Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Introduction / How to troubleshoot ecu controlled
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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:
Evap monitor (vacuum pressure monitor) (continued)
Preconditions
The monitor will not run unless:
mil is off.
Fuel level is approximately 1/2 to 3/4.
Altitude is 7800 feet (2400 m) or less.*
Engine coolant temperature (ect) is between 40°f and 95°f (4.4 °C and 35
°C).
Intake air temperature (iat) is between 40°f and 95 ...
Automatic door locking and unlocking systems
The following functions can be set or cancelled:
*1: Vehicles with an automatic transmission or continuously variable transmission
*2: Vehicles with a smart key system
■ Setting and canceling the functions
To switch between set and canceled, follow the procedure below:
1 Vehicles withou ...
Description
When troubleshooting obd ii vehicles, the only difference
from the usual troubleshooting procedure is that you
need to connect the vehicle to the obd ii scan tool complying
with sae j1978 or the hand–held tester, and read
various data output from the vehicle’s ecm.
Obd ii regulation ...