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#2 of 314 60K Schedule by armtdm Dec 28, 2000 (5:58 am)
This is what I did. At 60k timning belt, drive belts and platinum plugs. Your oil etc should be on your own schedule. Air filter every 15,000-30,000 miles. Transmission every 30,000. I went to http://www.toyotapart.com/ and ordered all of the parts from them, genuine Toyota at wholesale prices. Local mechanic I use put them on at about a $500 savings over what the dealer wanted for labor only. No other maintenance is required at 60,000 and do not let the dealer or anyone else talk you into it. I have 128,000 on my 92 Camry V6 SE (same engine as you have) At 120,000 I did the same thing and added the water pump replaced. For belts etc, I would really try to use genuine Toyota parts, my experience is that there really is a difference especially in brake pads. Timing belt at dealer here is $180 (parts & labor) add two more belts ($50) plugs $60-70 + labor) transmission service $30, you can do the air filter yourself.
#3 of 314 Camry Maintenance by alcan Dec 28, 2000 (6:21 am)
You should also have the brake hydraulic system flushed to remove the moisture-contaminated fluid. It's probably the most neglected service.
#5 of 314 cblake by pilot13 Dec 31, 2000 (8:51 am)
Is there anywhere in the entire Town Hall where you haven't posted this nonsense about sludge? If your motive, with all this frustrated bad mouthing about Toyota, is simply to make them look bad, you have taken the wrong road. Unfortunately (for you at least), you've accomplished nothing in that regard. The finger of suspicion points toward you, not poor old Toyota. You have yet to learn that in situations like yours (real or otherwise--and in this case, otherwise), the first casualty is most often the truth! Take some advice---give it up!
#6 of 314 when change radiator hoses? by edwardh5 Jan 03, 2001 (7:41 am)
When is everyone changing their radiator hoses? I did the top one at 80,000 and it looked great (7 years).   I found a Goodyear hose from Autozone to be the same length as OE, but the Gates hoses and NAPA hoses were about 1/2 inch shorter on each end, but still fit on , I did not use them.
#7 of 314 oil sludge? by boag Jan 03, 2001 (8:16 am)
I believe that what post #3 was outlining was in the ABS system. The fluid should be changed every couple of years. Some makes state this in the owners manual some don't, but it's cheap insurance.   I'm a little new to the problem of the sludge, however, I know my sister had a problem with oil pressure on her camry (4 cyl) and I told her it looked like a sending unit or bypass problem. My mechanic was out of town for the holidays so she took it to the Toyota garage. They told her it was sludge and charged her close to $700. She then drove back to her house (approx 200 mi) and she had the same problems. Her maechanic replaced the sending unit and the problem disappeared. Just recently my wife has had friends who have been told by Toyota that they need the sludge removed from their engines. Seems to be a pattern.
#8 of 314 how is this sludge removal done (for $700)???? by edwardh5 Jan 04, 2001 (7:06 am)
#9 of 314 Toyota 24.. by isellhondas Jan 04, 2001 (8:20 am)
I hope it's not too late, but...   I would NOT take your Toyota to one of the "mass merchants" you mentioned!!   1500.00 sounds way too high, I would check other Toyota dealerships.   You might also look for a quality independant that specializes in Toyotas.   armtdm's advise about buying your own discount parts and then bringing them to a shop to have them installed is a bad idea.   Most shops would either refuse the work or charge you additionsl labor to make up for the profit they didn't make on the parts. Not a good way to establish a relationship with a shop.   Kind of like bringing your own ham and eggs into a restaurant, and asking them to make your breakfast!
#10 of 314 To: Isellhondas by alcan Jan 04, 2001 (1:10 pm)
Excellent advice about buying cheap parts then getting them installed. In the event of a part failure, who warranties it if the shop hasn't made the profit from the sale of the part? They can't return it to a supplier and get a labour credit.
#11 of 314 Camry MAINTENANCE by toyota24 Jan 04, 2001 (4:11 pm)
thanx for all your suggestions.   My dealer said he will provide warranties on the parts that I get, IF they are genuine toyota parts. So I can purchase parts at toyotapart.com and then get the work done at a dealer.   I am not sure, if the dealer will honor the guarntee, he just told me that he would, so....

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