Going to look at 1991 Camry DX tomorrow

[malakia71]

Hello everybody,

First time posting on this forum. Little bit about myself. I am in Pittsburgh, PA. Owned Toyota once in my lifetime (2001 Sienna, bought it new) and sold in 2006 because children grew up and we didn't need it any more. Had 60K miles and zero problems, so I have respect for Toyota.

I never had Japanese car from that period, but heared that that quality was legendary. I actually like aesthetics of 70's and 80's, much more than bloated forms of modern cars. In fact, my all time favorite car is 1981 VW Golf diesel that I left behind on the other side of Atlantic, when we moved in this country.

OK, now to the question! So I found this 1991 Camry DX, automatic for sale. One owner, deceased. 98K miles. I wanted 4 cyl one, because my 4.0 Cherokee is just draining my budget... The seller (the owner's daughter) told me the car was running fine, but developed a problem with fuel delivery; such that the engine will only run with starting fuel. She thinks might be filter or pump. I already went through posts to get an idea how diagnose faulty pump. I wonder what else to look. Is there anything specific for that year that might be a problem. My mech. skills are average (have done steering linkages, shocks etc.)

[blu_91_cam]

You actually might want to take a look at the cold start valve which is prone to failure and usually causes problems during cooler weather. Not too sure about anything else. I havent herd of fuel being a big issue with gen 2 so make sure its not something more severe. Good luck on your buy.

[my126benz]

I currently am fixing up a 91 Camry that had sat for awhile. When I bought it, it wouldn't start. I did the standard checks for the relays and what not. What it turned out to be was a rusty fuel tank. The car was from soutehrn Cali and it looked perfect. The tank showed no rust on the outside. Then i pulled the gauge unit out from underneath the back seat and found the inside of the tank had severe rust. The rust had clogged the screen and burned out the pump. I ended up replacing the pump and tank. If the car has sat for a period of time with little gas in the tank then its possible moisture has rusted it out.

[white90dx]

Yeah, major possibilities (all fixable):

Fuel Pump
Fuel Filter
Cold start time switch
AFM (air flow meter - the internal fuel pump switch)

-Charlie