Contents: Motor Oil Viscosity Map ↓ Engine bay of a four-cylinder engine ↓ Engine bay of a six-cylinder engine ↓ View from below the engine…↓ Bottom view of the rear of the car ↓ Recommended lubricants and fluids ↓ Filling tanks ↓ Ignition system ↓ Valve clearance (on a cold engine) ↓ Cooling system ↓ Brakes ↓ Tightening moments ↓ Suspension and steering ↓ Drive belt tension (with a Burroughs…↓
Cylinder arrangement and direction of rotation of the ignition distributor on the 5S-FE engine | 
Cylinder arrangement and direction of rotation of the ignition distributor on the 3VZ-FE engine |
On the 1MZ-FE engine the cylinder arrangement is similar, but without the ignition distributor.
Motor Oil Viscosity Map
Engine bay of a four-cylinder engine
1 – Power steering fluid reservoir; 2 – oil filler cap; 3 – spark plugs; 4 – distributor cap; 5 – brake fluid reservoir; 6 – air filter; 7 – battery; 8 – dipstick for measuring the oil level in the automatic transmission; 9 – dipstick for measuring engine oil level; 10 – oil filter; 11 – radiator cap; 12 – radiator hose; 13 – Windshield washer reservoir; 14 – expansion tank
Engine bay of a six-cylinder engine
1 – brake fluid reservoir; 2 – air filter; 3 – battery; 4 – dipstick for measuring the oil level in the automatic transmission; 5 – oil filler cap; 6 – oil filter; 7 – dipstick for measuring engine oil level; 8 – radiator hose; 9 – Windshield washer reservoir; 10 – expansion tank; 11 – Power steering fluid reservoir
View from below the engine compartment
1 – oil drain plug; 2 – brake caliper; 3 – external constant velocity joint; 4 – steering gear; 5 – Automatic transmission oil drain plug; 6 – exhaust pipe; 7 – internal constant velocity joint; 8 – brake hose
Bottom view of the rear of the car
1 – fuel hose; 2 – rear suspension strut; 3 – fuel tank; 4 – exhaust pipe; 5 – handbrake cable
Recommended lubricants and fluids
Type of motor oil | all-season oil API SG or SG/CD |
Fuel | unleaded gasoline with an octane rating of at least 87 |
Coolant | 50% ethylene glycol antifreeze and 50% water |
Automatic transmission oil | DEXRON II |
Manual transmission oil | API GL-3, GL-4 or GL-5 75W-90 |
Brake fluid type | DOT 3 |
Clutch fluid type | DOT 3 |
Power steering fluid | DEXRON II |
Filling tanks
Motor oil (including filter): | |
– 5S-FE engine | 3.8 l |
– 3VZ-FE engine | 4.5 l |
– engine 1MZ-FE | 5.0 l |
Coolant: | |
– 5S-FE engine | 6.7 l |
– 3VZ-FE engine | 8.9 l |
– engine 1MZ-FE | 9.2 l |
| Automatic transmission: | |
| – 5S-FE engine | |
| drain and fill | 2.6 l |
| between the MIN and MAX marks | 1.7 l |
| – 3VZ-FE engine | |
| drain and fill | 3.3 l |
| between the MIN and MAX marks | 0.8 l |
| – engine 1MZ-FE | |
| drain and fill | 3.7 l |
| between the MIN and MAX marks | 0.9 l |
Ignition system
Spark plugs and interelectrode gap: | |
– 5S-FE engine | |
type | NGK BKR6EP-11 or equivalent |
interelectrode gap | 1.1 mm |
– 3VZ-FE engine | |
type | NGK BCPR6EP-11 or equivalent |
interelectrode gap | 1.1 mm |
– engine 1MZ-FE | |
| type | NGK BKR6EP-11 or equivalent |
| interelectrode gap | 1.1 mm |
| Spark plug high voltage wire resistance | less than 25,000 Ohm |
| The order of operation of engine cylinders: | |
| – 5S-FE engine | 1–3–4–2 |
| – 3VZ-FE engine | 1–2–3–4–5–6 |
| – engine 1MZ-FE | 1–2–3–4–5–6 |
Valve clearance (on a cold engine)
– 5S-FE engine | |
| intake valves | 0.17 – 0.28 mm |
| exhaust valves | 0.28 – 0.38 mm |
| – 3VZ-FE engine | |
| intake valves | 0.13 – 0.23 mm |
| exhaust valves | 0.28 – 0.38 mm |
| – engine 1 MZ-FE | |
| intake valves | 0.15 – 0.25 mm |
| exhaust valves | 0.25 – 0.35 mm |
Cooling system
Thermostat | |
| Temperature of opening start | 89°C |
| Full opening temperature | 100°C |
Brakes
| Minimum thickness of brake pad lining for disc brakes | 1.6 mm |
| Minimum thickness of brake pad lining for disc brakes | 1.6 mm |
| Brake pedal | |
| Free play | 0.8 – 6.5 mm |
| Installation height | 146 mm |
| Brake light switch play | 0.8 – 2.4 mm |
| Minimum pedal height | 70 mm |
| Adjusting the parking brake | |
| Lever type | 5 – 8 clicks |
| Pedal type | 3 – 6 clicks |
Tightening moments
| Automatic transmission drain plug | 50 Nm |
| Drain and fill plugs for manual transmission oil | 50 Nm |
| Wheel mounting bolts | 105 Nm |
| Front seat mounting bolt | 37 Nm |
| Front suspension to the body | 180 Nm |
| Rear suspension bolts to body | |
| models before 1992 | 115 Nm |
| models since 1993 | 55 Nm |
| Spark plugs | 18 Nm |
Suspension and steering
| Free play of the steering wheel | 30 mm |
| Ball joint play | 0 mm |
Drive belt tension (with a Burroughs or Nippondenso meter)
– 5S-FE engine | |
| generator (with air conditioning) | |
| new belt | 77 – 80 kgf |
| reusable belt | 55 – 65 kgf |
| generator (without air conditioning) | |
| new belt | 45 – 70 kgf |
| reusable belt | 35 – 55 kgf |
| power steering pump | |
| new belt | 55 – 65 kgf |
| reusable belt | 27 – 55 kgf |
| – 3VZ-FE engine | |
| generator | |
| new belt | 77 – 80 kgf |
| reusable belt | 45 – 60 kgf |
| power steering pump | |
| new belt | 70 – 85 kgf |
| reusable belt | 45 – 60 kgf |
| – engine 1MZ-FE | |
| generator | |
| new belt | 80 – 85 kgf |
| reusable belt | 45 – 60 kgf |
| power steering pump | |
| new belt | 70 – 85 kgf |
| reusable belt | 45 – 60 kgf |