Corolla altis 2002 hard starting

SOURCE: My corolla altis 1.6E 2002 submerged in flood for

Hi PSTC,

Where to begin? Well if you went below periscope depth, it's going to need a lot of attention in a very short period of time . Hopefully it was fresh and not salt water.

Your going to need a lot of oil, oil filter, rislone, gas, Gas cans, oil pans, Cap, rotor, plugs battery, leaf blower (serious), wet/dry shopvac, air compressor with air gun (spot drying), halogen lights, fans

The engine: Don't turn it over yet!!!

• Pull the plugs
• Drain the oil
• Replace filter
• Put aquart of rislone in with the first oil change
  
• Turn it over a couple times, you will probably get very Vegas like fountains from the plug holes
• Put a little oil in each plug hole
• Turn it over again to coat the cylinder walls.

• Pull the carpets up far enough to find the floor board drain plugs.
• Pull them up, push them through where ever there is still water.
• Use the shop vac to **** up as much of whats left as you can.
• Same in the trunk.
• Unbolt the seats and pull them out. Put them in front of fans, in direct sunlight, you get the idea?
• Use the leaf blower like a big hair dryer
  

SOURCE: my 2002 toyota corolla altis

first check for a vacuum leak.....

SOURCE: hard to start toyota corolla 1994

if its hard to start it could be a battery issue and you might just have to replace the battery. i could also be a starter, in which you would just need to replace it. if i were you i would test the batttery before and after a load has been applied. if you dont know how then you can just take it to an advanced auto parts and they have a machine in which it tests the battery and other components and it can tell you if it the starter or battery. i could also be spark plugs but thats a rarity because it would just affect how the vehicle runs not really how it starts.