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2016 Toyota Tacoma Specs: Fluids & Maintenance Schedule

Figures for the 2016 Toyota Tacoma, 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 technology Do not use plain water alone.

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Owners Manual (OM04005U), page 573

Maintenance schedule

Normal service schedule

Use this for ordinary driving.

ServiceWhen
Replace cabin air filter

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 40

Every 20,000 mi or 24 months
Replace engine air filter

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 41

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

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 40

Every 10,000 mi or 12 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 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 39

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
Replace engine oil and oil filter

Applies to: Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 38

5,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 115,000 mi
Replace engine oil and oil filter

Applies to: Driving while towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 38

5,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 115,000 mi
Replace engine oil and oil filter

Applies to: Extensive idling and/or low speed driving for a long distance such as police, taxi or door-to-door delivery use

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 39

5,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 115,000 mi
Replace engine oil and oil filter

Applies to: Repeated trips of less than five miles in temperatures below 32°F / 0°C

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 40

5,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 115,000 mi
Replace front differential oil (4WD)

Applies to: Driving while towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 43

Every 15,000 mi or 18 months
Replace manual transmission oil

Applies to: Driving while towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 41

30,000 mi, 90,000 mi
Replace rear differential oil

Applies to: Driving while towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 39

Every 15,000 mi or 18 months
Replace transfer case oil (4WD)

Applies to: Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 49

Every 30,000 mi or 36 months
Replace transfer case oil (4WD)

Applies to: Driving while towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 45

Every 30,000 mi or 36 months
Replace transmission fluid or oil

Applies to: Driving while towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading

Source: Toyota 2016 Tacoma Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 45

Every 60,000 mi or 72 months

Not on this page

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

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