1971 Toyota Corolla Service and Repair Manual

The 1971 Toyota Corolla is split unusually finely in the fitment data, which is what makes the year-specific service and repair manual worth matching carefully to the car in front of you. The 2D Coupe, 2D Sedan and 4D Sedan bodies are divided again by engine code — 2T or 2TC — and then by the transmission manufacturer code: K40, T40 and T50 on the standard-shift cars, A20 and 03-55 on the automatics. A further split runs on the engine VIN letter: K appears on rows carrying no engine code at all, T is paired with 2TC, and a number of rows are recorded simply as not available.

Engines

• 1.2L inline-four (3K-C, 71 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 1.6L inline-four (2T-C, 97 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Trims

• 2D Coupe, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55
• 2D Coupe, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20
• 2D Coupe, Not Available Trans
• 2D Coupe, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40
• 2D Coupe, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40
• 2D Coupe, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, Eng VIN K
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, _NA_
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, Eng VIN K
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, _NA_
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Not Available Trans, Eng VIN K
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Not Available Trans, _NA_
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, Eng VIN K
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, _NA_
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, Eng VIN K
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, _NA_
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, Eng VIN K
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, _NA_
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Not Available Trans
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, Eng VIN T
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, _NA_
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, Eng VIN T
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, _NA_
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Not Available Trans, Eng VIN T
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Not Available Trans, _NA_
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, Eng VIN T
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, _NA_
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, Eng VIN T
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, _NA_
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, Eng VIN T
• 2D Coupe, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55
• 2D Sedan, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20
• 2D Sedan, Not Available Trans
• 2D Sedan, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40
• 2D Sedan, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40
• 2D Sedan, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, Eng VIN K
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, Eng VIN K
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Not Available Trans, Eng VIN K
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Not Available Trans, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, Eng VIN K
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, Eng VIN K
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, Eng VIN K
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Not Available Trans
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, Eng VIN T
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, Eng VIN T
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Not Available Trans, Eng VIN T
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Not Available Trans, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, Eng VIN T
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, Eng VIN T
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, _NA_
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, Eng VIN T
• 2D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55
• 4D Sedan, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20
• 4D Sedan, Not Available Trans
• 4D Sedan, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40
• 4D Sedan, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40
• 4D Sedan, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, Eng VIN K
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, Eng VIN K
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Not Available Trans, Eng VIN K
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Not Available Trans, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, Eng VIN K
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, Eng VIN K
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, Eng VIN K
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Not Available Trans
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, Eng VIN T
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, Eng VIN T
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Not Available Trans, Eng VIN T
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Not Available Trans, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, Eng VIN T
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, Eng VIN T
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, _NA_
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, Eng VIN T
• 4D Sedan, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, _NA_
• Not Available, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55
• Not Available, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20
• Not Available, Not Available Trans
• Not Available, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40
• Not Available, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40
• Not Available, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50
• Not Available, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, Eng VIN K
• Not Available, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, _NA_
• Not Available, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, Eng VIN K
• Not Available, Eng, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, _NA_
• Not Available, Eng, Not Available Trans, Eng VIN K
• Not Available, Eng, Not Available Trans, _NA_
• Not Available, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, Eng VIN K
• Not Available, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, _NA_
• Not Available, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, Eng VIN K
• Not Available, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, _NA_
• Not Available, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, Eng VIN K
• Not Available, Eng, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, _NA_
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Not Available Trans
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2T, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, Eng VIN T
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD 03-55, _NA_
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, Eng VIN T
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Automatic Trans, Trans Mfr CD A20, _NA_
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Not Available Trans, Eng VIN T
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Not Available Trans, _NA_
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, Eng VIN T
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD K40, _NA_
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, Eng VIN T
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T40, _NA_
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, Eng VIN T
• Not Available, Eng, Eng CD 2TC, Standard Trans, Trans Mfr CD T50, _NA_

Known issues on the 1971 Corolla. Two recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first, NHTSA campaign 71V084000, has its component recorded only as unknown or other, and the federal entry carries no consequence description. The second, campaign 72V014000, is logged under engine and engine cooling — exhaust system, emission control — and that record likewise gives no consequence text. Toyota has issued 3 technical service bulletins for the car.

Whether the job is the emission control hardware named in that second campaign or a routine service interval on a 2T car, the 1971 procedures and specifications are the ones to work from rather than values carried back from a later Corolla.