As said above, good evening. Today I purchased an '89 Camry All Trac (pumped about it, as I didn't know Toy made AWDs at that time). I got it for $1250 but it does have a little body rust and a little more underneath. Our garage only has Toyotas in it with my '00 Tacoma and my wife's shiny new '15 Camry. I never have been able to stand new cars so when I needed something with better mileage than my Taco, I stumbled upon the Camry All Trac on Craigslist. I can tell already that there are a couple problems with this old girl. There's something up with the rear passenger drum (I don't know what yet, are there any common issues?) as it seems to be pulsating when coming to a stop on any surface (maybe ABS malfunctioning...?).
Also, the motor has frequent (small) misses, almost hiccups, at idle. However, I drove it 30-40 miles home at highway speeds and it ran well enough (about as much power as a potato, not much power compared to Tacoma). I'm assuming this problem is related to something that is regular maintenance that someone missed along the way (150k miles) such as, fuel filter, plugs, air filter, or wires (worst case : injectors). This should be EFI, correct? Pickups switched in '85 so I assume this is EFI.
The final problem I have is not the car's, it's my own. I don't know exactly how this AWD button works... I feel like a real dummy saying that as I've had my Tacoma in many pieces before (transfer case split and pulled apart for cleaning and seal replacements) and understood it all. Maybe I'll blame it on the All Trac's automatic tranny. But, I have a push button to activate the "Auto" mode for the AWD. My question is, with "Auto" off, is AWD on or off?
I'm very sorry for this long post and if there are other posts that discuss many of these things, please tell me to fuck off and go search. My final question (I promise) is if anyone has a digital copy of the FSM or Owner's Manual? I'd appreciate either and can provide many, many years of trucks (FSMs, just ask). I look forward to repairing this old girl and getting her back into (good) running condition.
Thank you to all of you who read and respond to this thread,
Mike
Also, the motor has frequent (small) misses, almost hiccups, at idle. However, I drove it 30-40 miles home at highway speeds and it ran well enough (about as much power as a potato, not much power compared to Tacoma). I'm assuming this problem is related to something that is regular maintenance that someone missed along the way (150k miles) such as, fuel filter, plugs, air filter, or wires (worst case : injectors). This should be EFI, correct? Pickups switched in '85 so I assume this is EFI.
The final problem I have is not the car's, it's my own. I don't know exactly how this AWD button works... I feel like a real dummy saying that as I've had my Tacoma in many pieces before (transfer case split and pulled apart for cleaning and seal replacements) and understood it all. Maybe I'll blame it on the All Trac's automatic tranny. But, I have a push button to activate the "Auto" mode for the AWD. My question is, with "Auto" off, is AWD on or off?
I'm very sorry for this long post and if there are other posts that discuss many of these things, please tell me to fuck off and go search. My final question (I promise) is if anyone has a digital copy of the FSM or Owner's Manual? I'd appreciate either and can provide many, many years of trucks (FSMs, just ask). I look forward to repairing this old girl and getting her back into (good) running condition.
Thank you to all of you who read and respond to this thread,
Mike