Idling Problem With My 1999 Toyota Corlla 130

November 19, 2007

I have just bought a 1999 toyota corolla 130 through tender from my employer. The car has actually stayed for one year without moving. It was initially in good working order except that it needed replacing tie rod ends which were not in good shape. The problem I am encountering with this vehicle is that it is having idling problems. When i start it, it idles for some 2 minutes and then the engine dies. This is unlike when i have driven it for some minutes and the engine is hot, where the idling does not die although the idling gets abnormally high. I tried to clean the cabulator considering that it has overstayed without moving but to no avail. Right now i am at a loss as to what could be the problem. I am really very worried that I have lost my money through the drain. Please help me sort out this problem.

November 20, 2007

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You state that you have cleaned the carburettor this confuses me as every Japanese car by about 1992 across the range has an injection system (you state 1999) model year. Unless…

..In your part of the world carburettors are still used (and thus no Catalytic converter/emission regulations in force?)?

Incidentally what mileage has it done? What engine size is it?

Again to have tie rod ends replaced is unusual on such a recent corolla (1999) unless of course car is high mileage for year or you have bad roads or the car has been fitted with big wheels (17inch is popular with the customing/modifying scene) and thus does prematurely wear front suspension components on a Corolla. So this problem makes me wonder what sort of life (hard?) your car has had?

So to begin with I would change the spark plugs, followed by air filter (do you live in dusty climate?).

What are garages/repair shops like where you are? If decent, get them to replace the fuel filter (not always a nice job to do at home as fuel can sometimes spray out and make everywhere smell!).

Also as a side note (and nothing to do with your running problem) it might be a good idea to give the car an oil change anyway in view of it having stood for one year with out moving (old oil in an engine can absorb moisture slightly – not a good thing if intending to keep the car a while!)

February 5, 2008

Hi.

I too have an idling problem with my car except that it is a 1986 Toyota Corolla GT (4AGE) that has done 170,000km

I don't know very much about cars :unsure: but what it does it that when i start it up it idles at about 1.5rpm which is good but after a drive the idle speed increases to about 3rpm, and other times it will drop and stall for no reason at intersections. I have tried to alter the accelerator cable and it doesnt seem to be that, i was wondering if it could possibly be the automatic choke?? and if not what else it could be.