Toyota Echo

Oil control valve. This might help even though its not an echo, its very similar:

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I found a web site where you can get a manual for free as long as you join. It is by toyota i got my manual from there.

https://auth2.toyota.com/owner/web/page/home

I was lokking for the fuse box and this has the whole manual. Hope it helps you!

Probably 1lb. There is a sticker on the radiator crossmember telling you the capacity

It is inside the Mass Airflow Sensor (MAF sensor), IN OTHERS WORDS IS PART OF THIS.

It's electronic.

At the bottom of the big black metal container near the front underside of the car, slightly to the passenger side of the car.

most likely in the evap canister.

The dip stick for the power steering fluid is attached to the power steering reservoir cap. the power steering reservoir is located behind the engine on the passenger side of the engine compartment. There is a belt and pulley on the right hand side of the reservoir. The reservoir is painted black. Once you unscrew the cap the dipstick will have markings to show where the level should be when the fluid is cold or hot.

What belt? Drive belt is easy, just loose the 3 bolts on the alternator, pry the alternator forward, put the new belt on, pry the alternator back, and tighten the bolts. Power steering belt is much more difficult.

It is probably the idle air control valve which is the part underneath the throttle body. It may be that a connector is not connected or it may be really dirty. Check connections and if that fails, disconnect your air intake from it and spray with either throttle body cleaner or carb cleaner. I am NOT a mechanic, but am researching this same problem, with my 2001 Echo and this is what everyone else is saying. Do you get any check engine codes from it, because I dont.

We know were the starter is, how do you get it out? Does the intake manifold have to be removed?

There are spare fuses in the fuse box under the hood, so just use one of those. Its very easy to test the horn, there is only one wire to it, ground against the engine block. A new horn is easy to install if you must. You can also run a new thicker wire from the fuse box to the horn to make it louder (use one of the existing 30 amp fuses). If you need details on installing a horn just google it.

Could be any number of reasons. First if the check engine light is on, make sure you read the codes which will give you clues as to what is wrong. It could be a misfiring cylinder, bad/dead spark plug, warped cylinder, damaged or missing motor mount, or even a damaged/worn timing chain. A simple cause would be bad fuel or water in fuel, or a clogged air filter. Check your oil level, spark plugs, and air filter first, these are easy and inexpensive to replace.

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Because even when its just idling, there are 100 small explosions every second inside of it with a powerful heavy metal crankshaft rotating 1500 times per minute.

You could have a bad engine mount.

The primary reason for hesitation on acceleration from stop on a 2000 Toyota Echo is a dirty fuel system. This can include clogged fuel injectors or a dirty fuel filter.

Replacing (or tightening) this belt is very easy, you will need a 12mm socket wrench and a 14mm open end wrench. Loosen (do not remove) the two bolts above the alternator that are attached to the metal bracket that allow the alternator to slide (the alternator is attached to the topmost pulley that the drive belt touches, it is at the top front passenger side of the engine compartment). There is a 3rd bolt below the alternator, slightly difficult to see, loosen it using the 14mm wrench, it is often difficult to turn, I recommend penetrating oil and a breaker bar, you only need to turn it a little bit to allow the alternator to pivot.

Once all three bolts are loose, you can easily rock the alternator back and forth (same procedure is used to replace the drive belt).

To reinstall or tighten the belt you need to pull the alternator toward the front of the car as far as possible. The best way to do this is by putting a pry bar on top of and slightly behind the alternator and pushing up toward the windshield while using the engine as a pivot - this gives you plenty of leverage and allows you to pull the alternator forward. While you are prying, you can tighten the bolt that holds the alternator to the bracket using your left hand as you brace the pry bar with your right hand, to hold it all in place.

absolutely. There are Echo's on the road with over 400k miles on them, its a very reliable car but after about 10 years and 150k miles there are certain maintenance issues you may need to address soon if they haven't been addressed already (rotors, struts, shocks, O2 sensors, MAF, I'd change brake fluid/pads/rotors at the same time, spark plugs, maybe fuel filter and fuel pump). I would not recommend replacing water pump, timing chain, or other major components unless you have a good reason to.

Open the glove box door. Now squeeze the glove box door sides and remove the door. You will see the blower motor. Remove the screws and presto the motor is easily removed.
Enjoy JC
How do you access the blower fan resistor?

This direction is for the front: Remove the wheels (if this is hard, try to wedge a really large screw driver through the holes in the steel of the wheel against the caliper. I used an old tire iron to pop them off.) Remove the calipers (two bolts on either side )swing them out of the way & rest on the spring/ strut, then remove the cradles that hold the brake pads (two bolts on either side). Spray the outside circle around the hubs (the area outside where the large nut is) with penetrating oil (WD-40 or PB Blaster). There are two small bolt holes with threads on the face of the rotor between the wheel studs. You need to find two bolts that'll screw in till they bottom out. Then tighten these bolts slowly, and evenly. The rotor will start to pop little by little and will fall off. To reseat the new rotor, just tighten the lugnuts (or a bolt of the same size as the wheel threads if your lugnus are too short) on without the wheel to seat them again.

The fuse box is under the hood on the drivers side near the fender. You will see a plastic box with a black cover. There is also a small fuse box in the dash, all the way to the left, in the storage tray. Underneath the steering wheel in that little cubby on the left u will see a panel and it will say FUSE on it, just pull it off and away you go.

The Echo was produced from 1999-2005. Known as the Toyota Platz in Japan, and exported as either the Echo or Yaris. The Yaris is still in production today, now in its 3rd generation. The 2nd and 3rd generations have been redesigned, yet still have many of the same features as the Echo.

There is a knob at the back top you have to pull up on while pulling the seat down. Sometimes for some reason they can be a bit stubborn, when all else fails, an alternate way to get them down is from the back, open the trunk and reach all the way back to the seat backs, you will see a metal slider, slide it over and push the seat forward (I believe this was intended as a safety feature, if a person were ever stuck in the trunk for some reason, they could get out this way).