Toyota Corolla Repair Manual: How to troubleshoot ecu controlled systems

Vehicle lift and support locations

1. Notice about vehicle condition when jacking up As a rule, the vehicle must be unloaded when jacking up. Never jack up or lift up the vehicle loaded with things of heavy weight.  whe ...

General information

There are many ecu controlled systems used in the corolla. In general, ecu controlled system are considered to be very intricate and require a high level of technical knowledge and expert skill t ...

Other materials:

Inspection
1. Intake air flow meter sub–assy Inspect the intake air flow meter resistance.  Using an ohmmeter, measure the resistance between terminals tha and e2. Resistance: at –20 c (–4 f) 13.6 To 18.4 KΩ at 20 c (68 f) 2.21 To 2.69 KΩ at 60 c (140 f) 0.49 To 0.67 KΩ ...

Ecu power source circuit
Circuit description This circuit provides power to operate the tvip ecu. Wiring diagram Inspection procedure 1 Check fuse (ecu–b) Remove the fuse from the instrument panel j/b.  check the continuity of the fuse. Standard: continuity 2 Check tvip ecu Disconnect th ...

Circuit description
When the brake pedal is depressed, the stop lamp switch assy sends a signal to the cruise control ecu assy. When the cruise control ecu assy receives this signal, it cancels the cruise control. A fail–safe function is provided so that cancel functions normally, even if there is a malfunc ...