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Finally, because the car was used. It did not come with the owner manual. Where can I get my hands on a copy.
Thanks
D.R
Springfield, VA (USA)
You might consider in the future a type of battery cable that has a switch box on it with a red and green light. If you are hooked up wrong, the light tells you. I have a pair, but I don't recall where I got them.
I looked at a 1991 corolla. It has 106K miles
on it. The owner is an old man who claims that
he has been maintaining the car well. (He has all
the receipts )
- battery is 8 months old
- one tire is new
- a/c is working
- rear spoiler works
- radiator and timing belts were changed in 1997
- the engine was tuned recently
- as am/fm stero (no tape player)
I inspected the car from a mechanic who said that there is oil leak from cam shaft and that would cost 300 bucks. (Not immediate, but within
6-9 months).
Can experts out there tell me how much this car
is worth? I am a student and my basic need (of
moving around the town) is satisfied. Ths guy
had a posting for 4300 and then reduced to 3600.
Owing to his claim of maintenance, he says he wouldn't take less than 3450.
Is this fair price? Or what is fair price
for it then? My town is small so prices tend
to be higher (very few buyers )
thanks,
We just have the car service by the dealer, and they have changed the transmission fluid as part of the 60000 miles service package.
We forgot to ask whether they have changed the differential fluid. Can we assume they have already done that ? Is changing the differential fluid considered part of the transmission fluid job ?
Please help. TIA.
Blue smoke.. It is normal for the Toyota with that millage. The valve seals are getting harder and losing their ability to clean oil from a valve's steams. Just keep cheking the oil level.
Corolla AE92 1988-91
Sedan, Coupe, SR5......... 13.9v - 15.1v @ 2,000 RPM
GTS fwd .................. 13.5v - 15.1v @ 2,000 RPM
The voltage regulator is internal and requires alternator overhaul/replacement to correct. I wouldn't be concerned about maximum charging voltage being marginally higher than spec.
The blue smoke on startup is probably valve stem seals.
My old car, Ford Contour, increases speed when it goes downhill. The average highway mpg on sticker is 32 but on freeway it is 38. Comparing to Toyota, it is different. The average highway mpg on sticker is 39, but since I drove the car for last two days, the average mpg is 33. I suspect the problem with downhill. When the new car goes downhill (I do not touch gas pedal or brake or I do not use cruise control as well), the speed decreases. What do you think the problem is?
I heard that fuel inject or's engines make less engine braking than curb's engines do. The car should gain a speed.
It could be a tranny problem(OD solenoid for example). Anyway show the car to the dealer and keep us informed. Good luck
Another little note. This is our second Corolla. Our first one was a 1979 which was bought used in 1989. We kept it until 1997 and I never had a problem.
We are now thinking about buying a Sienna mini van in about a year.
My hat is off to Toyota. I should have bought a Camry.
Well, that advice will get my daily award for the worst thing to tell somebody to do. Putting your car in neutral while going down a hill is not very safe, since without engine braking in gear you only have your brakes to keep your speed down (a car rolling down a hill in neutral picks up speed rather quickly, as an Wily Coyote cartoon would tell you). The brakes, then, will quickly overheat, giving you no brakes and no doubt scaring you to death.
If in fact your car is not downshifting when it shouldn't, but merely hanging in drive on a downhill and slowing down the car, then that's the way it's geared and there's not much you can do. I'd rather you pressed on the gas going downhill than put the car in neutral.
I have a 94' Corolla Std. 5spd with 93K. It runs great at high speeds, but at lower speeds it tends to jerk. As per the dealer I should drive in lower gears & rev up the engine.
Should I get the car checked for any other problem, or is this normal?
What's your speed in 5th gear when this happens? What are the rpms at that speed? If it's below 2,000 rpm in 5th gear, then definitely you are lugging the engine. This puts tremendous loads on the engine and is a rather harmful habit...so if you are doing this (many people do unconsciously), maybe you can remember to shift down to 4th whenever you drop below around 2,000-2,200 rpm.
This problem has never occured when the dealer test rides it.
Is there anything specific that I can get checked -clutch or soemthing else?
The steering wheel in my 2000 Corolla LE vibrates when I apply the brakes in a hard stop (for example, going from 50-0). Any ideas on what may cause this? I have about 30k on the car right now, so I am hoping it will be covered under the warranty. Thanks in advance, I really appreciate it.
-Rollaman2
Secondly, in response to the question about the seatbelt light. I had the same problem. It was always on, then it came on and off randomly for awhile. My car was under warranty at the time, but they actually needed to replace the entire seatbelt. They said that the seatbelt would function fine, but a sensor in it was no longer working correctly.
Turning the wheel and braking is risky on any car...when you brake, the car's weight shifts forward, and the rear end gets "light"...if your wheels are also turned, you basically have an unstable front end AND back end. Sway bars might help, and better shocks. Obviously your car's tires cannot hold the car. Ultimately, it's those four patches of rubber that keep you on the road.
The car was hit in the rear the previous spring, and had a 4-wheel alignment done as a precaution. It turns out the alignment shop (Import Auto Body in Ft.Collins, Colo.) screwed-up the alignment. The new alignment also ruined 4 new tires in less than 10K miles. I finally took the car to Toyota and had a 4-wheel alignment done. They fixed it. I no longer have any problems keeping up with traffic when the roads are bad. I fought with Import Auto Body to replaced the worn tires, and could only get them to pay for two new tires.