Car Gas Tank Fill-Which Side?
I have been driving for over forty years. One would think I would have noticed the little secret on my dashboard that was staring me right in the face the whole time. I didn't and I bet you probably haven't either.
Quick question, which side of your car is your gas tank on? If you are anything like me, you probably can't remember right away. My solution is to uncomfortably stick my head out the window, strain my neck and look. If you don't do this in your own car you definitely have done it in a borrowed or rental car.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to share with you my little secret so you will no longer look like Ace Ventura on your way to the gas station or put your neck at risk of discomfort or injury.
If you look at your gas gauge, you will see a small icon of a gas pump. The handle of the gas pump will extend out on either the left or right side of the pump. If your tank is on the left, the handle will be on the left. If your tank is on the right, the handle will be on the right (see photo above). It is that simple!
I don't know how you feel right now but when I found out this morning I felt cheated!
Why don't the dealers share such important information with car buyers? I don't understand why this isn't in the driver's manual? I don't get why any mechanic I have ever been too or know has even thought of mentioning this to me? The only possible explanation can be that all these people probably don't even know!
Go out and share the world's best kept auto secret with your friends as this information is way too important to be kept secret.
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Categories: Automotive Tags: gas tank
2003 Toyota Corolla A/C Doesn’t Cool-Compressor Won’t Start
On my wife's 2003 Toyota Corolla/Matrix XR the A/C suddenly stopped working for no reason. She just pressed the A/C button and no cold air.
After checking into the problem I found that after turning on the A/C the engine RPM would increase as if the compressor was turning on, and the cooling fan would start to run as well. I had found that there were a few reasons for the A/C compressor not to turn on and the first reason was a lack of refrigerant in the A/C system. I checked the refrigerant and it was up to the correct pressure.
I had to run a jumper wire to the compressor clutch directly from the battery to get the compressor to turn on to test the refrigerant pressure and it turned on like it should have so that eliminated the compressor clutch as being the problem. My problem was that there was no continuity from the A/C switch inside the car to the compressor clutch.
After going to the Toyota dealership and asking both parts and mechanics I found out that the 2003 Matrix and Corolla had a potentially defective relay in the A/C circuit, in fact Toyota issued a service bulletin about the problem, not a re-call just a bulletin.
The defective A/C relay is called the M/G CLT relay and it is located in the fuse box under the hood next to the battery. The relay is solid state so you can't take the cover off and check the contacts all you can do is replace it.
The large contacts on the relay are the ones that are connected to the contacts, and the smaller contacts are the power contacts for the relay itself.
A new relay is around $70.00 from the Toyota dealer, an after market relay isn't much cheaper so it would be a good idea to get the dealer relay for the better quality part.
Categories: Air Conditioner, Automotive, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Matrix Tags: Corolla A/C
2003 Toyota Matrix A/C Compressor Not Working
On my wife's 2003 Toyota Matrix XR the A/C suddenly stopped working for no reason. She just pressed the A/C button and no cold air.
After checking into the problem I found that after turning on the A/C the engine RPM would increase as if the compressor was turning on, and the cooling fan would start to run as well. I had found that there were a few reasons for the A/C compressor not to turn on and the first reason was a lack of refrigerant in the A/C system. I checked the refrigerant and it was up to the correct pressure.
I had to run a jumper wire to the compressor clutch directly from the battery to get the compressor to turn on to test the refrigerant pressure and it turned on like it should have so that eliminated the compressor clutch as being the problem. My problem was that there was no continuity from the A/C switch inside the car to the compressor clutch.
After going to the Toyota dealership and asking both parts and mechanics I found out that the 2003 Matrix and Corolla had a potentially defective relay in the A/C circuit, in fact Toyota issued a service bulletin about the problem, not a re-call just a bulletin.
The defective A/C relay is called the M/G CLT relay and it is located in the fuse box under the hood next to the battery. The relay is solid state so you can't take the cover off and check the contacts all you can do is replace it.
The large contacts on the relay are the ones that are connected to the contacts, and the smaller contacts are the power contacts for the relay itself.
A new relay is around $70.00 from the Toyota dealer, an after market relay isn't much cheaper so it would be a good idea to get the dealer relay for the better quality part.
Categories: Automotive, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Matrix Tags: Toyota Matrix A/C Problem