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
1. DATA LIST
HINT:
Using the Techstream to read the Data List allows the values or states of switches,
sensors, actuators and other items to be read without removing any parts. This non-intrusive
inspection can be very useful because intermittent conditions or signals ...
Slave Module Horizontal Axis Misalignment (C1AC2)
DESCRIPTION
This DTC is stored when the angle of the blind spot monitor sensor RH deviates
more than the allowable range from the horizontal axis.
HINT:
If drum tester such as a speedometer tester, brake/speedometer combination tester
or chassis dynamometer is used with the blind spot monitor ...
Installation
INSTALLATION
PROCEDURE
1. INSTALL TRANSMISSION CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY
(a) Install the transmission control cable assembly from outside the vehicle
body and attach the 3 claws of the cable retainer.
(b) Install the 2 nuts.
Torque:
5.5 N·m {56 kgf·cm, 49 in·lbf}
(c) Connect the transmissi ...
