Recent content by AndyMax

Good man! Once that timing belt and water pump are serviced, I believe you will be running cooler. Then you’ll be having tons of trouble free miles and you can drive it until you get bored and then hit me up when you wanna sell it. lol I’m kidding… About you getting bored. But if you do wanna...

I would highly recommend doing the timing belt and water pump. These are interference engines and the belts can break with age but, it’s mostly just for peace of mind. Unless, you can find some sticker or indicator that the timing belt was replaced within seven years or 100,000 miles The top...

Well I sold mine to someone with more time than me and he immediately started digging in and changing the TB and WP. The new pump impeller was far more effectively designed than the old. Also PO deleted the T stat lol And the whole cooling system was rusty Some food for thought. I miss the car...

I'd love to hear Your parents experience with owning it. Did they ever have head gasket issues? It seems to be the main killer and reason a lot of these cars got scrapped or are sitting off the road. Any major maintenance he did? I would think after five years sitting and over 100 miles, the...

Seems to be a common theme here. My research shows that the cooling system on these when new was just adequate enough to keep it cool, with any increased strain resulting in overheating and the head gasket blowing or head cracking. There was a post that I read a while ago of someone remembering...

Definitely want to get the engine running cool, that gauge is worth it. How does the OEM gauge correlate to the aftermarket one? I am suspicious that the old Yota gauges are very inaccurate which could lead to more frequent overheating events. Mine also gets warm when pushed and I think it's a...

Yeah, I tried replacing that sensor as preventative maintenance, it was easy enough to remove, but the one I ordered on Amazon didn't fit. I'm not sure which one I got. I ended up putting the old one back. Haven't gotten around to working on the Camry. I ended up just buying a cheap 03 Tdi 5...

That’s awesome! You’ve got me so stoked for my own Camry! Should hopefully be getting in the garage this weekend, I’ll post a startup video. If you do end up, taking on the suspension, please share part numbers and process. I briefly shopped around for struts while sourcing parts, but I didn’t...

If you’d like to wire a secondary coolant temperature gauge, which I highly recommend, I successfully installed this ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SY4U98?tag=ihco-20) in the upper radiator hose of my Camry. I haven’t wired it up yet because I also have a little experiment where I’m going to...

Thanks again for sharing your experience! Thought I was going to be pulling my Camry in so restore this weekend and then the 300 TD decided that the alternator, which is new, was going to begin overcharging, so now I've got to figure out what's going on. Probably voltage regulator, which means...

-gotcha, wasn't sure if water outlet was a weird toyotaism for thermostat housing. I've seen some odd phrasing in the parts diagrams, but I haven't owned many Toyotas outside of my hiace and Camry. -hopefully the alternator gets rebuilt properly this time. It's always a bummer when you've got...

Are you looking for the thermostat gasket? Worse case scenario you can use high temp coolant system approved gasket maker. It's a reddish orange. Also was the part that the builder mentioned needing changed the voltage regulator? I haven't looked deep enough to know whether the alternator is...

Hey man, other Toyota diesel Camry guy here. I went through a similar process recently with my Benz and the agitator/exciter wire from the dash. Got a whole other alternator in, and still wouldn't work and after days of tracing and testing, discovered that I buggered one of my splices on the...

Hey there, yeah, Ive only seen one other 2C Camry and that was one I stripped for parts before the landowner scrapped it. The car itself runs and drives, but gets hot if it’s pushed and I dont wanna warp the head. I am also nervous about the old timing belt and the water pump squeaks. I am...

Hey there — I just wanted to reach out because you’re the only other person I’ve seen with a turbo diesel Camry. I’ve got an ’85 with the 2C-T that I’ve been slowly collecting parts for. It’s been sitting for about a year and a half while my 300TD Mercedes wagon has been taking up most of my...