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Hi, I own a Toyota Corolla CE100 1993 SE Limited car. Both its Speedometer and RPM Meter are not working. Speed door lock is working precisely at 20kmph so auto electrician says sensor is ok (it is sensor type, no cable) problem is with the meter and meter should be replaced. All I want to know is that if I find a AE100 petrol car meterboard and fit only the Speedometer and RPM meter into my meterboard will it work. I checked and found that these two meters can be easily removed from the board and the have seperate electronic circuits. Thing is that, since it is a diesel car a glow plug indicator light is there in the meterboard which is not available in Petrol models. And it is bit difficult to find CE100 meterboard. But AE100 Petrol once are available. Thanks in advance

Update : Bought a starlet. Details see the thread. Hi fellows. My question is a big and like a question paper but hope it will help you to give me a good answer. My requirements are Manual gear car with good fuel economy. budget around 1.1-1.4 and max 1.65 A good resale value. not sure how long Im going to keep it. Maybe from 3 to 5+ years I prefer diesels because we own a townace lotto van (57-xxxx) in our family for about 10years now. Did a full engine overhaul about 8 years back@ edirisinhas and still no any problem. I don't want a fast car and ok with the town-ace like performance and feel. Don't care about boot space but leg space will be needed. Prefer hatchbacks but sedans are too ok. My monthly traveling will be bellow 500km but if its good for pocket will do more. I've read over 2,3 times the threads that talks about above models in topics. But i need more to decide.

I have done a overhaul to my KE72 engine around 5 months ago through a reputed company. All the engine related work done by Edirisinghe Brothers. After that I have drove only 3500 km up to now. Now I experience, - Oil level reduces - White smoke in high RPM I have informed to the company where the repair has done. As I expected they are complaining about the spares I used (I bough 90% of the parts from MM Organization) they say they might have given me duplicates. Please share your ideas with me.

So with our impending return to Japan we needed a little family run-around car. After much searching I decided on a Hilux Surf. I have owned several before and seemed like the best choice considering we lived on top of a mountain in Nagasaki which snowed rather heavily and two or three days during winter the roads didn't get cleaned up. So this was my choice...a 2000 HSurf, 56000kms on the clock (with service records).. but then...my wife goes and buys this... her reasoning ? Engine looks like Trueno's and it is a 6 manu-mission ( Japanese abbreviation for 6 speed manual transmission) and has done only 16000kms her final excuse...it looks cute...CUTE??? West-River apparently specializes in rare cars and as fate would have it the owner's brother runs a Trueno/Levin tuning shop . My wife is going to use this one on me for ages...

Dear Friends, What is the best place to do an EFI Tune up in Colombo area? What about Auto Miraj?

Hi Guys, Does anyone know the front speaker size of a 1997 corolla wagon (CE108 Elephant back model) ? I did quite a bit of googling on this and some specs say it's 5.25" while some say it's 4". I could not find any rear speakers in the car, so it seems that I just have to replace the stock speakers on the front doors. Thanks in advance !

Hi dear friends, My Car is TOYOTA Corolla AE110 XE Saloon (1998, Auto, Petrol) Recently I purchased this car from another person. Car is in mint condition. But there is a problem. The radiator fan working continuously. My knowledge about auto electrical is very poor. But I checked the problem with my knowledge. The fan is switching by an original relay. (Normally closed relay) There is no voltage at relay coil, so the relay always closed. Then the fan is working nonstop. I tried to find, the operation voltage of fan relay, but I couldn't find the it. Then I thought the problem is with "Thermostat Sensor" Then I went to an auto electrician, He said the thermostat wire has disconnected in somewhere. But he couldn't find it, My questions are, (1) what is the other end of thermostat sensor wire? (2) How can I find it? (3) How to check thermostat sensor is good or bad? Please help me. Thanks.

Hi All, I am Sampath. I am new to Autolanka forum. Please help me to resolve my problem. My car is TOYOTA Corolla AE110 XE Saloon (Year: 1998 / Petrol / Auto) Recently I feel right hand side rear shock has wear. How can I check the shocks by my self? How many cm should be between tyre and body? Where can I replace them in Colombo area? Pls reply. Thanks

Hi all, I am planning to buy a Toyota Corolla CE100 car and would like to know your suggestions. I know that according to the year of manufacture of this model what I would get is something done around 200,000km. What I want to know are there different types of diesel engines for this model. I have heard some term "molli engine". So is there a "NON molli engine" for the same model. I am glad if someone can post me a picture to recognize this engine. And by the way I am only interested in sedan car, not wagen. Are there 1.8 diesel engines in Sedan. And finally what will be a reasonable price for a SE Saloon with climate control AC, white light and manual gear, if I find one hopefully. Thank you in advance.

Experts, I'm planning to buy corolla 110/111, Crystal light model (301,302,Gx range). What is the average price these days. What are the differences between 1300cc model and 1500 model, advantages,disadvantages? What do you think about manual and auto models? fuel figures? I went through some other threads but didn't found clear discussion about 110 and 111 models. Appreciate your feedback. Many Thanks.

Hello, First of all I need to mention that I am not knowing a lot about cars but I did a search about AE100 because on several posts it was mentioned that It is good with better fuel consumption, comfortability and kind of easy maintenance car for a range of 1.2-1.5 million rupees. However I found the below models of AE100; AE100 Sprinter Corolla Marino Ceres L Touring S Limited Corolla SE Limited L-Touring Corolla XE Limited Can someone kindly explain me a bit about what these models are and a bit information about how better each of them compared to each other. What I really need to know is, If I buy a AE100, what kind of model I need to look for if I consider Fuel consumption, Maintainability, Comfortability ...etc for a long distance travel. Also I don't know about them as if they come with 1300CC or 1500CC engine. Again, I kindly expect someone know a lot on this will post a detailed reply and really appreciate that. Thanks.

Hi guys, Got my JDM imported civic EG4 . Used for track days and as a grocery getter. Here are a few specs and upgrades done to the car by me: 1. HKS titanium exhaust 2. 16 inch Borbet rims 3. type r badges 4. TEIN shocks 5. upgraded brakes The car is sitting low compared to the corolla next to it and the handling for a car that weighs 980kg's is awesome (can corner a bend at 85km/h easy . will be upgrading the engine to a B16A one day hopefully. The car currently makes 125bhp, give me some your thoughts and ideas to help me make this beast into a better monster track and street car. ohh and what about the prius hating sticker? lol. Yes i do downshift whenever I see a prius, prius drivers hate me lool . The sticker would be good in sri lanka as well considering the amount of those hideous cars on the road.

Hi AL, Thought I'd share photos of my KE72V. Technically it's my father's but unofficially it's mine A little history on this- my father imported this KE72V DX in 1989 with 40,000kms on the ODO. It's been with us ever since! The milage now is a little over 141,000kms and it still purrs along without any issues. I'm in the process of restoring it to factory original specification but I'd love to replace the stock K40 transmission with a k50 (5speed) transmission. I would if I could find one for cheap! I've even got the original seat covers! (I'm looking for another set, let me know if any of you good KE72 owners want to sell yours!) Instrument cluster- Future plans- I've already wet-sanded the entire body with 1500grit sandpaper in anticipation of a cut/polish job. Sadly that was a few months back and I spent all the money I had on another project! I'm hoping to cut/polish the paint soon. Both rear lamp lenses are cracked and missing bits so I'm searching for new lenses. My car is missing the fan shroud (better known as the 'radiator cover') that is essential for the factory AirCon to work. I've given up looking for an original so I'm going to try and get one scratch built. That's about it, hope you enjoyed my ride as much as I do! Thanks for stopping by and regards, Jay. EDIT: I moved all my photos of the '72 to a separate album in Photobucket so had to repost the direct links. Hope they turn up!

I'm having a Toyota Corolla NZE121 G Grade 2004 (This model has reverse lights in the dickey) and when I start the car and press the AC button on the AC starts but blows normal hot air. Then after 2-5 mins cold air starts to come out. Once the cold air starts to come out the AC continues working fine without failing again. The only issue is that there is a delay of few minutes for the cold air to blow. I've checked the fuse box and this model doesn't have a MG-CLT relay installed. And when I check the AC compressor I can't see the magnatic clutch from out side. I checked with the AC technician and he said this model doesn't have magnatic clutch and has a belt type unit. And also he said there might be issues with control valves. He said the solution is to replace the compressor with a unit with a magnatic clutch. Does anyone have an idea about this problem and how it can be fixed.

I'm having a Toyota Corolla NZE121 G Grade 2004 (This model has reverse lights in the dickey) and when I start the car and press the AC button on the AC starts but blows normal hot air. Then after 2-5 mins cold air starts to come out. Once the cold air starts to come out the AC continues working fine without failing again. The only issue is that there is a delay of few minutes for the cold air to blow. I've checked the fuse box and this model doesn't have a MG-CLT relay installed. And when I check the AC compressor I can't see the magnatic clutch from out side. I checked with the AC technician and he said this model doesn't have magnatic clutch and has a belt type unit. And also he said there might be issues with control valves. He said the solution is to replace the compressor with a unit with a magnatic clutch. Does anyone have an idea about this problem and how it can be fixed.

Hi all, does anybody knw where is corolla se saloon/ se limited original car antena got fixed??? I already searched in many & figured, it's not came with power antena, rear roof mounted antena or side antena(as xe saloon/ xe limited). So, where it is fixed...???? Thank you.

Hi everybody I'm new to this forum as well as for this field. i read all the threads with associate with my problem. I’m finding a car around 1.4mil in these days and this will be my first vehicle. so i don't have much knowledge about automobile field. i need economical, less malignance cost car. so most of the people suggest me to buy Toyota AE100 i need at least 94 or 95,Auto,full option car . so i phoned several sellers who selling ae100(newspaper ads).most of them ask over 1.5mil for these cars i think it's over priced. Could you please let me know the ideal price for AE100? i have an idea to sell it in about 6 or 7 month and go for a better car like FB15 . is it possible to find a good AE110 (auto, full option ) for about 1.5mil (I'll be able to stretch my budget to 1.5 mil ) Please advice me Thanks in advance

hi everyone!!! i'm new to here. so i don't know is this the right place to ask this question. anyway i have a toyota corolla ae100(SE Limited). in the A/C unit, there are two switches. one for A/C and other one is ECON. what is the purpose of this ECON switch ??? also, when i drive in night with A/C, there are misty on windshield.so very hard 2 drive with A/C in the night. any solution for that ??? is it not happen with climate control A/C system ???

Hi Guys, I have selected a Corolla Fielder 141 (2007), DBA-NZE141G Manual Transmission, F/O Please advise regarding the second market of this car. Any discussions regarding this would be highly appropriated. Thanks

Hi, I have a 96 CE110 and its time to refill the radiator coolant. Here are my problems 1. I currently use a regular green color coolant and was thinking about using toyota/caltex red coolant but read in some places that you should not use the newer organic acid coolants in iron block engines and brass radiators. What do you guys say about this ? 2. Do I need to drain the old coolant from the engine block too ? Is it not enough to drain it from the radiator only. and how hard is it to drain the coolant via the engine block drain in a 2c engine ? 3. Do I need to do a coolant flush from a place like pitstop. Is it really worth it? How many of you do it ? My current coolant has been there for almost 30k km now and it does not have the green color anymore Also as I remember it was a local brand. (Not sure though). The engine is almost on the 200,000km mark now. Thanks.

One of my friends has recently bought a Corolla EE110 (1.3L, 1997). Till about one month from purchase, he had no issues with the vehicle. But he has now found out that the car is actually burning oil. There is no visible leak and the engine heat is at the average level too. There is a little bit of white smoke coming out when starting/racing but it does not exhaust any smoke once you get going. According to him, it has 1.70k km on it, which he now believes is doctored. He's not a very rich guy, so he must get going with this car anyway. Which options has he got? What could be done to fix the issue at a minimal cost (rather than the obvious oil top up). Would appreciate your expert advise P.S: He says that it is slow to start up if kept idle for about a day. He's not a heavy runner, probably about 100km per week.