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:
Disassembly
DISASSEMBLY
PROCEDURE
1. REMOVE REAR AXLE SHAFT SNAP RING
(a) Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring.
2. REMOVE REAR AXLE SHAFT
(a) Using SST and press, remove the rear axle shaft.
SST: 09521-25011
SST: 09521-25021
3. REMOVE REAR AXLE BEARING RETAINER INNER
(a) Remove the rear ...
Disassembly
DISASSEMBLY
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT FRONT DRIVE SHAFT
(a) Check whether there is no remarkable play in the outboard joint.
(b) Check whether the inboard joint slides smoothly in the thrust direction.
(c) Check whether there is no remarkable play in the radial direction of the
inboard joint.
( ...
Data List / Active Test
DATA LIST / ACTIVE TEST
1. READ 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 sig ...
