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Sedans Toyota Camry 2007 Toyota Camry Problems and Repairs
4932 messages, Last post on Nov 17, 2009 at 3:53 PM
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Oct 11, 2009 6:43 am) As I've reported before, I had a 1997 Camry with the 2.2-liter 4 that was one of the engines with the reputed sludge problem. I did all the own oil changes myself at the recommended (for severe service) 5K mile intervals or less (about 3 times a year), and had no sludge issues over the 7 years and 111K miles I owned the car. I always used conventional (dino) oil too -- no synthetics and no additives. This was the first car I've owned in 30+ years that never showed any loss of oil on the dipstick between oil changes. This is also true now for all 3 of my current cars: 1998 Frontier, 2004 Camry, and 2005 Camry. Only my lawn mowers now use oil! |
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Oct 11, 2009 6:43 am) I agree with the other writer: I would not be inclined to use ANY product that was billed as an oil or engine life "extender" ....simply on the basis that it DOES sound like a snake oil scam. If the "normal" oil I'm already paying between 4 and 10 bucks a litre/quart for (dino OR synth) isn't already "EXTENDING" the life of my engine....then screw the whole process. May as well put Walmart crap in it and save a whole lotta dough! Just my two cents worth!
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Replying to: notmybmw (Oct 13, 2009 2:09 pm)
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Replying to: 210delray (Oct 13, 2009 4:26 pm) I believe my car manual says no additives are needed for the oil. It says to use oil marked with the proper GM specification and that's all that's needed. Oils have improved greatly in the last several years. Re engines using or not using oil: An engine has to use some oil coating the cylinder walls as the rings slide down and then up on them. No oil would mean friction. The upper part of the cylinder is going to have oil burning off the wall due to the combustion. But many cars use very little. The combustion products that end up in the oil must add enough volume they replace the oil that is, in my thinking away, being used by the car to recoat the cylinder walls. There are always stories about people who drive their car under city conditions and short drives that build up byproducts in the volume of their oil. Then they take a highway trip and all of a sudden the contaminants are purged due to contstant high temperatures and in the cylinders as part of the oil coating, and when they check their oil they find the level is down. So they blame the highway driving for using oil when the car has been using oil all along and just replacing the lost volume with combustion products. |
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I just purchased a pre-owned 2007 Camry. Is there a way to change the "Welcome To Camry" message that appears on the stereo face when first starting the car?
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Replying to: jep56 (Oct 26, 2009 10:33 am) |
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I have a 2007 toyota camry 4C, when I come to a stop my front end starts to vibrate and when I start accellerating the vibration stops. I noticed that when I turn off the A/C the vibration stops and when I turn it back on the vibration starts again. Any suggestions?
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Replying to: miketmo (Nov 09, 2009 12:31 pm) |
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Replying to: djm2 (Oct 02, 2009 12:59 pm) |
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Replying to: lboogygypsy (May 19, 2008 10:46 pm) |
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