare tactics.... All those things you could do yourself, with just a few tools, and time. Unless you are not physically possible. Brake pad life varies depending on type of driving. If you drive mostly highway miles, they will last a very long time. If you drive most drive mostly city miles, they won't last as long. If you are easy on brakes, use the engine to slow the car a lot, and a light pedal, they last longer. Usually the rear pads last about 50% longer than the front. The rotors can last even longer. Mine have almost 387,000 miles on them, they are not warped and only have a very slight lip on them. The rear pads may "look" thin, but they are not that thick to start with. When you lay them side by side, you'll see you likely had 50% more life in them. I would suggest you take the car to a hybrid shop, that works on the Prius. They should be able to give you a more realistic idea of how worn the pads and rotors are.
If I was down to 3mm remaining I’d likely replace. We’ve got around 65k miles ((105k kms) on our ‘10, and the fronts are maybe 6mm remaining. They start at 10, and “service limit” is 1. Depending on road salt in your area, rotors may be fine.
Are both these places dealerships??? You know once they input your VIN; the shared DB compares notes automatically.... If you don't get me... The other dealership's findings pop up on their computer screens too; if they are both Toyota dealerships!!!!! If you don't "wrench"; you can get the brakes done at any tire or muffler shop for about 2/3 of that price. The front axle brakes are the most important to get done. I'm pretty sure the rears are OK, but you can stagger the rears a couple of months down the road - so you don't get hit with a big bill all at once. Have them flush out your brake system fluid while they're at it. Change the cabin & engine air filters on your own - YouTube it, really easy to do. Buy a bottle of Techoline fuel injector cleaner and dump it in at your next fill-up. They are jumping the gun on the spark plugs. Your coolant change is controversial; your not over the miles but your are over the time limitation of the coolant change - 10 years. You should do both engine and inverter coolants at the same time - easier to keep track of maintenance intervals that way. Hope this helps......
