2007 Yaris Inspection to Buy and Oil Leakage

[06YarisRS]

When I bought my 2008, it was very low on oil. It took almost 3L to bring it up to full. The car has always had a very subtle valvetrain tick, but it hasn't changed in the almost 100000 km we've put on it. It uses no oil between 7 - 8 km oil changes.Top it up with oil, run it and if it sounds good and runs well, you're probably just fine. That price is exceptional for that low an odometer reading. I'd be inclined to look very closely at it as a potential purchase. If you do buy it, a couple very short oil change intervals - around 1000 km each - should clean it out well. I did 3 1000 km changes and now my oil looks exceptional at change time.

The most common cause of the ABS code is a failed rear wheel speed sensor connector. The connector allows water to seep in and corrode the pins which are on the wheel sensor side, not the connector side. I posted about how I addressed this issue by using a sewing needle as a contact point. It hasn't failed since I did this. I filled the connector with grease or some kind of rustproofing. There is a sequence of flashing lights on the dash that can be activated by placing a jumper between 2 pins on the OBD2 port. It's in the forums here somewhere. It should identify which wheel is the issue. My money would be on driver's side. Typical OBD 2 readers cannot tell you anything about the ABS system, I believe. Also, despite what some may say, you do not need a complete wheel bearing assembly. You can buy just the speed sensor.