1985 Toyota Van Service and Repair Manual

Toyota's 1985 Van was sold in Base Cargo and Passenger form and as the LE, powered by a 2.0L four (3Y-EC) or the larger 2.2L (4Y-E), with the engine mounted under the front seats rather than ahead of them — a layout that changes how nearly every routine job on this van is approached. Service figures are not identical across that range, so the clearances, torque values and tightening sequences here are the ones Toyota published for this van in this model year, not for whatever came either side of it.

Engines

• 2.0L 1998CC l4 GAS Naturally Aspirated
• 2.2L 2237CC l4 GAS Naturally Aspirated

Trims

• Base, Van Cargo, Automatic
• Base, Van Cargo, Standard
• Base, Van Passenger, Automatic
• Base, Van Passenger, Standard
• LE, Automatic
• LE, Standard

Known issues on the 1985 Van. One recall is on federal record for this model year, and it covers the steering linkage at the relay and connecting rod: the center control arm of the steering linkage system may develop a crack if the steering wheel is repeatedly operated while the vehicle is in the parked position. Owners have logged 7 complaints for the year. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind that steering linkage, and behind the rest of the van, are set out in full.

Whether you are inspecting the steering center arm and its linkage, tracing a fault on a Cargo body against a Passenger one, or working through a service interval on either the 3Y-EC or the 4Y-E, this factory manual keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for this 1985 Van.