Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Diagnostics / Sfi system / Camshaft position sensor ”a”
circuit / Inspection procedure
Toyota Corolla (E120): 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 air–fuel ratio was lean or rich, etc. At the time of the malfunction.
1 Inspect camshaft position sensor(resistance)

- Measure the resistance between the terminals of camshaft position sensor connector.
Standard:

Notice
: ”cold” and ”hot” shown above mean the temperature of the coils themselves. ”Cold” is from –10 c (14 f) to 50 c (122 f) and ”hot” is from 50 c (122 f) to 100 c (212 f).


2 Check harness and connector(camshaft position sensor – ecm)

- Disconnect the c1 camshaft position sensor connector.
- disconnect the e3 ecm connector.
- check the resistance between the wire harness side connectors.
Standard (check for open):

Standard (check for short):

- Reconnect the ecm connector.
- reconnect the camshaft position sensor connector.



3 Check sensor installation(camshaft position sensor)
- Check the camshaft position sensor installation.


4 Check camshaft timing gear assy(teeth of plate)
- Check the teeth of the signal plate.


Replace ecm
Other materials:
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
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Installing the spare tire
1 Remove any dirt or foreign matter from the wheel contact surface.
If foreign matter is on the wheel contact surface, the wheel nuts may loosen
while the vehicle is in motion, causing the tire to come off.
2 Install the tire and loosely tighten each wheel nut by hand by approximately
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On–vehicle inspection
1. Connect hand–held tester:
connect the hand–held tester to the dlc3.
start the engine and run it at idle.
select the active test mode on the hand–held tester.
Hint:
please refer to the hand–held tester operator’s manual for further details.
2. Inspect actua ...


