Recent content by eyevahn

Pontiac, Sounds exactly like my problem. I figure that the semi-clogged cat is causing back pressure, pushing fumes back up the pipe, causing the engine to choke. I've been thinking about taking the cat off and straight piping it to test my theory. I don't know how that would mess with the o2...

Same issue I have an 02 corolla, I've been putting Mobile1 5W-30 in it and it burns a qt about every 300 miles. I drive almost all city miles and it takes me almost 2 weeks to hit 300 miles. I had a toyota dealership do a comp test and it came back 200-210psi on all cylinders. The previous...

So, compression test came back between 200-210 psi on all 4 plug holes. However, the holes that the ignition coils are bolted down with are stripped on 3 out of 4 of the bolts. The mechanic said that he thought this engine pushed around a gram through the holes and that with them stripped...

Just joined the forum, howdy. So, I owned a 2005 corolla for several years and it was a great little car until a moron performed an illegal U-turn and totaled it. I am back to Corolla ownership but this time a 5spd 2002 with 167k miles. I bought it off a professor that took care of this car...