Any Lasting Damage? - Toyota Corolla

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Thu 29 Jan 2004 11:46
Any Lasting Damage? - Toyota Corolla - misterp
Last night I endured the worst journey of my life.8 hours in terrible conditions and total gridlock to travel 25 miles home.My toyota corolla D4D thankfully didn\'t let me down but it ran solidly for this time crawling along. It has only covered 1500 miles since new last month. Will this journey have done any lasting damage to my car, should I have the oil changed earlier than the initial 10 k service etc???

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Thu 29 Jan 2004 12:42
Any Lasting Damage? - Toyota Corolla - Dynamic Dave
Will this journey have done any lasting damage to my car,
should I have the oil changed earlier than the initial 10 k
service etc???



Short answer, no and no.

Long answer, I doubt very much you were labouring the engine, and from previous posts, changing the oil for the first time earlier than specified can result in higher oil consuption because the engine components will not bed in properly.
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Thu 29 Jan 2004 12:43
Any Lasting Damage? - Toyota Corolla - T Lucas
Its a Toyota,don't panic.
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Thu 29 Jan 2004 12:46
Any Lasting Damage? - Toyota Corolla - Altea Ego
Asssuming (due to the need for the heater) the engine was running most of that time and was nice and hot, then no worries mate
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Thu 29 Jan 2004 13:05
Any Lasting Damage? - Toyota Corolla - misterp
Yes I kept the heater going intermittently to keep the engine temp down, even though it meant having to keep the window open sometimes! cheers
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Thu 29 Jan 2004 13:52
Any Lasting Damage? - Toyota Corolla - Blue {P}
I wouldn't worry about it, a car that new would have a working cooling system that could keep the temperature safe even if left unmoved for hours.

Try doing the same journey in a 10 year old Escort with no working radiator fan, far more exciting :-)

Blue
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Thu 29 Jan 2004 22:07
Any Lasting Damage? - Toyota Corolla - Martin Wall
I don't think you needed to boil yourself to keep the engine temperature down - remember that your car will have been tested in real extremes of heat and cold - honest, the car will be able to cope with much worse!
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If you cover no more than 100 miles per day and have easy access to a charging point at home or work, then an EV is ideal for you.

Is an electric car right for me?