Do I "really" need these things done?

1) No - The OE plugs are super high quality. I replaced mine around 120k miles and the gap looked so good I saved them and plan to put them back in when I get to 300K miles or so. This is similar to most people's experiences.

2) Being in the salty winter states this is possible. The Prius brakes rarely get used because you are always using regen braking unless you love slamming on the brakes all the time. This can mean they never grab unless below 7mph and very lightly. Couple this with salty roads and you have a good combination to start rusting out your rotors. Happens on the front and back. That's why it is recommended to every now and then go nice and fast and make a good controlled fast brake. If you slap it in neutral before braking, even better as that will completely disengage the regen braking and it's all friction. I try to do that once a month or so just to exercise them. So if "cleaned" means "be machined because of rust", then possible. Do they look rusty?

3) Do you transport hair balls like dogs in your car? If so, then yes it should be cleaned but it is easy to do yourself. For $135, I'd be inclined to spend the 10 minutes myself and do it. Good to know this is starting to become a maintenance thing. It's something we just learned over the years to have to do and every dealer would just look at you like you're crazy. "But that service isn't in the shop manual...."

4) I'd be more concerned why it's dented. You keep running over things? We have some very steep driveways that make a wedge and will easily dent and scrape any vehicle, even SUV if driven straight over. You have to go slowly and at a very weird angle to get the car to walk over it with enough suspension clearance. If it's dented and weak, then the next time it gets dented it could very possibly shatter and then you're stranded. Hopefully you would have pulled over IMMEDIATELY after this happened. We destroyed an oil pan on an old american made van we took into the woods to drop our canoes off. Hit a small center-high-point rock on old logging roads deep in the woods and with a fully loaded van (7 large guys plus 6 canoes ontop plus 2 weeks of supplies) it was a bang then oil just everywhere. It had been hit a few times before as there was more than 1 dent but the pan actually shattered where we hit it. All the oil came out in less than a couple seconds.

 

there's a youtube video for cleaning the fan, pretty easy, and a good way to learn some diy.

skip everything else. the front calipers should be cleaned, inspected and lubed if necessary every 30k.

have you considered tranny fluid?

80k is only tire rotation and oil/filter. you get oil change twice a year?

 

Bisco. He's a smart fella. I agree with his assessment.

How do you know these are photos of your oil pan? Just sayin' because ya gotta watch yur vallet.

 

Here's a chart format translation of the (US) 2nd gen schedule, as outlined in the Toyota USA Scheduled Maintenance Guide:

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Spreadsheet and pdf attached.

 

smaht

i drive about 6,000 miles a year, change the oil every spring. but that's just me.

you can plug your vin into the toyota owners website for all dealer service history

 

there is only one. ecvt is the prius transaxle/transmission. toyota calls it lifetime, but if you intend to keep your car, many experts here recommend a change. usually around $100.

 

* Forget the plugs until well after 100K miles. And then DIY for under $30 and 30 minutes of your time (with coffee brakes).
* Rear brakes are drums and you can't inspect them without taking apart (a little). Probably no problems there, but follow the good advice of shifting to neutral and giving a good old brake once in a while (be careful doing this, LOL).
* battery fan cleaning is simple to do (google it). Really nothing to have someone else do for you. Bichons will not clog it up (I had a bichon for 16 years), but still good to check and clean if needed. Clogged up fan will not be good for your hybrid battery.
* Forget the oil pan unless it's actually broken and is not containing oil. Try not to hit it, though as that really does no good to anything in the car (including yourself).

 

Good for you.

1. There is no need until your odometer reaches 120K miles or you find the engine is starting to misfire.
2. No need if you do not hear any squeaking back there when braking.
3. No need if your pets do not shed excessive hair.

Well, you could get under the car and look at the engine oil pan to confirm the photo is of your vehicle. It doesn't look that bad from the photo, however you would do well to avoid hitting it further. One dent is very close to the engine oil drain plug and it would not be good if you hit that plug and caused a leak.

Since you are not interested in buying another vehicle in the near (or even far) future, it would be good to avoid beating up the Prius.

 

@Freedom Toyota specs no interval for transaxle fluid change, it is a good idea though. First change even at the one year mark, say around 10~20K miles, then maybe every 60K miles from then on.

 

The only thing I would do, which is not on your list, is have the alignment checked when replacing tires.

 

I would only consider alignment check if there was a noticeable issue, and/or you'd recently hit a curb or something like that. There's not much that's adjustable, just front toe?