1982 Toyota Corolla Tercel Service and Repair Manual

Toyota built the 1982 Corolla Tercel in more configurations than the badge suggests, and working out which one is in front of you comes before anything else on this car. Base cars are separated only by their transmission manufacturer code, the DX appears as a two-door hatchback, a two-door sedan and a four-door sedan built with either an automatic or a standard transmission, and the SR5 sits at the top of the range. Clearances, adjustment specifications and tightening figures follow the build rather than the nameplate, so the 1982 numbers for the exact trim are the ones the work should be done to.

Trims

• Base, Trans Mfr CD Z41
• Base, Trans Mfr CD Z42
• DX, 2D Hatchback
• DX, 2D Sedan
• DX, 4D Sedan, Automatic Trans
• DX, 4D Sedan, Standard Trans
• SR5

Known issues on the 1982 Corolla Tercel. Diagnosis begins from the symptom on the car.

The division worth settling before ordering parts or setting adjustments is the transmission. The two Base entries differ only by transmission manufacturer code, Z41 against Z42, and the four-door DX is listed separately for automatic and standard transmission cars. Confirming which of those describes the car keeps every specification you work to on the correct side of that split.