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I want to say it is electrical related. Any add-ons done recently? Have you checked for frayed or torn grounds? How do the battery cables look? Getting a check engine light? Other things that can cause a poor idle: Vacuum leak Worn Upstream HO2S Worn Spark Plugs Plugged Air Filter Bad Spark...

Are any lights on? Are the front and rear brakes in good condition? Just making sure you aren't confusing ABS pulsation with warped rotors. If it is ABS pulsation, check the wheel speed sensors and the tone rings on all 4 wheels. There is a gap setting that must be met, but usually if a...

Have you pinpointed the leak? Check the pan gasket, the half-shaft seals, and near the drain underneath where the torque converter would be at.

There is a chance that if you pull the glove box and remove the blower motor, you may be able to get a flashlight and look in the HVAC casing and see what is causing it (probably a leaf or a bunch of dust that balled up). Using a metal hanger or an air line from the firewall side of the hose...

I'd say Monroe, if a smooth ride is what you are after.

It takes them a minute or two. They just hook up a computer to your car and change the parameter.

They don't understand how franchising works...

In most cases, cars with rear drums are not equipped with VSC or ABS. The VSC wouldn't handle it, the ABS would, and it would decrease how effective the system is because it would constantly have to adjust the pressure in the rear brakes, even under light braking (not to mention you would have...

That is all normal.

How do your splices look? Are they nice, tight, and fully connected?

If you can get ahold of two cinder blocks to stick under each of the tires, that would work as well (provided that the concrete is in good shape). When I did mine, I went to Home Depot and found a 4x6 post that I used. Ended up giving me enough room to get under there, and I'm not exactly small.

I have had great luck with Moog when I use them. I wouldn't put a jack stand under the control arm because the jack won't be flush on it. Using long, wide blocks of wood, putting the car in gear, setting the e-brake, and chocking the rear wheels is far safer. And yes, it is mandatory to torque...

Some codes require three failures in a row to trigger a CEL. Usually a catalyst efficiency code will not return instantly (by three failures, I mean three times for the car to warm up to operating temperature, have been shut off, cooled off, and that cycle repeated two more times). Don't waste...

I don't go to Autozone for political reasons, so I ended up switching to O'Reillys. Ahhhh ... Summit Racing ... I lived in Reno, NV. My senior year in high school was spent working so that I could turn around and give them my paycheck for new parts for my Mustang.

Did the 4th gear issue occur about the same time as the rough idle?

I agree. Keep us posted. Thank you plbear15, and welcome to the Corolla Forum!

Most control arms now come loaded, but make sure. It is straight forward. Three bolts and nuts to remove, old arm out, new arm in. Now, there IS a proper procedure for this. Get the bolts in there hand tight, get your suspension back together (torque the ball joint and the two bolts for the...

How long has she been driving the car for? It took me a couple months to get used to, but I got used to it. Adjusting the steering angles can help the car stay straight (for instance, increasing caster), but I don't think that our suspensions allow for an adjustable caster, and modifying the...

Doesn't look like it. I'll check when I head into work.