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#496 of 558 Re: Camry A/C relay question [kiawah] by heisman98 Jun 23, 2009 (11:08 am)
Replying to: kiawah (Jun 23, 2009 10:56 am) Thank you very much for your input and expertise. You have been very helpful. I will see what I can do about getting it diagnosed at a dealership. I just have not had much luck at dealerships and sometimes they are not trust worthy. It could be something as simplistic as a sensor and they might want to charge me to redo the entire system.   Thanks again for your help. Replies to this message: kiawah (Jun 23, 2009 11:25 am) dtownfb (Jun 26, 2009 10:38 am)
#497 of 558 Re: Camry A/C relay question [heisman98] by kiawah Jun 23, 2009 (11:25 am)
Replying to: heisman98 (Jun 23, 2009 11:08 am) The reason I'd personally go to a dealer, is that most A/C shops are very good with the basic A/C functions (freon leaks, replacing parts, pressure switches bad, compressors bad, freon recovery and/or recharging, etc). Your basic functions appear with what you are telling me, to be working correctly. It is pointing toward Camry specific electronic controls. Dealers certainly know this and can look up what they may not know.   You'd probably be hit or miss at a general A/C shop as to whether they know the Camry specifics.   Good luck. Replies to this message: dtownfb (Jun 26, 2009 10:38 am)
#498 of 558 Re: Camry A/C relay question [kiawah] by dtownfb Jun 26, 2009 (10:38 am)
Replying to: kiawah (Jun 23, 2009 11:25 am) Is it possible that he may have a problem with the actual control unit on the dash?   I just purchased a 2006 Camry LE and came from a 200 Olds Intrigue. One of the issues that many Intrigue owners complained about was the A/C cycling on and off. it was caused by a bad control unit. replacing the unit fixed the problem. Since all else seems to be working with regarding to the AC system, maybe the control unit itself is the problem.
#499 of 558 1996 Camry Coolant Overflow by kfrohlich Jul 03, 2009 (9:10 pm)
I have a 96 Camry with 167K miles. After driving home from work, I heard the coolant was boiling in the radiator and saw the reservoir was full. There's overflow and some coolant was on the driveway, but the temp gauge was normal (not overheat). I turned off the car and let the engine cool down. The coolant in the reservoir went back to the radiator. I opened and checked the radiator and it was full, but the coolant level in the reservoir was low. I took the car to the shop where I had the water pump replaced six months ago for repair (the warranty was 12 months). The mechanic drove 17 miles and told me there's no visual leak and the car was normal. The coolant in the radiator is boiling and filled up the reservoir which then causes an overflow when the engine is hot. Is this really normal?   Kenny Replies to this message: kiawah (Jul 04, 2009 6:05 am)
#500 of 558 Re: 1996 Camry Coolant Overflow [kfrohlich] by kiawah Jul 04, 2009 (6:05 am)
Replying to: kfrohlich (Jul 03, 2009 9:10 pm) Visually check that your radiator fans turning on to cool down the radiator. If they are turning on correctly, then you may have a bad head gasket in your engine which is permitting exhaust gasses to enter the coolant chamber.   I'd suspect your cooling fans first though.
#501 of 558 2001 transmission hesitation by aub789 Jul 06, 2009 (1:05 pm)
In the last month or so have noticed that my 01 Camry 4-cyl automatic (146k) has a 3-4 second lag in shifting from park into reverse. Only happens when car has been sitting over weekend in garage, never just overnight. Last transmission service 29k ago at dealer. No spotting of fluid on garage floor, and the dipstick reads appropriate fluid level. Is this merely an annoyance, or an omen of a transmission about to fail? Any insight from other owners will be appreciated.
#502 of 558 2000 Camry by glorjc Jul 08, 2009 (9:54 am)
w/128K miles, seems I have a "bad piston" - 2 mechanics tell me this. One says to run it and keep adding oil (a pain), the other says to replace the engine.   Any opinions? What should I be looking for the cost on an engine with less than 100k miles vs oil for life.   I love my car, bought it with 9 miles on the odometer, kept up on all scheduled maintenance.   Thanks for any and all advice Replies to this message: kiawah (Jul 08, 2009 10:18 am) glorjc (Jul 08, 2009 11:49 am)
#503 of 558 Re: 2000 Camry [glorjc] by kiawah Jul 08, 2009 (10:18 am)
Replying to: glorjc (Jul 08, 2009 9:54 am) and your third option is for someone to take the engine apart to actually see what is really wrong, it it is the piston.   Is the engine running okay, but just burning oil and smoking out the back? Or are you running on 3 of the 4 cylinders and the engine is making a clacking racket? Replies to this message: glorjc (Jul 08, 2009 11:49 am)
#504 of 558 Re: 2000 Camry [kiawah] by glorjc Jul 08, 2009 (11:49 am)
Replying to: kiawah (Jul 08, 2009 10:18 am) The engine is running fine, No smoke, just, what I call, and irritating flutter when I accelerate, makes me think I'm driving a clunker. If it wasn't for the flutter it would run like the day I bought it.   Is taking the engine apart going to cost as much as a used engine with low miles?   Thanks for your help.
#505 of 558 2000 Camry - brake panel light goes on when putting foot on pedal by dvernon Jul 10, 2009 (7:16 pm)
I had all rear bulbs replaced - slight grinding I noted on back rear side - had all brakes replaced a year ago - what can I do to get that yellow warning light to go out on instr. panel?? Replies to this message: kiawah (Jul 10, 2009 8:04 pm)

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