1985 Toyota Tercel Service and Repair Manual

Fitment is where this one starts: the 1985 Toyota Tercel factory service and repair manual is tied to this exact model year and its trim range, so the clearances, torque figures and adjustment sequences printed in it are what Toyota specified for the 1985 car and its 1.5L four (3A-C), not values borrowed from an adjacent year's book.

Engines

• 1.5L 1452CC l4 GAS SOHC Naturally Aspirated

Trims

• Base
• DX, 2D Hatchback, Automatic
• DX, 2D Hatchback, Standard
• DX, 4D Hatchback, Automatic
• DX, 4D Hatchback, Standard
• DX, 4D Wagon
• DX, 4D Wagon, Automatic
• DX, 4D Wagon, Standard
• SR5

Known issues on the 1985 Tercel. One recall is on federal record for this model year, and it sits in the fuel system on the gasoline delivery side, at the fuel pump: a leaking fuel pump could create a vehicle fire hazard. The campaign covers certain Federal-Mogul aftermarket fuel pumps sold under the Carter, Accuflow, NAPA, Truflow, Parts Depo and Parts Master brand names, shipped between August 2006 and July 2007. Owners have logged 5 complaints for the year, and 7 technical service bulletins have been issued.

Whether you are tracing a fuel delivery fault back to the pump, sorting out where an automatic-equipped DX differs from a standard one, or working a wagon through a service interval, it holds you to Toyota's own procedure and the right figure for this 1985 Tercel.