3rd & 4th Generation (1992–1996 & 1997–2001)Toyota Camry Discussion for years: 1992-1996 & 1997-2001
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Hello, I have a 96 Camry V6. Whenever I drive over 30 minutes for some reason my car starts to act up. If I get on the highway after driving that long my car,
1. can't go over 40MPH, no matter how hard I hit the gas the RPMs are around 3 the best and it won't go any faster.
2. when I take my foot off the gas the car immediately slows to a stop as if I were hitting the brakes.
3. the car smokes a little bit.
4. after I pull over for about 10 minutes it all goes away as if nothing ever happened and the car drives normal.
Is this a transmission problem or air intake/ exhaust problem? or something else completely?
The Temp gauge was fine. That was the first thing I looked at when I saw some smoke.
I must have been going from 3rd the 4th gear. It would never get into fourth. and it was losing power. I took my foot off the gas and it stopped quickly and completely.
The smoke was coming from under the hood, from the bottom of the car. it was not very thick smoke so it was hard for me to pin point where it was coming from exactly.
Yep, the exhaust gas has to go somewhere, otherwise, it will choke itself to death. Is that where the smoke is coming from? Check the tailpipe when it act up.
Does the catalytic converter come into play with power much? can a clogged catalytic converter be the problem
That would be my first guess. As a test you can have someone disconnect the exhaust in front of the converter and then take it for a ride, to see if the problem goes away. This can only be done for a test, as this violates federal laws. If the problem still persists, my next suggestion would be to have someone test fuel pressure. You may have a failing fuel pump or a clogged fuel filter. Weak fuel pumps seem to act up when they get warm. Testing for fuel pressure requires tapping in to the fuel rail before the injectors. You will need a few fittings for this test. After that, I would inspect ignition system components, especially the coil inside the distributor. They can also cause problems when they get hot. Are you experiencing any missfiring or does the car just seem to readh it's limit at 3000 RPM's?
I don't think it's your transmission, since your RPM's are not reving past 3000. When the transmission starts to act up, the engine revs up without it shifting in to the next gear.
thanks for all the advice, m,y PC was down for a little while so i wasn't able to check the responses. I got a full tune up and I still run into this same problem. After about 15 or 20 minutes of driving the car does several things.
1. when i take my foot off of the accelerator the car immediately starts braking as if my foot was on the brake.
2. i smell a burning smell.
3. my car does not accelerate no matter how hard i push down on the accelerator. the rpms can go as high as 4rpm but the car will not accelerate
4. if i don't pull over there is a small consistant amount of smoke that comes out of the engine. it is very hard to locate the source of the smoke. the best i could narrow it down to was below the enging in front of the fans.
I was thinking of taking it to a transmission specialist but after reading the responses i am thinking maybe a muffler/catalytic converter specialist.
If your cat is plugged, the engine RPM will hit a wall regardless of what gear you're in. Try shifting into "1" and see if it'll rev past 3,000. If it'll rev freely to redline in first gear, the cat's not the problem.
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1992 Camry LE, V6 (3VZ-FE), ABS brakes, 330k miles, dark emerald pearl, owned since new.
1996 Avalon XLS, ABS brakes, moonroof, white, acquired w/ 139k miles, now at 261k.
2001 Yamaha FZ1, Ivan's jet kit, resprung all around, Ohlins in the rear, Race Tech cartridge emulators in the forks, 45k miles.
A simple test the 'old folks' used to do in the 'old days', put your hand on the tail pipe and compare the difference when the car is running good and when it is not. If the exhaust is restricted, you will feel a diffrence.
Another way of testing it is a little bit more involve, remove the oxgen sensor and put a pressure gauge in its place, it there is any restriction, it will have a pressure reading.
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