Top 20 1997 Toyota Previa Questions & Answers

Does it have spark ? If it does can you spray some starting fluid into the throttle body and see if it starts ?

Have you opened up the shift sticks cover alot of times there a lil button on the inside which lock the shift stick in place you could press it with a screwdriver and it will release

No. engine mounts, electrics, ecu, axels and a whole lot of other stuff would need to be changed and cut and welded.even after that you could have a host of other difficulties. not an easy task for even the experienced engineer.

Please read the question, it has nothing to do with the car not starting... The questions is WHY won't the trans shift into overdrive ) It's an intermittent problem and probably a sticky OD solenoid in the trans or maybe temp sensor in cooling system etc. But my point here is please read the question and answer accordingly instead of going off on a tangent and wasting ppls time!

You might have a door not fully shut! Check all your doors to make shure they are closed properly! Or a bad sensor to one of the doors!

but first does the odometer work. USA CAR? this KEY question saves lots of work after all the VSS drives both. so...... yes, a key question.

no one any web can answer that. (GOD like , huh?) but the car , IIRC has a TCM operated transmission why not get the TCM scan codes. the FSM tells you how to do that. is the transmission ground strap missing or gone or bad? if yes, the TCM is now useless. fix the ground first or add one. the correct question is answered in the FSM. A./T are complex and only using the FSM will you get correct answers 1997 can be a transistion year. IN USA< why not state country, so we can stop the wrong answsers..... the 1997 car many have the TCM integrated into the PCM in fact the word PCM means just that. and any USA scan tool on your USA car willl scan and you will see things like P07xx , tranny codes if the TCM is seperate (too lazy now to look at alldata.com) the Old TCM on all cars (most) you place jumper wire and the silly thing blinks out DTC 2 digit fail codes. once this far and no errors. the FSM says. do the stall test. yours fails. 100% (and my ground check) then you do the pump pressure tests.. also some TCM you can put the TCM in to manual mode. and shift car by hand, at the shifter. that too is in the FSM. for most cars. lots of on car tests.

ok, all cars find car battery? find + cable there, red PLUS on battery post? (base) follow that wire to the starter. (biggest wire) 500amp rated wire. min. easy peasy

Hi Paul, I cannot think of anything which would have interfered with the fuel line while fitting the caliper or pads. The fuel filter is fitted in the engine compartment against the firewall fairly low down. You may like to check and possibly replace it as sometimes the connections do leak. The other areas of concern are the seals fitted to the top and bottom of each injector, the feed connection into the fuel rail, and the return pipe to the tank. Make an inspection of all flexible pipes and joints, taking special note of all banjo bolt connections, making sure that all gasket washers are sealing correctly all the way to the tank. Regards John

;Check front tire pressure. It could be as simple as dirty brake pads or shoes. Otherwise you could look at the brake proportioning valve (responsible for sending equal amount of fluid pressure to both sides).I hope this helps!

Dear Sir:Proceed with the Readjust the ignition timing according with the specification manufacturer. 2) Readjust the GAP from spark plug to the s. manufacturer. 3) See for bad connections, corrosion, dirty, dust,vibration, loose wires, break or burn, test fuse, defective solenoid, relais, or bad battery and alternator. See the diagrams and proceed with common sense, and fix it. God bless youYou can connect remote start switch from with a + battery terminal and the other to the terminal solenoid, must be RUN, isolate the problem and fix it, according with your logic

Which pressure control valve? Oil? Fuel?

This can come from the suspension or the drive section but it is best to check if the fault is seen on the road or even while it is idling.if so the exhaust must be checked as a low idling can make the exhaust tap on the sides , specially the muffler or the exhaust pipes.If an inspection is done on the bottom side it will reveal the case.if not check the suspension and drive.

Check First the crankshaft sensor.2 Coil new one.3 IGF

You should check tires for uneven wear,wheel bolts. Also loose parts in suspension.

Guys, I have Toyota Revo 2001 manual diesel. Its getting overheat only during idling or heavy traffic. We overhauled the radiator, new radiator cap and hoses, new thermostat, the fan is ok. the pump is quiet (no noise). Still, its getting overheat. please help me guys! Thanks!

Torque sequence: ----------------- there are two rows of fasteners and you need to start with the middle 2 fasteners first and then work your way toward the front and back in steps. Step 1: torque head bolts #1,2,3,4,5,6,7, & 9 in sequence to 10 Ft/Lbs Step 2: torque head bolts #1,2,3,4,5,6,7, & 9 in sequence to 20 Ft/Lbs Step 3: torque head bolts #1,2,3,4,5,6,7, & 9 in sequence to 29 Ft/Lbs Step 4: turn all head bolts in sequence an additional 90 degrees Step 5: turn all head bolts in sequence an additional 90-degrees recheck final torque in sequence. Fasteners are supposed to be replaced if they are removed since they are torque-to-yeild fasteners.

7 - 5 - 1 - 3 - 10
front
9 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 8

It's the same fuse that powers the DLC (Data connector). Pop the cover top center of the dash board and check for power between pins 8 and 16 on the DLC

This is somewhat a difficult procedure. to work on this, you must lift the vehicle. The water pump is located on the front part of the engine, which can only be accessed from beneath the vehicle. A unique accessory drive shaft must be removed to access the water pump and thermostat!! This is about a 4-5hr labor!!

Hi,

If the coolant is full, and it overheats like this.it is likely the radiator is partially blocked, not allowing it to cool to its full potential.In this case, the radiator would have to be replaced.I would also suggest replacing the thermostat at the same time.Make sure than the fans are running properly. If you might have observed white smoke, the most likely cause is a blown headgasket or a cracked cylinder head which means major engine repairs are needed or at least the headgasket replaced, these heads are known to crack so if the head is removed have it checked for cracks.


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