Toyota Tacoma 2006 Operating Manual page 356

06 01.06
z Do not reuse iridium- tipped spark
plugs by cleaning or regapping.
z Do not overfill automatic transmis-
sion fluid, or the transmission
could be damaged.
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
check to see that you have not for-
gotten any tools, rags, etc.
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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-
lent
See page 360 in Section 7- 2 for de-
tails about engine oil selection.
Tools:
_
Rag or paper towel
hood,
_
Funnel (only for adding oil)
CHECKING THE ENGINE
LEVEL
Parts (if level is low):
_
"Toyota Super Long Life Coolant" or
similar high quality
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(for the U.S.A.) or 55% cool-
ant and 45% deionized water (for Can-
ada).
Tools:
_
Funnel (only for adding coolant)
CHECKING BRAKE FLUID
Parts (if level is low):
_
SAE J1703 or FMVSS No.116 DOT 3
brake fluid
Tools:
_
Rag or paper towel
_
Funnel (only for adding fluid)
CHECKING POWER STEERING FLUID
Parts (if level is low):
_
Automatic
DEXRONrII or III
COOLANT
Tools:
_
Rag or paper towel
_
Funnel (only for adding fluid)
CHECKING BATTERY CONDITION
ethylene glycol
Tools:
_
Warm water
_
Baking soda
_
Grease
_
Conventional
clamp bolts)
2006 TACOMA from Jan.'06 Prod. (OM35865U)
transmission fluid
wrench (for terminal