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#235 of 314 Changing oil filter on V-6 with NO mess by jodar96 Aug 10, 2001 (10:52 am)
I figured a way to replace the oil filter on the V-6 with no oil spill....   Remove the drain plug at night, and let it drain all night. In the morning, remove the oil filter. There is not one drop of oil in the oil filter to drip. I know this is a 10 hour long oil change, but to me it is worth not getting the drain pan, engine block or exhust shield all messy.
#236 of 314 HMMMMM by armtdm Aug 10, 2001 (5:59 pm)
Explain to me why all the oil drained out of the filter as it is not entirely horizontal, slight angle to it and if the drain back valve is working why would all the oil drain out overnight. I let mine drain overnight as well but have not observed the absence of oil in the filter????
#237 of 314 armtdm by loyola Aug 10, 2001 (9:28 pm)
Checked my log book:   10-21-97 92000 Cleaned x'mission filter 03-25-01 132,700 "   No metal/gear fragments on the screen on both occasions, magnets are doing their job ( metal filings, same as what you get when you throw a magnet into sand ). Some hardened Permatex last time ( I used it the first time ). What surprises me is what looks like synthetic grease ( dark gray ) all over inside and about 1/8 in thick settled on the pan. Dissolves easily with solvent though. Never had x'mission problems. Any idea what it is?
#238 of 314 Sounds like some kind of sludge by armtdm Aug 11, 2001 (7:30 am)
Surprising this was not built up on the screen itself but settled on the bottom of the pan. No idea what it could be unless like oil, if overheating etc it can sludge up???? Assume you never saw any of this on the dipstick when checking fluid?
#239 of 314 Sluggish starting Camry 2001 by buckleup1 Aug 11, 2001 (10:20 am)
I have a 4 cyl. that is sluggish starting in all weather. It feels like only 3 cyls are firing on ignition. After several starts like this the check ingine light comes on.The dealer says its a miscelaneous code and does not know the problem with an over night stay. Does anyone have experience with this problem or know of a service bulletin on this?
#240 of 314 Changing the V-6 coolant by jodar96 Aug 13, 2001 (7:13 am)
Ater a hint from one of you guys, I located the drain plug at the bottom of the radiator. It was a B$%# to get to it. The electrical connection part of the fan, kept cutting into my arm. Toyota could have moved the area to 12 to 3 O'clock position.   Most of the coolant however drains from the engine block. I attached a 0.350" ID vinyl tube to the short metal tube, and loosened the 10mm hex nut.   I still think Toyota could have left an opening in the underbody cover to access the radiator drain plug from the bottom. Replacing the fuel filter would be the next project.
#241 of 314 FUEL FILTER A PAIN ALSO by armtdm Aug 13, 2001 (10:58 am)
Hard to get to as it is located below the master cylinde   r.
#242 of 314 Correction: Wrong Hose ID in message 230. by jodar96 Aug 14, 2001 (5:55 am)
The thin vinyl hose that I used to drain the engine block coolant has 0.312"(5/16") ID, and not 0.350.
#243 of 314 valve cover gasket replacement by edwardh5 Aug 17, 2001 (2:13 pm)
has anyone changed their 4 cyl valve cover gasket? does it come off without disturbing the black plastic piece on the passenger side of the cover?
#244 of 314 clicking a/c pump?? and engine flushing by r_scott_g Aug 20, 2001 (9:42 am)
Hi,   We have an old Camry with over 333333 km's on it. We've only owned it for a few months, so we're still getting familiar with the it.   Recently a ticking sound has started from under the hood. At first I thought it was a sticking valve, but it appears to be coming from the a/c pump. Not sure if it's a bearing or what. I'm considering getting a shorter belt and bypassing the pump all-together, as I'm not all that interested in fixing the A/C. Does anyone have any ideas what this might be?   Just had an oil change done in the Camry. Oil had looked a little dirty, but not terrible. Added a bottle of engine flush outside the doors of a lube place and had them change the oil. After running the engine to check for leaks, they showed me the dipstick. I've never seen such clean oil. And the guy doing the oil change, said the old oil was quite dirty. I drove the car a bit that day and checked the oil. Once again, the oil so clean, it's hardly visible. My oil on my new cars has never looked that clean the day after an oil change. I don't know if it was the result of the flush or not. I'll have to wait a few days and see.   Just wondered if anyone else does regular engine flushes when they change the oil? I normally don't get engine flushes because I wasn't sure if it helped, and they always charge a premium for such services.

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