Have a question for you, well its a bit more complicated than that. We have a 2001 corolla (bought it used 2 years ago at Langley Toyota). Lately its run poorly when cold, then the other day it stalled out, and the engine light came on the next day or so.
Langley Toyota looked at it and said that the code indicated multiple misfires (which makes sense). They pulled the plugs, 3 were tan colour and one was white. The mechanic is thinking that the head gasket is leaking, and antifreeze is causing the spark plug discolouration. (ugh). Then he motioned that if the head is warped, basically they would recommend replacing the entire engine (double ugh), as the head cannot be machined.
At this point they have the car overnight at the dealership so they can scope the cylinder when its cold in the am, and see if there is antifreeze getting in there.
Considering that we only have 70000 km on the car, it all seems a bit bizarre! Have you ever heard of this issue with the corolla?
Langley Toyota looked at it and said that the code indicated multiple misfires (which makes sense). They pulled the plugs, 3 were tan colour and one was white. The mechanic is thinking that the head gasket is leaking, and antifreeze is causing the spark plug discolouration. (ugh). Then he motioned that if the head is warped, basically they would recommend replacing the entire engine (double ugh), as the head cannot be machined.
At this point they have the car overnight at the dealership so they can scope the cylinder when its cold in the am, and see if there is antifreeze getting in there.
Considering that we only have 70000 km on the car, it all seems a bit bizarre! Have you ever heard of this issue with the corolla?
Jun 20, 2008 at 10:41 PM
