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#499 of 551 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 551 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 551 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 551 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 551 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 551 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 551 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)
#506 of 551 Re: 2000 Camry - brake panel light goes on when putting foot on pedal [dvernon] by kiawah Jul 10, 2009 (8:04 pm)
Replying to: dvernon (Jul 10, 2009 7:16 pm) Have you checked the level of brake fluid in your brake system?
#507 of 551 Camry brake lights on instr. panel by dvernon Jul 12, 2009 (4:01 pm)
Mechanic checked the brake fluid container under the hood - do you mean to put it up on a rack and see if there is leakage - - Replies to this message: kiawah (Jul 12, 2009 4:06 pm)
#508 of 551 Re: Camry brake lights on instr. panel [dvernon] by kiawah Jul 12, 2009 (4:06 pm)
Replying to: dvernon (Jul 12, 2009 4:01 pm) Checking the brake fluid in the master cylinder, is what I was referencing.   Can you check to see if your brake light bulbs in the rear are operating correctly. You may have a bulb out.

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