Toyota 2005 MR2 Spyder Owner's Manual page 211

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z Do not drive with the air cleaner
filter removed, or excessive engine
wear could result. Also backfiring
could cause a fire in the engine
compartment.
z Be careful not to scratch the glass
surface with the wiper frame.
z When closing the engine hood or
trunk, check to see that you have
not forgotten any tools, rags, etc.
Parts and tools
Here is a list of parts and tools you will
need to perform do−it−yourself mainte-
nance. Remember all Toyota parts are de-
signed in metric sizes, so your tools must
be metric.
CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL
Parts (if level is low):
"Toyota Genuine Motor Oil" or equiva-
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lent
See page 208 in Section 7−2 for de-
tails about engine oil selection.
Tools:
Rag or paper towel
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Funnel (only for adding oil)
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CHECKING THE ENGINE COOLANT
LEVEL
Parts (if level is low):
"Toyota Super Long Life Coolant" or
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similar high quality ethylene
based non−silicate, non−amine, non−ni-
trite, and non−borate coolant with long−
life hybrid organic acid technology.
"Toyota Super Long Life Coolant" is a
mixture of 50% coolant and 50% deion-
ized water.
Tools:
Funnel (only for adding coolant)
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CHECKING BRAKE FLUID
Parts (if level is low):
SAE J1703 or FMVSS No.116 DOT 3
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brake fluid
Tools:
Rag or paper towel
D
Funnel (only for adding fluid)
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CHECKING POWER STEERING FLUID
Parts (if level is low):
Toyota P.S fluid EH or equivalent
D
Tools:
Rag or paper towel
D
Funnel (only for adding fluid)
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CHECKING BATTERY CONDITION
Tools:
Warm water
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Baking soda
glycol
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Grease
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Conventional wrench
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clamp bolts)
CHECKING AND REPLACING FUSES
Parts (if replacement is necessary):
Genuine Toyota fuse or equivalent with
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same amperage rating as original
2005 MR2 from Aug. '04Prod. (OM17527U)
(for terminal
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