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#51 of 314 Filter Location and Drain Plug by armtdm Feb 14, 2001 (1:31 pm)
Yea, the filter is a pain but I use the heavy duty blue paper towels and they absorb most of the spill. For drain plugs I installed a Fumoto valve. This takes the place of the drain plug. All you do is push the spring back and move the lever and the oil flows out. Move it back and it is secure until the next change. Beats removing the plug each time etc., they have a web site but do a search for fumoto valves. I love it.
#52 of 314 Drain Valve Web Site by armtdm Feb 14, 2001 (1:48 pm)
http://www.fumotovalve.com/ Really really do work if you change your oil often!
#53 of 314 But... by isellhondas Feb 14, 2001 (5:44 pm)
Does it hang down where it can get broken off?   Saw something similar once and it scared me.
#54 of 314 fumoto valve by 210delray Feb 14, 2001 (7:38 pm)
armdtm, thanks for the link!   I had one years ago on my '77 Chevy Impala. Loved it! Thought Fumoto had gone out of business.   Isell, according to the website, the valve projects out only 1/2 inch compared to the original drain plug.   On my Chevy small block, the angle of the fumoto valve was such that it didn't hang down closer to the ground.   It really depends on the location of the drain plug and the shape of the oil pan.
#55 of 314 Timing Belt replace @60k on Camry V6 by xcarnut Feb 14, 2001 (11:25 pm)
I read many of the messages above about 60k maintenance, and so far no one has wrote/read the owners manual recommendation. Does anyone have one with their '96 V6 ? If so, what is the 60k maintenance recommendation ? Is the timing belt replacement on the list. ? On '99 Avalon V6 the timing belt is listed to replace 90k in the owners manual. My experience with timing belts are: On my Supra the timing belt teeth wore out just shy of the 60k miles but I drove it to work and then home and to dealer next day. On the corolla with belt it snapped around 94k while merging and accelerating to over 55mph. Neither engines were damaged. Corolla with chain never replaced till it went to graveyard.
#56 of 314 Help: Fail to open gas tank door by camryfan Feb 15, 2001 (5:58 am)
Experts out there, please help. I did something stupid. My gas tank door remote did not work so I had to force to open the door and broke the little plastic thing. Dealer said we need to replace the whole part and the part fee is $177 something. This is a '97 Camry only less than 30k miles but out of warranty already. Anybody has any ideas? Is there a alternative way to repair? Or are there other places other than dealer who can do the job? Thanks in advance.
#57 of 314 This makes me wonder... by isellhondas Feb 15, 2001 (7:47 am)
I've always wondered why the car builders bother with the stupid remote gas door releases in the first place.   A gas thief would simply stick a screwdriver into the opening and, in less than a second, break the latch!   Not only did he steal the gas but now the car is damaged!   Why not just have the door open without a "lock"?   Long ago, a cop told me the dumbest thing a person could do was lock their glove box. A person looting through your car would assume you had valuables in the glovebox if it was locked and would break it open. Makes sense.   Of course I don't keep anything af value in it anyway.
#58 of 314 gas tank parts by edwardh5 Feb 15, 2001 (9:47 am)
Try a junk yard
#60 of 314 Change power steering fluid? by armtdm Feb 16, 2001 (6:29 am)
Has anyone ever had this done??? It appears to be good for life and it is simply transmission fluid but wonder if it should ever be changed. I can find nothing in owner's manual or service manual about changing it.

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