i have an 05 Corolla S, and i love it. i just have a feq questions to ask.
1. is it bad to put your car in reverse right after u start the car? the manual says that you are not supposed to let your car idle to warm up. it says that its best to drive your car after u start it, but drive it very lightly. but when u start the car, its usually idleing pretty high. so when i put my car into reverse, u can feel the car thump, or jolt alittle from the transmission changing. is this normal?
2. the manual says that there is a winshield washer fluid light that comes on when your fluid is low, but it also says it only works in cars made in canada. i have a corolla S. will that light come on in my car? i live in maryland if that helps any, so i dunno where my car is produced. maybe canada?
3. sometimes when i start my car and its idleing right above 1000 RPM, i can hear a weird vibrating noise comming from the front. seems to happen when i turn the steering wheel and it makes the idle move around. it seems to only do it when the engine is at a certain RPM. anyone else ever notice this?
4. and of couse, the dreaded starting problem. my car has the warm engine starting problem. has there been anything new discovered on this problem? usually when my car does it, i just give it some gas while its doing it and then the car starts fine. hope this helps some of you out there!
1. The idle immediately after starting is indeed rather high. While I agree that idling isn't good for the car, here in Quebec with -30 degrees C in the dead of winter everyone is warming up their cars at least 5 minutes in idle. Right now that's not really necessary any more but 2 minutes wouldn't harm. After starting up for about 2 minutes, try to give the accelerator a very brief yank to say 2000 rpm after that, the idle speed should go down a bit. When you engage
the gear, no matter reverse or 1st, engage the clutch and give it a second or two until you
slowly engage the gear. That should do. You'll figure it out very quickly, I'm sure, it just takes
a little getting used to.
2. I'm relative new to Toyota myself and would actually believe that most US sold cars would be manufactured there, but I'm not sure. I'm certain that from the vehicle serial number it can be traced where the car was made, even the factory, but I don't know how.
3. How many miles on the clock? Have a check about the steering fluid. New cars usually consume a bit of steering fluid until broken in, so your steering fluid may have dipped below minimum in cold state. (once heated up it's no longer below min. hence no sound).
That's the only thing I can imagine.
Sounds are extremely difficult to analyse over the web, btw.
4. Did you ever try to switch ignition on, then wait 2 or 3 seconds, then start. What happens?
I don't have this problem, so I can't really relate.
oh yeah, by the way, my car is an automatic. it just jolts the car alittle when i put it in reverse from the transmission changing. i thought that might hurt it, but im not sure.
i almost have 5000 miles on my corolla. and yes i did try to turn the ignition on b4 starting it for about 5 sec or so, and it doesent really make a difference.
I have an auto too and in most autos, it happens, especially when cold. Your car pushes out a little more physical idle power when cold. So when you put it into reverse or drive it'll jolt a bit more. I floor my brake to the floor whenever I put it into gear. Car's steady, less jolt. But the jolt won't hurt any.
If the weather is not to cold then let the car idle for about a minute, then if you need to back up just put the car in reverse. The tranny on the new corollas is a bit strange, it feels more like a stick on a manual (because you can feel when the car switches gears sometimes). I wouldn't worry to much about the slight jerking of your transmition. I ride my automatic pretty hard and it is still good (bought the car in Aug. of '03; it's a 2004 model).
About the windshield washer fluid I don't know. On my car there's no indicator, and honestly I don't really see a point for it. You run out of fluid, you go to Kragen or any out store and spend a buck fifty on a gallon. Need to wash your window right then and there, when you don't have washer fluid, just keep some windex and paper towels in your car.
I think that all toyotas in US are manufactured in Japan, atleast mine was. So check the vin number.
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EMEX---->"I think that all toyotas in US are manufactured in Japan, atleast mine was. So check the vin number."
I really don't know where you got the idea that all new Toyotas sold here are built in Japan(Yes many years ago) But the truth is the ones that are SOLD from a dealership in the USA now are built in Canada or right down the road from where you live in Fremont CA.... True about 15-30% of the parts are made in Japan(shipped here and assembled)...If your buyer sticker says it was built in Japan then this is new to me and I would really love to see(and probably others here) your info showing this......thanks Radd Guy
Your car idles high on start up because it has an automatic choke to wark it up quicker. You should only need to give it about 10 seconds or so before putting it in gear... to let everything get a bit warm and lubed up.
EMEX---->"I think that all toyotas in US are manufactured in Japan, atleast mine was. So check the vin number."
I really don't know where you got the idea that all new Toyotas sold here are built in Japan(Yes many years ago) But the truth is the ones that are SOLD from a dealership in the USA now are built in Canada or right down the road from where you live in Fremont CA.... True about 15-30% of the parts are made in Japan(shipped here and assembled)...If your buyer sticker says it was built in Japan then this is new to me and I would really love to see(and probably others here) your info showing this......thanks Radd Guy
Well, I woldn't be saying this if I didn't check my vin number. But by my vin number I found out that my corolla was manufactured in Japan.
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