Can I service myself?

[Muttly]

Hi,
I have a 2004 Corolla 2ltr D4D with 135k o the clock.
I would like to start maintaining her myself if it is doable.
What would I want to do to service her and how easy or hard are the tasks?
Thank you

 

[Christian_pulisic]

Hi Muttly,
I am impressed to your intension but i wanna request you to be more conscious at service time as it's interlink with one with another.

 

[captmatt]

Very doable. A quick lesson or two from YouTube.com At least the most common maintenance is doable!

5,000 miles oil change
10,000 mile + (depending on conditions air filter
every other year cabin air filter

I personally have tire rotation (5,000 mi) done by tire store, they have lift and will balance tires.

 

[Paul79UF]

Yes, working on a Corolla and most any Toyota for that matter, is very straight forward and relatively easy.

We had a 2005 Corolla (same generation as your 2004) for about 10 years.

I did all of the maintenance myself.

I have a list of the guides on this page -
https://www.paulstravelpictures.com...Common-Problems-Repair-Maintenance-Guides.htm

Let me know if you have any questions.