Toyota RAV4 Service Manual: 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 to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.
- Remove no. 1 Engine cover
- Remove the 2 nuts and engine cover.
- Remove air cleaner cap
- Disconnect the mass air flow meter connector.
- Disconnect the purge vsv connector.
- Disconnect the 4 wire harness clamps.
- Disconnect the no. 2 Ventilation hose from the air cleaner hose.
- Disconnect the purge line hose from the clamp.
- Lock the no. 1 Air cleaner hose clamp, and then disconnect the no. 1 Air cleaner hose from the throttle body.
- Unfasten the 2 hook clamps, and then remove the air cleaner cap.
- Remove the air cleaner filter element from the air cleaner case.
- Remove throttle body
- Disconnect the purge line hose from the throttle body.
- Disconnect the water by-pass hose from the throttle body.
- Disconnect the no. 2 Water by-pass hose from the throttle body.
- Disconnect the no. 1 Throttle body hose from the throttle body
- Disconnect the throttle position sensor and control motor connector.
- Disconnect the wire harness clamp.
- Disconnect the fuel tube from the clamp.
- Remove the 4 bolts, and then remove the fuel pipe support and throttle body.
- Remove the gasket from the intake manifold
On-vehicle inspection
Check throttle body
Check the throttle control motor operating sounds.
Turn the ignition switch on.
When pressing the accelerator pedal, check
the operating sound of the running mot ...
Inspection
Inspect throttle body
Measure the resistance of the throttle control motor.
Standard resistance
If the result is not as specified, replace the throttle
body. ...
Other materials:
Check for open circuit
For an open circuit in the wire harness in fig. 1,
Check the resistance or voltage, as described below.
Check the resistance.
Disconnect connectors a and c, and measure
the resistance between them.
Standard resistance (fig. 2)
Hint:
Measure the resistance while lightly s ...
Mil circuit
Description
The mil (malfunction indicator lamp) is used to indicate vehicle malfunction
detections by the ecm.
When the ignition switch is turned on, power is supplied to the mil circuit, and
the ecm provides the
circuit ground which illuminates the mil.
The mil operation can be checked ...
Diagnosis system
Description
Sliding roof system data and diagnostic trouble
codes (dtcs) can be read through the vehicle's
data link connector 3 (dlc3). When the system
seems to be malfunctioning, use the intelligent
tester to check for malfunctions and perform repairs.
Check dlc3
The vehi ...
