Toyota Tacoma (2005–2015) Owners Manual: General maintenance
Listed below are the general maintenance items that should be performed at the intervals specified in the “Scheduled Maintenance Guide” or “Owner’s Manual Supplement”. It is recommended that any problem you notice should be brought to the attention of your Toyota dealer or qualified service shop for advice.
Engine compartment
Vehicle interior
Vehicle exterior
CAUTION
■If the engine is running
Turn the engine off and ensure that there is adequate ventilation before performing maintenance checks.
Maintenance requirements
To ensure safe and economical driving, day-to-day care and regular maintenance
is essential. It is the owner’s responsibility to perform regular checks. Toyota
recommends the following maintenan ...
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs
Some states have vehicle emission inspection programs which include OBD (On
Board Diagnostics) checks. The OBD system monitors the operation of the emission
control system.
■ If the malfunc ...
Other materials:
Wheels
If a wheel is bent, cracked or heavily corroded, it should be replaced.
Otherwise, the tire may separate from the wheel or cause loss of handling control.
■ Wheel selection
When replacing wheels, care should be taken to ensure that they are equivalent
to those removed in load capacity, di ...
Front Crankshaft Oil Seal
Components
COMPONENTS
ILLUSTRATION
Installation
INSTALLATION
PROCEDURE
1. INSTALL TIMING GEAR CASE OR TIMING CHAIN CASE OIL SEAL
(a) Apply MP grease to the lip of a new timing gear case or timing chain case
oil seal.
(b) Using SST and a hammer, tap in the timing gear case ...
Installation
INSTALLATION
CAUTION / NOTICE / HINT
HINT:
Use the same procedure for both the LH and RH sides.
The procedure described below is for the LH side.
PROCEDURE
1. INSTALL FOG LAMP ASSEMBLY
(a) Engage the 2 guides to install the fog light assembly.
(b) Install the screw.
(c) Con ...
