> I have an 86 Camry that just turned 280,000 miles today. It has the 4 > cylinder 2SE engine with an automatic transmission. I have owned it since > new and have never had to replace anything in the engine or transmission. > Compression is still within specifications and I still get 40 mpg freeway. > I have two other 86 Camrys with 180,000 and 200,000 on them that are still > running. I put on 100 miles a day and change the oil and filter every 5,000 > miles. The weak spots on the 86 Camrys are the mufflers (replaced every 2 > years so get one with a lifetime guarantee) and front lower control arms > (replaced both sides once in all three Camrys because of bushing cracks). > Timing belts must be changed as scheduled (every 60 k) and alternators need > to be replaced at about 200,000 miles due to brush failure. I have an 86 Camry that just turned 273,000 miles. It has the 4 cylinder 2SE engine with an manual transmission. I have owned it since new and have never had to replace anything in the engine or transmission. Compression is still within specifications and I still get 38 mpg freeway (was 40-41 for the first 200K miles). I used to put on 80 miles a day and change the oil and filter every 10,000 miles. Maintenance in a nutshell: Oil/filters every 10k miles (now I'm down to 7.5K miles, drive it less and try to change it twice a year (spring and early winter). Tires and alignment every 66K miles (average) Spark plugs every 33K miles Air filter every 100K miles Brake pads every 100K miles (average) Brake shoes 263K miles Front disk rotors
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