Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Introduction / How to troubleshoot ecu controlled
systems / Customer problem analysis
Toyota Corolla (E120): Customer problem analysis
Hint
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- in troubleshooting, the problem symptoms must be confirmed accurately, meaning that all preconceptions must be set aside in order to make an accurate judgement. To ascertain what the problem symptoms are, it is extremely important to ask the customer about the problem and conditions when it occurred.
- The following 5 items are important points in the problem analysis. Past problems which are thought to be unrelated and the repair history, etc. May also help in some cases. Therefore, as much information as possible should be gathered and its relationship with the problem symptoms should be correctly ascertained for use as reference in troubleshooting. A customer problem analysis table is provided for your use in the diagnostics section for each system.
(Sample) supplemental restraint system check sheet.
Other materials:
Body panel undercoating areas
Apply pastar uwe or pastar uc to the chassis, floor underside, sheet metal
fitting weld points of the body, and
inside of the wheel house to prevent rust and noise, as well as protect the body
from flying rocks.
Hint:
work must be performed while wearing the appropriate protective ...
On–vehicle inspection
1. Inspect air–fuel ratio compensation system
Hint:
you can also check the system by choosing ”data monitor”,
then ”o2 sensor output voltage” on the monitor of the
hand–held tester.
Connect the hand–held tester to the terminal 23 (ox1a)
@ 7 (e1) and 21 (ox1b) @ 7 (e1) of ...
Engine oil
With the engine at operating temperature and turned off, check the oil level
on the dipstick.
■ Checking the engine oil
1 Park the vehicle on level ground. After warming up the engine and turning it
off, wait more than 5 minutes for the oil to drain back into the bottom of the engine.
2 ...