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A Toyota Corolla repair manual will do the trick. http://www.AllData.com

If you contact a Toyota dealers Parts Department, they can tell you if the bolt circle etc., between the two wheels is the same or not.

Possibly the battery in the remote needs replacing?

With the bounce test, you need to really get the bounce cycling up and down quite a bit before you let go, not just one push down and let it go. What is the name of this auto center that tried to charge you this exorbitant price for struts?

The Dealer doesn't have to perform the repair. Any competent auto center can replace the water pump and usually at a lower price than the stealership. :) Replacing the water pump will probably require the timing belt to be removed, so as long as it's removed, you might want to consider...

Whoa!!! $1,200?!!! Advance Auto Parts has them on sale for $100 each and labor to install all four should be about $300 or so, if not less. You were smart to decline the repair! My pleasure with the help. I enjoy helping people with their cars and this has been my profession for the past...

To replace the struts, a coil spring compressor tool is needed, as the coil springs have to come off with the struts. The bolts securing the struts are also very large and require a lot of torque to loosen them, which many times means air tools are needed. The struts for the front and rear...

Below is a link to a video about fuel filters. Are there any real differences between a low priced fuel filter and a higher priced fuel filter? Aren't they all the same? The video will answer this for you, as well as show you how fuel filters work. It's an interesting video. On a side note...

39 miles in 4 days? Wow, you'd better slow that down or the car may never wear out! :)

It is unusual to need to replace the coil springs, unless they are broken. Replacing the springs is not needed and only adds to the expense. What is far more commonly needed when replacing struts is the strut bearing plates which turn with the struts when you turn the steering wheel. Over time...

1. Yes. 2. No. I'm shocked that any auto center would perform a four wheel alignment on your vehicle when it needed MacPherson struts. When the struts are replaced, the vehicle needs re-aligning as all the alignment settings are changed when the struts are replaced. If they didn't tell you...

Increasing rim diameter, i.e. 15" to 17", decreases ride comfort and increases the incidence of rims being bent from impacts with road irregularities. It also causes much more wear and tear on the tires, the struts and the entire suspension. With the larger wheels, the increased weight of the...

Welcome aboard and feel free to contribute! :) With the skyrocketing prices of gasoline in this Obama-nation economy, the Toyota Corolla sips gas, which the wallet really appreciates. :)

Toyota brand, or an ATF meeting or exceeding Toyota automatic transmission fluid specifications? Either way, unless you're racing the car at the 24 Hours of Lemans, automatic transmission fluid only lasting 14,000 miles isn't too impressive. Something is either wrong with the transmission, or...

An independent auto center can change transmission fluid just as well as a stealership can and usually for less money too. :)

Every region of the country has different repair rates, so call around. Changing the automatic transmission fluid before the transmission goes bad is far less costly than needing the transmission rebuilt because of old, worn out transmission fluid. To rebuild an automatic transmission costs...

Welcome aboard! :) Question; is there any specific reason you paid cash for your new car?

You are very fortunate your engine has a timing chain and not a belt. There is no need to replace timing chains, unless they break, which is very, very, very unusual.

Are air filters about all the same? Are there any real differences in air filters that will make a difference in how long your vehicles engine will last, or will just the lowest priced air filter be fine? Below is a very good video that will answer these questions, demonstrating how air...

The recommended maintenance interval at 150,000 will probably include a new timing belt and many other important items. It will probably all total up to about $600 - $700 depending on what a visual inspection of the car finds. Take good care of the body of the car, perform the recommended...