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Checking Oil Dipstick
  1. Park on relatively even ground
  2. Key ON, Engine ON for a couple of seconds
  3. Key OFF
  4. Remove dipstick
  5. Clean dipstick
  6. Insert dipstick
  7. Remove dipstick
  8. Check dipstick
  9. Clean dipstick
  10. Insert dipstick
  11. Done!
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Checking Automatic Transmission Fluid Dipstick
  1. Go on a long drive
  2. Park on relatively even ground
  3. Key ON, Engine ON
  4. Remove dipstick
  5. Clean dipstick
  6. Insert dipstick
  7. Remove dipstick
  8. Check dipstick
  9. Clean dipstick
  10. Insert dipstick
  11. Repeat steps 1 - 10 or 2 - 10 until satisfied
  12. Done!
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Clean Throttle Body & Mass Air Flow Sensor
  1. Buy mass air flow sensor (MAF) cleaner, throttle body (TB) cleaner, cloth, and a toothbrush
  2. Key OFF
  3. Remove MAF
  4. Spray MAF cleaner into MAF
  5. Allow MAF to dry
  6. Remove intake hose's needed to reach TB
  7. Have someone assist you or place an heavy object on the accelerator pedal
    1. This will actuate the butterfly valve open to allow
  8. Spray TB cleaner into TB
    1. Do NOT spray too much TB cleaner or you could cause damage to your engine
  9. Brush & wipe throttle body
  10. Reinstall
  11. Unhook battery for more than 90 seconds
  12. Attempt to start the vehicle
  13. Attempt to start the vehicle again
  14. Let vehicle sit at idle
  15. Take vehicle for test drive
  16. Done!
Coolant Bleeding
  1. Park on relatively even ground
  2. Attach no-spill coolant funnel
  3. Fill funnel to half-full
  4. Make sure HVAC/Heat/Fan is OFF
  5. Key ON, Engine ON
  6. Watch the coolant in the funnel
  7. Add coolant as needed
  8. Watch for bubbles
  9. Use a steering wheel lock, stick, 2x4, some sort of long or heavy object and use it to depress the accelerator pedal and give the engine some load (2000rpm - 3000rpm is what I go for)
  10. Add coolant as needed
  11. Watch for bubbles
  12. Repeat steps 10 - 11 until satisfied
  13. Wait for fan to turn on
  14. Release the accelerator pedal
  15. Repeat steps 10 - 11 until satisfied
  16. Wait for fan to turn on
  17. Done!
Preparing For Emissions Testing
  1. Check codes
  2. Note the codes down
  3. Clear the codes
  4. Go on a nice and long drive to get the catalytic converter hot
  5. Have more than 1/4 fuel and less than 3/4 in the fuel tank to let the EVAP run its test over night (or more than five hours)
  6. Check codes
  7. Check readiness monitors
  8. Done!
Vehicle Response When Cold
  1. Hard shifting
  2. Higher idle
 
#2 ·
Procedure for checking if air filter needs replaced or if it's still aok?
I am needing to do that before heading west
 
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97tacomaHA said:
Procedure for checking if air filter needs replaced or if it's still aok?
I am needing to do that before heading west
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If it looks dirty, replace it.
 
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Vangm25 said:
Checking Oil Dipstick
  1. Park on relatively even ground
  2. Key ON, Engine ON for a couple of seconds
  3. Key OFF
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I'm curious what your rationale is for running the engine for a couple of seconds?

Every "official manual" I've ever read for any marque specifies that all oil should be allowed to drain into the sump before checking levels. Most specify checking either before the car has been run or no sooner than 10 minutes after having parked to allow it to drain back into the sump.

Other than your steps 2 & 3 I've been following the remaining steps, with those two omitted, for as long as I've been checking oil levels.
 
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Just is what I learned when I still worked in thr shop. That is not to say I meant to check immediately after the engine turns off. It's just to allow the oil to flow a bit before settling into the pan prior to checking. It don't matter whether that is 10 minutes, 5 minutes, 1 minute, or a whole day.
 
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I don't agree on the air Filter bit... If it 'looks' dirty 😕
 
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Added pictures. Yes I know I am overfilled I am always over filled but I also know I definitely did not use all 5qt from the jug and I definitely did not use an additional 5qt jug. So it's not a big deal to me.
 
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