Do-It-Yourself Maintenance; Do-It-Yourself Service Precautions - Lexus GS 350 Owner's Manual

Do-it-yourself service precautions

If you perform maintenance by yourself, be sure to follow the correct
procedure as given in these sections.
Battery condition
Brake fluid level
Engine coolant level
Engine oil level
Fuses
Items
(→P. 624)
(→P. 623)
(→P. 620)
(→P. 617)
(→P. 648)

6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance

Parts and tools
• Warm water
• Baking soda
• Grease
• Conventional wrench
(for terminal clamp bolts)
• Distilled water
• 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
a similar high quality ethylene glycol-
based non-silicate, non-amine, non-
nitrite and non-borate coolant with
long-life hybrid organic acid technol-
ogy
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)
• "Toyota Genuine Motor Oil" or
equivalent
• Rag or paper towel
• Funnel (used only for adding engine
oil)
• Fuse with same amperage rating as
original
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