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:
Body panel undercoating areas
Apply pastar uwe or pastar uc to the chassis, floor underside, sheet metal
fitting weld points of the body, and
inside of the wheel house to prevent rust and noise, as well as protect the body
from flying rocks.
Hint:
work must be performed while wearing the appropriate protective ...
Tire pressure warning system (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a tire pressure warning system that uses tire pressure
warning valves and transmitters to detect low tire inflation pressure before serious
problems arise.
◆ Installing tire pressure warning valves and transmitters
When replacing tires or wheels, tire press ...
Preparations to use wireless communication
The following can be performed using Bluetooth® wireless communication:
■ A portable audio player can be operated and listened to via multimedia system
■ Hands-free phone calls can be made via a cellular phone In order to use wireless
communication, register and connect a Bluetooth ...