EXPL ANA TION OF MAINTENANCE ITEMSMAINTENANCEScheduled Maint enanc e Log 67Brake Pads, Caliper s and R otor sCheck br ake pads and r otor s forexcessive wear; check br ake rotor sfor runou t. Check br ake caliper s forfluid leak age. Check the parkingbrake linings (shoes) and drums forscoring, burning, fluid leak age, br okenparts and e xcessive wear. Some mod-els ar e equipped with dir ectionalrotor s. When ser vicing these r otor s,reinst all at same location. A qualifiedtechnician should per form theseoper ations. See inside fr ont co ver for additional br ake information. Differ ential OilInspect each dif ferential componentfor signs of leak age. If y ou disco verany leak age, ha ve it r epair ed immedi-ately b y a qualified technician. R eferto y ou Owner 's Manual for fluid speci-fications.Driv e BeltInspect for cr acks, e xcessive wearand oilines s. Check the belt tensionand adjust if neces sary. Replace thebelt if it is damaged.Engine Air FilterCheck for damage, e xcessive wearand oilines s. R eplace if neces sary.Engine CoolantWhen inspecting, visually check the engine coolant le vel on the see-through r eser voir. Add coolant asneces sary. When r eplacing, dr ain and flush the cooling s ystem and r efillwith coolant. Alw ays use Genuine Toyota Super L ong-Life C oolant orsimilar high-qualit y non-silicate, non-amine, non-bor ate ethylene-gly colcoolant with long-life hybrid or ganicacid technology (i. e., a combination of lo w phosphates and or ganic acids).A qualified technician should per -form these oper ations.Note: Initial r eplacement is at 120months/ 100,000 miles. R eplaceevery 60 months/ 50,000 milesther eafter.81183_09_LexusSedans_046_080f_R1 7/2/08 7:51 AM Page 67
