Recent content by ZeCorolla

My recently purchased 2009 Corolla does have an intermittent starting issue as well. It'll crank and will sometimes only start if I tap the gas. Right now I'm thinking that it's either dirty fuel injectors, dirty throttle body, dirty maf sensor, or fouled spark plugs. I'll start by doing the...

The oil consumption problem was only on some 2009-2012 Corolla XRS's with the 2.4L engine. The Corolla CE has the 1.8L engine so it won't have any oil consumption problems. Things to look for is to see if the water pump has been done with the updated unit (some early 2010's had the early design...

Well in my case, I did change my transmission fluid to RP Synchromax around April of this past year... then it all leaked out because my axle seal was torn. I've also found out my transmission wasn't very well taken care of by the previous owners since when I did my fluid change, it seemed to be...

I've been looking to do this myself. As far as I know, the 10th gen Corolla XRS, 2nd gen Matrix that have rear discs and torsion beam rear suspension, and possibly the 11th gen Corolla S all have rear discs that we can install onto our 10th gens to replace the rear drums. There's a DIY on...

They are illuminated in all of the automatic 10th gens from 09-13. You can get a new bulb at the Toyota dealer for like $3-$4 and the install is straight forward by following the links above. You just need to remember to swap the yellow plastic from the old bulb to the new one.

That's an okay price actually. The clutch must be a good OEM quality clutch for that price so you should have no problem with longevity. I still think it's possible to get a clutch job done for under $1000 CAD but that depends on your location as well as what shop does it for you. Either way...

That's good to hear! What clutch did you go with and do you know how much the clutch itself costed?

I was looking into this and supposedly 14's would be too small. If I were you, I'd get a 14" wheel from a junkyard and test it to see if it'll clear the calipers.

Sounds like a weak compressor. Have you tried recharging the A/C?

Have you considered that your clockspring may need to be replaced?

Could it be that the engine is getting flooded by fuel which causes it to not start sometimes? Maybe look into that and why the engine is doing that.

Have you ever changed the transmission fluid in your car before? If not, check the dipstick and see how the condition of the fluid is. Usually, people who never service their auto transmission fluid will result in the transmission fluid degrading and damaging the shift solenoids. I'd start by...

Take the serpentine belt off and spin each pulley to see if one of them is making the clicking noise. I have a feeling it's the alternator pulley.

No problem and I'm glad that your car is back to working properly again!

That's good that you solved the problem. The rough idle can be remedied by resetting the car's computer. You can do that by removing the negative wire on the battery for 10-15 minutes then reconnecting it. You'll get a rough idle for a bit but that's the computer relearning the idle.