Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Introduction / Repair instruction / Precaution / For vehicles equipped with catalytic converter
Toyota Corolla (E120): For vehicles equipped with catalytic converter
Caution
: if large amount of unburned fuel flows into the converter, it may cause overheating and a fire hazard.
To prevent this, observe the following precautions.
- Use only unleaded gasoline.
- avoid prolonged idling.
Avoid running the engine at idle speed for more than 20 minutes.
- avoid a spark jump test.
- Perform a spark jump test only when absolutely necessary. Perform this test as rapidly as possible.
- While testing, never race the engine.
- avoid a prolonged engine compression measurement.
Engine compression measurements must be performed as rapidly as possible.
- do not run the engine when the fuel tank is nearly empty. This may cause the engine to misfire and create an extra load on the converter.
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Circuit description
The ignition switch provides circuit power and the ecm provides the circuit
ground that illuminates the mil.
Mil operation is checked visually:
it should be illuminated when the ignition is first turned on. If the mil is off
all of the time or on all of the time,
use the procedure below to ...
Inspection procedure
1 Inspect fuse(stop)
Turn the ignition switch to off.
remove the stop fuse from the instrument panel j/b.
check continuity of the stop fuse.
Ok: continuity
2 Inspect stop lamp switch assy
Disconnect the stop lamp switch assy connector.
check continuity betw ...
Deactivating or stopping the alarm
Do one of the following to deactivate or stop the alarm:
● Unlock the doors or open the trunk.
● Vehicles without a smart key system:
Turn the engine switch to the “ACC” or “ON” position, or start the engine. (The
alarm will be deactivated or stopped after a few seconds.)
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