I just purchased a new Prius a couple days ago. When is the first scheduled maintenance interval? My dealership told me 10,000 miles for the first oil change? I've always been under the impression that you need to do the first service as soon as possible with a brand new vehicle? To rid the oil of metal shavings and break-in oil.
There is a service recommended every 5000 miles, for tire rotation and multipoint inspection. The Oil Change Interval is 10,000 miles. One never knows how many cars they ship with no manuals, but this will help (page 38) http://www.toyota.com/t3Portal/document/omms-s/T-MMS-15Prius/pdf/2015_Toyota_Prius_WMG.pdf
Thank you for the link JimboPalmer. That'll come in handy. Does everyone do their rotations at 5k and oil changes at 10k? It'd seem to me, it'd be a lot more convenient if you just do the oil & tire rotation at 10k
10k is too long for tyres, plus they inspect a bunch of things. 15k is a cabin air filter check, so you should either go every 5k, or do the work yourself. keep in mind, the first 2 years or 25,000 miles is free. i did my engine oil at 5k and 15k. now every 10 from there, or once a year, whichever comes first.
It use to be oil changes every 5k. Based on my preowned car, the previous owner did oil changes every 5k miles. Now, Toyota changed it to every 10k miles. iPhone ?
I opted for the synthetic oil changes for life through the dealership, so I'll be going through them for maintenance. I was just hoping some people go 10k on their tires between rotations. Why did Toyota decide to go from 5k miles to 10k miles??
changed from dino to synthetic. you can certainly go 10k between tyre rotates, it's just a bit more time that might cause premature wear on one or more tyres. so, it might reduce your miles before replacing. every car is different.
you might have a theory there. but sometimes, the wear is so uneven, the tyres get noisy, and rotating doesn't help. another problem is, toyota recommends front to back rotation, but some people say that cross rotation is better for evening out the wear.
That is true. If you go by the standard rotation, front straight to back. Back crosses to front. That would put 20k miles on one side before it moved its way over to the other side. So, something to think about. I just don't like making appointments for just a tire rotation, I'd rather do oil & tires at once. lol
One advantage to staying with Toyota's recommendation of keep wheels on the same side: only two of your rims are prone to curb rash.
