dazbuster

RATHER HAVE SPORTIVO SEDAN????? OK GRANDAD HAHAHA... anyway i finished the beast..did every single job myself in my irls driveway:) OUCH! THE FUN BEGINS.. after welding rails, firewall etc to rear section:) DISCOVERING HATCH FRONT SPOILER IS SHORTER THAN WAGON HA HA FINISHED:) AND STARTED FIRST TIME........ ALTHOUGH IT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND NO HAS EFI PROBLEM..HAHAHAHAHA I ALREADY SOURCED A NEW WHITE 04 PROJECT

yep security light does go out when key inserted..all good. upon pulling wiring plugs from igniter's i noticed the black/white lead (both igniter plug and spark plug connector on all 4 was wet? and green deposits like on weathered copper....cleaned it off, applied wd40 but still same problem i reading info on net that if airbags deploy then fuel is cut off via a solenoid?? (i fitted new airbag while fuel was empty...and was previously test driving with no airbag at all if this makes a difference)?...but corolla manual has no reference to such a soleniod?? i knowits easy to let toyota fix it but when u guys see the massive repair i have done u will understand why i want to totally complete the job:)

update..... found a mobile efi diagnostics/tune guy... called him up and agreed 100 calkl out and 90 per hour... he looks at car (bonnet closed) and decides immobiliser fault? says its pure coincidence that after i ran out of fuel, the immobiliser dies too?? ***** head, i get him to check injectors and sure enough they run then die. then he calls toyota (i stand with him and fone on speaker) toyota tell him to check spark plug/igniter leads maybe not feeding back to ecu so it stops the injectors.. i search this site and find the pin outs etc and even show him the error codes and how to access them with jumper lead (pins 4 - 7) then he decides i should take to toyota and trys to charge me 190 bucks hahahahahahahahahahha thanks to this site i know more than the mobile electic man ***** head

ok....after a week solid of checking everything i finally gave up and called RAC (mentioned nothing about massive accident repair) basically i was driving, ran out of fuel in driveway and now wont run (BUT STARTS THEN DIES)....rac man comes............ 1. tells me injectors are 100% running...(without removing engine cover). 2. tells me if he tows it to rac morley branch they will 100% fix it and if not they will call in some local efi guru............ 3. next day they call telling me the car has been in crash soi they cant touch it??? 4. "the airbag has been replaced so engine wont start"!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F##%CK@@ING clowns.....i explain that i was doing laps in street without airbag and they say thats why it ran out of fuel?!?!?!?! 5. apparantly LEGALLY they cant even look at any car thats been in a crash???!!? they do not seem to understand that i fitted FULL new front (windcreen forward) to car and it started first time .....AND DROVE WELL) then ran out of fuel .........COCKHEADS. my girl has a 05 ascent so i will disconnect every sensor /relay one by one til i get same problem then i will know OR ANY GOOD AUTO ELECTRICAINS IN PERTH WHO ARE MOBILE TO CHECK IT OUT IN BEECHBORO..I NOT CHASING MATES RATES OR FRREBIES...WILL PAY WHATEVER IT COSTS TO GET THE BLLODY THING GOING...i have 4 cars and a new yamaha R1 but the only one thats licensed wont start:?(

Get this, bout 2 years ago i was looking for a sportivo and asked the dealer and he had no idea what a sportivo was....he was like dont you mean levin???...if your selling cars shouldnt you no what your selling???.... i went to toyota dealer in perth last week and spoke to salesman who swore on his kids life that a corolla levin is the top of the line corolla (talking about 05 models) he said even tho sportivo has better engine, leather, bigger wheels, brakes etc its cheaper than a levin?!?!?!?!?! unfortunatly he has none to sell for tha cheap price haha

i ran 12v to the fuel pump direct and still same problem,but i already checked fuel flow to injectors yesterday, i did notice the blue plug going to the vac switch (sits between airboxand charcoal canister) has no ground?? in the plug it has a 12v and if i use test light it grounds thru my test light as a circuit... following the harness shows the injectors are on same branch so i a guessing they not grounded either...som the fuel pup relay squirts some fuel up the line, then engine starts but injectors are not injecting??? kinda makes sense but its so close to the battery/grounds it seems not right...but i realised i left the 2 engine/gearbox ground straps off so i got excited and fitted them but still the same start then die:( so come on sportivo boys.....whats the brown plug for? i checked my girls 05 ascent and no plug?

something to say mate???? i realised i am missing the vaccuum switching valve for evap? i think....it plugs into brown 2 pin plug between battery and air box. i have a spare vac switch for charcoal canister but unsure of vaccuum lines flow? corolla manual does not show?? anyone with sportivo want to look for me? there is a tiny vaccuum tube coming of air intake (after throttle body) where does it go?

was thinking that too, i got a spare pump set up from shed..(from levin wagon)..it has 2 fuel pipes from it where as my sportivo hatch has only one??? i will pull the lot out and change just the pump and see i that works?? seems strange that i can chop up 2 cars, put all together and starts first time and drives...then runs out of fuel and now i had 2 days of confusion? i have a spare levin enginesitting here so have plenty of sensors/spares to change for trial and error its just a pain in the ***** fiding what to swap? today the engine light lashes read.........1.....5......4????????????????

ok....i rebuilt (complete new from firewall forward) a wrecked sportivo and on friday i turned the key and she started first time... had blowing exhaust due to bend downpipe but she was running and the neighbours were not impressed s the silver bullet did fly'sbys ha ha sat arvo i dodged up the exhaust and then it ran out of fuel in driveway................i driained battery trying to start it so gave up for the night... 1. today i put fuel in but it just starts then dies straight away?..it gets to idle for about 2 seconds then dies.... 2. went to jaycar , lucky they open sun days and bought a obdII scan tool (which wont work and gives "link error") 3. did the jumpcable thing in the diagnostic socket and get ( if i reading corectly) 5 flashes then 1 flash. which according to this diagnostic codes list says its ........ SWITCH SIGNALS IDL (tps) CONTACTS OFF, NEUTRAL START SWITCH OFF, A/C SWITCH "ON" SIGNAL TO ECU WITH DIAGNOSTIC CHECK CONNECTOR SHORTED --A/C SWITCH/CIRCUIT --A/C AMPLIFIER --TPS/CIRCUIT --NEUTRAL START SWITCH/CIRCUIT --ECU well as its a manual i have ruled out the neutral start switch..and i dnt think as faulty a/c wuld stop fuel.. my girl has a 05 corolla so i unplugged her transponder from harness to see if it had same symptoms but hers gets no fuel at all???? please help, i was about to upload pic of completed repair for u guys too (see my other posts) p.s i am in perth if any one local works at toyota?

..take it to toyota???? and pay 100 per hour labour cost for a 17yr old mechanic??? no...the door reciever is........ pull out the little compartment under your mirror switch/security LED/ door lock button etc, look in the hole and up slightly u will see a junction block(white plastic thing with relays and crap stuck in it.. door lock receiver is the black box approx 3 inch square which sits on top of the junction block... DO U HAVE POWER OR ELEC WINDOWS?? the above location is for WINDING MANUAL WINDOWS.....(which is usually determined by seperate keyfob and not the keys with LOCK/UNLOCK buttons in them (if car has power windows then receiver is inside door)..

close matery.....it was a written off rear end wagon, but dont worry kids cos its getting a facelift sportivo front....(after accidently got a front cut with wrong silver paint code :( 03/04 hatchback corolla code is = 199 05-07 hatchback = 1CO 03-04 wagon = 1CO i pretty sure sedans are 199 too? and as for the guy who says its a cut and shut....mate go to a panel beater and ask if he can (not will) replace a chassis rail.I doing both at once to ensure "squareness" and perfect panel fit, and as my engine kind of dented the firewall i thought i may as well keep the rails welded to firewall and join it inside the arches to the bottom windscreen............ definition of "cut and shut" taken from the written off vehicle register business/trade info guide.... Cut and shut Means a sectional repair where a vehicle has had the front and or rear sections separated and rejoined with an undamaged section from another vehicle of the same or similar make and model. which is perfectly legal but massive amount of man hours so generally people do a reshell.. i

hahah imagine the look on my girlfriends mums face when returning from holiday to see one and a half cars in her lovely (previously spotless) driveway hahaha

it may explain a lot after seeing my repair project if i mention i work a a damaged vehicle auction...anyways.....all day every day i see damaged aurion sportivop quad cams, ,v6 camry sportivo's etc etc.... i get really itchy fingers looking at all the big juicy engines sitting there smiling at me:) whats easiesy motor to slot in....a guess engine mounts will be made up and driveshafts (using g'box that comes with new motor...) we got a half burnt v6 sportivo today...perfect engine bay or who knows a good OEM turbo from some car that can be easily made to suit?

car bought....33,000km's..............one owner.............fell asleep at wheel............scored for $1500 yes $1500 :P AND STILL REGISTERED AND LICENSED first i thought to buy for parts...then tried to heat/rebend chassis rails.....then got half cut....just in process of joining from firewall/bulkhead forward....(chassis rails are tubes within double box sections....i slotting the tube (male) into open box section (female..) under drivers feet this way it cant be NON square...AND IS NOT CLASSED AS A "CUT AND SHUT"

the sportivo brakes are perfect condition but i have a bnet strut si guess i willuse levin strut with sportivo springs and brakes etc..the starter and alternator have different part denso numbers:(

hey all, my first post here... i repairing a very badly written off 05 corolla sportivo and need various engine parts..just wondered what parts from a zze122r will fit a zze123r i need...will post pics latr today....i sourced a front cut and today should be lined up and ready for the superglue and sticky tape air con compressor starter motor alternator sump(THIS IS THE SAME PART) also are levin struts the same?? (and brakes etc (both have vented discs)