2010 Prius Anticipated Maintenance

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by gatorback, Jun 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM.

  1. gatorback

    gatorback New Member

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    Inherited a 2010 Prius (90K miles). Tires look good. What should maintenance checks / tasks should be performed at 15 years and 90K miles?

    Would prefer to get ahead of tasks (preventative maintenance) to avoid breakdowns / downtime.

    Any resources (manuals / lists /etc) are always appreciated as well as any lessons learned (anecdotal experience). Thanks
     
    #1 gatorback, Jun 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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    rjparker Tu Humilde Sirviente

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    Change the engine and transaxle oil, drain and fill both coolant systems, start a savings account and hope for the best

    This guy has links in his profile for manuals and how to.
    Mendel Leisk | PriusChat
     
    #2 rjparker, Jun 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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    Why indicate to save / hope? What don’t I know? Thanks
     
    #3 gatorback, Jun 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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    Save your money for the future headgasket replacement :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

    you can find all the maintenance videos on my YouTube page.
     
    #4 NutzAboutBolts, Jun 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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    Second Nuts about Bolts YT page. It's a goldmine. And yes, put money aside for a head gasket kit. I would also throw in an Asin Water Pump and Thermostat, some silicone grease (if you have to do a head gasket job), a flex head ratchet (I got mine from harbor freight. It's been a goldmine) and I'd personally recommend an endoscope because loosing tools/screws in a prius is a pain in the nice person to fetch and retrieve.

    If you have the flex ratchet and an endoscope then you're golden imo.

    rjparker called out the maintenance steps I'd preform.
     
    #5 adrtho4, Jun 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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    Save up at least $2K rainy day fund. Low mileage at 2010 usually means hybrid bat low cycles leads to replacement
     
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