Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Automatic transmission / trans / Manual transaxle oil
Toyota Corolla (E120): Manual transaxle oil
On–vehicle inspection
1. Inspect transaxle oil

- Stop the vehicle on the level place.
- remove the transmission filler plug and gasket.
- check that the oil surface is within 5 mm (0.20 In.) From the lowest position of the inner surface of the transmission filler plug opening.
Notice
:
- excessively large or small amount of oil may cause troubles.
- After replacing oil, drive the vehicle and check the oil level.
- check for oil leakage when the oil level is low.
- install the transmission filler plug and new gasket.
Torque: 39.2 Nvm (400 Kgf·cm, 29 ft·lbf)
Other materials:
Floor shift cable transmission control
shift (atm)
Replacement
1. Precaution
2. Disconnect battery negative terminal
3. Remove parking brake hole cover sub–assy
4. Remove console panel upper
5. Remove console box carpet
6. Remove console box sub–assy rear
7. Remove air bag sensor assy center
8. Disconnect oxygen sensor connector
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Inspection procedure
Hint:
read freeze frame data using the hand-held tester or the obd ii scan tool.
Freeze frame data records the
engine conditions when a malfunction is detected. When troubleshooting, it is
useful for determining whether
the vehicle was running or stopped, the engine was warmed up or not, the ...
Symptom simulation
Hint:
the most difficult case in troubleshooting is when no symptoms occurs. In such
cases, a thorough customer
problem analysis must be carried out. Then the same or similar conditions and
environment in which the
problem occurred in the customer’s vehicle should be simulated. No matter ho ...


