r/toyotacorolla

Just got it. 45535 miles. What fuel grade should I use?

anyone in the ohio area willing to sell a front bumper for a 2010 toyota corolla?

Woke up this morning and my windows wouldn't roll down and the power locks on the drivers side panel didn't work either.

Automatic locks work on the passenger panel, but the window button doesn't. Window buttons don't work on all 4 doors.

Moon roof buttons also work. Battery is good. Checked fuses, not blown.

Took the power window panel apart and it looks like this...............any ideas as to what this mean and what the problem is?

Any common problems or tips I should know? General advice?

Just bought this puppy and OMG I love it so much.

Comfortable, spacious enough, and very very economic.

We had it for 2 weeks now and we can do 4.5l/100km very often. It's true that being a 122h hybrid she revs a bit if you accelerate abruptly, to overtake for example, but other than that it really is a really nice car.

If you're thinking about buying one don't think twice.

I recently learned something about my 10th gen alternator decoupler pulley (ADP). They are a mechanical where item that is recommended to be replaced every 120,000 km or 75,000 miles. Litens (Canada) is the OEM manufacturer for Toyota Corolla ADPs. I bought a Litens Pulley for mine and installed it. I would have bought a Toyota OEM if it was a part they offered. Apparently Toyota wants you to buy a new alternator if your ADP wears out. The old one was making noise and sometimes slipping - in winter when very cold (-30C). The previous owner must have also heard the squealing and popped the dust cap off and packed grease in. This is not the right thing to do - it has sealed bearings and the clutches will not benefit from grease, would only make it slip worse.
After installing it worked great. Highly recommend replacing this before doing the whole alternator. I don’t understand what Toyota is thinking by doing this. See picture for part number of replacement. The box says Gates but the pulley has the Litens name on it.

how do you guys clean your engine bay? all I do since its my daily is wipe the dust down with a damp rag a couple of times a year, maybe some light degreaser for engine oil spills/stains. I love this car and my c5 vette as a power duo with the corolla being the workhorse and daily driver and I plan to keep it running strong.

Hi everyone

Whilst driving the car last night the red oil light came on and it’s now making a weird rattling sound, I did top up the oil once the light came on but it’s definitely not sounding healthy and am worried I’ve done some damage to the engine, I appreciate it’s impossible to completely diagnose the issue but could someone tell me perhaps what these noises relate to / what damage I could’ve done?

Car has done around 81K

Of if anyone knows / can recommend a Toyota / Japanese engine specialist in London that would be super helpful & much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

I'm new to this whole 'owning a car thing' (20y/o) and I went with an old Corolla for its ease of repair and reliability. What I did not anticipate is how hard it is to find parts, does anyone know where to look/have one they'd be willing to sell?

So a couple days ago I made a stupid mistake while making a 3 point turn. I had a fork in a road where one went uphill and the other went down...I turned around on the higher one, miscalculated where I was, and drove directly off a probably like 8 inch drop, scraped a bunch of crap and luckily didn't cause any leaks. Just noticed this thing hanging down off the front though. How bad is it that it's hanging? Is it like, immediately check for more damage or just protective plates doing their job? I haven't heard any new noises or anything so I think everything is mechanically sound still. 2011 Corolla S if that helps! Any help is appreciated!