1996 Toyota Avalon - Page 5 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

These can be tricky.. Either one or the other will work: You can try to remove the lens on the front to access the bulb. If this offers no access, you will have to remove whatever is hindering removal from the rear.
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One way is to pull each fuse one at the time and look at the internal wire until you find the blown fuse. Another way is to use a 12volt old school test light. Notice each fuse has two test ports on top. Get a good ground on the test light and touch each fuses test port with the test light. If one side lights the test light and the other does not that is the bad fuse. If you decide to pull each fuse one at the time be sure you have your radios code if it needs one. Some radios need a code to turn them back on after a loss of power (such as pulling the fuses). Hope this helps FixYa up.

So......was the coolant level low? You say you put some in, but not IF it was low, and how much?I dont think a Avalon has a low coolant sensor? If you dont know what light it is, I cant help you.

Window fuse's and relay's may be up under driver or passenger side dash or behind glove box, under the hood and even under the seats, and finally on the ends of the dash.
Drivers door window switch gets used the most so it could be the motor, window switch, relay or fuse.
Could also be a broken wire in the rubber boot going from the door to the body. Actually, there may be a circuit breaker type relay for each window and one fuse for all the circuit breakers. If all has failed, remove drivers door panel, or the switch may "pop out" of the arm rest. Check for voltage coming to the main window switch connector. If no voltage, problem lies somewhere between door and power source. If voltage is present, but no voltage(when pressing switch) at drivers door window motor means its the switch, especially if its a auto down or up switch. You may also find that the connector has simply come loose from the master window control. Good luck!!

Typically window regulators go out on these vehicles. You would have to remove the door panels to access the regulator or motor.

Hi Sparklen,You'll need to look at the end of the cable close to the release lever and pull the broken cable with pliers, that should do the job. Once open, trace the routing and replace the cable. Regards Johngee10

You do need to have a spring compressor. Get the McPherson spring compressor. It is a must. You can rent them at O'reillys auto parts, Kragen, maybe Auto Zone. To get a better understanding on how to change it out, I recommend a chilton 95-97 Camary Manual. Now I can't remember the exact tools you need but the ones I can remember are 22mm socket, 14mm socket, 12mm socket, for the 2 large stubborn bolts I had to impact drill them, and with that 12mm socket don't forget to take the brake line off the strut. When you jack up the car try using its stock jack stand if you dont want to bend the running bars underneath where you jack it up as the car is a unibody jacking it up too high will lift the cars whole side and you only need to jack it enough to take the tire off. The back struts require you to take out your back seat which are also easy to take out.

To remove the rear seat here a link, its on a 2000 but should be generally the same. I learn better with pictures anyway, hope this helps!
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2924042

If you just want a basic repair manual then your local Auto Parts store should have what your looking for. Chiltons and Haynes both make manuals and you can order them on-line also. If you want the smae factory service manuals that the dealer would have then you need to go the link below. They are not cheap:
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Before you start replacing the starter, do some simple troubleshooting so that you don't waste your money. What happens when you try to jump start the car? Have you tried charging the battery to see if it was low? Have you had your alternator checked and made sure it is putting out amperage to the battery?

Start out with the jump start, and make sure you note anything out of the ordinary, like lights on both vehicles bogging down, or that your engine did not turn over.

If the engine did not turn over but you heard the clicking from the starter, then disconnect your serpentine belt and see if you can turn the engine with a large socket wrench. If you can, then it is could be your starter. If you can't turn your engine by hand then the problem is intenal to your engine and not in the starter system.

if it has 6 coil packs then it is on the head next to firewall and #1 cylinder is the one next to timing cover and pcv valve.if it only has 3 coil packs on the front head then follow the plug wire from #1 to to coil on front head and you will have the right one but remember to look at the plug, wire,and coil boot before you replace the coil pack. the igniter is made into the coil pack.

do it yourself kit engine runing a/c on blower motor on hi speed
windows down conect kit to low pressur fiting and follow direction on can

Try this have someone take a hammer and tap on the side of the starter while someone holds key to start position.If it kicks over then the bendix is bad in the starter and you'll need to replace it.If it still does nothing its probably the solenoid on the starter.Also voltage at the solenoid on switch side ( should be the purple wire ) you should have 12-12.6 volts.If you don't check for power at ignition switch.Its not hard to replace just make sure you take ground off battery.Usually 2 bolts and 2 wires power cable and switch wire.

NONE WHATEVER,unless you know exactly what wires are connected to what.

there could be no screw, maybe clippers holds that. try pull the frame with hand to unclip, could be bad connection in back of cigar lighter or bad wiring

Need to look in the manual for fuse location for those lights.

Please refer work shop manual

Check all your fuses and relays first. Check to see if you are getting fuel to the engine. Listen to see if your fuel pumps is kicking on. I would start checking that first. If you have another question, write me back. i am here to help. Hope this does. If you check all this, let me know. Cause if this doesn't help, it could be in your ignition system.

Had the same thing happen to a '94 grand am that i owned. If the car still runs and it's not leaking that much, just leave it. That's what I did. Didn't to any further damage. It'll be expensive to fix. Can't remember how much.

Is the fan coming on? If not, possible lower radiator fan switch/sensor? No leaks... So overflow tanks level stays stable? How do you know it is overheating? Elevated temp guage? Engine smells overheated? Both? We need more info.

Testing all the related components is the only way to know whats bad/ good. The valve may be bad? stuck? passages clogged? You can do it yourself if you have a manual and a voltmeter to check the solenoid, sensor ? You may be better off having a shop check it, that spend money guessing.