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Toyota Camry: Problems & Solutions
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Dennis
Solution: Alternator Brushes needed replacement
Just a little FYI. 89 Camry 3S-FE
Edge
Your car is programmed to hold gears longer when the engine is cold. All auto Camrys and MANY other cars do this. Perfectly normal. It helps the coolant reach normal operating temperature faster.
I have a random misfire occurring. It never follows a pattern, and I only feel it when idling. It is worse when the engine is cold. Any clues?
Also--hearing and feeling(through brake pedal mostly) a knock when sitting still on an uphill incline in Drive. Any clues? Much worse with A/C on.
BTW. there is an TSB out for this problem. I have it apply but it does help a little bit. The problems are still there.
The usual suspects for misfiring would be sparkplugs, sparkplug cables, and/or coil(s). (6-cyl engines mask this problem quite well at engine speeds above idle unless there're multiple cylinders involved.) But various sensors that feed info to the engine control module could be acting up, too. Instead of going on a throw-money-at-it fest, why not have any stored fault codes read? Most large chain autoparts stores will do that free.
Edge
210 delray can you help?
Here's the deal--If your Camry is not coming out of 1st gear AT ALL during the first 5 minutes of driving, you DO have a problem, unless you are driving very slowly. Is this the case? Are you driving faster than 10-15 mph during the first 5 minutes?
Here is what I should have said: When your car is cold, the transmission will hold gears a few hundred rpm higher than normal--for example it may do the 1-2 shift at 20 mph(cold) instead of 15mph(warm) at the same throttle position.
Let me know, and we will go from there. Again, sorry my post was not clear the first time. We will hopefully solve your problem soon.
Edge
Edge
Dennis
My guess (and it's only a guess) is that the problem is with the transmission itself or how it interacts with the V6 engine. Since I've never driven a Camry V6 (of any model year), I'm unable to provide any more information.
How about asking your dealer to allow you to drive another 3.3-liter V6 with the 5-speed auto to compare it with your car?
Thanks!
I'd start changing my oil every 1000 miles with highway trips to let the fresh additives in the oil pick up the goop, sludge if any a little bit at a time. If you do your own oil changes that would be easy. If not I'd drive the car on a long, fast drive and stop and have the oil changed without cooling the motor down. That would solve your moisture problem or light crud accumulation with better flushing.
Some people take a cold motor directly to the oil change place. I feel that doesn't drain out the goop well.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Actually, the engine flush was in the 35-40 range, but I'll have my mechanic look at it as well. From what I've read on here, the age of the car (95) and the miles (94,000), and since I'm guessing this car wasn't taken care of all that well before I got it, I'd be a little surprised if there wasn't at least some sludge in there.
1000 mile oil changes for how long? Short term thing (3-5 months), or pretty well from here out?
I do my own oil changes, so it's convenient for me. Also I will put in half a quart of Rislone, which is a 5 weight oil with lots of additives but they're the same additives already in a quality oil, and run it for a couple hundred miles before the oil change as a cleaner. With today's oils it may not be adding anything but for $2.95 and it replaces half a quart of oil I still like it.
I have no idea what you driving pattern is nor do I know what you usually use for oil change intervals. I'm just telling my "gentle" method of cleaning her out.
My father, a tractor mechanic, used to put in a few quarts of kerosene and run a car, tractor, truck for a minute to "flush" it out. Those days the oils were not detergent oil and then the oils were the early detergents. There would be flakes of crud in the drain pan.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
The price was great $ 17,900 plus tax, and license. No problems so far.
Plus, look at the post just above yours, that person paid $17,900 for a new 06 Camry LE.
Thanks for the reply. Well I never changed the fluid in my transmission. So It looks like this weekend, thats the first thing Im going to do. The only time it ever does that tho, is when its a chilly morning, but I did hear that our Camry's are built to do that, so when the trans and engine are cold, it holds its gears a little longer to warm up the anifreeze. have you ever heard that one?? again thanks for the reply and Im going to change my transmission fluid every 20,000 miles !!!
I recently brought a toyota camry 93-V6 from a dealer.
Now i am able to hear some rubbing noise when i give gas.
This sound is not heared often.
I am really worried about this.Also i want to know what type of gas should i put for V6 engines.
Thanks
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