Lexus is300 2021, Service Manual

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6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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6-3.Do-it-yourself maintenance
Do-it-yourself service pre-
cautions
If you perform maintenance by
yourself, be sure to follow the cor-
rect procedure as given in these
sections.
Maintenance
Items Parts and tools
Battery condition
(

P.301)
• Warm water
• Baking soda
• Grease
• Conventional
wrench (for terminal
clamp bolts)
Brake fluid level
(

P.300)
• SAE J1703 or
FMVSS No.116 DOT
3, or SAE J1704 or
FMVSS No. 116
DOT 4 brake fluid
• Rag or paper towel
• Funnel (used only for
adding brake fluid)
Engine/inter-
cooler coolant
level (

P.298)
• “Toyota Super Long
Life Coolant” or a
similar high quality
ethylene gly-
col-based non-sili-
cate, non-amine,
non-nitrite and
non-borate coolant
with long-life hybrid
organic acid tech-
nology
For the U.S.A.:
“Toyota Super Long
Life Coolant” is
pre-mixed with 50%
coolant and 50%
deionized water.
For Canada:
“Toyota Super Long
Life Coolant” is
pre-mixed with 55%
coolant and 45%
deionized water.
• Funnel (used only for
adding coolant)
Engine oil level
(

P.296)
• “Toyota Genuine
Motor Oil” or equiv-
alent
• Rag or paper towel
• Funnel (used only for
adding engine oil)
Fuses (

P.318)
• Fuse with same
amperage rating as
original
Items Parts and tools