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:
Inspection procedure
1 Check operation(starter)
Check that the starter operates normally and that the engine starts.
2 Input signal check
See input signal check on page 05–745.
check the indicator light when shifting into except d position.
Ok:
the indicator light goes off when shifting ...
Precaution
1. Handling precautions on srs airbag system
The vehicle is equipped with srs (supplemental restraint system) such as
the driver airbag and front
passenger airbag. Failure to carry out service operation in correct sequence
could cause the srs to
unexpectedly deploy during servicing, po ...
Maintenance data (fuel, oil level,
etc.)
Dimensions and weight
*1:Unladen vehicles
*2:Vehicles without 18-inch tires
*3:Vehicles with 18-inch tires for Guam and Saipan
*4:Vehicles with 18-inch tires except for Guam and Saipan
*5:For Guam and Saipan
Seating capacity
Vehicle identification
■ Vehicle identification number
The vehicle iden ...