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ra23celica Forums Junkie Registered: November 2002	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry? Thu, 21 October 2004 00:36 Dunk, We own a 1997 2.2 L Camry and only had one of those problems that you have mentioned, the car has been 100% reliable and solid (if boring) for us. Let me try and provide a few idea's here. The weird engine noise when you are changing direction from forwards to backwards has me stumped. My guesses here would be a loose engine mount or exhaust mounting bracket. Drive shaft boot wear is dependent on the conditions you normally drive in, there is no figure to quote here, but yes, upwards of 80 000kms they could require replacement. You can satisfy yourself here by jacking up the front of the car with a trolley jack, take off both front wheels (for the extra light) and have a good long hard inspection of the boots using your eyes and hands - wear glasses to keep the crap from falling in your eyes. Brake squeak - yes, my problem, common on this model Camry as I have been told by a few mechanics now, I have thrown 2 sets of different (high quality) brake pads at this car to try and cure this problem, once the original pads wore out at about 80 000 kms. We are up to 90 000 kms now. If Toyota have a special pad that is unique to them that does not squeak, buy a set and have your local mechanic fit them, to save money on the labour costs. I'm yet to do this. After 5000 kms on this latest set (Premium Bendix) we only get the occasional squeak now. But its a PITA problem. My best guess with the faulty lights is that you have an earth leak somewhere in the system, perhaps near the light assembly itself, something like a bared wire or poorly earthed connection, and it is giving you an intermittent fault. Very frustrating. The best you can di is to take it apart and have a long hard look at every wire and every connection. These can be expensive to fix as an auto sparkie could spend 5 hours searching and charge you accordingly. Best you have a look and learn session yourself first. Battery, I can't tell if what you have quoted is compatible but it sounds like you have been given a new battery with a lower CCA (cold cranking amps) rating than the original one required for the car - this will cause sluggish starting. Try the Exide Batteries web site or other ones for the CCA rating of the N49. However, I note that the new one has a CCA of 440 which is pretty bloody high, so you should be OK. That being the case I would check for clear, tight and clean connections at the terminal to clamps interface. Cheers, Mitch. [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	dunk	Mon, 18 October 2004 14:11
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	colouring_in_book	Tue, 19 October 2004 09:45
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	dunk	Wed, 20 October 2004 12:48
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	DunkyMonkey	Wed, 20 October 2004 13:39
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	ra23celica	Thu, 21 October 2004 00:36
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	Maurice c	Thu, 21 October 2004 00:36
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	batteryman	Thu, 21 October 2004 03:04
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	colouring_in_book	Thu, 21 October 2004 03:13
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	ra23celica	Thu, 21 October 2004 03:47
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	ra23celica	Thu, 21 October 2004 03:50
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	dunk	Thu, 21 October 2004 11:05
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	Flem	Thu, 21 October 2004 11:17
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	dunk	Thu, 21 October 2004 13:22
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	Jonny2TG	Thu, 21 October 2004 11:26
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	ra23celica	Thu, 21 October 2004 13:16
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	Jonny2TG	Fri, 22 October 2004 08:23
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	dunk	Fri, 22 October 2004 13:25
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	Jonny2TG	Fri, 22 October 2004 14:10
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	Jonny2TG	Fri, 22 October 2004 08:32
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	Jonny2TG	Fri, 22 October 2004 08:45
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	colouring_in_book	Fri, 22 October 2004 08:47
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	Jonny2TG	Fri, 22 October 2004 08:52
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	dunk	Sun, 24 October 2004 11:12
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	Jonny2TG	Sun, 24 October 2004 11:19
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	dunk	Fri, 03 December 2004 10:23
	Re: Are these common problems with 1998 2.2 Camry?	Jonny2TG	Fri, 03 December 2004 13:45

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