Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Diagnostics / Electronic controlled automatic transaxle / How to proceed with troubleshooting
Toyota Corolla (E120): How to proceed with troubleshooting
The hand–held tester can be used at step 3, 4, 6, 9.
1 Vehicle brought to workshop
2 Customer problem analysis
3 Connect the obd ii scan tool or hand–held tester to dlc3
4 Check and clear dtc and freeze frame data
5 Visual inspection
6 Setting the check mode diagnosis
7 Problem symptom confirmation
Symptom does not occur: go to
step 8
Symptom occur: go to step 9
8 Symptom simulation
9 Dtc check
Dtc is not output: go to step 10
Dtc is output: go to step 18
10 Basic inspection
11 Mechanical system test
12 Hydraulic test
13 Manual shifting test
14 Problem symptoms table chapter 1
15 Problem symptoms table chapter 2
16 Problem symptoms table chapter 3
17 Part inspection
Go to step 20
18 Dtc chart
19 Circuit inspection
20 Identification of problem
21 Repair
22 Confirmation test
End
Other materials:
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 ...
Stopping the engine
1 Stop the vehicle.
2 Continuously variable transmission: Shift the shift lever to P.
Manual transmission: Shift the shift lever to N.
3 Set the parking brake. 4 Press the engine switch.
5 Vehicles without a multi-information display: Release the brake pedal (continuously
variable transmission ...
Fuel
Service data
Torque specification
Emission control
Service data
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