Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Introduction / Repair instruction / Precaution / Handling of hose clamps
Toyota Corolla (E120): Handling of hose clamps

- Before removing the hose, check the depth of the inserting portion and the clamp position in order to restore it surely.
- change a deformed or dented clamp for a new one.
- in case of reusing the hose, install the clamp on the hose where it has a clamp track.
- for a spring type clamp, adjust it by adding force to the arrow mark direction after the installation.
Other materials:
Automatic transaxle fluid (atm)
On–vehicle inspection
1. Check the fluid level
Hint:
drive the vehicle so that the engine and transaxle are at normal
operating temperature.
Fluid temperature: 70 – 80 °c (158 – 176 °f)
park the vehicle on a level surface and set the parking
brake.
with the engin ...
For vehicles equipped with catalytic converter
Caution:
if large amount of unburned fuel flows into the converter, it may cause
overheating and a fire hazard.
To prevent this, observe the following precautions.
Use only unleaded gasoline.
avoid prolonged idling.
Avoid running the engine at idle speed for more than 20 minutes. ...
When using a child
restraint system
■ When installing a child
restraint system to a front
passenger seat
For the safety of a child, install a
child restraint system to a rear
seat. When installing a child
restraint system to a front passenger
seat is unavoidable,
adjust the seat as follows and
install the child restraint system:
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