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
Hint:
read freeze frame data using the hand-held tester or the obd ii scan tool.
Freeze frame data records the
engine conditions when a malfunction is detected. When troubleshooting, it is
useful for determining whether
the vehicle was running or stopped, the engine was warmed up or not, the ...
Definition of terms
Term
Definition
Monitor description
Description of what the ecm monitors and how it detects malfunctions
(monitoring purpose and its details).
Related dtcs
Diagnostic code
Typical enabling condition
Preconditions that allow the ecm to detect ...
Sound quality is bad only when cd is played(volume is
too low)
Inspection procedure
1 Replace cd with another and recheck
Replace the cd with another and recheck.
Check the installation condition of the radio receiver assembly.
Standard: malfunction disappear.
Check and replace radio receiver assy ...


