20 Most Recent 1996 Toyota Tercel - Page 7 Questions & Answers

William,

You can purchase one at either Auto Zone, O'Reilly or Pepboys, almost all autoparts houses have them or can get them for you. They usually run about 18.00

If the coolant is going into the engine the oil should look milky.
You might want to check your water pump to make sure has not worn out and is leaking from there.

Yes there is a gear in the tranny that can be the problem. You will have to remove it and examine it to be sure that it's the problem, then there is the next problem, that will ultimately be a dealer item. I hope you have a Toyota dealership close by that you can get one at.

I will Cc you at the email addres that you posted, but we should keep all communication through Fixya, so if anyone else is having the same problem they can view it here.

This happened to me on my toyota tercel, and I found that the distibutor cap's seal was split, and the cap itself had a small crack in it. I fixed the problem for less than $20 by getting a new cap from advance auto parts.

that could be for over dreive if the car is equipped with over drive

You need to describe issue better in more detail..

MOST LIKELY A GROUND OR CONNECTION PROBLEM ...ALSO CHECK PIGTAILS FOR RUST...

Have you checked whether spark comes out of cap,but does not send to spark plugs? if so check HT leads.Check also if spark comes out of coil, If it comes then check the HT lead connected to coil if it sends spark to distributor cap. all these are related.

Could be plug catalytic converter.

Check for brake fluid leak no leak,check you master cilynder

Remove throttle body. Removed the idle air control valve and free up the sticking spindle.

you must have a cell phone? and type like me?. like a ham fist/? please do post , the good and the bad and ugly what car does good bad, tells me what is wrong. SEE? best i can tell is, all shift lever positions give me DRIVE. if yes, cable there is bad , slipped ,or detached, inspect the shift linkage.