1980 Toyota Corona XX from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

Brake Master Cylinder Replaced at 273 965 kilometers.

This car is extremely reliable and we have had no major problems with it.

The only difficulty is that the car takes a long time to warm up from starting especially during cold weather.

I agree with the review. My Grandmother owned a 1978 Corona SE for many years and we never encountered one problem with it. The engine always ran smooth as a ticker and was quiet economical. It only required minimal maintenance and service periods were long. They are a very sturdy car with plenty of torque. If reliability and contentment is what you want, the Corona is for you.

-John Siepen, QLD.

If you are finding that it is taking a long time to warm up, you might find it helpful to buy a new thermostat? They are worth nothing, and could potentially care for the engine, because as well all know the most wear and tear happens on a cold engine.

This thermostat will control the flow of radiator fluid, and hopefully will let it warm up quicker, and then level it off at a stable warm temp. hope this helps ;)

Ian.

I have recently purchased a Toyota corona 1980 cs. I have not had any troubles with it, but was just wondering what the timing should be at. I can only tell if it is slow or advanced. If any one has a solution you can send me an email at dempo02@hotmail.com.

If you are unsure of the timing on your corona. hook a vacuum gauge to any direct vacuum port, disconnect the vacuum from the distrubuter, start the engine, advance the distrubuter until you have the highest reading (about 20 in" hg) and retard dist. about 1 & 1/2/ to 2 in hg. if the eng knocks on reg gas retard another 1/2 in hg.

Wonderful, older Toyota's are probabley the most reliable/dependable vehicles out there to this day.

I have a 80' Corona wagon (20-R) rear wheel Dr.

Schedule maintenance

oil change every 3 to 6 thousand K miles

oil, air, gas, etc. filter on schedule

coolant flush on schedule & THERMOSTAT

also TIMING CHAIN every 60 to 90 K miles.

Maybe Head Gasket.

-TOYOTAS RUN FOREVER-