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I have a 1996 Camry LE with 151,000 miles. Starting yesterday, I noticed that it was idling lower than normal. It usually idles around 1100 RPM but was dipping as low as 750 RPM. I have also noticed that the idle can vary a bit on its own but generally sticks below 1000 RPM.
Ever since I bought the car the check engine light has been on. There haven't been any issues until now. I was told that the problem was a faulty EGR valve and to moving I haven't had a chance to fix it. Today I noticed that it was idling low and rough and wasn't shifting or tranferring power like normal. Later I noticed that sometimes the check engine light that has been on steadily would blink up to 10 times. Later I had it blink up to fifty times.
My gut tells me there probably is something majorly wrong with my transmission but I wanted to check here before I made a move.
Thanks now and I'm sure I'll be thanking you again soon for your help.
when the check engine light is on...thats an issue, its not there to trick ya. that being said, go to a local parts store(advanced, pepboys, toyota dealer) and have them check the codes. because uve left it for so long ur prolly throwing more then one and the one problem u may have had before has compounded in to more serious problems. at this point there are several things that could be wrong and the codes will tell ya waht all is wrong. let us know waht the codes are.
A check engine light will flash when there is enough of a misfire to do damage to the catalytic converter. Before hypothesizing as to what the problem is, you need to retrieve the code from the computer and find out what your car is trying to tell you.
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Hooked my 96 2.2 Camry up to the computer at the Toyota Dealer. There Computer wasnt responding to my engine at all. Maybe it because of my new tranny I got put in last year?
You were right about the misfire. I haven't been given the error codes yet though.
First I took my car to Autozone but I quickly found out that it is half a year shy of the ODB II computers they have. I ended up going to the local Toyota dealer and am paying $81 just to check the codes. Right now I am waiting for them to give me an estimate of all the new parts they would like me to buy, whether or not they are actually needed.
I understand that the next step is a tune up, which I can do myself...
Turns out it was a bad plug wire on the third cylinder. Took a tune up that ended up costing way too much. Had to get it profossionally, is there a good tutorial for this? I would have done it myself but it was more complicated than I expected. Thanks again.
The P0303 was for the bad (misfiring) plug wire on the third cylinder. You could have purchased the plug wire and installed it yourself, although it was probably better to get the whole set replaced. When one goes, the others generally aren't too far behind.
The P0401 and the P0402 mean insufficient EGR flow and excessive EGR flow, respectively. That's probably from the defective EGR valve you mentioned. You may be able to remove it and clean it yourself. Do a search on "cleaning EGR valve" on this forum. There have been a few good posts on the subject.
In addition to code P0300, what does it mean when the check engine light is on but every now and then it will flash then go back to a solid color. Makes me nervous!
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Originally Posted by Qslim
A check engine light will flash when there is enough of a misfire to do damage to the catalytic converter. Before hypothesizing as to what the problem is, you need to retrieve the code from the computer and find out what your car is trying to tell you.
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96 Camry - Flashing Check Engine Light
. that being said, go to a local parts store(advanced, pepboys, toyota dealer) and have them check the codes. because uve left it for so long ur prolly throwing more then one and the one problem u may have had before has compounded in to more serious problems. at this point there are several things that could be wrong and the codes will tell ya waht all is wrong. let us know waht the codes are.
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