Toyota Corolla 2004 FAQs

Check out real-world situations relating to the Toyota Corolla 2004 here, particularly what our experts have to say about them.

• Give it a miss

  YOU can use them without causing any damage to your engine, but long-life spark plugs are considerably more expensive than regular ones and you should consider this before installing them.

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• Learn tolerance

  YES, it is reasonable. A 4 per cent discrepancy is well within the allowable tolerance of plus or minus 10 per cent. Cars are assembled from thousands of parts, all of which have their own individual tolerances and these stack up as the car comes together. If the odometer is reading the way you describe, you should not have a problem. At 100km/h your average speed will actually be 96km/h. In other words, your speedo is optimistic, which is the case with most cars.

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• Toyota Corolla: Rolling backwards

  THE car should not roll backwards if the torque converter is working properly, though the ZR engine does need a lot of revs. Take it back to the dealer and get them to check the operation of the automatic, but also try holding the car on the brake -- perhaps with your left foot when you are stopped -- so it has more pulling power when you accelerate on a hill.

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