20 Most Recent 1988 Toyota Corolla 4 Door - Page 5 Questions & Answers

it could be your strut is bad.

IF YOU HAVE CARBURETOR. IDLE SPEED TOO HIGH NEED ADJUSTING. CHECK ACCELERATOR LINKAGE OR CABLE COULD BE IN A BIND CAUSING HIGH IDLE SPEED.MAKE SURE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FLOOR MAT NOT IN THE WAY.CHECK CARBURETOR MOUNTING BOLTS.RETIGHTEN TO MAKE YOU DONT HAVE A VACUUM LEAK BETWEEN CARBURETOR GASKET AND INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT WILL CAUSE HIGH IDLE SPEED.IF YOU HAVE FUEL INJECTION ENGINE LET A GARAGE SET THE TIMING AND IDLE.

should be on the inside of the fuse box cover or you can go to google images type in 1988 toyota corolla fuse box diagram

did you try replacing the sensor again? you could have got a bad one?

replace the temp sensor

CHECK OIL PRESSURE.DO A OIL CHANGE AND FILTER CHANGE SEE DOES OIL PRESSURE IMPROVES.IF NOT OIL PUMP FAULTY.WORN ENGINE BEARINGS CAUSE LOW OIL PRESSURE.OIL PRESSURE SHOULD BE 4.3 PSI AT IDLE THATS WHAT MANUAL SAID.

If oil level is OK, then it is possible that the warning light pressure switch which is screwed into the engine oil pressure system is faulty and setting off light and needs replacing. There could even be oil leaking out of the switch. The switch is usually located near the oil filter and will have a wire connected to it. If after replacing switch and light still comes on, check to make sure wire is not making contact with the engine because of cracked insulation or it could also mean badly worn engine bearings. It is unlikely to be the oil pump as these hardly ever fail.

Door Glass and Regulator - REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
Front Door

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the front door panel to gain access to the regulator assembly.
3. Remove the service hole cover.
4. Lower the regulator until the door glass is in the fully open position.
5. Remove the two glass channel mount bolts.
6. Pull the glass up and out of the door.
7. Unbolt and remove the inside door panel frame if so equipped.
8. If equipped with power windows, disconnect the electrical connector.
9. Remove the equalizer arm bracket mounting bolts.
10. Remove the window regulator mounting bolts and the regulator (with the power window motor attached) through the service hole.
    

To install:

1. Coat all the window regulator sliding surfaces with multi-purpose grease.
2. Place the regulator (with the power window motor) through the service hole and secure with the mounting bolts. tighten the bolts to 48 inch lbs. (5 Nm). Attach the power window harness if equipped.
3. Place the door glass into the door cavity.
4. Connect the glass to the regulator with the channel mount bolts.
5. With the equalizer arm, raise the glass to the almost closed position and make sure that the leading and trailing edges of the glass are equally distant from the top of the glass channel. If not, adjust the equalizer arm to achieve an even fit.
6. Install the service hole cover.
7. Install the door panel and reconnect the negative battery cable. Check window and door for proper operation.

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the shift rod bushings are worn out. this is a common problem. will cost about 30 dollars and an hour of your time.

You may have trans problems. The guy that sold you the car knew it. It will cost more than the car is worth if the trans is bad. I wouild call the person you bought it from and explain it has trans problems and what the best course of action is.

might be a bad coil, are all the sparks yellow or just one. all yellow check the coil, one yellow check the wire and plug

not possible . you would have to reprgram the ecu

color does not always mean anything. Brass to brass and silver to silver. Should be white and red with black

usually the coil, which is sometimes delivering a good spark.....but most of the time it is not...pull the bigwire from the coil at the distributer end, place it close to the eng block or other ground and check for spark....should be bright blue, anything towards a yellow or orange is not good. DON'T TOUCH the grounded coil wire, it'll knock you for a loop......hope this helps

take a volt meter and have it set to the dc mode
probe the meter red on positive and black on negative to the battery with the engine running.
you should get a reading of 13.5 volts.
if not the altenator is bad
next you can do this test which is easy to do.
sway the two probes around, red on black and black to red
if a reading shows up the diode in the altenator is bad as well
the diode is to keep the currebt going one way to charge the battery
if flow in reverse no charge will be made to the battery

1988, time to send it to the wrecker... or put in a crate motor.

how much oil is it burning between oil changes?

only a few ways oil gets burnt in the exhaust.

1) worn out rings - overhaul (running thick oil might help a little)
2) worn out valve guides - overhaul (running thick oil might help a little)
3) blow by is forcing it into the PCV system - overhaul
4) crack somewhere between the oil gallery and the intake... this usally run really bad though...


yep kinda sums it up.... overhaul (replace or wrecker)

Peace

Should be on radiator support of under hood (as a label) otherwise may need to purchase a haynes or chilton repair manual

Does it have coils ...if it does change them ....