RAV4 PAB4-Toyota Toyota
1. Car operation
2. Maintenance
   General information on operational materials and adjusting data
   Volumes and periodicity of maintenance
   Check of levels of operational liquids
   Survey of tires and check of pressure of air
   Replacement of engine oil and oil filter
   Check and replacement of rubber tapes of brushes of a screen wiper
   Check and adjustment of a free wheeling of a pedal of coupling
   Check, service and charging of the storage battery
   Check, adjustment of a tension and replacement of a poliklinovy belt of a drive of hinged units
   Check and replacement of hoses in a motor compartment
   Shift of wheels
   Check of a condition of seat belts
   Check of a condition of brakes (each 24 000 km or 12 months)
   Replacement of the air filter
   Check of fuel system
   Check of level of oil in a mechanical transmission
   Check of level of oil in a transfer case of cars with an automatic transmission
   Check of a condition of a suspension bracket and steering
   Check of protective covers of power shafts
   Check of level of oil in reverse main gear on all-wheel drive cars
   Replacement of the filter of ventilation of salon on cars since 2001
   Replacement of brake liquid
   Replacement of the fuel filter on release cars till 2001
   Check and replacement of spark plugs
   Check and replacement of a cover and rotor of the distributor of ignition
   Replacement of cooling liquid and washing of system of cooling
   Check of system of regeneration паров fuels
   Check of system of production of the fulfilled gases
   Oil and filter replacement in an automatic transmission
   Oil replacement in a mechanical transmission
   Oil replacement in a transfer case on all-wheel drive cars with an automatic transmission
   Oil replacement in reverse main gear on all-wheel drive cars
   Check and replacement of the valve and hose of ventilation of a case (PCV)
   Check and adjustment of gaps in a drive of Valves
3. Engines
4. Cooling and conditioning systems
5. Fuel system and system of production of the fulfilled gases
6. Ignition system
7. The monitoring system and decrease in toxicity of the fulfilled gases
8. Coupling
9. Transmission
10. Driveshaft and shaft of a drive of driving wheels
11. Brake system
12. Suspension bracket
13. Steering and running gear
14. Body
15. Electric equipment
Electric equipment schemes






Toyota RAV4>> Maintenance>> Check and replacement of spark plugs

Fig. 2.30. Tip removal with a high-voltage wire from a spark plug on cars till 2001


On cars till 2001, having pulled up and at the same time turning, remove a tip with a high-voltage wire from a spark plug (fig. 2.30) . Not to mix a wire to spark plugs, make replacement of candles in turn.
On cars, since 2001, remove ignition coils.
Stream of the compressed air clear a place round a candle that will exclude dirt hit in the engine cylinder after a spark plug reversing.
Turn out a spark plug.
If replacement of spark plugs is necessary, apply only the spark plugs recommended for this engine.
Examine spark plugs. It is possible to determine an engine condition by their appearance. Pure, white, without a raid the insulator of spark plugs testifies to too poor toplivovozdushny mix. It also can indicate that a candle of too "hot" type (heat from the central electrode is taken away slowly). It is necessary to adjust structure of a toplivovozdushny mix or to establish a candle suitable on characteristics this engine.
Adjournment of a dry black soot indicates too rich mix.
If the raid black, oily, means, the engine is worn-out, it is necessary for checking and repairing.
If the insulator is covered with a light brown raid, the structure of a mix is optimum, and the engine is in a good condition.

       PREVENTION
On cars since 2001 spark plugs with the electrodes covered with iridium are used. On such candles the interelectrode gap is not regulated.

Too big and too small interelectrode gap at which the spark capacity changes, leads to decrease in overall performance of the engine. The gap should correspond to technical requirements always.

Fig. 2.31. Gap check between spark plug electrodes


Check a gap a wire template or shchupy (fig. 2.31) . To adjust a gap it is possible a podgibaniye of a lateral electrode the special tool (fig. 2.32) .

Fig. 2.32. Correction of a gap of a spark plug by a podgibaniye of a lateral electrode by the special tool


Before spark plug installation in the engine check, that the carving was pure and intact. If necessary clear a carving. Put on a candle carving special antiprigarny structure.
Examine spark plugs on lack of defects. In the presence of cracks on an insulator replace a spark plug.
For a candle wraparound on the first some rounds use a piece of a rubber hose into which on the one hand insert a candle insulator. The hose operates as the universal hinge to combine a candle with a carving opening. If the candle is rolled with a distortion, the hose will be turned on a candle insulator, preventing carving damage. Wrap a candle on some rounds of a carving, remove a hose and further turn and tighten a candle a key.
On cars till 2001 establish into place a tip with a high-voltage wire, pressing it and at the same time turning before its accurate fixing.

       NOTE
Recommended periodicity: each 50000 km of run or 24 months.

       NOTE
The cover and rotor of the distributor of ignition equipped cars only till 1997 of release. The cars which were issued from 1988 to 2000, are equipped with contactless system of ignition.
Release cars till 2001 have high-voltage wires, and since 2001 of the coil of ignition are established directly on spark plugs.

On cars since 2001 establish ignition coils.
Similarly in turn replace other spark plugs.