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Looking for instructions on 2017 Prius 4 coolants flush/change

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Wraiththe, Apr 3, 2023.

  1. Wraiththe

    Wraiththe Member

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    Have a 2017 Prius 4. Dealer wants 680 to change the coolants. I am at @114K miles and they say it is overdue. Seems like a lot. I would like to see the instructions and the few videos I could find were for earlier years or a prime or they seemed very lacking with omitted details.

    Thanks.
     
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    IIRC Toyota USA says 100k miles (or 10 years) for engine coolant, 150k (or 15 years) for inverter coolant, and 50k miles (or 5 years) for both thereafter. FWIW, Toyota Canada says 100k miles (or 10 years) for both.

    I’ll post a spreadsheet summary of US schedule in a bit. <Done

    Attached are repair manual excerpts for both changes.
     

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    $680????? HOLY CRAP! I called my dealer for price on just a drain and fill transmission fluid...$315!

    I changed all fluids in my wife's 2017 last summer....unbelievably easy. Hardest part was refilling the transmission (I hate those little pump bottles...always ends up making a mess.) So, instead, I used a 3-foot tube I held above the engine bay and my wife watched underneath and told me when it was leaking out...put a new gasket on the drain/fill bolts, and done.

    I change transmission fluid and coolant on our cars/trucks every 50,000 miles or 5-years.
     
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  4. Mendel Leisk

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    Did the same thing, 'cept I was downstairs...

    Didn't even consider a pump; funnel and hose is as reliable as gravity.
     
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