Toyota 1.6L Index of Articles

The front oxygen sensor is a 2 wire type which means it doesn't have an internal heater to worry about. You can easily find out if the oxygen sensor is bad or just plain worn out with a simple multimeter test. In this tutorial I'll show you how...   read more >>

Doing a manual cylinder balance test will ‘nail down’ the misfiring cylinder (also known as a ‘dead’ cylinder) that's causing your 1.6L Toyota Corolla (1.6L Geo Prizm) to idle rough. Why perform a manual cylinder balance...   read more >>

A trouble code P0141: Heated Oxygen Sensor Circuit (Sensor #2) on your 1996-1997 1.6L Toyota Corolla usually means that the post-catalytic converter oxygen sensor's internal heater is fried. To be sure that the O2 sensor is fried and that it...   read more >>

If you've been wondering how to test the fuel injectors on your 1993-1997 1.6L equipped Toyota Corolla (1993-1997 1.6L Geo Prizm), then you've come to the right place. In this tutorial, I'll explain how to check for a bad fuel injector by doing a...   read more >>

Retrieving the trouble codes on your OBD I Toyota Corolla isn't difficult. In this tutorial I'll explain how you can do it in a step-by-step way. Checking to see what trouble code is lighting up the check engine light (malfunction indicator...   read more >>

If you've been wondering what's involved in testing and interpreting an engine compression test on your 1.6L Toyota Corolla (1.6L Geo Prizm)... well, this is the tutorial you need. Testing the engine compression on your 4 cylinder Corolla...   read more >>

In this tutorial I'm gonna' show you how to test the idle switch portion of the 1.6L Toyota Corolla throttle position sensor. You'll also find the instructions on how to adjust the idle switch/throttle position sensor assembly. As you're already...   read more >>

This tutorial will help to test the throttle position sensor on your 1989 to 1997 1.6L Toyota Corolla with a simple multimeter. The throttle position test outlined in this tutorial will help you to accurately diagnose the TPS as bad (or...   read more >>