Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Engine coolant temperature sensor

Installation

Install crankshaft position sensor Notice: Make sure that the o-ring is not cracked or jammed when installing it. Apply a light coat of engine oil to the o-ring of the sensor. ...

Removal

Drain engine coolant (see page co-6) Disconnect cable from negative battery terminal Caution: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal ...

Other materials:

Transponder chip malfunction
Description This dtc is output when: 1) during key code registration, a key malfunction occurs; 2) the key code was unable to be registered properly. Inspection procedure Reregister key Clear the dtc (see page ei-18). Reregister the key code with the transponder key ecu (s ...

Diagnosis system
Description When troubleshooting on-board diagnostic (obd ii) vehicles, the vehicle must be connected to the obd ii scan tool (complying with sae j1987). Various data output from the vehicle's ecm can then be read. Obd ii regulations require that the vehicle's onboard computer ...

Check for intermittent problems
Hint: Inspect the vehicle's ecm using check mode. Intermittent problems are easier to detect with the intelligent tester when the ecm is in check mode. In check mode, the ecm uses 1 trip detection logic, which is more sensitive to malfunctions than normal mode (default), which uses 2 trip detec ...