Here we go again

[farzien]

So after about one year of contemplating, i am finally taking in the Camry in for Service. It now has 107K miles on it. All i have done on it so far is Oil/oil filter air filter, brakes, and cabin filter. This is what i have planned out on doing:
Timing Belt
Serpintine&any other belt
Trans fluid (some people say not to do it)&trans filters
Spark Plugs
Water Pump
Coolant flush
PCV
Brakes
Is there any major components i am missing? I will be taking in the Camry for new struts and Alignment in a couple of months. Thanks for your help.

[Old Dood]

Not just Trans Fluid....a Transmission FLUSH! Clear out the old crud.

Also a Motor Vac works wonders too...I trust it more then Sea-foam because it actually vacumes out the crud...Sea-foam lets the car's system get rid of it. I gained an extra 3mpg with my 3800 V6 in my Buick.

Link: http://www.motorvac.com/products/CarbonCleanMCS245.html

[farzien]

So i will ask my friend, the owner of the shop, which i truly trust, to also motervac the engine. anything else i drive the car for about 22K a year and i want to car to last me another five or six years, i want to make this a complete "check up", i dont want to have to do somthing this big for another couple of years.. Anything else? Keep the sugestions comming. Also if my friend does not the motor vac thing, where should i take it to?

[farzien]

is there is anything else i need to do?, please tell so, i dont want to take the shop again!

[marc780]

Sounds like you covered almost everything important. Just a couple more things you may want to do: 1. Have them change the radiator hoses whilethe coolant is out. 2. Also when they do the timing belt, change the idler pulley(s) too!
They are going to charge you dear for all that, as im sure you are aware. $1000 bucks or so? The coolant flush would be done anyway with the wter pump. They will just dump in the coolant when they are done and he is not going to be flushing anything, except your money if they charge you extra labor for this.
Speaking of flushing, i'd say consider not flushing the trans - a simple fluid change may be better. Its over 100,000 miles and often it is better not to flush high mileage trans because on some very worn trans it kills them. (Per several posts i have read here at TN). But 100k isnt excessive so if you flush it you will probably get away with it and not hurt anything. If your ATF fluid is very discolored and smells burnt, though, this shows high wear and i wouldnt flush it.
BTW i know the bite from your wallet is bad enough. But i would do all this myself and it would cost me $400 or so.

[carlo$]

you can easily do these yourself.

Spark Plugs
Water Pump
Coolant flush
PCV

[gdanaher]

With that mileage, check the cv joints and boots. If the boots haven't failed yet, they will very soon, and it's about time for a cv joint to start making noise.

Put a stethoscope to the wheel bearings to check them for wear.

Check brakes, thickness of rotors, color of fluid. Replace as needed. If the master cylinder is original, replace it. It's due.

Check the steering rack for wear and fluid leakage.

Check A/C compressor for head pressure and suction values.

Check all electrical connections to starter, alternator, etc. Listen to alternator for bearing whine. Replace bearings if needed.

Get a case of Gumout spray and clean the throttle body and air intake path including the butterfly area.

Checkand replace all vacuum hoses and heater hoses along with upper and lower radiator hoses. Check radiator cap for ability to hold pressure.

Oxygen sensors may be due. Pull one and check for proper function using your ohm meter.

[farzien]

Thanks for the help, i and printing out the advice that gdanaher gave me and giving it to my mechanic to see what else needs to be done, This is my moms car right now and we want to make sure everything is going to work fine for the upcomming years.

[farzien]

Well i just brought the Camry back from the shop, i had my shop replace the following with TOYOTA original parts:
Transmission Flush
Coolant Flush
Timing Belt
Water Pump
Platinum Spark Plugs
And All of the Other Belts..

When i drive it, it feels newer then the day i brought it home, I dont even touch the pedal and it goes soaring i am so happy my mom came through and got this major service done.. anyway i feel a little over charged my mechanic charges me 750.00 for parts and labor, is this an accurate price.. The owner is a nice guy and his work is great.