Toyota Corolla Repair Manual: 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.
- avoid a spark jump test.
- Perform a spark jump test only when absolutely necessary. Perform this test as rapidly as possible.
- While testing, never race the engine.
- avoid a prolonged engine compression measurement.
Engine compression measurements must be performed as rapidly as possible.
- do not run the engine when the fuel tank is nearly empty. This may cause the engine to misfire and create an extra load on the converter.
For vehicles equipped with mobile communication system
Install an antenna as far as possible away from the ecu
and sensors of the vehicle’s electronic systems.
install an antenna feeder at least 20 cm (7.87 In.) Away
from the ecu and se ...
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 ...
Other materials:
Air conditioning filter
The air conditioning filter must be changed regularly to maintain air conditioning
efficiency.
Removal method
1Turn the engine switch off.
2 Open the glove box. Slide off the damper.
3 Push in the glove box on the vehicle’s outer side to disconnect the claws.
Then pull out the glove box an ...
Inspection procedure
1 Inspect transmission wire(s1)
Disconnect the transmission wire connector from the
transaxle.
measure the resistance according to the value(s) in the
table below.
Standard:
2 Check harness and connector(transmission wire – ecm)
Connect the transmission connecto ...
Preparations to use wireless communication
The following can be performed using Bluetooth® wireless communication:
■ A portable audio player can be operated and listened to via multimedia system
■ Hands-free phone calls can be made via a cellular phone In order to use wireless
communication, register and connect a Bluetooth® ...
