Some advice needed

I think these 2 services were needed only to make dealer some quick money at your cost.

 

The two services did not need to be performed at this time.

The factory-fill coolant is good for 100K miles. However after the factory-fill has been drained and replaced, the subsequent coolant change interval is 50K miles.

So, if you want to be faithful to the Toyota service recommendations, then the next coolant change should have been at ~110K miles or thereabouts, which is 14K miles beyond your current odometer reading.

 

No I see what your saying. Your saying they should have done it already with replacing both pumps previously and you have a good point.

But I surmise when they replace either pump they do not flush the system. They just pull the Inverter pump out, replace it and then top it off. I believe they do the same thing for the water pump. A flush is a whole 'nother deal especially the engine flush which is a royal pain in the tukus.

But anyway I recommend you replace the Inverter coolant every 30,000 miles anyway. And what they charged you for the ICE coolant is real bargain. That's some pretty cheap labor there. My local bandito would charge $200 for either. So for $216. your good to go for a few more years.

Now what you really need to change out is the transmission fluid. You are way overdue for that. Find out what your dealer charges for that. If its less the $150 jump on that.

Enjoy!!

 

Because they need to flush your wallet in order to pay their bills.

Owner > general manager > service manager > service writer > your wallet

I'd be happy to answer any more questions you might have.

Avi

 

Try AVI for a trans fluid change. He'll give her a good look over.

 

I try to avoid dealers as much as possible. From my experience, they are the most dishonest organizations around. I once took my Mazda pickup to a dealer to get checked out because it was running rough. They replaced the ignition coil, spark plugs, and performed a tune-up. In all it cost me almost $600. When I drove off, my truck was miss-firing and worse than before. I came back to the dealer and they told me to leave it over night and they will check in the morning. Well, I couldn't do that, I needed to get home, and the dealer wouldn't provide me with a loaner. Long story short, I took my vehicle to a local garage, and he found that my plug wires were on backwards, and my only problem was a bad plug wire.

The dealer refused to take responsibility for what they had done, so I have vowed never to return to any dealer. I'll only go if I have no other choice, and be very suspicious about anything they do or say!

I've heard many stories about how dealers take advantage of people's ignorance about their car. I find that local garages are more concerned about keeping a good reputation, then the fast paced big dealers who could care less.