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Sedans Toyota Camry Older Camry Maintenance and Repair
558 messages, Last post on Nov 20, 2009 at 11:36 AM
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Replying to: 210delray (May 26, 2009 6:02 pm) In 2002 Camry got a new seris engine, and you got it, the 2AZ engine. The water leak is a good issue to watch It is hard to see any leaks since you have a big catch pan under the engine Too bad you don't do your own maintenance but a mechanic should remove this panel in about two minutes and look for trails of Antifreeze on the bottom of the engine. He would be looking at the hoses mentioned in past post as well as the Timing Chain area because this is where the Water Pump is located. The water pump is much harder to remove. It is under the timing chain. However the trail of or stain of water will be visible under the crankshaft pulley if the Water Pump is leaking. The Antifreeze will collect in the engine under the timing chain cover, and stink up your engine. It will eventually evaporate or leak on to the ground or on to the panel that covers the bottom of the engine, Very hard to catch.You have to be under the car with a light and the bottom panel removed. Try and impress your mechanic and mention the 2AZ numbers and letters when referring to engine size. This is common jargon when talking about Toyota engines. Oh yea its a 2.4 , as in 2.4 liter, and a straight 4 cylinder engine, 4 spark plugs.It replaced the 2.2 engine much smaller. Now you are viewed as knowledgeable about Toyota's when around the shop. Chain is lifetime.
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Replying to: 210delray (May 26, 2009 6:02 pm)
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Replying to: rah6 (May 29, 2009 8:06 am) You can't tell by looking at the vehicle, it's internal to the engine. |
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Replying to: rearwheeldrive (May 27, 2009 5:50 pm)
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I have a 2000 Camry 2.2L. My water pump seized up and snapped my timing belt and that caused some valves to be bent. I had a mechanic put on a new water pump and timing belt and he had the head rebuilt. Now the oil pressure light stays on. He said he took the valve cover off to try and identify if it indeed had low oil pressure to the head. He said that there is good oil pressure in the front of the head but not very much pressure in the back side of the motor. Does anyone know what can cause this?
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Replying to: pdestefano1986 (Jun 02, 2009 11:52 am)
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Replying to: dvernon (Jun 02, 2009 5:30 pm) It's the little icon, that looks like a gravy laddle, that is dripping. For a 2000, the oil is 5w30 |
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Replying to: andrelaplume (Jun 01, 2009 6:01 am) It will get you everytime . It's got to be pushed down and twisted like a child safety cap to get off. It can be trouble to get on sometimes unless you push down hard and twist Then you turn it one time more without pressure and it locks in place.
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Replying to: rearwheeldrive (Jun 05, 2009 9:14 pm)
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Hi Folks! I have Camry 2000 4 Cyl. The car has been well maintained - Oil change every 3K Miles. Mileage has been about 75K however the timing belt has not been changed. Today while driving on Freeway at 60MPH, the engine rattled, smoked and then more rattle and more smoke. Engine lost complete power. Managed to Pull over on the side and got it towed. The tow truck driver took a quick look and stated the shaft (rod?) has pierced the oil pan and lots of oil was leaking. a) What would cause this kind of catastrophic eng. failure? ( the roads were clean, I did not hit anything on the road.) Would timing belt breakage cause this? b)Would this kind of failure be covered under engine / power train warranty from Toyota? c) What would be needed to replace the engine? d) typical cost of engine repair: parts and labor? e) Would this be covered by insurance? f) If not repair, then ?? Any inputs are very much appreciated.
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