3066-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
6-3.Do-it-yourself maintenance
Do-it-yourself service pre-
cautions
If you perform maintenance by
yourself, be sure to follow the cor-
rect procedure as given in these
sections.
Maintenance
ItemsParts and tools
Battery condi-
tion (P.314)
•Warm water
•Baking soda
•Grease
• Conventional wrench
(for terminal clamp
bolts)
Brake fluid
level ( P.313)
• FMVSS No.116 DOT 3
or SAE J1703 brake
fluid
FMVSS No.116 DOT 4
or SAE J1704 brake
fluid
• Rag or paper towel
• Funnel (used only for adding brake fluid)
Engine coolant
level ( P.312)
•“Toyota Super Long Life
Coolant” or a similar
high quality ethylene
glycol-based non-sili-
cate, non-amine, non-
nitrite and non-borate
coolant with long-life
hybrid organic acid
technology
For the U.S.A.:
“Toyota Super Long Life
Coolant” is pre-mixed
with 50% coolant and
50% deionized water.
For Canada:
“Toyota Super Long Life
Coolant” is pre-mixed
with 55% coolant and
45% deionized water.
• Funnel (used only for adding coolant)
Engine oil level
( P.310)
•“Toyota Genuine Motor
Oil” or equivalent
•Rag or paper towel
• Funnel (used only for adding engine oil)
Fuses
( P.331)• Fuse with same amper-
age rating as original
Headlight aim• Phillips-head screw-driver
Light bulbs
( P.335)
•Bulb with same number
and wattage rating as
original
• Flathead sc rewdriver
Radiator and
condenser
( P.313)
ItemsParts and tools
3106-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Fuse box (P.331)
Engine oil filler cap ( P.311)
Engine oil level dipstick ( P.310)
Battery ( P.314)
Brake fluid reservoir ( P.313)
Radiator ( P.313)
Electric cooling fan
Condenser ( P.313)
Engine coolant reservoir ( P.312)
Washer fluid tank ( P.315)
With the engine at operating tempera-
ture and turned off, check the oil level on the dipstick.
■Checking the engine oil
1 Park the vehicle on level ground.
After warming up the engine and turning it
Engine compartment
Components
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
Checking and adding the engine
oil
