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:
Road Test
ROAD TEST
PROBLEM SYMPTOM CONFIRMATION
HINT:
The dynamic radar cruise control system has 2 cruise control modes:
constant speed control mode and vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode.
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode is selected by default when
the dyna ...
On-vehicle Inspection
ON-VEHICLE INSPECTION
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT FUEL CUT OPERATION
(a) Start the engine and warm it up.
(b) Increase the engine speed to at least 3500 rpm.
(c) Use a sound scope to check for fuel injector assembly operation noise.
(d) Check that when the accelerator pedal is released, fuel injector ...
Lubrication System
On-vehicle Inspection
ON-VEHICLE INSPECTION
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT ENGINE OIL LEVEL
(a) Warm up the engine, and then stop the engine and wait for 5 minutes.
(b) Check that the engine oil level is between the low level and full level marks
on the dipstick.
If low, check for leakage and add en ...
