3rd & 4th Generation (1992–1996 & 1997–2001)Toyota Camry Discussion for years: 1992-1996 & 1997-2001
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This is the 2.2 4 cyl with about 180K. Car shut down at highway speeds, exactly like when timing belt breaks. I mean just from 1 second to the next. Had to tow back home and that cost $300. I'm not wanting to have it towed to a shop where I will be at the mercy of a mechanic I do not know.
I do not think it is the timing belt; that and water pump changed out around 60K miles ago, but it could be. I tried removing oil fill cap and seeing if there was any movement when car was started, I could not see anything, period.
Checked all fuses related and found nothing wrong. My fuel guage according to the owner's manual, is electrically controlled when ignition is turned to "ON" or ACC, but it is stuck right at half full. I do not recall this before the car shut down.
I've tried leaning under the rear while car is switched on to hear fuel pump and I cannot hear anything.
There is plenty of power and it is enough to turn the motor over as I see the belts rotating.
I may be able to have a friend who has a scanner come by and read the codes, but maybe not. Sort of stuck here.
There is plenty of fuel and there have been no known issues until now.
I may be asking a lot here, but this is the only car we have and I'm outta work like half the country so I don't have the luxury of just sending it to a shop who starts replacing things trying to diagnose the problem.
Any help or suggestions would be really really appreciated.
First double check the timing belt. 60K is way early for a timing belt failure, but shit happens.
To do this, pull the cap off the distributor (two bolts holding it on), and see if the rotor in the dizzy is spinning when you crank. If the rotor ain't spinning, it's timing belt.
Actually, before you do this, check for spark (it's a little faster). Pull one of the spark plugs (preferably the one with the longest cord), connect up the cord, lean the metal against something grounded (like a bolt on the body of the car, or the engine hangers...just not the valve cover...can't really trust that to be grounded). Crank and see if you've got spark. If you've got spark, then not the timing belt. If you don't have spark, then do the dizzy test (other things can cause lack of spark besides the timing belt, but you can't get spark with a timing belt broken).
Any chance it could be the fuel pump? I know sometimes failure is gradual and noticeable, but I've know of occasions where the fuel pump fails out of the blue.
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