150K mile tuneup on '96 2.2

[low00ranger]

We just got my wife a new vehicle and I'm taking over her old '96 Camry to drive most days in place of my gas-guzzling truck. It is worth much more to me to keep instead of selling it because it has been very reliable, still has a smooth ride, and has zero problems or quirks. The only thing I've noticed is that it seems to have a little more trouble accelerating around town than I remember in previous years. It just seems to "try harder" during easy acceleration and it really hasn't had a tune-up that I can remember. I would like do to a few things to restore the factory power it seems to have lost, and also to keep it running solid for a long time. She got the car when it had about 100K miles so we don't know the maintenance history before that, but these are things that have been done in the 5 years she's had the car - mostly fixes and not maintenance:

New struts (5yrs ago)
New starter and ignition (3yrs ago)
New brake pads (3yrs ago)
New A/C compressor (2yrs ago)
New Radiator, T-stat, and hoses (1yr ago)
New battery (2 months ago)

As you can see, not much has been done in the 5 years, 50K miles that we've had it outside of the above and regular oil changes. But it was her car before we were married so I wasn't concerned about maintenance, and nothing really NEEDED to be fixed.

So we're at the 150K mile mark with the past 50K mile history above, not knowing what was done during its 0-100K mile history. I've come up with the following list of things I can think of to restore lost power and maintain the motor's life. I am looking for suggestions on what I can add or take away, and also specific brands and/or part #s to look for as good factory replacements.

Spark plugs
Plug wires
Fuel filter
Air filter
O2 sensors(don't know how many there are)
Transmission fluid(A/T)
Seafoam/Fuel Injector treatment

[aznstylez]

don't forget to change the coolant in the radiator too.
spark plugs= NGK
plug wires=NGK
air filter=K&N flat panel air filter
02 sensor= only if the engine knocks or check engine light or car is slow at full throttle but then kicks off like 5 seconds later.

[toyomoho]

If you plan to keep the car a long time change the brake and PS. Brake fluid absorbs water and over time can cause problems the PS fluid is trans fluid and will break down over time.

Anything done with timing belt, etc?

[low00ranger]

It doesn't sound like I need to replace the O2 sensors so I can knock that off my list.

Nothing has been done to the timing belt that I know if. I doubt it was changed before the 100K mile mark when we got it.

The radiator does have fresh coolant. I've never done a brake or PS fluid flush/bleed and refill, I'll have to read up on that. The power steering does get stiff in cold weather when I'm turning the wheels at low speeds, as if wheels or tie-rods are bumping into something. Maybe thats a sign the change the PS fluid now.

Thanks for the input guys!

[Barcs]

You probably want to add distributer cap and rotor to the list. Especially if you're already doing the sparks and wires. It doesn't add much more to the total work time, and is definitely necessary. (The book recommends every 30K for that) My cap & rotor were pretty bad after just 25K (in one year), so I can't even imagine going 50K without doing the full tune up. And definitely check the timing belt. You also might want to consider giving it a sea foam treatment. Do a search on sea foam and you will find some great information on that.

[low00ranger]

I had the cap and rotor in the back of my mind, didn't know how often its recommended to change that.

Here's the list I'm looking at so far - I wanted to go through my local Autozone or Advance Auto but it looks like they don't have some of the items I need. So I'm looking at getting it all with RockAuto.com.

Distributor Cap & Rotor Kit - AIRTEX Part # 3D1230 - $15.23
I can get different brands for the individual cap and rotor pieces, but would the Airtex kit be a safe replacement?

Spark Plugs - NGK Part # 2756 {V-Power #BKR6E11} DOHC; {.044 gap} - $1.68 each
Basic NGK plugs, doesn't look like I need anything more.

Plug Wires - NGK Part # 8762 {#TE62} - $32.79

Air Filter - K&N Part # 332052 - $42.79

Fuel Filter - FRAM Part # G7767 - $15.65

Not sure which timing belt to pick, I'm not too familiar with them. I'm seeing AcDelco, Dayco, Gates, and a couple other brands I've never heard of. Is this a nasty swap? Hopefully I can find a write-up somewhere or a Haynes manual.

And I'll top it off with the fluid changes and sea-foam treatment.

[Kep]

I believe that Timing Belt maintenance is every 60,000 miles for this year. If you're lucky the previous owner did it a 60k. If you haven't done it yet you are well over so figure doing it now like Toyomoho suggested. While you're in there there look hard for oil leaks. There are several oil seals that may need attention as well as the water pump, tensioning spring and tensioning pulley. You will need to make a judgment call on most of this.

Consider manually cleaning the throttle body, IAC valve, EGR system, and PCV valve. These could be done at your leisure since you aren't having problems at this time. If your state requires exhaust emission checks get a copy of that and let us know what the numbers are.

Look through the owners manual. It has a very good maintenance table to consider.

Kep