Backfires in the morning

2012 TOYOTA COROLLA
100,000 MILES
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DAMILOLA
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I have a question, my car backfires in the morning whenever I am going to work. I have been told that I need to clean the injector nozzle. What material can I use? Or what may be other causes of the early backfiring from the engine?
Apr 13, 2018 at 5:02 AM
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I assume in the morning the engine is cold, and it backfires until the engine warms up. This could be due to a faulty engine coolant temperature sensor, so I would try a new one.
Apr 13, 2018 at 5:03 AM
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DAMILOLA
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Thanks for your prompt response. What does the engine coolant do? Where is it located? Also, do I need to clean my injector nozzle?
Apr 13, 2018 at 5:04 AM
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In my opinion if it were the fuel injectors it would not matter if the engine were cold or hot.
The engine coolant temperature sensor senses the temperature of the engine, then sends that info to the computer so the computer can adjust fuel injector pulse, etc., to run better for cold or hot engines but if the information is wrong the computer may adjust the fuel injector pulse for what it believes is a warm engine when in fact it is now, it is cold.
I do not have the repair manual that covers a Corolla, but the engine temperature sensor is usually found either screwed into the block, intake manifold or somewhere where it can sense the temperature of the coolant.
Apr 13, 2018 at 5:04 AM