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.
Other materials:
Rear view monitor system
The rear view monitor system assists the driver by displaying guide lines
and an image of the view behind the vehicle while backing up, for example while
parking.
The screen illustrations used in this text are intended as examples, and may
differ from the image that is actually displayed on t ...
Pre–check
1. Diagnosis system
Release the parking brake lever.
check the warning lights.
When the ignition switch is turned on, check that the abs
warning light and brake warning light goes on for 3 sec.
Hint:
when the parking brake is applied or the level of the brake
fluid is low, the ...
How to use this manual
General information
1. General description
This manual is made in accordance with sae j2008.
generally, repair operations can be separated in the following 3
main processes:
Diagnosis
Removing/installing, replacing, disassembling/reassembling,
checking and adju ...