Do-It-Yourself Maintenance; Do-It-Yourself Service Precautions - Lexus SC 430 2001 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 procedure
given in these sections.
Do-it-yourself
maintenance
Battery condition
(P.231)
Blade type fuses
(P.256)
Brake fluid level
(P.228)
Cartridge type fuses
(P.264)
Engine air filter
Engine coolant level
(P.226)
Engine oil level
(P.222)
Headlight aim
(P.266)
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• Warm water
• Baking soda
• Grease
• Conventional wrench
(for terminal clamp bolts)
• Fuse with same amperage rating as original
• FMVSS No.116 DOT 3 or SAE J1703 brake fluid
• Rag or paper towel
• Funnel (used only for adding fluid)
• Genuine Lexus fuse or equivalent with same amper-
age rating as original
• Genuine Lexus engine air filter or equivalent
• "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. "Toyota Super Long
Life Coolant" is pre-mixed with 50% coolant and
50% de-ionized water (for the U.S.A.) or 55% cool-
ant and 45% de-ionized water (for Canada).
• Funnel (used only for adding coolant)
• "Toyota Genuine Motor Oil" or equivalent
• Rag or paper towel
• Funnel (used only for adding oil)
• Phillips-head screwdriver
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