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#264 of 314 wilcox... by isellhondas Sep 05, 2001 (11:32 am)
At the ripe old age of five, your battery is in the final stages of it's admirable life.   You have two choices now...   1. Replace it now, under your terms. Look for a sale, go to Costco etc.   2. Just wait until it leaves you stranded at the least convenient time.   You know....kinda like a timing belt...   Seriously, the corrosion is a sign of impending doom. I would replace it now before cold weather sets in.
#265 of 314 Don't bother by armtdm Sep 05, 2001 (11:33 am)
with a 5 year old battery you are living on borrowed time, Get a new one and pay attention to the CCF number(cold cranking power) , do not get one less then that. can be had under $70 at most auto parts stores with free installation. You ae lucky to have gone that far on OEM battery
#266 of 314 Thanks for the advice guys by wilcox Sep 06, 2001 (6:57 am)
I appreciate your responses. I'll go find a good battery....oddly enough the Walmart catalog does not have a Camry V6 battery replacement listed! But I'll get one very soon! Perhaps a DieHard...   wil
#267 of 314 valve cover gasket by edwardh5 Sep 06, 2001 (7:01 am)
I posted this once b4, will try again. has anyone changed a valve cover gasket on a 94 4 cyl camry?   does the black plastic piece on the passenger end of the engine interfere? or does the cover come off w/o disturbing it?   Thanks
#268 of 314 Wish I could help, mine is a V6 by armtdm Sep 06, 2001 (9:25 am)
#269 of 314 No Passing Gear by rebeccamo Sep 06, 2001 (10:02 am)
I have owned my 94 4-cyl LE for a few months now, and I have never been able to get it to kick into passing gear. It wasn't a problem until yesterday when a slow truck pulled in front of me. I slowed to 40 mph, floored the gas pedal to pass him, and NOTHING happened. No downshift, no revving of the engine. If I slowly depress the gas, it accelerates normally, and from a stop all gears seem to shift normally. It's going to the dealer to be checked out tomorrow, but I'm wondering what to expect - a new transmission? a sensor? price range? THANKS!
#270 of 314 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 06, 2001 (9:07 pm)
Wilcox---no, not a Diehard...buy something better. My battery man (who builds batteries) tells me Diehards are rather cheaply built low quality batteries (made by Exide).
#272 of 314 "PWR" Button by spokanegc Sep 06, 2001 (10:01 pm)
Just got a '93 Camry without any owner manual. Could someone tell me the meaning of the "PWR" button on the center console and shown on the indicator light on the instrument cluster in the dash? Thanks.
#273 of 314 Response to #175: SPUTTERING AFTER RAIN by modernjazz Sep 06, 2001 (11:50 pm)
A Camry that sputters/misses after rain--man, do I feel your pain!!   This should be the solution for you: Change your ignition coil. (It's just a sealed coil of wire.) I believe all 87-91 4cyl Camry engines are the same 2.0 Liter DOHC(engine model 4S-FE). I have a '90 4cyl (same engine as yours).   Here's the deal: If you have a mechanic to do it,(it doesn't need to be a dealer), the details don't matter too much, but here they are anyway. I changed the coil on a friend's Subaru Legacy in 5 minutes, BUT that had an external coil (very easy to get to.) The Camry 87-91 4cyl has an INTERNAL coil (inside the distributor). Unfortunately not just under the cap, but I had to remove the distributor from the side of the cylinder head and disassemble it to remove the old coil and insert the new one. The O-ring on the distributor should be replaced also (it's easy and will stop any small oil leak by the distributor--the O-ring is only around $1.) AND the engine FIRST must be set for the #1 piston to be at Top-Dead-Center before anything is taken apart at the beginning of the job. The coil is around $50 for the part through a wholesale mail-order Toyota place. The job took me a (relaxed) 3 and 1/2 hours!!! Good luck and let me know what happens.   Hi, everybody!! I'm new here. Could somebody do me a solid and alert others with a sputtering/moisture problem to these words. I want to help others avoid the agida and frustration that I endured until a friend finally correctly diagnosed my Camry's shot coil. THANKS!!

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