1992 Toyota Corolla Startup Problems

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nathan-lee - 27 Dec 2006 23:25 GMT

I was on the freeway, and my RPM was going crazy boosting up and down.
My service engine check light came on, I pulled over to the side and
I couldn’t start my car up anymore. Does anyone know what this could
be? It’s the first time something like this happened.

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Ray O - 27 Dec 2006 23:26 GMT

>I was on the freeway, and my RPM was going crazy boosting up and down.
> My service engine check light came on, I pulled over to the side and
> I couldn't start my car up anymore. Does anyone know what this could
> be? It's the first time something like this happened.

The first thing to do is to pull the trouble codes from the computer.

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nathan-lee - 28 Dec 2006 19:25 GMT

I think I found the problem, there was oil in my spark plugs, i’m low
on oil, and transmission fluid, and also my battery had leaking acid
coming from the positive side. The problem may be the valve basket
which is cracked causing the oil to reside in the spark plugs

> "nathan-lee" <none@000.com> wrote in message
> news:956101_5d01ac8aaf7dc038cb5d88f25e3c9adb@autoboardz.com...
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> The first thing to do is to pull the trouble codes from the
> computer.

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RnR - 29 Dec 2006 05:52 GMT

>I think I found the problem, there was oil in my spark plugs, im low
>on oil, and transmission fluid, and also my battery had leaking acid
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> > The first thing to do is to pull the trouble codes from the
> > computer.

Sorry to sound stupid but what is a valve basket? I also have a 92
Corolla with a very small oil leak but otherwise runs fine. Simple
but good dependable transportation.

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Bruce L. Bergman - 29 Dec 2006 07:11 GMT

>>I think I found the problem, there was oil in my spark plugs, im low
>>on oil, and transmission fluid, and also my battery had leaking acid
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>Corolla with a very small oil leak but otherwise runs fine. Simple
>but good dependable transportation.

I think he's referring to the sparkplug wells in the valve cover.

On a twincam engine the sparkplugs are between the two camshafts and
sit in individual tubular cups, sealed at top (valve cover) and bottom
(top of the cylinder head) with gaskets or O-rings.

If the O-rings start seeping oil into the cup, or the cup is cracked
or damaged, the oil can coke up from the heat, carbon track into a
high-resistance leakage path, and short out the plugs at the ceramic.

--<< Bruce >>--

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