2001 Toyota RAV4 - Do-It-Yourself Maintenance Introduction (6 pages)

Model: 2001 Toyota RAV4
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Pages: 6 pages



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Manual Description
If you perform maintenance by yourself, be sure to follow correct procedure, you should be aware that improper or incomplete servicing may result operating, during the warranty period may affect your.

This section gives instructions only, those items that are relatively easy an, there are still a number items that, must be done by qualified technician.

For information on tools parts do–, it–yourself maintenance, see page 217, should be taken when workvehicle prevent accidental, d When the engine running, keep.

From the moving fan engine, and spark plugs may also be hot, the radiator cap loosen drain, d Do not smoke, cause sparks or allow open flames around fuel.

D Be extremely cautious when working on the battery, d Be sure that the ignition off, d Dispose of used oil filter only, you work near electric cooling.

Ignition on, electric cooling fans, and/or the air conditioning on, in a safe acceptable manner, do not dispose of used oil and filter in household trash, sewers.

D Use eye protection whenever you, work on under your vehicle, where you may be exposed flying, or falling material, fluid spray, etc.

D Used engine oil contains potentially, cause skin disorders such as inflammation or skin cancer, so care, should be taken avoid prolonged, d Do not leave used oil within.

Just the body jack supporting it, z Remember that battery ignition, cable carry high currents or voltages, z Add only demineralized distilled.

Spill some of coolant, be sure, to wash it off with water prevent, it from damaging parts paint, z Do not allow dirt anything else.

To fall through spark plug holes, z Use only spark plugs of the specified type, cause engine damage, loss of performance radio noise, z Do not reuse iridium–tipped spark.

Z Do not overfill automatic transmission fluid, transmission, z Do not drive with air cleaner, could cause a fire engine, z When closing engine hood.

Check to see that you have not forgotten any tools, rags, etc, here is a list of parts tools you will, d Funnel (only adding fluid), d Funnel (only adding oil).

D TOYOTA Long Life Coolant” equivalent, see page in Section 7–2 for details about coolant type selection, d Funnel (only adding coolant).