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6-4. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Maintenance and care
6-4 .D o- it- yo u rse lf ma in te nan c e
Do-it-yourself service pre-
cautions
If you perform maintenance by
yourself, be sure to follow the cor-
rect procedure as given in these
sections.
Maintenance
Items Parts and tools
Battery condition
(P.321)
•Warm water
•Baking soda
•Grease
• Conventional
wrench (for terminal
clamp bolts)
• Distilled water
Engine coolant
level(P.320)
•“Toyota Super Long
Life Coolant” or a
similar high quality
ethylene gly-
col-based non-sili-
cate, non-amine,
non-nitrite and
non-borate coolant
with long-life hybrid
organic acid tech-
nology
“Toyota Super Long
Life Coolant” is
pre-mixed with 50%
coolant and 50%
deionized water.
• Funnel (used only for
adding coolant)
Engine oil level
(P.318)
•“Toyota Genuine
Motor Oil” or equiv-
alent
• Rag or paper towel
• Funnel (used only for
adding engine oil)
Fuses (P.338)
•Fuse with same
amperage rating as
original
Light bulbs
(P.341)
• Bulb with same num-
ber and wattage rat-
ing as original
• Phillips-head screw-
driver
•Flathead screw-
driver
•Wrench
Radiator and con-
denser (P.321)
Tire inflation pres-
sure (P.332)
• Tire pressure gauge
• Compressed air
source
Washer fluid
(P.324)
•Water or washer
fluid containing anti-
freeze (for winter
use)
• Funnel (used only for
adding water or
washer fluid)
The engine compartment contains many
mechanisms and fluids that may move
suddenly, become hot, or become elec-
trically energized. To avoid death or seri-
ous injury, observe the following
precautions.
Items Parts and tools