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
PROCEDURE
1. REMOVE REAR WHEEL
2. DRAIN BRAKE FLUID
HINT:
Immediately wash off any brake fluid that comes into contact with any painted
surfaces.
3. REMOVE REAR BRAKE DRUM SUB-ASSEMBLY
(a) Release the parking brake, and remove the rear brake drum.
If the rear brake drum cannot be ...
Removal
REMOVAL
PROCEDURE
1. REMOVE FRONT FENDER SEAL RH
HINT:
Use the same procedure as for the LH side (See page
).
2. REMOVE V-BANK COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
3. REMOVE AIR CLEANER CAP AND HOSE
4. REMOVE ENGINE OIL LEVEL DIPSTICK GUIDE
(a) Remove the engine oil level dipstick.
(b) Di ...
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 ...
