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2008 Toyota Avalon Specs: Fluids, Maintenance Schedule & Fuse Box

Figures for the 2008 Toyota Avalon, copied from Toyota’s own owner’s manual. Every one links to the manual page it came from.

From the manufacturer’s manuals. Every figure here is copied from the manufacturer's own manual, with a link to the page it came from. Where a manual is unclear or contradicts itself, we leave the figure out.

Fluids & capacities

Cooling system > Coolant type

Use either of the following: • “Toyota Super Long Life Coolant” • Similar high-quality ethylene glycol-based non- silicate, non-amine, non-nitrite, and non-borate coolant with long-life hybrid organic acid technol- ogy Do not use plain water alone.

Source: Toyota 2008 Avalon Owner's Manual (OM41433U), page 410

Maintenance schedule

Normal service schedule

Use this for ordinary driving.

ServiceWhen
Clean cabin air filter

Source: Toyota 2008 Avalon Scheduled Maintenance Guide, page 07

15,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 105,000 mi
Replace cabin air filter

Source: Toyota 2008 Avalon Scheduled Maintenance Guide, page 17

Every 30,000 mi or 36 months
Replace engine air filter

Source: Toyota 2008 Avalon Scheduled Maintenance Guide, page 17

Every 30,000 mi or 36 months
Replace engine oil and oil filter

Source: Toyota 2008 Avalon Scheduled Maintenance Guide, page 06

Every 5,000 mi or 6 months

Severe service schedule

Use this if you tow, idle a lot, drive short trips in the cold, or run in dust.

ServiceWhen
Inspect engine air filter

Applies to: Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads

Source: Toyota 2008 Avalon Scheduled Maintenance Guide, page 07

5,000 mi, 10,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 20,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 40,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 50,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 70,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 80,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 100,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 110,000 mi, 115,000 mi

Fuse box locations & fuse chart

Engine compartment

What each fuse protects

FuseAmpsProtectsSource
150.0ARear window defogger, outside rear view mirror defoggerp.346
230.0AAnti-lock brake system, vehicle stability control systemp.346
350.0AElectric cooling fanp.346
450.0AAnti-lock brake system, vehicle stability control systemp.346
550.0AAir conditioning systemp.346
630.0AStarter systemp.346
740.0AHeadlightsp.346
8—Charging system, RR DEF, ABS/ VSC No.2, HEATER, ABS/VSC No.1, RDI FAN, WASHER,  S-HORNp.347
97.5AElectronic controlled transmission system, multiport fuel injection system/sequential multiport fuel injection systemp.347
1015.0AMultiport fuel injection system/ sequential multiport fuel injection systemp.347
3015.0AAudio system, center display,  navigation systemp.348
3110.0AMultiport fuel injection system/ sequential multiport fuel injection systemp.348
327.5AStop lights, high mounted  stoplight, vehicle stability control system, anti-lock brake systemp.348
337.5AVehicle stability control systemp.348
3415.0ARight-hand headlight (low beam)p.348
3515.0ALeft-hand headlight (low beam)p.348

More fuse pages in the manual

Diagrams and printed legends we can’t host. Check the box name printed on a diagram before counting positions.

Not on this page

  • Oil life & reset procedures: The manual gives different answers by configuration, so we've left them out.

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