Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Diagnostics / Audio system / Sound quality is bad only when playing tape
Toyota Corolla (E120): Sound quality is bad only when playing tape
Inspection procedure
1 Replace cassette tape with another and recheck
- Replace the cassette tape with another and recheck.
- Replace the faulty cassette tape with the normal one to see if the
same trouble occurs again.
Standard: malfunction disappear.


2 Check for any foreign object
- Check for foreign object.
- Check that no foreign material and troubles are detected in the radio receiver assembly cassette tape player.


3 Clean head and check operation

- Head cleaning
- raise the cassette door with your finger. Next, using a pencil or similar object, push in the guide.
- Using a cleaning pen or cotton applicator soaked in cleaner, clean the head surface, pinch rollers and capstans.
- Check that the same trouble occurs again.


Check and replace radio receiver assy
Other materials:
Power point socket assy rr
Replacement
Hint: components:
1. Remove parking brake hole cover sub–assy
2. Remove floor shift shift lever knob sub–assy (m/t transaxle)
3. Remove console panel upper
4. Remove console box carpet
5. Remove console box sub–assy rear (m/t transaxle)
6. Remove console box sub–assy rear ...
Maintenance requirements
To ensure safe and economical driving, day-to-day care and regular maintenance
are essential. It is the owner’s responsibility to perform regular checks. Toyota
recommends the following maintenance:
General maintenance
General maintenance should be performed on a daily basis. This can be don ...
Luggage compartment door garnish outside
Replacement
Hint:
the installation procedures are the removal procedures in reverse order.
However, only installation procedures
requiring additional information are included.
1. Remove luggage compartment lock cylinder & key set
remove the 2 nuts and luggage compartment lock cyl ...


