bostonsnow

Hi all,

Sorry, this topic may have been covered in part in past posts.
My ES300h car is now at 72,000 miles, 5 years old.

As mentioned I recall in the non-hybrid ES posts, looking at the service manual, which goes up to 150,000 miles, it appears that the manufacturer recommended service items just keep repeating their basic cycle:
1) Every 10,000 miles synthetic oil and filter change with cabin filter
2) in between 5,000 miles is really just tire rotation and basic fluid checks, which I do myself and have tire shop do the tires for free
3) every 15,000 adds some extra inspections only
4) every 30,000 adds extra inspections and also brake fluid replacement.

It appears that the cycle repeats endlessly like this, with no extra items beyond the 30,000 items, is that correct? (assuming no issues are found on the inspection items). Also the manual only goes up to 150,000 miles in the service recommendations section, but I assume it would just keep repeating beyond 150,000 miles?
ie. - as we know, there is no timing belt so no timing belt change at all...
the CVT is all enclosed and so barring any problems, there is no CVT service item for the life of the car
there is no specific hybrid system service item built in to the schedule, assuming no problems ?

is that correct?
the reason I am asking is because of a common question that comes up for most models: I still go the the dealership, and prefer to do so, because it is convenient, can go on saturdays, and I have no nearby indie service center with saturday hours. However, the Lexus dealer have their own package of each mileage interval "dealer recommended service" that costs about $100 extra on top of just the manufacturer recommended items (and the items they do are not listed in the manual). I would rather start going in and just asking a la carte for the manufacturer recommended items only, rather than the "dealer package". eg I would rather just ask for what I want: "please do oil and filter change and cabin filter and multipoint inspection only", rather than asking for "please do your 80,000 mile service".
is that reasonable to ask for for the hybrid ES?

thanks!

kingofire

Every 30,000 miles you should also do engine air filter and cabin air filter in addition to the brake fluid changes.
Every 100,000 miles you need to change the inverter coolant and engine coolant
Every 120,000 miles you should do spark plugs.

Other than that every 5,000 miles is tire rotation(or 6 months) and every 10,000 miles its tire rotation and oil changes(or 12 months)

I also like to change out my wiper blade inserts and key fob battery every 20,000 miles

LexFinally

You beat me to the comment about inverter coolant. That's the biggie.

At a more mundane level, you might wish to preventively replace your 12v (small) battery in the next year or so. It will never damage your car, but if it fails it will inconveniently strand you once. (Ask me and my wife's old Prius how I know.)

Also, I know the following topic is Pandora's box, but please note that your owner's manual suggests 10,000 mile oil changes only if you're one of the people who does not meet any of the conditions for "special operating conditions," which aren't all that special: frequent stop and go, long idling, dusty roads. If you do any of these very much, Toyota recommends 5,000 mile changes instead. (Fellow posters, don't argue with me; note I'm only quoting Toyota.)

ESh

You have all those information on your service manual.

E46CT

2016 is wrong generation. you're in the 7th gen bud. 2019 and newer only. completely different powertrain.