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Maintenance on high mileage old girl

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Marcy, Nov 17, 2012.

  1. Marcy

    Marcy New Member

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    No, not me!! My 2005 Prius that has 234,000 miles on it. I used to be fanatical about having extra services done at nearly every oil change or warranty service interval.

    But after I had the drive built replaced proactively @ 166k miles I just kind of used my common sense. We did have to have the main computer replaced in April 2012 @ 210k miles - but absolutely no problem since then.

    All maintenance has been done at the dealership - though I plan to do the oil and filter changes now thanks to some very helpful videos I found.

    Anyone have experience with a high mileage Prius (Gen II, I guess) and advice on what services to get done preventatively?

    Thanks for your guidance -
     
    #1 Marcy, Nov 17, 2012
  2. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    I would do the test to see how well your 12 volt battery is.
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    It is free, simple to do in your own driveway/garage and better than the dealer.

    I would consider changing the Transaxle fluid with 4 (you may not use all of the fourth) quarts of ATF WS from the Toyota Parts man (and 2 washers for the fill and drain plugs) for about $50
    As a Dealer service expect to pay about $125 and to meet resistance that the service ever need to be done. (I say every 60,000 miles)
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    #2 JimboPalmer, Nov 17, 2012
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