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:
Exhaust gas precautions
Harmful substance to the
human body is included in
exhaust gases if inhaled.
WARNING
Exhaust gases include harmful
carbon monoxide (CO), which is
colorless and odorless. Observe
the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause
exhaust gases enter the vehicle
and may lead to an accident
caused ...
Roof drip side finish moulding center lh
Replacement
Hint:
use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The installation procedures are the removal procedures in reverse
order. However, only installation
procedures requiring additional information are included.
1. Remove roof drip side finish moulding center lh
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Circuit description
The srs warning light is located on the combination meter.
When the srs is normal, the srs warning light lights up for approx. 6 Seconds
after the ignition switch is
turned from the lock position to on position, and then turns off automatically.
If there is a malfunction in the srs, the srs ...