just bought a 1993 V6 LE Wagon today. really beautiful.
when you say V6 engines have problems, please provide detail. i really like
to know.
thanks for your reply.
angky d. lee
Ed Gyllenhaal <egyll…@voicenet.com> wrote in article
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> I’m looking to buy a 1993 or 1994 Camry, and have been reading about some
> of the problems with the V-6 engine. I’ve also noticed that the V-6 is
> significantly more expensive.
> Over the long run, will the V-4 be more reliable? Long-term reliability
is
> more important to me than power. (I only drive about 10k per year,
> including two or three 500 mile trips.)
> Thanks for any advice,
> Ed
> egyll…@voicenet.com
V-4,Gracie??
In article <01bc2616$5775b880$5bd195ce@default>, "Angky D"
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<hotel…@earthlink.net> wrote:
> just bought a 1993 V6 LE Wagon today. really beautiful.
> when you say V6 engines have problems, please provide detail. i really like
> to know.
> thanks for your reply.
> angky d. lee
> Ed Gyllenhaal <egyll…@voicenet.com> wrote in article
> <01bc25d8$6763f920$65066…@egyllenh.voicenet.com>…
> > I’m looking to buy a 1993 or 1994 Camry, and have been reading about some
> > of the problems with the V-6 engine. I’ve also noticed that the V-6 is
> > significantly more expensive.
> > Over the long run, will the V-4 be more reliable? Long-term reliability
> is
> > more important to me than power. (I only drive about 10k per year,
> > including two or three 500 mile trips.)
> > Thanks for any advice,
> > Ed
> > egyll…@voicenet.com
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Farris Yawn wrote:
> V-4,Gracie??
> In article <01bc2616$5775b880$5bd195ce@default>, "Angky D"
> <hotel…@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > just bought a 1993 V6 LE Wagon today. really beautiful.
> > when you say V6 engines have problems, please provide detail. i really like
> > to know.
> > thanks for your reply.
> > angky d. lee
> > Ed Gyllenhaal <egyll…@voicenet.com> wrote in article
> > <01bc25d8$6763f920$65066…@egyllenh.voicenet.com>…
> > > I’m looking to buy a 1993 or 1994 Camry, and have been reading about some
> > > of the problems with the V-6 engine. I’ve also noticed that the V-6 is
> > > significantly more expensive.
> > > Over the long run, will the V-4 be more reliable? Long-term reliability
> > is
> > > more important to me than power. (I only drive about 10k per year,
> > > including two or three 500 mile trips.)
> > > Thanks for any advice,
> > > Ed
> > > egyll…@voicenet.com
what the heck is a V-4, surely not an 3SFE or 5SFE.
The V-6 in the camry has been trouble free.
Later
Jim Craudell wrote:
> snip…
the V^ is a much better engine…remeber that the lexus es 300 uses the
same engine…and here certified es300 come with a 5-60,000mile
powertrain warranty…I think you can now gwt the camary as a caertified
car with a long warranty….but hands down the v-6 camary is much
better.
as i recall??? 4clin-134hp, v-6–185hp…if you want a good 4 clin look
at a used accord ex…
MG wrote:
> Jim Craudell wrote:
> > snip…
> the V^ is a much better engine…remeber that the lexus es 300 uses the
> same engine…and here certified es300 come with a 5-60,000mile
> powertrain warranty…I think you can now gwt the camary as a caertified
> car with a long warranty….but hands down the v-6 camary is much
> better.
> as i recall??? 4clin-134hp, v-6–185hp…if you want a good 4 clin look
> at a used accord ex…
What the hell are you talking about? And could you please spell camry
correctly.
GET THE V6…the problems have been with the V6 trucks
Ed Gyllenhaal wrote:
> I’m looking to buy a 1993 or 1994 Camry, and have been reading about some
> of the problems with the V-6 engine. I’ve also noticed that the V-6 is
> significantly more expensive.
> Over the long run, will the V-4 be more reliable? Long-term reliability is
> more important to me than power. (I only drive about 10k per year,
> including two or three 500 mile trips.)
> Thanks for any advice,
> Ed
> egyll…@voicenet.com
The problem Toyota has been having is with the V-6 truck engines not the
car engines.
Both engines are very reliable. The 4 cylinder may be more economical in
the long run because is has fewer parts and is easier to work on.
Jayman.
p.s. before buying a used car take it to a trusted technician to have it
checked over. Even the best cars break-down if not maintained.
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Tony Killeen wrote:
> In article <01bc25d8$6763f920$65066…@egyllenh.voicenet.com>, "Ed
> Gyllenhaal" <egyll…@voicenet.com> wrote:
> > I’m looking to buy a 1993 or 1994 Camry, and have been reading about some
> > of the problems with the V-6 engine. I’ve also noticed that the V-6 is
> > significantly more expensive.
> > Over the long run, will the V-4 be more reliable? Long-term reliability is
> > more important to me than power. (I only drive about 10k per year,
> > including two or three 500 mile trips.)
> I have a ’92 V4 Camry (about 40,000 miles). The V4 was fine for me, mostly
> just short trips to and from work. It has plenty of acceleration and is
> very quiet. I’ve had no problems with it and hope to get another 4 years
> from it. I keep cars about 8-10 years usually.
> Tony
TOYOTA DOESN’T BUILD A V4 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rick Jones <ssaue…@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
:Tony Killeen wrote:
:>
:> I have a ’92 V4 Camry (about 40,000 miles). The V4 was fine for me, mostly
:> just short trips to and from work. It has plenty of acceleration and is
:> very quiet. I’ve had no problems with it and hope to get another 4 years
:> from it. I keep cars about 8-10 years usually.
:TOYOTA DOESN’T BUILD A V4 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The last V-4 I remember was the mid-60s Ford Corsair in the UK.
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In article <01bc2b1e$ad3b7720$df743…@tcox4.dns.microsoft.com>, "Thomas
Cox" <t…@microsoft.com> wrote:
> I would like to hear more about this – I have a T-100 with a 3.4L V6, and
> would like to know what to watch out for. So far, it’s been great, but I
> only have 10,000 miles on it.
My 96 T100 blew the head gasket at 17K.
If the dealer has it in stock, it can be fixed in a couple of days.
(unless you overheated the engine and ruined the short block too)
IF this happens to you, try and take it to the dealer that does the most
volume business or call around to see if they have the kit in stock,
otherwise, you may be waiting around a while..I just heard of someone who
waited 2 MONTHS for their 96 4-Runner.
My local dealer was going to keep me hanging for a month or so, I found
another dealer who had the kit in stock and yanked my truck away from the
first dealer and got it fixed pronto.
The gasket availability problem seems to be going away as the supplier has
geared up to make a bunch of them.
The problem was caused by a combination of a sometimes faulty part, and a
machine that over-tighteded the bolts.
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Jim Janecek <*jane…@tezcat.com> wrote in article
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> In article <01bc2b1e$ad3b7720$df743…@tcox4.dns.microsoft.com>, "Thomas
> Cox" <t…@microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I would like to hear more about this – I have a T-100 with a 3.4L V6,
and
> > would like to know what to watch out for. So far, it’s been great, but
I
> > only have 10,000 miles on it.
> My 96 T100 blew the head gasket at 17K.
> If the dealer has it in stock, it can be fixed in a couple of days.
> (unless you overheated the engine and ruined the short block too)
I have the T100 V6 with 28,000 miles on it and no problems yet. The only
complaint I have against the T100 is the "light in the rear" syndrome. I
always feel a little uneasy on streets that are slick with oil or rain. The
truck has almost all of it’s weight in the front and it makes life
interesting when you need to stop in a hurry!
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Alan Cowan wrote:
> Jim Janecek <*jane…@tezcat.com> wrote in article
> <*janecek-1403971846550…@janecek.tezcat.com>…
> > In article <01bc2b1e$ad3b7720$df743…@tcox4.dns.microsoft.com>, "Thomas
> > Cox" <t…@microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > I would like to hear more about this – I have a T-100 with a 3.4L V6,
> and
> > > would like to know what to watch out for. So far, it’s been great, but
> I
> > > only have 10,000 miles on it.
> > My 96 T100 blew the head gasket at 17K.
> > If the dealer has it in stock, it can be fixed in a couple of days.
> > (unless you overheated the engine and ruined the short block too)
> I have the T100 V6 with 28,000 miles on it and no problems yet. The only
Check carefully. I have a T100 that blew at 14K. I would not have
found the leak if I had not been stuck in deep snow during a killer
blizzard in Tahoe. While digging out, I noticed pink fluid around my
splash gaurd. After digging out, two of us examined the engine and
underneath the truck and could find nothing. My fluid level was not
low. After returning home, I still took the truck into Toyota and was
informed of the problem. It took several weeks to fix.
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> complaint I have against the T100 is the "light in the rear" syndrome. I
> always feel a little uneasy on streets that are slick with oil or rain. The
> truck has almost all of it’s weight in the front and it makes life
> interesting when you need to stop in a hurry!