1990 Corolla, 400,000 miles, Original Engine and Transaxle
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- My 1990 Corolla rolls over to 400,000 miles with the original engine and transaxle. I bought this car in 1999 for $2,800 with 122,000 on the odometer and never dreamed it would still be running, and running well, 21 years later. And with the same engine and transaxle! This car has saved me a lot of money over the years.
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Toyota Corolla those cars have a lot of miles Toyota Corolla is my number one car in the whole wide world 🌍 Thumbs up 👍
That’s a beautiful corolla. I got rid of my BMW X5 two years ago for a $2K 99 corolla since I started commuting a lot and Peking in very dusty industrial sites. By far the best car I have ever driven.
P M , I hear you I sold my 2003 bmw 325i for a 1997 Corolla ce with 163,000 miles. You can't beat these old Corollas.
I currently drive a 98 corolla with 236K miles on it. That chain driven camshaft set up with fixed timing can last forever. Just change the oil every 3 to 4K miles and that engine will last an eternity!
I’m still driving my Grandfather’s 1968 corolla and it’s still working perfectly
Wow! That's great. How many miles on it? When I was in college (early 80's) I was driving my Dad's old Corona Mark II. It was a straight-6 automatic. Great car. I think it was a '72 or so. Unfortunately a hose sprung a leak and I fried the engine with 250k on it. That car would probably have still been running too otherwise.
Thank you for your story. I am glad you are well pleased with your US$2800.00 investment. ❤
Omg my Grandma had one of these in the same color. Ive always wanted to get one in her memory. Beautiful example!
1989 Corolla LE here. Still doing great. Only has 223,000 miles on it. Glad to know if i maintain, it should go twice as far. Heck, it will probably outlive me.
I have a 2001 Toyota Corolla. People ask me all the time how much I want for it until they find out it's a manual transmission, that's the only reason they won't buy it. I won't sell it anyway. It's fun to drive and reliable.
Interesting. Nobody ever asks if I'm selling mine. Maybe it's just too old. Lots of people tell me how good it looks though.
Love toyotas!
Corollas are great cars. My 2010 has over 108K miles and I plan to keep it forever. Corollas, and many used cars, have jacked up prices (with Toyotas in high demand). For example, in Carfax, a 2013 Corolla that was in an accident but fixed, 3 plus owners, over 150K miles, was priced over $12,000! My 2010 Corolla was purchased in 2015 for $14,000 with only 17K miles, one owner, no damage (it was a city car). Car was paid off 2 months ago and I am taking care of it as if it was my own son (car's name is Dark Shadows). I hope your sweet red Corolla lives forever.
HOLY SHIT!! DAMN SOLID! 400K & still running. My dad had one and I was born in 91. Hahaha!
if u respect money, buy Toyota.
Thank you for sharing. Your Corolla is in great shape! Gotta love Corolla's. I own two of them of them. 1999 has 290,000 miles.
290,000 miles? So, barely broken in! :-) Yes, they are great reliable cars. It continually amazes me how well this thing runs with 403,000 miles on it now. It's also pretty incredible how well the interior is holding up after that many miles and being on the road for 30 years.
Nice. I just bought a 90 Corolla that has 300,000 miles on it
My friend has an 89 Corolla, 1.3 5spd, just keep servicing it, looks in good condition Toyota QUALITY!!!!!!!!! 👍🙂👍
Quality and engineering. When many car manufacturers were concentrating on planned obsolescence, Toyota was concentrating on efficiency, reliability and quality.
I have a 1999 corolla and it has almost 300,000 miles on it. It has never let me down.
Wow that is so cool!! I sold my 96 that had 321k on it I bought it at 280k miles for $450. That car paid for itself hands down. The car was running better than when I bought it probably because i started using full synthetic oil in it. My check engine light was on for the longest & one day it just mysterious went off. Love Toyota's
It healed itself
@@robertraman6307 Yes it did...yes it did
Mine is at 396000 miles and i have done NOTHING to this car i don't even do maintenance and it still runs got side swiped by a semi have my passenger door smashed in and it still runs! Mind you i have problems starting cold sometimes but always got me where I ned to go love these cars and the fact u can get one running for 1000 is amazing
Lol don't own a Toyota yet but I got a 1995 Chevrolet Corvette convertible with 160,000 miles on her! Still has the original motor, transmission, and somehow alternator.🤣👌maybe its my old man's spirit refusing to let her die
Toyota Corolla 6th generation had the best model ever.
This is awesome man. You and the car are neck and neck (you age, car mileage) 😆 you should definitely get the Toyota high mileage badge!!! Keep rolling up them miles sir!!
I REALLY appreciate the time you've taken to record this wonderful memory. What an awesome car.
It really has been a great car, and it's still going - 421,500 miles now.
@@MTMiser Brilliant. I'd love another follow up video. Like an overly detailed video showing older components, hand crank windows, under the bonnet, a walk around talking about the styling of the age and lots of memories you've had with the car.
Thanks again.
What a georgeous specimen of Japanese engineering and production. I had the wagon version of this in the same red. The Tampa, Florida sunlight turned the red into a pink and one day the injector drivers in the computer would not fire the injectors. There was plenty of fuel pressure at the rail, and there was bright spark at the end of each wire. But sadly I had to junk the car at a repectable 254K miles. Nice video, sweet memories of the car that got me though school. I delivered pizza with the car and beat the hell out of that 4a-fe engine. I have been a permanent Toyota fan ever since. And, don't tell anyone, but I currently work for Mercedes-Benz..... shhh. Hush! I know.....
Thanks for the video. I plan on getting a corolla for my next car. It will probably be a 2003-2008 corolla 1.8l auto. This video makes me want to keep it 20 plus years.
hello from germany nice car respect =)
So dope man 🔥💪🏿
I have bought a 1997 Corolla 400000 complete still it is cool to ride
This video is so cool. I had one Red like this one. Mom got it new in 92. In summer of 98 I recleared it since it was given to my older sis that got married. Then in 2007 my sis gave it to me, speedo stopped working as I got it at 183k miles. I painted it 2 tone. Then, 2009, Sold it to my neighbor that I felt bad for and needed a car (wish I hadn't) and she sold it in 2015. Well Feb. 2019 went to junkyard for some parts on my Solara and there was my 92 Corolla, I was shocked, so sad.* Mom sold her 98 Corolla Apr 2020 with over 283k miles, was running strong. Great Cars indeed.
I feel your pain. I couldn't imagine seeing this car in a junkyard. Sometimes I wonder about the people who sold it to me and wonder what they'd think if they saw it now. It was a strange buying experience. A young guy showed it to me, and both he and his girlfriend were on the title. They wanted $3,200 for it and I offered $2,800, not because I thought there was anything wrong with it, but just trying to save some money. He called his girlfriend and she immediately agreed. It almost seemed like there was something negative associated with the car for her and she just wanted it gone. It did have one strange thing wrong with it - all the weather stripping in each door and on the trunk lid were torn in spots. I often wondered how it got that way. Other than that, the car was perfect. I drove it like that for years, then replaced all the weatherstripping about 7 or 8 years ago.
@@MTMiser Weather stripping, strange you say that. I painted the 92 1st in 1997 when my sister got the Corolla. Soon after she claimed the trunk leaked water after a good rain in N. Colorado. She eventually came to north TX still leaking and when I got the Corolla a few years later, trunk never leaked on me here in South TX. All those years my Sis said it was when I painted it in 97 that I messed up the weather stripping.
@@MTMiser need your advice I'm near 300k,camry,,should continue invest on it,or buy newer one,,in the process of deleting the cat,,only break line repairs,,and starter
@@ryanmendezz1524 Sorry for the late reply. I don't know why I sometimes don't get notified of comments being made. Anyway, it's hard to answer that question. One reason I kept this one so long is that pretty much everything in it is manual. Door locks, window cranks, transmission, etc. All manual. If it had an automatic transmission I may not have kept it this long. I've had bad luck with transmissions, although they weren't Toyotas either. So I don't know. Also, is the Camry a v-6 or a 4 cyl.? I am partial to 4-cyls. But just guessing, if it's an automatic I'd probably sell it and get one with fewer miles on it - used. I don't buy new. Never have. Can't stand the depreciation.
@@MTMiser any toyotas goin for under a stak
Corollas are bulletproof. My O7 is one oil change away from 300,000 MI. And when something does break the parts are cheap and easy to come by. That interior is mint. I had an 88 Camry and the timing belt broke on it and I slapped a new one on and it ran perfect
I have a 1990 Toyota Corolla bought it 5 months ago did a full service, still needs a bit of cosmetic parts, but engine wise it's a beast, here in the Caribbean they are really popular and still one of those cars that will out last all those latest models vehicles! Nice car though, it's in really good shape compared to mine which is missing a park light and some other minor things i will get! It's my project car btw!
Is it 1.3 and 72 hp?
@@goranpavlovic9051 1.6 160
Excellent! I have a 2006 corolla matrix wagon with 168k. Still runs perfect. I call it the love child of a Ferrari and a UPS truck. 🔧
Man I miss my 03 matrix
Nice vid, cool car
That’s one beautiful Corolla. I have a 92.
Had this same manual transmission toyota in the 90's it was a great car. It was fairly peppy too it would cruise at 75 no problems!
Thanks for the video. Very good, I'm from Brazil, I have a Corolla year 2000 and 140,000km 👍
Respect. Keep trucking 👍😀🇩🇰
Mine's got 288,000 miles never left me stranded runs great!
Almost broken in!
Is your's still going?
@@muzhikforchaplin1203 Yes it is. It's almost at 406,000 miles now. I'm leaving on a 700 mile trip with it today. I have no doubt about the reliability of this car. Still running great.
ive got a 1990 toyota corolla cs seca limited, only on 75,000 kms. incredible car, this is my first car and i think i scored a bargain for 3.3k aud
Nice, I have an 06, approaching 225,000. Great running little cars.
Love my Corolla!! 🔥
My dad had an 89 with over 200,000 miles on it when he sold it in 04.
It was a white SR-5 coupe, blue with a sunroof.
Keep driving her, she's still got life in it.
405,000, and still chugging along!
@@MTMiser Keep it, they don't make Corolla's like that anymmore.
Though I like the 8th gen, 98-02, more up to date, but these aren't bad.
@@thevacdude It's not going anywhere. I came close to getting rid of it when it blew a head gasket in 2017 but when I found out that it didn't even need a valve job I decided to throw a new head gasket in it (and seals, belts, hoses, etc.) and keep driving it. I had my eye on an early 2000's Corolla that also had a manual transmission and about 135k miles, plus it had cruise control and intermittent wipers, two things I really wish mine had. But I'll hang on to her for now until she throws in the towel. I've always wanted to get a half a million miles out of her and that seems within reach now.
@@MTMiser They don't make them like this anymore.
500K miles is a true milestone. I got there with my 1984 BMW 533i in 2010. But I went through three automatic transmissions (since 275K miles) and wasn't going to put another one in as it was starting to slip again 😔. Sold it off basically for parts, a driving parts car 😏
That thing is freaking gorgeous! And the irony is, that while it's such a basic car, this will probably turn a lot of heads if you go to a local cars & coffee. It's in such great shape, congrats on the 400k miles!
I have a AE92. 110,520 miles original miles. Works awesome. Corollas are awesome.
Wow! Super low miles! That's less mileage than this one had when I bought it, 21 years ago.
Right! I will be modifying it soon. These cars are just amazing. Cheers to your Corolla as well! May she last you another 100,000 miles more
@@salomonavilapelayo9031 i need suspension parts, they are really hard to come by in the Caribbean for those cars.... Do u knw where i can get close to oem spec suspension and cv joint? I have the same as yours with 5 speed manual.
I hope I can take my 2008 toyota matrix to the 400,000 miles mark and beyond, that is great feat in automotive reliability
I love mine, third owner and bought in 2005. My speedometer stopped at 271,000 :( But she's still going. She's my daily driver 40 miles round trip. Still turns on a dime and great on gas.
Just wow! Old toyota corolla's are built to last that's a corolla EE90 model...we have the same car mine is a 1992 model XE variant here in the philippines 🇵🇭 and its still running fine to this day just regular maintenance i've inherited it from my dad...
Box type E90,got mine 20000km 1990 have done 300000.still tip top , best Corolla
Your an inspiration to keep your car, take care of it and it will last.
Toyota's are reliable as a tank. My dad has a 2006 Camry with 230k miles. Original engine and transmission. We still haven't need to change the head gasket yet. I also recently bought a 2005 toyota Camry with 196k miles. No problems at all. Toyotas are the only car brands I trust to buy. Lol. 200k , 300k miles is baby miles for Toyota. I have seen them with 600k, 700k, 1 million miles on toyota. That's crazy and awesome.
So should you plan to buy a newer car,,@300k miles
@@ryanmendezz1524 If it's a Toyota and if it doesn't have any major problems then I wouldn't buy a new car and waste money. I will still stick with Toyota and the car we have now. Lol
Absolutely! I own 2003 Avalon with 605 000 miles. Best car ever
Best car ever !
Good job 👍I have one the same with 260,000 km's needs some work but aiming for 500,000 at least.
I have 91 still going strong
I had a 1990 Geo Prizm GSI that had 252,000 miles on it and it was a great car! It was a Corolla Clone... same engine and a lot of other parts. Super reliable! I ended up selling it to a friend and they had it for a few more years... they sold it to one of their friends who hit a deer with it and it was still running!
My friend has a 1992 Geo Prizm - same thing, same engine, just slightly different looking tail lights. He's had it for about 5 years and hasn't had to do anything to it other than change oil and filters. I think it has about 135k miles on it.
I had this same car I loved it at like 268k the bottom rusted out it was toast but engine was still going! They sure don’t make them like this anymore.
What a beauty
Awesome.
this is a tank. I wish Toyota keep building this kind of cars for consumers.
Torque the head bolts every 80 K miles at 29 LBS then turn 1/4 turn twice turning a total of 90 degrees you would not have had to replace your head gasket if you had known the million mile car engine secrets! I worked as a cab driver and asked our mechanic Rando why the regular drivers [not the short time amateurs} had cabs between 600k and a million miles he said they get special treatment for their Dedication.
My grandfather has one that he brought to Europe from the United States when he retired. He had to change the rear lights because the turn signals were red and here they have to be amber. I see that yours are like the ones he had to put in, that's interesting. I will try to sell the originals since we cannot use them in here.
Nice! I wanna buy one, then mod it!
Yes...I too have same car....1990....p.s. have 2 corollas. A 2017 and 1990. Love em....
Nice! 👍
I have same car that my mom gave me Toyota Corolla 1990 176,361 miles and she had it for 10 years and it did have its small problems but nothing major it wasn't able to be fixed. 😉👍
Timing belt on my Corolla went too a week ago from typing this. I plan on getting a new one and when I do, she'll be good as new. Glad to know your Corolla has done well by you.
I've replaced mine several times. Once it broke while I was waiting at a red light. Luckily, the 4AFE is a non-interference engine, so no damage done. Just had to have it towed home and replaced the belt the next day. It's about due again now....
@@MTMiser I may need to learn how to do this repair myself. I was more than willing to do it, however, I felt a bit out of my comfort zone. I did, however, find some mechanics in my city that were willing to do it for as little as $380. Provided I supplied the parts, which I certainly intend to do so
@@menomisespeanut I'd say that's a very reasonable price. It's not a terribly difficult job but it does require removing quite a few parts and being very careful to get the new belt on without changing the position of the pulleys, so you don't end up with a timing issue. I always replace seals while I'm at it, and I'm partial to Gates belts as I think they are really good quality. Best of luck getting it done.
Wow i have a 1997 corolla saloon with 58k miles glad to know it will last thanks
Million mile Joe, of Maine drove his 1990 Honda Accord, more than 1,000,000 miles.
Thats crazy. When it hits 450k put out a similar video.
Got an 03 with 223,000 miles on it best 2500$ spent
Nice! Should have a lot of life left in it. Just take care of it and it will go a long way.
You Should do video updates on your Corolla.. love Toyota
I will at some point, but it's only got 410 on it now so I'll wait awhile.
@@MTMiser sounds good.. I appreciate stories like your Corolla.. thank you
I Just picked up a silver 1991 automatic with 251,000 miles car was sitting for 10 years. changed out starter and fuel pump started right up like it never sat. Plan to fix things here and there and put it into commission as a daily driver. Reminds me of my dad's old 94 mazda protege even the smell haha
Oh I also got it for free except my time working on it and parts but I drove it home no tow truck
Great find!
Someday I shall get a nice 90's Japanese car with a stickshift, then I can die happy.
probably a corolla similar to this, since I can only dream of an R32....
I recently bought a 90 Corolla, with the automatic transmission, from an older guy with only 88,000 miles on it. This car has surface rust on the wheel wells and part of the bumpers but it runs like a dream. I hope I can make it to 400,000 miles on this car.
Great find!
Have my 91 GL sedan for 2 years now, only 86k miles on it when I got it, now up to 94k. From the UK so the rust here can be quite bad so did need a good bit of welding, otherwise its been perfect. Its also the smaller japan and europe 1.3 2E engine, also no emissions controls at all from factory, so very fuel efficient. Only thing you have to watch is the trunk, they leak like crazy, took me about 10 attempts to get it to stop leaking lol. Heres to 400k!
That's an amazing find! Such low miles! Mine is originally from California and is now in Oregon, and we have almost no rust issues except for those at the coast. But it's got California emissions so probably not as good of fuel economy as yours. I did get 38 mpg on a 250 mile trip a couple of weeks ago though. My trunk has never leaked, even though the weatherstripping is ripped in several places.
@@MTMiser Yeah was quite a lucky find I think. In the case of the truck on mine is actually leaked in via the taillight seals only, but we do get plenty of rain here.
Congratulations 👏
Any update on the mileage 13 months later?
I just bought a '96 Corolla wagon stick shift with 320K miles and it runs so nicely! Best regards 👍😊
Just passed 410,000 the other day. I hadn't been driving as much with Covid and all. Still running great. Congratulations on the wagon. I hope you get many good years out of it.
@@MTMiser Thank you! Wagon just did a four hour 200 mile round trip today, without any hiccups 👍
Well alright!!! Congratulations man! 👋👋👋 That's a beautiful and well build car😍💪👌 im looking for one it is red like the one you have, it is 1.8cc automatic. What cc have the one you have? 35mpg it's great. Thank you for sharing🙏🏽. Cheers from Portugal! ✌️🇵🇹🇲🇿😎
There's a guy, who has a 1994 Geo Prism, that has 450,000 miles.
I’m half way to incredible.. quick question any scanner that would be compatible with a 90 Corolla?
Scotty will agreed.
I have the exact same car but in white. Only 100,000 miles
Do you still have the car and if so how many miles does it have now? The car looks like it's in really good shape just out of curiosity is the paint original or was it repainted at one time?
Yes, I still have it. It has just under 430,000 miles on it now. Still running great. And yes, it was repainted in 2013. They told me to wax it twice a year and the paint would last for 5 years, so that's what I've done. Lol. It still looks great almost 10 years later, and it was a cheap single-stage paint job.
hey @maynard the miser what oil do you use? im trying to figure out whether to change my oil to synthetic or stick to conventional
I've always used regular oil in it, Castrol GTX 10w-40 and Fram oil filters. Both get changed every 5,000 miles. They now make a "high mileage" version of that oil which I will also use when I can find it. I've also always used a larger capacity Fram filter than the one that's recommended for it. The one I use is the PH4386.
I'd say you've gotten your moneys worth. The most I've gotten on a vehicle so far is 308k and counting, but the body will probably fall off well before 400k lol
But not the engine,interior pts,,285kmiles rn
That's one advantage of living out west. Car bodies last a long, long time. No real rust issues.
Do you get a lot of road salt in the winter? How have you combated it if so.
its likely to not have that salty issue in Oregon
My 1990 has 270,000 original miles. Still runs great. Got it in the shop replacing the entire suspension and motor mounts
Change the oil and trans fluid regularly and it will last you for years to come
I'm not sure the history of this car but I'm sure the tranny fluid has never been changed. It's dark. Would it hurt to flush the transmission now?
@@lasers33 what did you end up doing? I am getting a drain and fill on my transmission in my first car i got last week, an 06 awd matrix(corolla wagon)
@@lasers33 No, it wouldn't hurt.
Amazing ! and original automatic transmission as well ! Have you ever had transmission fluid flushed and changed, etc..
Actually it's a 5-speed manual. And yes, I changed the gear oil about a year ago.
@@driverman9528 Can't beat that price!
@@MTMiser do i really need to change the gear oil? Mine is also 5 speed manual... And if yes how to?
@@relax9086 The manual recommends inspecting the transaxle for leaks every 24 months or 15k miles for cars that are used in light duty situations, but there is no recommendation to replace the oil, surprisingly. For those that are used to pull trailers, are driven frequently in freezing temperatures, are driven frequently in dusty, muddy or salty road conditions, are frequently driven at low speeds or are idled excessively, it recommends replacing the gear oil every 15k miles or 24 months, whichever comes first. As I said in the video, mine had nearly 400k miles on it before I ever changed that, and the transaxle still works great. As far as how to do it, jack it up, remove the plastic cover below the transaxle and you should see a 22mm drain plug on the side of the transaxle near the bottom of it, and a fill plug that looks identical to the drain plug about half way up the side of it on the front side. In this video where I changed the axle, you can see the drain plug (when I removed the axle oil flowed out and went down the side of the transaxle over the drain plug). It's at 3:29 in this video: ua-cam.com/video/AXGmBvTQL-8/v-deo.html If you do replace it, it takes 3 liters of 90w gear oil.
@@MTMiser thanks for the info as i hardly drive my vehicle only thing i need to change is the cv joint, tie rods and bearings
It's not red. It's cherry.
Thank you. It was repainted in 2013 but it never looked truly red to me. I'm red/green color blind (to a degree) so wasn't really sure.
@@MTMiser great to hear. I have one too. But yours is better. Mine is an automatic and the interior dash is cracked.
This is a very encouraging video becauseI just bought a corolla with 80k mikes on it (auction). However, I was told by a mechanic friend that the time to replace the trans oil is during 50k miles-and that it is now "too late" to ever replace the trans oil. Google says otherwise....what do you suggest? Is there any truth to never changing the trans oil?
Congratulations on your find! It's hard to find just about any used car with that few miles on it. Good job. I don't think it can ever be too late to change the gear oil. Yes, it would have been better if it had been changed sooner, but as far as I know there's no turning back the clock (if anyone knows how to do that, I'd love to know the secret). Ha ha. There's nothing about it that could hurt the transmission, as long as you use the recommended oil. If there are contaminants in there now, changing it could only improve the situation.
@@MTMiser thank you for your response. What oil did you use for your first trans oil change?
I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla. It has a little over 400,000 thousand miles on it. I got it in 2008 when I graduated high school. My husband was using it as a work car and the transmission went out in 2018. We still have it and crank it up from time to time but we are reluctant to get the transmission replaced because it has so many miles on it. What would you do?
Hi Chanika - it depends. Is it a manual transmission or an automatic? And if you repaired it, would you be taking it to a mechanic or would you or someone in your family be doing it yourself? If it was mine, which is a manual transaxle, I'd see if I could find a used transaxle to put in (doing the work myself). If I had to pay a shop to do it, I'd probably junk it or sell it for parts and get another used Toyota. Also, if the used transmission was more than a few hundred dollars, I probably wouldn't do it. The value of my car wouldn't justify putting a bunch of money into it. But mine is a '90, and probably worth less than $1,000 even if it's running well. Yours probably isn't worth much more than that, maybe $1,500 with that kind of mileage? Or less. If you decide to get a different car, you might try selling the Corolla "as is" for $500 or so. Best of luck.
Have you ever done valve adjustment ? I believe shims over bucket on that one ?
Nope. Never checked it. I should have checked that when I replaced the head gasket 3 years ago, but didn't. I did pull the buckets out to change out the valve stem seals but didn't think about checking valve lash. Still running great, lots of power.
Toyota are the best 👌 ❤
OH yeah. Mine is an automatic 3 speed.
Please let us know what the mileage is now. I am pushing 300,000 on my 1997 Honda Civic-I would have reached it already, but work slowed due to COVID, and I drove it a lot less in 2020 than usual
It's right at about 408,400 now. Like you, I've driven less during the past year due to Covid. But in the past month I made two 700-mile trips and a 500-miler a couple of days ago. So the miles are adding up again. She's still running great. My girlfriend has an '03 Honda Civic and that is also a great car. She's got about 185k on it. She had a head gasket go out a few years ago (like I did) but since having that fixed it's not given her any trouble at all. The head gasket thing was weird. It was an extremely slow leak and the typical tests they perform to detect a head gasket problem all failed to detect it. But she kept losing coolant (very slowly) with no obvious leak anywhere. She finally just told the shop to do the head gasket anyway and she's had no trouble since.
@@MTMiser We're on the same page! This month, I've been driving more (as work has started up again) I did a 700 mile trip too!
I've never had a head gasket problem. My best friend is also my mechanic, and he does me the favour of giving my car a thorough examination before each trip
I have the chance to buy a 92 Corolla that only has 105k original miles on it for $2000! I’m going to test drive it here soon but I think I am going to get it. I’ve been looking for a reliable car with good gas mileage and something that will get me to work reliably. Here’s the situation though. I have a 2003 Infiniti i35 which has been very good to me. It has 215k miles on it now, but it is starting to show symptoms of not wanting to work anymore. Should I go with the 92 Corolla?
The '92 Corolla sounds like a great find. Of course it all depends on how it's been cared for and if there are any hidden issues. But it certainly has good bones and a good reputation. As far as the Infinity, I have no idea. I've never owned one. All I can say is my Corolla was the best car deal I ever got considering its reliability and economy. I've had it for 23 years and never kept any other car for anywhere near that long. Good luck with your decision!
I just bought one with 360.000 kilometers.Lets see how this goes.
That's quite a 'milestone'.
Do you still have ol red? And how many miles on it now, I have a 90 Corolla also , automatic and only 160,000 miles
Still have it, it's still red and it now has 426k miles on it. Still running great, no issues at all. With 160k on yours, you should have many, many years left to enjoy it, as long as there are replacement parts still available. I do worry about that sometimes.
@@MTMiser I have a Gen7 Corolla in the midWest (137k hard city miles)... had to replace all the fuel tubes due to roadsalt damages... all of the OEM fuel tubes were still available at the dealer EXCEPT for the major high-pressure tube from the fuel pump bracket that had a seized flarenut fitting that would NOT remove from the main tube underneath the car... it took many months of downtime but then FINALLY found a tube from a Japan parts warehouse... the shipping cost as much as that small tube did! but it fit onto the pump bracket and underneath main line just like it should fit...
That 1.6 was a fine little engine, where was you Corolla made?
It was manufactured by New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., in Fremont, California.
@@MTMiser We have two cars from that plant in the family. They have nowhere near your mileage but they are holding up well. Good luck with the next 400,000 miles.
@@MTMiser oh wow fremont is where i work
My got 271,000 and still going. Trying to find a trailer hitch. Where you get your
I got it at etrailer.com. At the time it was just a little over $100. Bolts right on - super easy to install. The threaded holes were already in the bumper.
i have scrolled and see NO mention of replacing ANY clutch parts in this 400k miles... are ALL of the clutch parts original to the car still?
No - the clutch is not original. However, in 25 years and 312k miles since I bought this car the clutch has only been replaced once (in 2004 or 2005?) and is still working great today. I'm not sure if it was replaced in the 122k miles that were put on it before I bought it, but I doubt it. When I said the internal parts were original, I was talking about the pistons, rings, valves, bearings, cams, crankshaft, oil pump and that sort of thing, internal to the block and head. A clutch is something that will always wear out on any car and eventually need to be replaced - like alternators, water pumps, starters and that sort of thing, which have all been replaced at one time or another on this car as well. The clutch assembly part of the a/c compressor broke once and I replaced the entire compressor unit, early 2000s. I had to replace the radiator twice due to leaks, and also replaced the muffler once. The internal parts of the transaxle are all original except for the right-side axle seal. Both axle shafts have been replaced (once each) due to CV joints wearing out. Also the front windshield was replaced once due to pitting.
im looking at one just like this, the seller says its leaking water from the intake? It doesnt make sense to me, can someone explain where the car could be leaking from?
There are some small coolant hoses behind the engine (between the engine and firewall). I'd bet one of those is leaking. They are kind of a pain to get to, and it might be necessary to pull the intake manifold to access them. There's also a bypass thermostat on the top of the engine, driver's side, that could be leaking. It mounts with a gasket but when I fixed my blown head gasket I removed that thermostat gasket and reinstalled the thermostat using Toyota sealant, which is amazing stuff. Hasn't leaked a drop since (5 years).
Nothing like a Toyota. I have 210k on an 09 Corolla. Hoping it lasts to 300k.
have you used conventional or synthetic oil in it all these years?
Conventional. I've always put Castrol GTX 10w-40 in it, changed every 5,000 miles along with a new oil filter.
@@MTMiser When at cold temperatures synthetic oil flows better than conventional. My 91 corolla has been in Georgia it's whole life and I'm moving to New Hampshire soon do you think if I keep using conventional it will be fine in the winter?
@@muzhikforchaplin1203 I'm not an oil expert. But in temperatures as cold as they get in New Hampshire you might be better off with synthetic. That's based on what I've read, but I don't have any experience with synthetic oil and I don't live in a climate as cold as New Hampshire. We do get down into the teens sometimes around here, but winter lows are usually in the 20's.
I saw this car at Craigslist for 1,000 dollars worth it ? Should I buy it transmission everything still works. At 245k miles.
Check it out thoroughly. If it's been treated well, it is most likely well worth it.