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Sedans Toyota Camry Toyota Camry Basic Maintenance Questions
596 messages, Last post on Oct 05, 2009 at 3:02 PM
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I am a novice when it comes to cars and their maintenance. I got 60K maintenance done on my Camry with a price tag of $718.00. This is the full maintenance they did for the vehicle. I did not remember what I did at 30K and dealer could not pull up 30K service record(He was able to pull up all other records), so I went with the suggested full maintenance. - Replace engine oil and filter - Rotate and balance tires - Visually Inspect brake linings - Replace engine air filter - Replace Cabin air filter - 4 wheel alignment - Inspect tire pressure -Inspect all vehicle fluids - BG fuel induction service - BG power steering flush - BG brake system flush - BG coolant flush - BG transmission flush - BG MOA oil supplement Is this too high for the things they have done on my Vehicle? Also they suggested to change FRONT PADS/SHIMS/ROTORS and quoted $400.00. Also suggested to change Serpentine Belt (He said it is cracking)and quoted $130.00 Also suggested to Clean and Adjust Rear Brakes and quoted $25.00 When I asked them if they can resurface rotors they said rotors were too rusty and they need to be replaced. Do rotors get that rusty 60,000 miles? Also, does Serpentine Belt quote seems to be reasonable? Please help with these questions?
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Replying to: jmyana (Oct 21, 2008 4:17 pm) Cleaning the rear brakes and adjusting them sounds like a waste of time, unless they mean adjusting the emergency brake. Serpentine belt--that's a good idea and a fair enough price I guess given dealer rates. The brake pads and rotors sounds high but I wouldn't take it to some chain store either---perhaps you could find a competent independent garage to do the brake work and save yourself some money there. NEXT TIME -- when you go for your 90K service post the items here for us and we'll tell you what to buy and what to cross off the list prior to them working on it. Don't pay for additives and you don't need injector cleaning if your car is running well. On the plus side, it's good that you have the service records from the dealer, should you ever wish to sell the car and ask a good price for it. |
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Replying to: jmyana (Oct 21, 2008 4:17 pm) - Rotate and balance tires ok $20 - Visually Inspect brake linings ok $5 - Replace engine air filter ok $10 - Replace Cabin air filter ok $15 - 4 wheel alignment not necessary unless there is tire where issues or pullling $70 - Inspect tire pressure give me a break. $0 -Inspect all vehicle fluids $0 - BG fuel induction service unecessary money maker $0 - BG power steering flush unecessary money maker $0 - BG brake system flush unecessary money maker $0 - BG coolant flush check your schedule, I think it's 100K, $100 - BG transmission flush ok maybe, $100 - BG MOA oil supplement ? $0 Is this too high for the things they have done on my Vehicle? Also they suggested to change FRONT PADS/SHIMS/ROTORS and quoted $400.00. insane. $200 tops, have your oem rotors resurfaced. Also suggested to change Serpentine Belt (He said it is cracking)and quoted $130.00 I doubt it Also suggested to Clean and Adjust Rear Brakes and quoted $25.00 reasonable if they adjust the emergency brake. max total: $675 that's with new front brakes included. Full fluid flushes are really overkill at mileages below 120K in my opinion. You really only need a trans drain and fill. You should never need ps or brake fluid flushes unless there is contamination or component failure in the systems. Dealers never want to resurface rotors because of warping risks and customer callbacks. Howeer, it should never be an issue with quality rotors that have been previously resurfaced at most once prior. (ie resurface them 2X then go with new rotors at 90K+) These rotors all have minimum thickness specs. The thinner they get, the more they are prone to warpage. However, you shouldn't run into issues with 1 or 2 resurfaces. I have never run into warping issues on Toyota oem rotors when resurfaced. Aftermarket rotors are a different story. Some come out of the box new and warped. Just go to a quality shop which are willing to turn the exisiting rotors. dmcd
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Hello, I need to do 90k service for my camry, most of the dealers are suggesting that I should change the timing belt and water pump along with the service. The price they are quoting are in the range of 1000k - 1300k. Please advise. Can I do the timing belt , 90k service at mechanic or dealer which one is better. Please note i dont know any mechanic. Also if you know any good dealer/mechanic who does this for reasoable rates , please let me know. I am located in bellevue, wa. thanks in advance
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Replying to: dmcdonnell (Oct 21, 2008 7:57 pm) also $25 to do 5 quarts of oil, quality filter plus labor for $25? Not so sure about that. I also think brake flushes at 60K are okay. Brake fluid absorbs water (which it is supposed to do) But we do agree on most stuff.
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Replying to: balakrishnap (Oct 22, 2008 4:30 pm) I done them and have a V6 Camry and can walk you through it. I need to do it in my blog, 1990 Q-45. If you own a 4 cylinder it is alot easier. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 22, 2008 5:37 pm)  ok $25 or an oil change is a little cheap if you like to get an oil with a familar name. Let's say $35 then. For me, it's $10 including an oil filter to put 5 qts of Castrol XLR in it myself. However, the point I'm making is that dealer service centers are in the business to make money. If a person does not educate themselves on required basic vehicle maintenance, they will be raped at a dealership. That is almost guaranteed. I am not familiar with any camry maintenance schedule spelled out in the user manual that recommends full flushes of transmissions, steering or brake systems. The only one I have ever seen is a cooling system flush. And now with toyota long life coolant, I'm not even sure if a flush is even recommended before 100K or even more. Waterpumps arnd their seals are more reliable these days. Replacement is recommeneded at every other timing belt change and no more. It's a waste of money to get these things changed more frequently. Oil and trans drain and fills at the scheduled intervals are probably the best bang for the buck maintenance you can do increase your car's longetivity. Things to change for reliability and performance are plugs and wires at 100K+, batteries every 3-5 years depending on quality, air filter every 50K or whatever the schedule states dmcd .
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Replying to: dmcdonnell (Oct 23, 2008 8:56 pm) But you are right, it is the owner's job to look at what the dealer is trying to sell them versus what the factory actually recommends. |
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Now that this discussion is live again, anybody want to try an answer to my question in #466? On the 2004 Camry, 4 cylinder, there is a white translucent box or tank under the battery tray, on the driver's side.. What is it? Looks like a coolant recovery tank but isn't. That tank is over on the passenger side in plain sight. I'm curiouser and curiouser... |
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Went in to get my 2000 Camry's oil changed and the dealership (which has never tried to get me to pay for extras before) said that there are two things on my Camry that are urgent. They said that I need to get the fuel injectors cleaned (quoted about $120) and my steering fluid flushed (about $120 also-discount because we bought our car there). My car is running great, I just went over 70K miles and was doing a routine oil change. We bought our car nov of 2007 and have had no problems....I think my dealership is trying to take me for a ride, what do you think? Thank you!! |
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