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.
Items
Battery condition
Engine coolant level
Engine oil level
Fuses
Light bulbs
Radiator, condenser and inter-
cooler
• Warm water
• Baking soda
(→P. 437)
• Grease
• Conventional wrench
(for terminal clamp bolts)
• 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
(→P. 435)
organic acid technology. Toyota
Super Long Life Coolant is pre-
mixed with 50 % coolant and
50 % deionized water.
• Funnel (used only for adding cool-
ant)
• Toyota Genuine Motor Oil or
equivalent
(→P. 430)
• Rag or paper towel, funnel
(used only for adding oil)
• Fuse with same amperage rating
(→P. 459)
as original
• Bulb with same number and watt-
age rating as original
(→P. 472)
• Phillips-head screwdriver
• Flathead screwdriver
• Wrench
(→P. 437)
Parts and tools
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