Corolla 3dr 1.4 diesel

DonR8 · 12-03-2013 9:39pm #1

Ok in the market for a change of motor, Im trying to find some info on the 02ish model corolla 1.4 diesel.

Are they reliable
Are 2nd parts expensive
What will I have to look out for when buying one?

Any info would help.

colm_mcm · 12-03-2013 9:41pm

There wasnt a 1.4 diesel till 2004, they were 2.0 till then.

Can't remember if the 1.4 diesel actually came in 3 door in Ireland, I think they were all vans.

DonR8 · 12-03-2013 9:43pm

Ok didnt know that, well ya I'm looking for the van model, they seem to have became rare recently.

colm_mcm · 12-03-2013 9:44pm

Vans were pretty much all 1.4 from 04 onwards. A lot of them are wrecked at this stage.

DonR8 · 12-03-2013 9:46pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Vans were pretty much all 1.4 from 04 onwards. A lot of them are wrecked at this stage.

Just say what would I be looking out for, do ya know

Bpmull · 12-03-2013 9:48pm

We had a 2006 1.4 d4d corolla van and I couldn't fault it. Great van reasonably powerful. I don't think the 1.4 d4d van was out till 2004 the 2002 were defiantly 2l without a doubt. Tbh corolla vans are rare now and you are going to pay for one specially if its been well minded. Our one caused no trouble and there was about 160k km on it when we sold it.

colm_mcm · 12-03-2013 9:49pm

Well on the 2.0 you're looking for a violent jerk on start up indicating that the dmf has gone out to lunch, clicking noise from the injectors and erratic power delivery suggesting duff injectors, whiney gearboxes etc
Then there's the bodywork, a lot of these were ran by companies for surveyors, reps etc and a lot have been on the wrong side of a ditch.
I've driven plenty of these and unless you can get a nice one that's been minded there's no point in buying.

DonR8 · 12-03-2013 9:50pm

To be honest I don't mind paying that extra bit if she in good nick. But us there anything at all like I would have to look out for

colm_mcm · 12-03-2013 10:00pm

Would you know your way around a car fairly well?

DonR8 · 12-03-2013 10:07pm

Update didnt see your earlier post

colm_mcm · 12-03-2013 10:14pm

you'd also be looking for signs of previous accidents, mismatching paint, weird panel gaps, car pulling to one side etc.

DonR8 · 12-03-2013 10:19pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

you'd also be looking for signs of previous accidents, mismatching paint, weird panel gaps, car pulling to one side etc.

Same as you in every car, riteo cheers for the info, now let my search begin

colm_mcm · 12-03-2013 10:23pm

Good luck I can only see three on donedeal and they're all mental money

DonR8 · 12-03-2013 10:31pm

Not gonna rush into it either, wait till one come up with the right price

Corolla 3dr 1.4 diesel

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