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110,000 maint. service questions

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by 2ewes4me, Mar 5, 2012.

  1. 2ewes4me

    2ewes4me Junior Member

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    My 2007 has never had the rear brakes checked, so I called to make an appt.
    For $111 they inspect the brakes, boots, linkage, CV boots, ball joints, drive shaft bolts, belts, hoses and fluids.

    The dealership said I should also have a throttle body cleaning @ $60 and a coolant service @ $90.
    I read here that some do their own throttle body cleaning, so $60 seems wasteful, but I'd need some instructions on how to do it myself, if someone is willing to detail it for me please.

    Is the coolant service @ $90 something I should have them do?

    thanks-
     
    #1 2ewes4me, Mar 5, 2012
  2. jdenenberg

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    There are two coolant loops in a Prius. I doubt that $90 covers both of them. They were due to be refreshed at 100k miles.

    JeffD
     
    #2 jdenenberg, Mar 5, 2012
  3. The Critic

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    $60 for a throttle body service seems reasonable if you have no mechanical knowledge. It takes about 20 minutes to do, and the throttle body is likely to be dirty at 110k. However, I am not sure that you will notice any performance improvement from having this done.

    At 110k you should also have the transaxle fluid replaced.
     
    #3 The Critic, Mar 5, 2012
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    The throttle body service is foremost a preventative against the plate getting stuck in the gummy carbon stuff from the PCV that coats the bore. It is a good idea at 100K. They should also include a MAF sensor cleaning in the price. Now, you could see if they would combine these with spark plug replacement. That whole service is 1 hour or less of labor and should around $200.

    Both coolants and transaxle fluid should be changed.

    Rear brake service, well, if they aren't making any noise, let sleeping dogs lie.
     
    #4 seilerts, Mar 5, 2012
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