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Toyota & Lexus service guides

17 step-by-step service guides for Toyota and Lexus trucks — fluid capacities, torque specs and the factory service order, written from the manuals we keep on hand. Every capacity and torque figure is quoted from the factory service manual for that platform, with the year range it applies to. If a guide does not cover your exact truck, call or text and we will pull the manual.

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Toyota Tacoma · 2016–2023 3.5L V6

Tuning and parts for this platform: AMSOIL for Toyota Tacoma

Differential and transfer case fluid, 2016-2023 Tacoma 2016-2023 Tacoma transfer case: Toyota Transfer Gear Oil LF, SAE 75W, 1.0 L (1.1 US qt). Both differentials: 75W-85 GL-5, with their own capacities and torques. Every figure quoted from the Toyota repair manual. 1 hr 30 min6 steps7 FAQs Engine tick diagnosis, 2016-2023 Tacoma 3.5L Toyota's repair manual never calls any noise on the 2GR-FKS normal, and there are two bulletins for noises on this exact engine: a vacuum pump knock (2016-2023, Basic Warranty) and a high-pressure fuel pump chirp (2016-2017, Powertrain Warranty). The checklist, the bulletin numbers, and the exclusion most people miss. 45 min7 steps6 FAQs Transmission drain and fill, 2016-2023 Tacoma 3.5L Toyota's own procedure for the 2016-2023 Tacoma 3.5L V6 automatic (AC60E/AC60F): ATF WS spec, 3.3 qt per drain, plug torques, the 95-113°F level check with the D-indicator, and the three-cycle factory replacement. Every figure from the Toyota repair manual. 2 hr11 steps5 FAQs Gear hunting, 2016-2023 Tacoma 3.5L Gear hunting on a 3rd gen Tacoma is the factory transmission tune playing it safe, built in from the showroom floor. What to check before you assume anything is wrong, what a calibration actually changes about the shift logic, and what it leaves alone. 15 min8 steps7 FAQs Towing drivability, 2016-2023 Tacoma 3.5L A 3rd gen Tacoma that hunts gears with a trailer on is running factory shift logic that gets more conservative under load. What tow-haul does and does not solve, and what a calibration changes about towing drivability. 15 min8 steps6 FAQs

Toyota 4Runner · 2010–2024 4.0L V6

Tuning and parts for this platform: 4Runner fluids

Differential and transfer case fluid, 4Runner 4Runner 4WD front and rear differential: 75W-85 GL-5, plug torques 29 and 36 ft-lb. Transfer case: Toyota Transfer Gear Oil LF 75W, 1.1 or 1.5 qt. Figures from Toyota's 2010 repair manual, capacities cross-checked against Toyota's 2024 specs. 1 hr 30 min7 steps7 FAQs Front brake inspection, 2010-2024 4Runner Toyota's own front-brake inspection for the 5th-gen 4Runner 4.0L V6: pad 11.3 to 1.0 mm, disc 32.0 to 29.0 mm, front runout max 0.05 mm, and the step almost everyone skips - over the runout limit the manual checks wheel bearing play and axle hub runout before it blames the rotor. Figures from the Toyota repair manual. 1 hr7 steps6 FAQs Oil and filter change, 2010-2024 4Runner 4.0L 4Runner 4.0L V6 oil capacity is 6.6 US qt with the filter (6.0 without), SAE 0W-20 ILSAC. Plus the filter-housing drain plug almost everyone skips, every torque, and how to set the level. Figures from the Toyota repair manual. 1 hr7 steps5 FAQs

Toyota Tundra · 2007–2021 5.7L V8

Tuning and parts for this platform: AMSOIL for Toyota Tundra

Oil and filter change, 2007-2021 Tundra 5.7L Tundra 5.7L oil capacity with filter is 7.4 US qt (2007), 7.9 qt (08/2015 build band) or 8.5 qt (08/2017 build band), SAE 0W-20. Every torque, the filter-housing drain plug people skip, and how to set the level. Figures from Toyota repair manuals. 1 hr7 steps6 FAQs Differential and transfer case fluid, Tundra 5.7L Tundra 5.7L (3UR-FE) front and rear differential: 75W-85 GL-5, plug torques 39 and 49 N·m. Transfer case: the 2007 and 2016-era manuals disagree, so each figure is scoped to its manual. 1 hr 30 min6 steps8 FAQs Larger tires and overland weight, 2007-2021 Tundra 5.7L Bigger tires, a lift, armor, racks and recovery gear make a 5.7L Tundra effectively taller-geared and heavier, and the factory shift logic hunts more. The tire arithmetic, what to check first, and what a calibration changes. 15 min7 steps6 FAQs

After an OTT Tune

Tuning and parts for this platform: OTT Tune

Back to stock, step by step The OTT Tune flashes back to true factory stock, byte-for-byte, in about twenty minutes, anytime. What a return-to-stock appointment involves, what it means for resale, an inspection or a dealer visit, and how to get the calibration back afterward. 20 min8 steps7 FAQs

Lexus GX 460 · 2010–2013 4.6L V8

Tuning and parts for this platform: AMSOIL for the Lexus GX

Oil and filter change, 2010-2013 GX 460 GX 460 (4.6L 1UR-FE) engine oil: 8.2 qt with filter, SAE 0W-20, drain plug 40 N·m, filter cap 25 N·m. Full step-by-step, every figure quoted from the Lexus repair manual. 1 hr12 steps6 FAQs

Lexus GX 460 · 2010–2023 4.6L V8

Tuning and parts for this platform: AMSOIL for the Lexus GX

Differential and transfer case fluid, 2010-2023 GX 460 GX 460 transfer case: Transfer Gear Oil LF SAE 75W, 1.5 qt. Front differential 1.48 qt, rear 2.85 qt, 75W-85 GL-5. On the normal schedule Toyota says inspect, not replace. Every figure quoted from the repair manual. 1 hr 30 min6 steps7 FAQs

Toyota & Lexus 2UZ-FE 4.7L V8

Tuning and parts for this platform: AMSOIL Garage

4.7L 2UZ-FE timing belt Every 2UZ-FE manual says 90,000 miles, and the 2008 Sequoia adds a 108-month clock. But the set-up angle and crank rotation differ by platform: 50 degrees BTDC counterclockwise on a 4Runner and GX470, 50 degrees ATDC clockwise on a Land Cruiser 100, and no offset at all on a Sequoia or first-gen Tundra. The per-truck table, the shared torques, and what the manuals do not say. 6 hr8 steps6 FAQs

Toyota Land Cruiser · 1998 4.7L V8

Tuning and parts for this platform: Toyota Land Cruiser

Oil and filter change, 1998 Land Cruiser 4.7L 1998 Land Cruiser 4.7L V8 (2UZ-FE) oil capacity is 7.2 US qt with the filter (6.8 without), SAE 5W-30. Plus the drain-plug torque, how the filter goes on, and how to set the level. Figures from the Toyota repair manual. 1 hr8 steps6 FAQs

Toyota Sequoia · 4.7L V8 (2UZ-FE)

Tuning and parts for this platform: Toyota Sequoia

Oil and filter change, Sequoia 4.7L Sequoia 4.7L V8 oil capacity with filter is 6.6 US qt, SAE 5W-30. Drain plug torque, the filter, the under cover and how to set the level. Figures from the Toyota repair manuals for the 2001 and 2008 Sequoia; where they differ, we say so. 1 hr6 steps6 FAQs