New and Used Car Talk Reviews Hot Cars Comparison Automotive Community

The Largest Car Forum in the Philippines

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 22
  1. Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Posts
    231
    #1
    I found a Corolla GLI 1994 stock condition .. used as commuter car from house to office .. The exterior is still in good condition, still in original paint not washover .. interior is good also ..

    Given the age of the car (1994) of 21 years already and being an EFI engine, what are the common problems of cars this old ??? How to know if such problems are present ??

    What are the problems of the EFI engine when the car is 20 years old ???

    Baka kasi sasakit ang ulo ko kung maraming problema in the future ??

  2. Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    57,760
    #2
    What is the mileage?

  3. Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Posts
    231
    #3
    Quote Originally Posted by _Cathy_ View Post
    What is the mileage?
    mileage is 230k .. is it a little too high for a 21year old car or the mileage is consistent with the year (meaning odometer not tampered) ???

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Quote Originally Posted by _Cathy_ View Post
    What is the mileage?
    mileage is 230k .. is it a little too high for a 21year old car or the mileage is consistent with the year (meaning odometer not tampered) ???

  4. Join Date
    Jan 2015
    Posts
    468
    #4
    ^^^ pwede na, sa age niyan siguradong yung common problems ay nasolve na ng mga mekaniko.

    pero just to give you a heads up, expect the following na din:

    1. possible engine overhaul in the near (nearest future), so alagaan mo sa change oil at radiator water - you need to check it every now and then. - more or less 20k

    2. possible replacement of under chassis parts - minor only, mura din like the 555 brand, pero madami at in pair kung magpapalit - more or less mga 8k parts and labor, kung isasama shocks mga 14k.

    3. rubbers and hoses - yan sa radiator observe lang cheapest.

    sa akin yan alng experience ko sa 20 y.o car

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    ^^^ pwede na, sa age niyan siguradong yung common problems ay nasolve na ng mga mekaniko.

    pero just to give you a heads up, expect the following na din:

    1. possible engine overhaul in the near (nearest future), so alagaan mo sa change oil at radiator water - you need to check it every now and then. - more or less 20k

    2. possible replacement of under chassis parts - minor only, mura din like the 555 brand, pero madami at in pair kung magpapalit - more or less mga 8k parts and labor, kung isasama shocks mga 14k.

    3. rubbers and hoses - yan sa radiator observe lang cheapest.

    sa akin yan alng experience ko sa 20 y.o car

  5. Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Posts
    231
    #5
    Quote Originally Posted by RomeoAlpha View Post
    ^^^ pwede na, sa age niyan siguradong yung common problems ay nasolve na ng mga mekaniko.

    pero just to give you a heads up, expect the following na din:

    1. possible engine overhaul in the near (nearest future), so alagaan mo sa change oil at radiator water - you need to check it every now and then. - more or less 20k

    2. possible replacement of under chassis parts - minor only, mura din like the 555 brand, pero madami at in pair kung magpapalit - more or less mga 8k parts and labor, kung isasama shocks mga 14k.

    3. rubbers and hoses - yan sa radiator observe lang cheapest.

    sa akin yan alng experience ko sa 20 y.o car

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    ^^^ pwede na, sa age niyan siguradong yung common problems ay nasolve na ng mga mekaniko.

    pero just to give you a heads up, expect the following na din:

    1. possible engine overhaul in the near (nearest future), so alagaan mo sa change oil at radiator water - you need to check it every now and then. - more or less 20k

    2. possible replacement of under chassis parts - minor only, mura din like the 555 brand, pero madami at in pair kung magpapalit - more or less mga 8k parts and labor, kung isasama shocks mga 14k.

    3. rubbers and hoses - yan sa radiator observe lang cheapest.

    sa akin yan alng experience ko sa 20 y.o car

    what do you mean by this sir ?? "pwede na, sa age niyan siguradong yung common problems ay nasolve na ng mga mekaniko."

    hindi pa daw na galaw yung engine .. how to look if na open na dati yung engine ???

    normal wear and tear lng naan yung rubbers, hoses & underchassis parts ..

    importante sakin is hindi magloloko yung engine given na EFI cya ... hindi ba basta-basta nasisira yung ECU, fuel injector, map sensor, O2 sensor, etc ...?????

    2e carburetor kasi dati kong kotse, spark plugs, change oil, carburetor spray, fuel & air filter lang ang maintenance ko ... hindi masakit sa ulo, hindi rin masakit sa bulsa ...

  6. Join Date
    May 2006
    Posts
    312
    #6
    We had a 1996 Gli with 160k on the odo sold last year. Wala naman akong naging issue sa electronics since year 2000 when I got the unit with 36k kms.
    We have another old corolla model year 2000 (same 4afe engine) that already has 210K+ km on the odo (47K km when I bought it 10 yrs ago) and di pa din nabubuksan engine. It's my weekday car (56km/day)and it still gives good fuel economy.

  7. Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Posts
    231
    #7
    Quote Originally Posted by shok View Post
    We had a 1996 Gli with 160k on the odo sold last year. Wala naman akong naging issue sa electronics since year 2000 when I got the unit with 36k kms.
    We have another old corolla model year 2000 (same 4afe engine) that already has 210K+ km on the odo (47K km when I bought it 10 yrs ago) and di pa din nabubuksan engine. It's my weekday car (56km/day)and it still gives good fuel economy.
    bakit po mas mataas pa yung mileage ng corolla 2000 mo kaysa 1996 gli ??? yung corolla gli 1994 with a mileage of 230k, is it a normal mileage for a 21yr old car ???

  8. Join Date
    Sep 2004
    Posts
    426
    #8
    I have that car at 255k odo, feeling ko diko na mabibitawan to dahil sa pinagsamahan namin, hehe. Come to think of it buong teenage at twenties years ko pala yun.

    Ang alam ko'ng common problem nya is the power steering unit/assembly, yung nagleleak.

    No problems with the engine basta like mentioned alaga sa maintenance including its cooling system. Sorry diko alam pano masabi kung nabuksan na engine or not.

  9. Join Date
    Jan 2015
    Posts
    468
    #9
    Quote Originally Posted by Dezaremos View Post
    what do you mean by this sir ?? "pwede na, sa age niyan siguradong yung common problems ay nasolve na ng mga mekaniko."

    hindi pa daw na galaw yung engine .. how to look if na open na dati yung engine ???

    normal wear and tear lng naan yung rubbers, hoses & underchassis parts ..

    importante sakin is hindi magloloko yung engine given na EFI cya ... hindi ba basta-basta nasisira yung ECU, fuel injector, map sensor, O2 sensor, etc ...?????

    2e carburetor kasi dati kong kotse, spark plugs, change oil, carburetor spray, fuel & air filter lang ang maintenance ko ... hindi masakit sa ulo, hindi rin masakit sa bulsa ...

    well kung daily driven car yan, not bad kasi lumalabas 10,900 kms per year lang siya, medyo mababa pa nga. yung vios ko march 2015 ko nakuha pero ang odometer ko na ngayon is 34000 kms (more or less 17,000 kms per year ako).

    ngayon, kung sinabi ng may ari na hindi pa nabubuksan makina (1) good and (2) bad

    bakit good - kasi ibig sabihin well taken cared of ng may ari iyan.
    bakit bad - well, surely, sooner or later sayo aabutin ng overhaul iyan.

    sa EFI (electronics), wla naman gaano or naging problema - ung civic ko na ek 97 wala naman ako problema sa electronics as of this moment (kung emron man, siguradong may Check Engine Light). mga pinalitan ko lang speed sensor, may time na MAF Sensor. wala nang iba.

    mas mamoblema ka ka pa nga kung malikot dating may ari at kung ano anong electrical dinagdag sa kotse kasi siyempre, mahirap magtrace ng wiring. pero syempre easy fix din siya.

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Quote Originally Posted by Dezaremos View Post
    what do you mean by this sir ?? "pwede na, sa age niyan siguradong yung common problems ay nasolve na ng mga mekaniko."

    hindi pa daw na galaw yung engine .. how to look if na open na dati yung engine ???

    normal wear and tear lng naan yung rubbers, hoses & underchassis parts ..

    importante sakin is hindi magloloko yung engine given na EFI cya ... hindi ba basta-basta nasisira yung ECU, fuel injector, map sensor, O2 sensor, etc ...?????

    2e carburetor kasi dati kong kotse, spark plugs, change oil, carburetor spray, fuel & air filter lang ang maintenance ko ... hindi masakit sa ulo, hindi rin masakit sa bulsa ...

    well kung daily driven car yan, not bad kasi lumalabas 10,900 kms per year lang siya, medyo mababa pa nga. yung vios ko march 2015 ko nakuha pero ang odometer ko na ngayon is 34000 kms (more or less 17,000 kms per year ako).

    ngayon, kung sinabi ng may ari na hindi pa nabubuksan makina (1) good and (2) bad

    bakit good - kasi ibig sabihin well taken cared of ng may ari iyan.
    bakit bad - well, surely, sooner or later sayo aabutin ng overhaul iyan.

    sa EFI (electronics), wla naman gaano or naging problema - ung civic ko na ek 97 wala naman ako problema sa electronics as of this moment (kung emron man, siguradong may Check Engine Light). mga pinalitan ko lang speed sensor, may time na MAF Sensor. wala nang iba.

    mas mamoblema ka ka pa nga kung malikot dating may ari at kung ano anong electrical dinagdag sa kotse kasi siyempre, mahirap magtrace ng wiring. pero syempre easy fix din siya.

  10. Join Date
    May 2006
    Posts
    312
    #10
    Quote Originally Posted by Dezaremos View Post
    bakit po mas mataas pa yung mileage ng corolla 2000 mo kaysa 1996 gli ??? yung corolla gli 1994 with a mileage of 230k, is it a normal mileage for a 21yr old car ???
    When I got the 2000 gli last 2005 at 47k km and this car was the registered car on my company gas card. The 1996 gli, then at 120k km became my wife's daily car. Her ofc is 15km round trip only and mine is 56km round trip. And we use the 2000 gli on weekends so nahabol at nalagpasan nya na yung 1996 gli. I had the 96 gli top overhauled around 100k km because of valve seal leak. Around 7k lang nagastos with oem parts so hindi din mahal. When we sold the 96 last year, all electical was working, power lock, windows, alarm was still the oem alarm, but the speedometer and odo was already having problems. Inaccurate na. 100kph was registering 60km only and rpm was like half of actual. I intend to replace them with surplus but may biglang bumili kaya di ko na napalitan. Around 6k lang yun sa surplus when I was checking last year.

  11. Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Posts
    231
    #11
    Quote Originally Posted by RomeoAlpha View Post
    well kung daily driven car yan, not bad kasi lumalabas 10,900 kms per year lang siya, medyo mababa pa nga. yung vios ko march 2015 ko nakuha pero ang odometer ko na ngayon is 34000 kms (more or less 17,000 kms per year ako).

    ngayon, kung sinabi ng may ari na hindi pa nabubuksan makina (1) good and (2) bad

    bakit good - kasi ibig sabihin well taken cared of ng may ari iyan.
    bakit bad - well, surely, sooner or later sayo aabutin ng overhaul iyan.

    sa EFI (electronics), wla naman gaano or naging problema - ung civic ko na ek 97 wala naman ako problema sa electronics as of this moment (kung emron man, siguradong may Check Engine Light). mga pinalitan ko lang speed sensor, may time na MAF Sensor. wala nang iba.

    mas mamoblema ka ka pa nga kung malikot dating may ari at kung ano anong electrical dinagdag sa kotse kasi siyempre, mahirap magtrace ng wiring. pero syempre easy fix din siya.

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -




    well kung daily driven car yan, not bad kasi lumalabas 10,900 kms per year lang siya, medyo mababa pa nga. yung vios ko march 2015 ko nakuha pero ang odometer ko na ngayon is 34000 kms (more or less 17,000 kms per year ako).

    ngayon, kung sinabi ng may ari na hindi pa nabubuksan makina (1) good and (2) bad

    bakit good - kasi ibig sabihin well taken cared of ng may ari iyan.
    bakit bad - well, surely, sooner or later sayo aabutin ng overhaul iyan.

    sa EFI (electronics), wla naman gaano or naging problema - ung civic ko na ek 97 wala naman ako problema sa electronics as of this moment (kung emron man, siguradong may Check Engine Light). mga pinalitan ko lang speed sensor, may time na MAF Sensor. wala nang iba.

    mas mamoblema ka ka pa nga kung malikot dating may ari at kung ano anong electrical dinagdag sa kotse kasi siyempre, mahirap magtrace ng wiring. pero syempre easy fix din siya.
    kung sakaling aabutin ng overhaul sakin yun, kailangan ba general o top overhaul pwede na ????

  12. Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Posts
    54,619
    #12
    Quote Originally Posted by Dezaremos View Post
    kung sakaling aabutin ng overhaul sakin yun, kailangan ba general o top overhaul pwede na ????
    depende po kung ano ang makita pagbukas ng makina..

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Quote Originally Posted by Dezaremos View Post
    kung sakaling aabutin ng overhaul sakin yun, kailangan ba general o top overhaul pwede na ????
    depende po kung ano ang makita pagbukas ng makina..

  13. Join Date
    May 2006
    Posts
    312
    #13
    Quote Originally Posted by Dezaremos View Post
    kung sakaling aabutin ng overhaul sakin yun, kailangan ba general o top overhaul pwede na ????
    Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
    depende po kung ano ang makita pagbukas ng makina..

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -



    depende po kung ano ang makita pagbukas ng makina..
    Sir kung di mo kukunin, pwedeng i-refer mo na lang sa akin. Yung officemate ko kasi naghahanap din ng big body GLi na stock.

  14. Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Posts
    365
    #14
    nagkaron ako dati nyan nung 2004, 93 model at nabili ko na 180k na ang mileage, tahimik na tahimik yung makina, akala mo hindi umaandar, nagamit ko sya 1 year lang, ang napapalitan ko lang is timing belt, pero yung mga shocks, joints tingin ko needs replacement na rin nung time na yun pero di ko na napagawa.

  15. Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    57,760
    #15
    I had my 1996 GLi for 18 years. I had repairs on the power steering and AC. I also had to replace the radiator. No engine problems at all.

  16. Join Date
    Jun 2014
    Posts
    414
    #16
    I won't buy it kung kumakain ng langis or mausok na. I also check if it can still idle at recommended rpm.
    These are indications of possible piston ring or valve problems.
    I don't just start it up for a few minutes. I let it run and test drive it to check possible problems like overheating, suspensions, steering, etc.

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    I won't buy it kung kumakain ng langis or mausok na. I also check if it can still idle at recommended rpm.
    These are indications of possible piston ring or valve problems.
    I don't just start it up for a few minutes. I let it run and test drive it to check possible problems like overheating, suspensions, steering, etc.

  17. Join Date
    Sep 2013
    Posts
    2,543
    #17
    Quote Originally Posted by _Cathy_ View Post
    I had my 1996 GLi for 18 years. I had repairs on the power steering and AC. I also had to replace the radiator. No engine problems at all.
    sabi nila kapag mahal mo pa rin si ex at di parin maka move on, lagi mo daw ito nababanggit o nakwekwento sa ibang tao otherwise pag hate naman deadma na lang. ganun din pala sa car.BTW my 1st car was also GLi but I never mentioned here in tsikot coz I hate that car... Bwahaha

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Quote Originally Posted by _Cathy_ View Post
    I had my 1996 GLi for 18 years. I had repairs on the power steering and AC. I also had to replace the radiator. No engine problems at all.
    sabi nila kapag mahal mo pa rin si ex at di parin maka move on, lagi mo daw ito nababanggit o nakwekwento sa ibang tao otherwise pag hate naman deadma na lang. ganun din pala sa car.BTW my 1st car was also GLi but I never mentioned here in tsikot coz I hate that car... Bwahaha

  18. Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    57,760
    #18
    Ha ha ha! I won't deny that I really loved my GLi. I had that car for more than half of my life. The GLi is a great car really

  19. Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Posts
    54,619
    #19
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Quote Originally Posted by jcal68 View Post
    I won't buy it kung kumakain ng langis or mausok na. I also check if it can still idle at recommended rpm.
    These are indications of possible piston ring or valve problems.
    I don't just start it up for a few minutes. I let it run and test drive it to check possible problems like overheating, suspensions, steering, etc.

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    I won't buy it kung kumakain ng langis or mausok na. I also check if it can still idle at recommended rpm.
    These are indications of possible piston ring or valve problems.
    I don't just start it up for a few minutes. I let it run and test drive it to check possible problems like overheating, suspensions, steering, etc.
    i don't know why... but if i start it and it can't idle for a few minutes.. i tell myself there's something wrong with it..
    and i walk away.

  20. Join Date
    Jun 2014
    Posts
    414
    #20
    Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -



    i don't know why... but if i start it and it can't idle for a few minutes.. i tell myself there's something wrong with it..
    and i walk away.
    +1 ako dito

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Tags for this Thread

Corolla GLI 1994 (Common Problems???