Service Manuals - Blade?

[ptrain]

Hi Folks,

Can anyone recommend a service manual or part list for a Toyota Blade? (happy to buy one if its available) I want to give mine a good overhaul as I'm not sure what has/has not been done on it to date.
Of got the JPNZ manual and that's pretty good but some of its info is generic and not specifically for the Blade. Its also not a technical service manual.

I'm thinking:

Plugs, oil, air filter - Easy.

Brake fluid - Is there a knack to this? I've done it on older cars with out ABS or traction control before. I assume its the same process but I've heard you should purge the ABS pump. Do we know what the specs are for the discs? Min thickness and run out?

Powersteering fluid - Again is this just a case of draining the reservoir, remove the return line into a bucket, then top up the reservoir and pump it till it runs clear?

Transmission fluid? - its got 70k kms on it. I heard the CVT has oil for life? Is this Oil for transmission life ie 5years? I heard this is a bit of a nightmare to change? Might leave that to a pro if its really hard. I've read some mixed info on other forums.

Really appreciate any help!

[sergei]

Hi Folks,

Can anyone recommend a service manual or part list for a Toyota Blade? (happy to buy one if its available) I want to give mine a good overhaul as I'm not sure what has/has not been done on it to date.
Of got the JPNZ manual and that's pretty good but some of its info is generic and not specifically for the Blade. Its also not a technical service manual.

I'm thinking:

Plugs, oil, air filter - Easy.

Brake fluid - Is there a knack to this? I've done it on older cars with out ABS or traction control before. I assume its the same process but I've heard you should purge the ABS pump. Do we know what the specs are for the discs? Min thickness and run out?

Powersteering fluid - Again is this just a case of draining the reservoir, remove the return line into a bucket, then top up the reservoir and pump it till it runs clear?

Transmission fluid? - its got 70k kms on it. I heard the CVT has oil for life? Is this Oil for transmission life ie 5years? I heard this is a bit of a nightmare to change? Might leave that to a pro if its really hard. I've read some mixed info on other forums.

Really appreciate any help!

Brake fluid, pretty much same process. I normally don't worry about purging ABS pump (it will get mixed in due time, so regular changes will keep on top of it).
Powersteering fluild - as you said.
Regarding CVT, the oil change is not a huge deal (a bit messy). Here how I did it on a vitz: http://sergei.nz/toyota-cvt-oil-change/

[ptrain]

Thanks Sergei!

On the CVT:
Did you flush the torque converter etc? Or is this worth doing? I guess if the quantity of fluid left in the transmission is small it will be diluted and therefore better then the old stuff thats in there right?

How much do you refill it? Is it like you say, measure what you take out? Awkward if you spill it though. Which I definitely will

[sergei]

Thanks Sergei!

On the CVT:
Did you flush the torque converter etc? Or is this worth doing? I guess if the quantity of fluid left in the transmission is small it will be diluted and therefore better then the old stuff thats in there right?

How much do you refill it? Is it like you say, measure what you take out? Awkward if you spill it though. Which I definitely will

I didn't flush the torque converter due to the cost of the fluid (to properly flush I would needed double of amount). The amount worked out about 3.5L.
There is actually a place for dipstick, but it is blanked off (I used it as filler hole).
Dilution is fine, especially the fluid was very clean when it came out (there are a lot less clutches in CVT, so less friction material contaminating the fluid and less burning of the fluid).

I just thought of simpler way of figuring how much fluid is required:

Measure the amount of oil coming out from fake oil drain plug. This will be very easy as oil will come out from one place (can be done with graded cup since it will be less than 1L).
Set aside exactly same amount of fresh fluid.
Drain rest of the oil by removing the plastic tube (from fake oil drain plug) and the pan.
Reinstall the pan and the tube.
Fill up until overflows through the tube/drain plug. Reinstall the drain plug.
Add exactly same amount that has been measured in first step (which was set aside in second step).

[ptrain]

Great Idea. Thanks mate I'll give it a go!