Toyota Tercel

haynes manual says .043 inches

The 1994 Toyota uses are R-136 Freon. The air conditioning compressor Freon capacity is five pounds. The manufacturer recommends you never overfill the air conditioner compressor.

The fuse box is under the hood - the rear defrost should have a fuse, if that does not help - contact your nearest Toyota service or parts department......Mike

First of all, bring your number one piston to top. Number one is the first one from the right (passenger side). There is a mark for this on the front of the belt cover. The timing mark on the crankshaft pulley should be aligned with 0. There will be two horizontal pit marks on one camshaft sprocket and one (a little bigger) on the other camshaft sprocket. These should fit together. Now the timing mark on the face of the timing belt sprocket should be a couple of degrees to the right of straight up. There will be a 5E on the timing belt sprocket. This 5E is what needs to be just to the right of straight up. Tighten everything down and your engine should start.

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First, find the throttle body. If you do not know what you are looking for, the throttle body sits near the top of the engine. (On my 1994 model, it looks like a very large gray-metal hotdog bun). If you have trouble locating it, the accelerator pedal's cable attaches to it, as does plastic ducting coming from the engine's air cleaner, and you can easily see the accelerator pedal cable's spring-loaded cable return mechanism moving at the side of the throttle body as the accelerator pedal is pumped. With the motor off, ask someone to pump the accelerator pedal as you watch for movement, or try peeking under the open hood from inside the car as you pump the pedal yourself.

Once you have located the throttle body, view it from the passenger side of the car. Look for the top of the head of a standard, flat-head screw. (On my 1994, it is recessed about a quarter inch into the end of a tubular-shaped piece of metal about the size of my little finger that sits at the top of the throttle body where the air cleaner's ducting attaches.) This screw controls the engine's idle speed.

Use a medium-size flat-head screwdriver to slowly turn this screw. Be sure to make adjustments only when the engine is fully warm, and running. Clockwise rotation should slow the engine's idle speed, counter clockwise rotation should increase it. Although not necessary, using a tachometer will allow you to set a precise speed in revolutions per minute, "rpm". If your vehicle is not equipped with one on the dashboard, handheld tachometers exist, and can be attached to the engine. Tercels with manual transmissions suggest a warm-engine speed at idle of 750 rpm; those with automatic transmissions suggest a warm-engine speed at idle of 800 rpm.

Also, be aware that operating electrical components, such as headlights, brake lights, radio, fan, rear-window heater, and so on, will draw power from the motor, and can cause your engine's idle speed to slow. You may wish to set the idle speed while these devices are all in operation in order to insure an adequate idle speed when you are stopped in traffic, and operating these components. If you live in an area where emissions are checked before vehicle license tabs can be purchased, bring along a screwdriver to the testing station, in case you have set your idle speed in excess of the test's minimum idle-speed limit, generally 1100 rpm, and need to adjust it on the spot.

This applies to 1991-94 Tercel models.

** Below Added by James Young

The alternator is where power is drawn from, not the motor itself.

I have been having the same problem with a 1990 Toyota Celica after I needed to fix the horn switch in the steering wheel. The airbag was fine before I removed it, and then afterwards the light stayed on. I found this service bulletin on the subject. It should do the trick. PCEE https://toyota.justanswer.com/uploads/skyvisions/2008-06-14_071044_90_celica2.pdf - 30-JUL 2008 In follow up to the above. I used the procedure outlined in the service bulletin and it wroked great. I inserted the leads into the Tc and Ab ports and then tapped out the sequence on the ground cable on the battery. It cleared the 41 code and now the light is out and the system is reset!!!! PCEE

Remove the screw that holds the trim piece in place the pull that out. then you can either remove the whole cluster or leave it in. I would just leave it in. Remove the plastic cover, there should be four clips holding it on. then remove the needles from the gauges make sure to remember where your fuel one is to. then remove the screws that hold the panels on and pull them out, then pull the old bulbs out, you may need to use a pair of needle nose pillars then put the new bulb in and put everything back on but turn your car on before putting the clear plastic back on to make sure your gauges are accurate.

I have a '95 Tercel and the OBDII port is located inside the fuse box cover on the lower left side of the dash to the left of the steering wheel. If you go to a parts store they will tell you it doesn't exist, so just open the cover and show them. It is in fact there.

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Look where all the belts and pulleys are on the passenger side of the engine compartment. Way down at the lowest pulley. As you shine the timing light way down there, you will see the numbers 0 and 10 and the hash marks. You should see a notch on the pulley that you will use to line up the hash marks.

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1. Carefully remove the inner panel from your door, watch carefully for a pair of screws you have to take out. 2. Remove window handle ( if not power window ) it has a retaining ring which comes out using a thin and long screw driver. ( if power window carefull with the wires ). 3. With the window closed carefully locate the handle, carefully remove the what looks like a solid wire from the old handle from a green or yellow plastic retainer, then unscrew the two # 10 nuts. 4. Replace with the new handle and put everything back together again.

remove the rear wheel, undo the bottom bolt of the strut. inside the car remove the plasic paneling in the back covering the strut mount. unscrew both nuts and pull the strut out.

You should have access after removing inside door panels

Check bulbs or wireharness at back of bulbs.Switch handle that turns lights could be bad Toyo joe

I believe the correct answer is 2 bolts

76 ft lbs is the spec. 80-90ft lbs won't hurt

on the front of the carbuerator there are fuel lines leading into it. using two proper sized wrenches loosen both. remember to turn each in the oposite direction. just inside the fuel line is where you'll find the fuel filter. be sure to replace it with the same type. and do not forget to remove and change the inner spring.

Bad battery and/or alternator.

My girlfriend has a tercel and her door lock has failed when it was locked .....

And WE had just used a coat hanger to open it up mind you it was not easy but it works

now I did not lock it after wards until had replaced it.............

in the 1994 3e-e engine the camshaft bearing cap torque is : 10 Ft-lbf

Hope it works for ya!

Check the undercarriage for rust holes. My Bonneville would flood when it rained because of a small hole in the passenger side rear wheel well.

It is in the fuse box near the battery, on the driver's side. You'll have to open the hood. It has a black plastic cover, and is located above the wheelwell. If you clean off the lid of the fuse box, it should have a map (at least it does on mine). There also should be spare fuses inside the lid.

Type your answer here... on this 97 Camry the spark plugs are through the vavle cover and whem i removed the spark plug there are nuts holding the cover down and i didnt see any bolts on the edges of the cover is that the only thing holding the valve cover in place and also is this a hard job thanks Jim

The spark plug gap for a 1990 Toyota Tercel 1.5 liter 1BL 4-cylinder is .044 in thousandths of an inch. The 1990 Tercel gets 30 mpg in the city, and 36 mpg on the highway.