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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Inspection procedure
1 Check d squib circuit(airbag sensor assy center – horn button
assy)
Disconnect the negative (–) terminal cable from the battery,
and wait at least for 90 seconds.
disconnect the connectors between the airbag sensor
assy center and the horn button assy.
connect the ...
Customer problem analysis
Hint:
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
cond ...
Replacement
Hint:
installation is according to the reverse order of the removal.
1. Remove rear door weatherstrip rh
2. Remove rear door weatherstrip lh
3. Remove rear seat cushion assy (, 72–8)
4. Remove rear seat back assy (fixed type rear seat)
5. Remove separate type rear seat back assy (separate ...