Toyota RAV4 (XA50) 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Do-it-yourself service precautions
If you perform maintenance by yourself, be sure to follow the correct procedure as given in these sections.
Maintenance
WARNING
The engine compartment contains many mechanisms and fluids that may move suddenly, become hot, or become electrically energized.
To avoid death or serious injury, observe the following precautions.
â– When working on the engine compartment
- Keep hands, clothing and tools away from the moving fan and engine drive belt.
- Be careful not to touch the engine, radiator, exhaust manifold, etc., right after driving as they may be hot. Oil and other fluids may also be hot.
- Do not leave anything that may burn easily, such as paper and rags, in the engine compartment.
- Do not smoke, cause sparks or expose an open flame to fuel or the battery. Fuel and battery fumes are flammable.
- Be extremely cautious when working on the battery. It contains poisonous and corrosive sulfuric acid.
â– When working near the electric cooling fan or radiator grille
Be sure the engine switch is off.
With the engine switch in ON, the electric cooling fan may automatically start to run if the air conditioning is on and/or the coolant temperature is high.
â– Safety glasses
Wear safety glasses to prevent flying or falling material, fluid spray, etc., from getting in your eyes.
NOTICE
â– If you remove the air cleaner filter
Driving with the air cleaner filter removed may cause excessive engine wear due to dirt in the air.
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs
Some states have vehicle
emission inspection programs
which include OBD
(On Board Diagnostics)
checks. The OBD system
monitors the operation of
the emission control system.
If the malfunction indicato ...
Hood
Release the lock from the
inside of the vehicle to open
the hood.
Opening the hood
1. Pull the hood lock release
lever.
The hood will pop up slightly.
2. Push the auxiliary catch lever
to the left a ...
Other materials:
Camshaft position correlation (bank 1 sensor a)
Dtc P0016 P0016 crankshaft position - camshaft position correlation
(bank 1 sensor a)
Description
In the vvt (variable valve timing) system, the appropriate intake valve open
and close timing is
controlled by the ecm. The ecm performs intake valve control by performing the
following: 1) cont ...
Problem symptoms table
Hint:
Use the table below to help determine the cause of the
problem symptom. The potential causes of the symptoms are
listed in order of probability in the "suspected area" column
of the table. Check each symptom by checking the suspected
areas in the order they are listed. Replace p ...
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 ...
