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:
Front suspension
Service data
*1: Ground clearance of front wheel center
*2: ground clearance of lower suspension arm front bolt center
*3: ground clearance of axle beam set bolt center
*4: ground clearance of rear wheel center
Torque specification
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Mechanical system tests
1. Perform mechanical system tests
Measure the stall speed.
The object of this test is to check the overall performance of the transaxle
and engine by measuring
the stall speeds in the d and r positions.
Notice:
Do the test at normal operating atf temperature 50 to 80 °c (122 to
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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 ...