fuel filter location TOYOTA RAV4 1996 Service Repair Manual

Removal
1. Release fuel pressure. See FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE . Drain cooling system. Raise and support
vehicle. Remove right lower engine cover.
2. Disconnect control cables at throttle body. Remove air cleaner assembly and air cleaner case. Remove
accessory drive belt and generator.
3. Remove front exhaust pipe. Remove exhaust manifold and heat insulator assembly. Disconnect oxygen
sensor (except California) or Air/Fuel (A/F) ratio sensor (California), and remove exhaust manifold and
heat shield. Remove sensors from exhaust manifold and front catalytic converter, if equipped.
4. Remove heat insulator from front exhaust pipe. Remove throttle body and gasket. Remove ignition coils
with spark plug wires attached.
5. Disconnect necessary electrical connectors, coolant hoses and vacuum hoses from cylinder head and
intake manifold. Remove coolant outlet, coolant by-pass pipe and gaskets.
6. Disconnect hoses and ground strap. Remove union bolt, and disconnect fuel line at fuel filter. Remove
EGR valve and vacuum modulator. Disconnect power steering idle-up hoses from air tube.
7. Remove 2 bolts and accelerator cable bracket. Disconnect PCV hoses, cable brackets and control cables
for access to valve cover. Disconnect engine wiring harness protector at rear of timing belt cover for
access to valve cover. Remove nuts, grommets, valve cover and gasket. Note location of grommets for
reassembly reference, as grommets must be installed in original location.
8. Remove bolts, and disconnect engine wiring harness protector from left side of intake manifold.
Disconnect electrical connectors at injectors, A/C compressor and crankshaft position sensor. Remove
engine wiring harness clamps from timing belt cover and generator drive belt adjusting bar.
9. Remove scuff plate from passenger-side door opening and passenger-side kick panel. Remove right side
cowl side trim and floor carpet center cover. Disconnect 2 electrical connectors from Engine Control
Module (ECM), and 2 electrical connectors on bracket. See Fig. 9
. Disconnect electrical connector for
relay box located behind passenger-side kick panel.
10. Disconnect engine wiring harness clamp located on engine wiring, near firewall. Pull engine wiring
harness out through firewall. Remove engine wiring harness from between cylinder head and intake
manifold.
11. Disconnect timing belt from camshaft timing pulley. Remove camshaft timing pulley. Remove No. 1 idler
pulley and tension spring. See TIMING BELT
. Remove 3 bolts and timing belt cover. See Fig. 14 .
After removing timing belt from camshaft sprocket, support timing belt so belt does not come off
crankshaft sprocket.

1999 Toyota RAV4
1999-2000 ENGINES 2.0L 4-Cylinder
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Removal
1. Release fuel pressure. See FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE . Drain cooling system. Raise and support
vehicle. Remove right lower engine cover.
2. Disconnect control cables at throttle body. Remove air cleaner assembly and air cleaner case. Remove
accessory drive belt and generator. On 1997 models, remove distributor with spark plug wires. On 1998
models, remove front exhaust pipe.
3. On 1997 models, disconnect electrical connectors for oxygen sensors and remove exhaust manifold and
front catalytic converter. On 1998 models, disconnect oxygen sensor (except California) or Air/Fuel ratio
(A/F) sensor (California) and remove exhaust manifold and heat shield. On all models, remove sensors
from exhaust manifold and front catalytic converter, if equipped. See Fig. 14
.
4. On 1997 models, separate exhaust manifold and front catalytic converter and disconnect oil pressure
switch. On 1998 models, remove heat insulator from front exhaust pipe. Remove ignition coils with spark
plug wires attached. Disconnect oil pressure switch. See Fig. 14
.
5. On all models, disconnect necessary electrical connectors, coolant hoses and vacuum hoses from throttle
body, cylinder head and intake manifold. Remove coolant outlet, coolant by-pass pipe and gaskets. See
Fig. 14
.
6. Remove throttle body and gasket. Remove union bolt and disconnect fuel line at fuel filter. Remove EGR
valve and vacuum modulator. Remove EGR Vacuum Switching Valve (VSV) from side of cylinder head.
See Fig. 14
.
7. Remove intake manifold brace located between cylinder block and intake manifold. On A/T models,
disconnect control cable bracket from side of intake manifold. On all models, disconnect power steering
fluid reservoir, PCV hoses, cable brackets and control cables for access to valve cover.
8. Disconnect engine wiring harness protector at rear of timing belt cover for access to valve cover. When
disconnecting engine wiring harness protector, remove bolt on intake manifold side of engine first, and
then bolt on exhaust manifold side of engine.
9. Remove nuts, grommets, valve cover and gasket. Note location of grommets for reassembly reference, as
grommets must be installed in original location.
10. Remove bolts and disconnect engine wiring harness protector from rear side of intake manifold.
Disconnect electrical connectors at injectors, A/C compressor and crankshaft position sensor. Remove
engine wiring harness clamps from timing belt cover and generator drive belt adjusting bar.
11. Disconnect engine wiring harness protector from brackets on front side of intake manifold. Remove scuff
plate from passenger-side door opening and passenger-side kick panel. Remove center console trim panel
from passenger-side of center console.
12. Disconnect 2 electrical connectors from Engine Control Module (ECM), and 2 electrical connectors on
bracket. See Fig. 9
. Disconnect electrical connector for relay box located behind passenger-side kick
panel.
13. Disconnect engine wiring harness clamp located on engine wiring, near firewall. Pull engine wiring
harness out through firewall. Remove engine wiring harness from between cylinder head and intake
manifold. NOTE: On 4WD models, manufacturer recommends engine removal for servicing of
cylinder head and manifolds. See ENGINE. Proceed to appropriate step in
following procedure for servicing of cylinder head and manifolds.

1997 Toyota RAV4
2.0L 4-CYL 1997-98 ENGINES Toyota 2.0L 4-Cylinder
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