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 ...
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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 ...
Reassembly
REASSEMBLY
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT CENTER NO. 2 SUPPORT BEARING ASSEMBLY
(a) Turn the center bearing by hand, check that it turns smoothly without catching
and that there are no cracks or damage.
If there are any defects, replace it.
2. INSTALL CENTER NO. 2 SUPPORT BEARING ASSEMBLY
(a) Instal ...
Initialization
INITIALIZATION
1. RESET MEMORY
NOTICE:
Perform Reset Memory (AT initialization) when replacing the automatic
transmission assembly, transmission valve body assembly or any of the shift
solenoid valves.
Reset Memory can be performed only with the Techstream.
HINT:
The E ...
