Toyota Tacoma Maintenance Schedule

Here's a maintenance schedule for The Toyota Tacoma (all generations and models) based off of the Haynes repair maunual, a very in-depth and helpful manual I picked up at autozone that everyone who likes working on their car should have. Just something to help the fellow DIY'ers out with preventative maintenance and keeping things up to par on their Tacoma

Every 250 miles (400 kilometers) or 1 week:
•Check engine oil level
•Check engine coolant level
•Check windsheild washer fluid level
•Check brake fluid level
•Check tired and tire pressure

Every 3000 miles 4,800 kilometers) or 3 Months:
All items listed above, plus...
•Check Athomatic Transmission Fluid level (ATF)
•Change the engine oil and oil filter

Every 7500 miles (12,000 kilometers) or 6 months:
•Check and service the battery
•Check and replace, if needed, all underhood hoses
•Check and replace, if needed, the wiper blades
•Rotate the tires
•Inspect suspension and steering components
•Lubricate driveshaft and body components*
•Inspect exhaust system
•Check the transfer case lubricant level (4WD models)
•Check the Manual Transmission Fluid (MTF) level
•Check the seat belts
•Re-torque driveshaft bolts*
•Re-torque front drive shaft bolts and driveaxel/hub nut (4WD models)*

Every 15,000 miles (24,000 kilometers) or 12 months:
•Check driveaxel boots
•Replace engine air filter*
•Check engine drive belts
•Inspect fluid system
•Check the brakes*

Every 30,000 miles (48,000 kilometers) or 24 months:
All listed above, plus...
•Replace spark plugs (non-platinum or iridium type)
•Service the cooling system (drain, flush, and refill)
•Change the Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) and filter**
•Change the cabin air filter
•Change the transfer case lubricant (4WD models)
•Change the differential lubricant*
•Change the manual transmission fluid (MTF)*
•Change the brake fluid

Every 60,000 miles (96,000 kilometers) or 48 months:
•Check and adjust, if neccesary, the valve clearance (V6 models)
•Inspect evaporative emmisions control system
•Re-torque driveshaft bolts
•Re-torque front driveshaft bolts and axel shaft nut (4WD models)

Every 90,000 miles (145,000 kilometers)
•Replace spark plugs (platinum or iridium type)

*Perform all maintenance marked with an asterisk (*) at every 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) or 4 months if you mainly operate the vehicle:
•In dusty areas
•Towing a trailer
•Idling for long periods of time or driving at low speeds when outside temperatures are below freezing and most trips are less than 4 miles long

**Change the ATF every 15,000 miles (24,000 kilometers) if you operate the vehicle in one or more of the following conditions:
• In heavy city traffic where temperatures regularly reach 90°F or higher
• In hilly or mountainous areas
• Frequently pulling a trailer

 

I created this Doc with the maintenance schedule for 2018 TOYOTA TACOMA V6 3.5L RWD Automatic

 

Thank you!

 

I use to do all the maintenance on my vehicles myself. After many years of doing it myself it got to be a drag. I no longer have the time to do it and there are a million other things I’d rather be doing rather than working on a vehicle (like hunting,fishing, drinking beer, boating, watching paint dry...). I have the money to have someone else do the work while I play. If you have the time and enjoy doing that then go for it.

 

Who said that it had to be enjoyable? Well - I do enjoy the money that I've saved over the years. Can you imagine? After 40 years of doing my own service. Not just oil changes. - Brake Jobs, water pumps, tune-up's, ect, ect.

 

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