# 2006 Toyota Corolla - Do I have a turbo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [March 24, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182 "2022-03-24T10:23:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d78d45/32.png) [@aryan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aryan)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/1 "2022-03-24T10:23:19Z")
does my car has a turbo engine? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/2 "2022-03-24T12:50:39Z")
Raise the hood so I can see the engine . ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/3 "2022-03-24T13:03:48Z")
No it doesn’t unless someone installed an aftermarket turbo. There’s supposed to be a turbo Corolla coming as a 2022 model but to the best of my knowledge there hasn’t been one up to now. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/4 "2022-03-24T14:28:06Z")
> [@davepsinbox\_157004](#): > > No it doesn’t unless someone installed an aftermarket turbo. Yup! Is the OP the second or third owner of this Corolla? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/5 "2022-03-24T14:53:14Z")
Seems like a post from a 16 year old kid trying to win an argument! ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/6 "2022-03-24T15:10:02Z")
Not positive but I think some places other than the US of A did have Corolla’s with a Turbo Diesel . It seems like there would be a marking in the engine somewhere to say what the engine is . ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/7 "2022-03-24T15:12:17Z")
Or look to see if the engine has spark plugs. Tester ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/8 "2022-03-24T15:14:25Z")
Several years ago, I saw an old Corolla sporting a _Turbo_ badge. More than likely, he found that accessory in aisle 9 at Walmart. ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/9 "2022-03-24T17:58:22Z")
The U.S. spec models did not come with a turbo. If you live in the U.S. or Canada, your Corolla doesn’t have a turbocharger. The Japanese model (which is smaller and visibly different from the U.S. Spec model) could have a turbocharged 1.5L engine in the GT-trim models, but that model started in 2009. The European models could have small Turbo-diesels. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/10 "2022-03-25T02:00:19Z")
OP should use Google to see what the turbo mechanism looks like. It’s often easily visible in a turbo engine compartment. Sort of looks like a big snail shell, 5 inch or more in diameter, with fairly large hoses running to and from it. You might can see something spinning when the engine is running too. Is your Corolla a gasoline engine or diesel version? ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/11 "2022-03-25T14:05:53Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > Not positive but I think some places other than the US of A did have Corolla’s with a Turbo Diesel . > It seems like there would be a marking in the engine somewhere to say what the engine is . Based on the OP’s English skills then I’d say that’s a distinct possibility. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/12 "2022-03-25T18:11:33Z")
Thanks. I hadn’t thought in terms of non-U.S. models. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-corolla-do-i-have-a-turbo/183182/13 "2022-03-25T18:25:38Z")
The 2023 GR Corolla hatchback will have a 268 hp turbo-3.