Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Do-it-yourself maintenance

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 indic ...

Do-it-yourself service precautions

If you perform maintenance by yourself, be sure to follow the correct procedure as given in these sections. Caution The engine compartment contains many mechanisms and fluids that may ...

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Rear axle hub and bearing
Components On-vehicle inspection Remove rear wheel Disconnect rear drive shaft assembly lh (for 4wd) Disconnect the drive shaft (see page ds-69). Remove rear disc brake cylinder assembly lh (see page br-55) Remove rear disc (see page br-57) Check bearing backlash a ...

Terminals of ecu
Check sliding roof drive gear subassembly (sliding roof ecu) Disconnect the p6 ecu connector. Measure the resistance and voltage of the wire harness side connector. Reconnect the p6 ecu connector. Measure the voltage of the connector. If the result is not as speci ...

Throttle actuator control system
Description The throttle actuator is operated by the ecm, and opens and closes the throttle valve using gears. The opening angle of the throttle valve is detected by the throttle position (tp) sensor, which is mounted on the throttle body. The tp sensor provides feedback to the ecm in ord ...