Local dealership recommends at 60K

My dealer charges $100 - you should do it every 60k miles

Typically not required - I have 187k miles on my 2004 and it has never been done - no ill effects

Probably a somewhat over priced Inverter Coolant drain and refill neither this or the below coolant services are needed until 100k miles then each 50k miles thereafter

JeffD

 

You only need to do what your Owner's Manual recommends. Some people like to do the other dealer recommended items, but they aren't necessary.

 

Mileage is not the only criteria. Brake fluid, as an example, is hygroscopic, so it attracts water over time. I bet both the engine coolant, and inverter coolant react with the metals in the system over time, so that even when the mileage is not up, the time may be past for those services.

Shop around, those prices seem high.

 

What jdenenberg said.

The smell you noticed that kinda smelled like an ol' road kill skunk was your dealers service adviser.

Carefully read your owners manual and don't let them sell you any services that aren't in the manual. One exception would be that if you are planning on keeping the car over 200k miles 60k transmission oil changes might be a good idea. Otherwise go by the manual on that too.

 

The two coolant loops are completely independent. The dealer can price them separately. My dealer charged me $125 total for both loops at 100k miles. I don't have the 150k mile job priced separately as I replaced both the ICE and Inverter water pumps at that time.

JeffD

 

On my 2007 with 30,000 miles it did need the throttlebody
cleaning for sure. In fact I've done it twice since bought it new.
It gets pretty sooty.

Its very easy. Hard to mess it up.Have to loosen 2 screws.
And you need one can of carb cleaner. SEarch my back posts as I described it in detail. Takes 5 minutes.

I would get the trans fluid done also. Your due.That can be done also by yourself but much harder as you need to get the car up on lifts which may be impossible for you.

You need to find an independant shop by you as the dealer is high. Ask around...neighbors..coworkers...family...for someone they use.

Any shop can do the trans fluid and coolants. There pretty straight forward. Trans should be around $75 labor and both coolant loops maybe $100.

One caveat for an indie shop is ask them if they use a mini evacuator to purge airlock out of coolant systems. If they do not use one pass on them. It is required on most modern cars for thorough air lock evacuation after coolant change. Lots of posts here in the last 3 years of poorly evacuated coolant loops after change and then there gurgling or poor cooling or no heat. Even seen posts of there cars doing that after dealer change so just cause its the dealer does not always mean expert repair. It does require knowlege of proper tools to do the job.

If you do use an indie shop provide them with the product needed you can find at the dealer parts counter:

WS Trans Fluid 4 quarts
Toyota Super Long Life Coolant 4 Gallons

 

Another tip. When you are trying to find out how a shop does a job, don't give them a hint at the correct answer. Ask them how they make sure no air is in the system instead of naming the tool or precess they should be using.:cheer2:

 

Thats a damn good idea.