hi guys...need some help...pls...

[yoshimitsu]

hi guys.....im new on this forum...and baciscally i need some help with my corrola 4age....i am from south africa and some of cars are completely different....well i have a toyota corrola gli twincam 1988....my problem is that when my car is cold it would start but not easy....when i am driving the temperature gauge stays cold...but as soos as i hit traffic it goes up to half and then it will switch off and wont start....but if it cools down then it will.....also what i have seen when the car does want to start when it is cold or a little warm....a kick start will help and if it does take like that then i try starting it normal then it will start.....

guys i really need your help so if you it will be well appretiated....if you need more info i can send more....


Thanks

[Rivan16]

Originally Posted by yoshimitsu

hi guys.....im new on this forum...and baciscally i need some help with my corrola 4age....i am from south africa and some of cars are completely different....well i have a toyota corrola gli twincam 1988....my problem is that when my car is cold it would start but not easy....when i am driving the temperature gauge stays cold...but as soos as i hit traffic it goes up to half and then it will switch off and wont start....but if it cools down then it will.....also what i have seen when the car does want to start when it is cold or a little warm....a kick start will help and if it does take like that then i try starting it normal then it will start.....

guys i really need your help so if you it will be well appretiated....if you need more info i can send more....


Thanks

Did you get a "Check Engine light"?? If you do, I bet it is code #4!!! If so, change your coolant temperature sensor!!! I had the same problem!!! Good luck!!!

[yoshimitsu]

thanks man for getting back to me.....i dont get and engine check light.....how do you check codes......

[Rivan16]

Well, since you are in South Africa, your car's emissions are different and it may not have the US "Check Engine" light...but in case you do, look at the picture below...on the "FIre wall" where you can see the chassis code "AE86-0226700"?? See that little box to the left of it near the wiper motor?? If your ride is a 1986 or 87 ONLY!!! If it is an earlier model, instead of that "Diagnostic" block, you will find 2 round plugs with nothing attached to them...one is bigger than the other, you want the BIGGER ONE of the 2 and that is easly; there's only 2 pins to short...just short them out, turn the ignition swith to on and count how many times the light blinks...it will blink several times and then will be off for a longer time than before...that means it has finish with that code...count them very carefull at it could: "blink, blink, blink"...off..."blink, blink, blink, blink"...off..."blink, blink, blink"...off... this means you have 2 code: Code #3 and #4...but if the blinks are the same number is just repeateing THAT code and you are done. just turn off the ignition and remove the jumper wire.
That is where you will have to install a piece of wire and Jump from one pin to another, then you turn the ignition key on and watch the "Check Engine" light blink...count how many times it blinks and that is your code!!
For the pins to short you will need a maitenance book as it may differ with since you are in Africa...also, if your ride is Right Hand Drive the plug will be on the opposite side of the firewall.

If your ride is a 1986 or 87, the "Diagnostic" box will look something like this...

[REN69]

I'd say thermostat, sounds like the thermostat is sticking open, they're usually cheap so change it and see what happens from there.

[yoshimitsu]

Once again guys thanks for the info.....i will be checking those out tonight....i will keep you guys informed.....

[costadragon220]

Originally Posted by yoshimitsu

hi guys.....im new on this forum...and baciscally i need some help with my corrola 4age....i am from south africa and some of cars are completely different....well i have a toyota corrola gli twincam 1988....my problem is that when my car is cold it would start but not easy....when i am driving the temperature gauge stays cold...but as soos as i hit traffic it goes up to half and then it will switch off and wont start....but if it cools down then it will.....also what i have seen when the car does want to start when it is cold or a little warm....a kick start will help and if it does take like that then i try starting it normal then it will start.....

guys i really need your help so if you it will be well appretiated....if you need more info i can send more....


Thanks

Yeah, Yoshi sounds like thermostat to me

[yoshimitsu]

hi guys....me again.... bought a new thermostat......fitted it but realised that on top of the thermostat is a plug.....i think thats where the fan is conected to.....there is no wire going into that plug and also realised that i have been driving around with the fan connected straight with the ignition......so now i have to find a way to find that wire so that i can connected the thermostat........i jus hope this that problem.......oh yes.....spoke to a couple of other peeps and they say it cant be the thermostat.... a car must be able to run without one......is this true......


Thanks guys....

[mopars&corollas]

I would say not true, the car will start and run without one in place but they are important. Also if yours was not working it would cause those problems- my girlfriends stupid hyundai shut down in a hurry before I replaced the thermostat. I would say your problem is a thermostat too- although you should fix the fan. Can you fix the wire so it hooks into where it should or is your harness a mess?

[yoshimitsu]

hi guys me again...did everything...changed the thermostat,had the radiator taken away, had the fan rewired.... the car could start and drove good for a week and then all of a sudden the car cant start anymore, had the coil tested it ok but still no spark, now what could this be....some say it could be my ignitor...if so how do i check that before buying a new one....