stevelaw

Sure---and like DFBonnett stated, get some good penetrating oil too. Or at least WD 40. THose upper and lower lines are going to be tight. And don't lose the crush washers. Or it will leak.

[What did you get? Denso or NGK? You didn't try to gap them, right?

THey should all be on the same circuit, unless you have an additional amplifier installed. So check your fuses.

Welcome to the board.

And you know what, with the mileage on that car, and it's 10 years old, he's going to end up recharging the A/C system too after the job if he decides to pull that motor. He'll get a leak, but at least he will be using R134

Once you get that center console trip piece out, the rest will be pretty much self explanatory. But on that Corolla, I have found that if you take an lnd butterknife and bend the first 1.3 of the blade at a 30 degree angle, it makes a good prybar, if you will, to take that out without marring the dash or the piece itself.

When's the last time you had a tune up?

Who actually changed the lube?

This issue has come ub on the board before----are you talking about the door lock handles, the armrests, or the window cranks?

When's the last time you changed the tranny fluid & filter? You may have a bad soleniod, but you may also have a clogged valve body.

[You know, there's a guy here on the board in the Tacoma section who not too long ago did a turbo mod. His posts are still up, you might want to ask him for advice. If I recall, he was an airplane mechanic.

Your'e having problems getting WINS?! That station has been on forever. I'd assume they have the wattage sufficient for reception anywhere in NYC. Has the service department offered to look at the antenna connection?

It's basically on the other side of the firewall, on the other side of your feet if you were sitting in the driver's seat. You are going to need several wrenches to do the job. Buy the filter ahead of time and take a good look at it. This will give you the answer to at least two of the wrench sizes you will need. This job is not easy, the area you are working in the get the filter out is a cramped area. If you have never purchased a set of crowfoot wrench extensions before, you might want to consider it before doing this job. And put a newspaper down on the ground too--you're going to lose about 6 to 8 ounces of gas, which will be running down your arm to some degree.

You know what, this might be a case of first impression here. I have not heard of this before. Where is the clip?

Powitanie.

Hi, I am Steve, your friendly ambassador. Welcome to the board. We of the board like discussing issues with Toyotas, exchanging ideas and experiences regarding Toyotas, and helping each other out with mechanical questions. To wit: There are TSB's on weatherstripping noise for the 2002-2005 year Toys. You certainly have a warranty issue that needs to be addressed with the dealer, or regional. But do keep in mind that the board is not attached to Toy in any fiduciary manner or maintain any pecuniary interest in same.

I don't know for sure which of the optimas will fit it...but if I recall, it's gonna have to be a group 35 size.

I think it will be similar in the 2002 to 2005 remove and install instructions.

Sure, there are lots of places to find better looking hubcaps on the internet. And lots of them will fit your wheels.

Time to put your lawyer hat on. I'd be writing letters.

Welcome to the board, and rest assured that this will end up being the best Toy board. Electronics Q's are getting tricky.

I used to have the same car. I got it from a dealer as a salesman's used car, very low mileage but it had a broken antenna. So I had to snake an entire new antenna assembly through the thing. I didn't have any clearance problems....even though the area was quite small. Has the car been in a collision?

Got a long extension cord? I removed them from my Corolla by heating them up with a hair dryer. It loosens the adhesive's grip from the painted surface, When they were hot enough, I could pull up under them and get them off.

I'd like to add one other item: I have picked up AT LEAST 1 mile per gallon by using a semi-synthetic high quality motor oil called Drive Clean 7500. It's made by Mobil, the same company that puts out Mobil1, of course. Drive Clean 7500 generally sells for about $3.00 per quart here in Dixieland, but I think I have worked out the math here: regular good motor oil of ordinary conventional stock, such as Valvoline, or Shell, will run you $1.50 to $2.00. Therefore, not counting the cost of the filter, that works out to $6.00 to $8.00 for the oil every 3K. But even at $12.00 for the Drive Clean 7500 every 3K, I have realized an increase on the highway driving mileage, so that the additional cost is absorbed by the gas mileage savings. Plus, it's just a better quality motor oil anyway. So it pays for itself, depending how you look at it. And when is the last time you had the fuel filter changed?

Well, so far, as with my former Toy products in the past I have had very good luck with the Haynes manuals. So you have a 1996 Corolla? Not too long ago I got rid of the factory service manual. I tried to give it away on the board, but ended up selling it on EBAY because for some unknown reason I could find no taker for it. Sounds like you would have been the likely recipient. I may have some scans from that manual on the hard drive of my server. I'll take a look and see.