Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Inspection
- Inspect water pump assembly
- Visually check the drain hole for coolant leakage.
If leakage is found, replace the water pump assembly.
- Turn the pulley, and then check that the water pump
bearing moves smoothly without making a "click"
noise.
If it does not move smoothly, replace the water pump assembly.
Removal
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 preten ...
Installation
Install water pump assembly
Remove any old seal packing material from the
contact surface.
Apply a continuous line of seal packing as shown in
the illustration.
Seal packing:
to ...
Other materials:
Radiator
Components
On-vehicle inspection
Check radiator reservoir cap subassembly
Measure the valve opening pressure.
If there are water stains or foreign matter on oring
1, clean it with water and finger scouring.
Check that o-ring 1 is not deformed, cracked or
sw ...
For vehicles equipped with catalytic converter caution:
If a large amount of unburned gasoline or gasoline
vapors flow into the converter, it may cause
overheating and create a fire hazard. To prevent this,
observe the following precautions.
Use only unleaded gasoline.
Avoid idling the engine for more than 20 minutes.
Avoid performing unnecess ...
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 ...
