Do-It-Yourself Maintenance; Do-It-Yourself Service Precautions - Toyota 2010 Corolla Matrix Owner's Manual

4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance

Do-it-yourself service precautions

If you perform maintenance yourself, be sure to follow the correct
procedures as given in these sections.
Battery condition
Brake fluid level
Engine coolant level
Engine oil level
Items
(P. 304)
(P. 302)
(P. 300)
P. 296)
Parts and tools
• Warm water
• Baking soda
• Grease
• Conventional wrench
(for terminal clamp bolts)
• FMVSS No.116 DOT 3 or SAE
J1703 brake fluid
• Rag or paper towel
• Funnel (used only for adding
brake fluid)
• "Toyota Super Long Life Coolant"
or similar high quality ethylene
glycol based non-silicate, 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
engine coolant)
• "Toyota Genuine Motor Oil" or
equivalent
• Rag or paper towel, funnel
(used only for adding oil)
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