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:
Removal
REMOVAL
CAUTION / NOTICE / HINT
CAUTION:
Some of these service operations affect the SRS airbag system. Read the precautionary
notices concerning the SRS airbag system before servicing (See page
).
HINT:
Use the same procedure for the LH side and RH side.
The procedure listed be ...
Oil Level Sensor
Components
COMPONENTS
ILLUSTRATION
ILLUSTRATION
Inspection
INSPECTION
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT ENGINE OIL LEVEL SENSOR
(a) Measure the resistance according to the value(s) in the table below.
Standard Resistance:
Tester Connection
Condi ...
Purge Valve
Components
COMPONENTS
ILLUSTRATION
Inspection
INSPECTION
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT PURGE VSV
(a) Measure the resistance according to the value(s) in the table below.
Text in Illustration
*a
Component without harness connected
(Purge VSV ...
