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:
Check Bus 5 Line for Short to GND
DESCRIPTION
There may be a short circuit between one of the CAN bus lines and GND when there
is no resistance between terminal 15 (CA5H) of the central gateway ECU (network
gateway ECU) and terminal 4 (CG) of the DLC3, or terminal 16 (CA5L) of the central
gateway ECU (network gateway ECU) and ...
4WD ECU Malfunction (P163B)
DESCRIPTION
This DTC is output when a malfunction is detected in the 4 wheel drive control
ECU internal circuit.
DTC No.
Detection Item
DTC Detection Condition
Trouble Area
P163B
4WD ECU Malfunction
Dia ...
Problem Symptoms Table
PROBLEM SYMPTOMS TABLE
HINT:
Use the table below to help determine the causes of the problem symptom.
The potential causes of the symptoms are listed in order of probability
in the "Suspected Area" column of the table. Check each symptom by checking
the suspected area ...
