Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 16:51:16 GMT From: eyvind.spangennopsamnet (Eyvind Spangen) Subject: Re: Another Camry 300K miles engine with real data
On Thu, 17 Dec 1998 06:31:02 GMT, no-replynopsam.bother.com (ah pook) wrote: >Well, maybe I'm the exception to the rule, but I've got a Camry that's >a total lemon! > >89 Camry wagon (cheaper 4 cyl model, don't know what the engine model >is). 86k miles, driven gently by my wife until she got a 97 V70 GLT, >which she is *much* happier with. Now I have it, though I'm shopping >for a C70 for early next year. Probably a 3S-FE engine. I've got a '90 Camry with that, and it's a lot _better_ than most comparable engines from that time. >Engine knocks horribly on anything but premium gas. Big puffs of blue >smoke when you start it from cold (though it passes smog tests when >warm just fine), attributed to carbon buildup on the valve stems. Extreme carbon buildup in the cylinders cause the knocking (due to higher compression). Blue smoke from leaking valve stem seals. Carbon buildup probably from the engine running rich, or extremely gentle driving. >Replaced the muffler twice when it holed, once at 7k miles (!) and >again at 80k. The manual transmission is going out now; 3rd gear >synchronizer is dying, and it starts clashing after driving for 20 >minutes. Muffler at 7k miles sounds strange.. Must have been physical damage or manufacturing error. 3rd gear synchro often dies when car is driven hard, like floored pedal in 2nd to redline and changing to 3rd in a 1/10 second. Maybe the driver didn't depress the clutch fully when changing? >Other problems not related to early failure are awful seat adjustments >that are ergo nightmares, incredibly crappy stereo (much worse than >the stock stereo on my 86 Accord), poor body trim quality... Seat adjustments are crap. Seat cover worn out at 90K miles. Crappy stereo, but ok to listen to the news on the radio. I've never had a problem with the body trim on my car. >Very unhappy with this car. Never again! It sounds like a mix of lemon car, lacking maintenance and driver not used to manual transmissions. ES
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