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:
Data List / Active Test
DATA LIST / ACTIVE TEST
HINT:
By accessing the Data List displayed on the Techstream, you can perform such
functions as reading the values of switches and sensors without removing any parts.
Reading the Data List is the first step of troubleshooting and is one method to
shorten labor time.
...
Inspection
INSPECTION
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER ARM
(a) Flip the ball joint stud back and forth 5 times, as shown in the illustration,
before installing the nut.
(b) Using a torque wrench, turn the nut continuously at a rate of 2 to 4 seconds
per turn and take the torque reading on ...
Seatback table
Front passenger’s seatback can be used as a temporary table only when the
vehicle is stopped.
Fold down the front passenger’s seat to use the seatback table.
CAUTION
■Caution while driving
Observe the following precautions to avoid death or serious injury.
●Do not set up the ...
