Just won an auction on a 2015 Prius V, initial maintenance suggestions?

All the items you listed are good, but if this were my car, I would change the oil first and then drive it 1000 miles to make sure nothing is really wrong with the car. See how much oil it burns (if any), then decide to do all the maintenance you listed.

 

IMHO, I probably wouldn't do the Liquid-Moly engine flush and use Valvoline restore and protect oil instead. It's not a good idea to remove large chunks from 100K miles of build-up. Placing large chunks into suspension can clog or 'gum-up' the small passages of the engine's internals, especially small passage mechanical hydraulic timing control valves. I would prefer a more gentle scrub of engine internals. Since the car has been regularly serviced, I wouldn't expect much build-up, unless the state was using crappy oil....

Hope this helps....

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OUCH!!! $10,000????? That's pretty high.

Do not do the engine flush. It's a waste of time and money. Just change the oil. Just to
know it is done. Along with the TOYOTA oil filter. No reason to us the restore and protect.
It doesn't work. At least NOT is the real world.

"IF" the service record is correct, you probably don't need to change the oil, but better safe
than sorry, and it's cheap. Did they change the oil at 5000 miles????
And if they used synthetic oil, you will NOT have any sludge.

Engine and inverter coolant is due, spark plugs, trans fluid.
No reason to buy a new cooler from Toyota, unles you like spending a LOT of money.
Search online for them for less than $100.

You probably should remove, clean and regrease the front and rear guide pins for the brakes
Don't forget to clean the old grease out of the caliper also. And time for a brake fluid flush.

Check engine air filter, and cabin air filter.

 

Front brakes are normal. Just use a hose in a bottle, clear is best, and keep
it higher than the caliper. DO NOT LET THE RESIVOIR RUN OUT OF FLUID!

EGR might not be so clogged with the newer rings...

 

Toyota has a procedure for bleeding, you can look that up.
Usually, the caliper furthest from the master cylinder is done first.
Then each one after is shorter and quicker...

Not sure about soundproofing. I just turm my podcast up...
And the thought of taking everything out of my Prius to do it, is not going to happen.
Unless I get another Prius....

 

I usually start with "Before you spend a few hundred bucks on parts and fluids" but I see you're already past that, so I'll wish you luck!

Worn out wheel bearings that nobody bothers to diagnose or fix.

I'm not kidding, people get old cars and think they have terrible road noise problems and go nuts on the soundproofing when the problem was a worn out wheel bearing all along.

Investigate before covering up.

 

Wheel bearing at 105,000 miles? Not very likely, at least for Toyota's...

 

*shrug* we already had one go bad (and very loud) at 75k miles.


I agree that it was less likely on Toyotas from the mid 2000s... but it happens more often now.

 

Prii have almost no sound proofing on purpose to minimize weight. But some don't have the under engine cover with sound deadening and many have tires that are noisy. Tires make a big difference in ride and noise but the best in those areas may not optimize mpg.

A Prius v wagon is a lower mpg hybrid to begin with and has a higher numerical final drive ratio and an oversized ac with a less aero design.

Bad bearings get louder up to 45-50 mph and then seem to go away as they are masked by tire and wind noise.

A ten year old gen3 Prius will test your patience with upcoming expenses.

 

Gov fleet generally takes care of their vehicles very well, springing to a liq moly flush is when drain intervals are unknown and poorly taken care of. If so, it shouldn’t have been bought. At least you’ll be an egr cleaning club member and soon salty pack battery replacement member with a code to save us 5% off.

 

I replaced mine at 239,000 miles, bad road erosion as state road Repairs decided to delay road repairs. Would have last longer.

 

Since your planing to do your own maintenance, while you're doing it, pay special attention to anything that is still original factory. Take as many pictures as you go. It's a pain and adds time to the work, but it can be a life saver, especially if getting in to deep to soon and reassembly has unanswered questions about how to put it back together the right way.

Be sure to get a 2 day subscription for viewing the repair manual for $25. The repair manual for your Year and Model is well worth learning how to use, especially if you are going to use OEM parts. You'll want to check in the manual how to do a job without techstream and not try to do a job that doesn't have instructions for doing it without techstream. Typically, the two different methods and not interchangeable.

After reading how to do a job in the manual it will be much easier to understand what is being described by others that have already done the job themselves. Of course, doing the job yourself the second and third times makes it even easier to understand what others are saying in post and videos.

 

Have a look at the brake fluid change link in my signature. (On a phone turn it landscape to see signatures.)

 

Did you get us a code to save us 5%?!