Toyota Previa

the knock sensor cuts the engine out so it won't damage the car if not replaced, the car just won't work.

The engine will overfill w/ oil & your engine will be damaged, if any oil is left in the oil tank under the hood. That is where it is trying to pump from to get to your oil pan.

You can spend $250. for the replacement part @ Toyota + labor or

remove it & clean all contacts & free the float, or

just disconnect the dang thing along w/ the under hood tank.

Then just check the oil level yourself regularly, as U are supposed to just like any other car or truck. (except the Previa's oil dipstick & fill tube is under the drivers seat. Not hard to get at, just what it is)

I'm not sure in which year the model changed (I have the 'old' shape with one side door), mine, according to Totota's Qwners Handbook says 2.5 litres (Dexron). Good luck.

I just had to do this on mine. The washer pump is attached to the lower front of the washer reservoir. The reservoir is located in the area located below the battery. I had to access it from underneath the van behind the front bumper. It helped a lot to jack up the front passenger side corner of the van. Then you can access it easier from underneath and from in front of the wheel. The first thing to do is to drain the reservoir. I just used a screw driver to pry off one of the hoses attached to the pump and the fluid came pouring out. I lodged a wrench on the nozzle so that the fluid would pour down into a bucket.

Then detach the reservoir from the vehicle. It is attached with 2 bolts on the driver side and 1 bolt on the other side of the reservoir. I also had to undo a small brace that is attached below the reservoir. I undid the one side of the brace I could get to then just gently bent it out of the way. Once you have the reservoir loose you can drop it straight down but you will have to undo the hoses and the power coupling. Press in on the bottom part of the coupling to get it to release.

With the reservoir completely out you can just pop the pump out of the tank. If you are using a original replacement part you could just put the new one in and reverse the procedure.

I didn't have the money to spend on that so I just bought a universal pump. It has a grommet that allows it to fit correctly in the hole. I couldn't find one that had the duel outlet for both the front and back washers so I just hooked up the front washers. The pump cost $16. I had to do a little testing to figure out which 2 of the 3 wires ran from the front washer button. Then I used some electrical connectors that came with the pump that tied the wires from the new pump to the wires above the coupling. That way I could leave the coupling in place if I need it at some future date. I also had to figure out which hose led to the front washers by trial and error.

I did all this by attaching the pump to the tank, putting a little fluid in it and placing it loosely in the area it installs. It had to be close enough that I could make the connections for the tubes and wiring. It was a little messy but I got it done. Once I had the connections made it was just a matter of attaching the reservoir and putting the little brace back in place.

he heats stuff

SAE 10w30

A diagram of a 1991 Toyota starter relay switch can be obtained from most Toyota dealerships. The starter relay diagram can also be found at most auto-parts stores.

I believe this is the same vehicle as the Toyota Tarago from Australia.

In the Tarago you access the resistor from within the engine compartment. To do this on the 2.4 petrol model, you need to follow these steps.

NOTE: you may need to unmount the radiator overflow bottle and gently move it far enough aside to get at the rest of the bits.

1. lift the bonnet/hood and remove the blower intake (4 screws hold it in)

2. remove the top half of the radiator fan shroud (4 screws - 2 top, 2 half way down) you may need to turn it a little as you pull it out and also the fan a little to give enough room to do it

3. Under the blower there is a cover retained by 3 screws underneath, (one each side at the rear and one at the front right of the cover.) There is also a 10mm bolt holding it on the right hand side.

4. After removing this cover you will see a rectangular plate with a plug and two screws underneath at the back.

5 Unclip the plug and undo the two screws.

6 Remove this plate and the resistor block is mounted to the other side of it.

Reassembly is a reverse of the removal.

Cheers

Derek

too cold!

The dashboard on a Toyota Previa is held on with several bolts. All must be removed. After the bolts are removed so must be the remaining clips. The dashboard that has to be carefully removed from the cabin of the vehicle.

start by gently removing the keepers at the panel you have to get inside to get panel out after that you see the retainers the rear roller is, if you open the door a little you will see them is easy to take them out but to install`m you will need somebody to help you hold the door and have to be properly adjusted,i myself as a toy tech don`t recomend to anybody to this ps:for the rear roller you have to get right by the rear of the door to see the retainers

On the 95 model previa/estima the turn signal relay is loacted just under the drivers side dash arae.

Located on the right hand side of the footwell

On my Previa 1996 UK spec i found the flasher unit at the back of the speedo.you need to remove the radio housing then you will need to remove two screws which hold the clock outer bezel,remove carefully.there are four screws holding the clock. When you have removed the clock wala you will see it in front of you. it took me a week to find it. they don't tell you where it is in the workshop manual.

Good luck Ivor (imccann)

its on the front of engine just above aux.shaft easy to get to but you have to raise the vehicle saftly and get under it to see it

Sounds like water ingress, possibly in the fuse box area.

how to replace a heater matrix in a toyota previa

Hi im Steve from bellwood, Illinois

i was reading some info and it seems sometimes a delay like this may sometimes be your fuel filter needing to be changed, it could be your fuel pump or something in the electrical system. Try small things first like checking fuses and your battery voltage.

I'm no mechanic but I hope that gives you a start a great guy I've seen online giving advice is Ted Ritter-All experts

check the ground connection for the battery it may not start;caused by a bad connection and when get hot after a few minutes it will start

There are a number of reasons why your Toyota Previa will not start. You should ensure that the battery is working properly, that the engine is able to pump fuel and if you cannot resolve the problem, you should call a mechanic.

it's under the driver seat, just tilt it back and remove the access panel and its right there. 4 bolts and a few lines and the throttle linkage

i found out that synthetic 5W-50 is an acceptable replacement for the super expensive Toyota supercharger oil

The jack is under the passenger seat. Under the car, just behind the front wheel and just in front of the back wheel are locations that are convex shaped with a circular "bump out". You put the "cup" of the jack around that bump out and then use the jack handle to operate the jack and lift the car. Besure to do this only on a level surface and don't crawl under the car without a secondary safety support incase the jack fails.

My book shows cooling system capacity is 12.3 qts.

It sounds like you ECT ECU - which is your Electronic Constrol Transmission. You do not need a new transmission ECT is the control unit for the transmission and will need to be reflashed or replaced. Afterwhich your transmission will work like new.