# 1996 Toyota Corolla - Knocks

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-knocks/140875>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [May 23, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-knocks/140875 "2019-05-23T18:07:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tebogo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@Tebogo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tebogo)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-knocks/140875/1 "2019-05-23T18:07:09Z")

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Even please help I have a Toyota Corolla 1,300 of 1996 my problem is that it has a knock from the engen and the warning life from the keybod that resembles oil is always on I don’t understand weather the oil pump is mulfunctioning or it’s just the oil itself is now needing to be changed and the last worry that I have is that when I remove the oil filter it is empty with a small drip of oil tht cannot fill a teaspoon I want to know if it needs an oil pump exchange or minor service

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-knocks/140875/2 "2019-05-23T18:20:43Z")

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Your engine sounds like it has no oil. Have you pulled the dipstick to check the level? If you’ve been driving it with no oil, you don’t need a “minor service”, you need another engine!

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-knocks/140875/3 "2019-05-24T01:11:54Z")

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Your engine doesn’t have an oil level sensor OR a “maintenance required” warning light

What you’re seeing is the low engine oil pressure warning

Considering you’re already hearing “a knock” . . . to use your words . . . your engine is already damaged

Not to sound too harsh . . . you’d best prepare to replace this car

It doesn’t make financial sense to even drop in a used engine, in my opinion

by the way . . . do you check the engine oil level frequently?

I know for a fact that all of the Corolla engines from that generation 1993 - 1997 used a LOT of oil, so if you’re in the habit of of not checking the level in between oil changes, you won’t get away with it