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:
Installation
INSTALLATION
PROCEDURE
1. INSTALL OIL COOLER TUBE
(a) Install the oil cooler tube to the vehicle body with the 2 bolts.
Torque:
28 N·m {286 kgf·cm, 21 ft·lbf}
2. INSTALL NO. 4 OIL COOLER INLET HOSE AND NO. 4 OIL COOLER OUTLET HOSE
NOTICE:
When connecting the hoses to the tube, su ...
Installation
INSTALLATION
CAUTION / NOTICE / HINT
HINT:
Use the same procedure for both the RH and LH sides.
The procedure described below is for the LH side.
PROCEDURE
1. INSTALL REAR AIRBAG SENSOR
(a) Check that the ignition switch is off.
(b) Check that the battery negative (-) termin ...
Manual Shifting Test
MANUAL SHIFTING TEST
1. PERFORM MANUAL SHIFTING TEST
HINT:
Using this test, it can be determined whether a problem is in an electrical
circuit or if it is a mechanical problem in the transmission.
If any abnormalities are found in the following test, the problem is
in the tran ...
