Quarter of a Million Miles

[solidg]

Is it possible to get that many miles out of a Camry without replacing the engine or transmission? Have you ever seen it?

[SKYravefever]

Yes, heard of, but haven't seen it in person.

[brink]

Well, my dad's 91 is approaching 300,000 miles on the same engine. The old auto tranny died halfway there, though.

[epborden]

999,999 miles.

The truth is, the parts just wear down so much, you just can't theoretically make it there. Somewhere along the line you have to replace parts.

[CaptMuttonChops]

I'm almost there, same engine/transmission. The tranny is getting kind of sketchy now, but I'm sure it'll last atleast till 225,000.

[cam2Xrunner]

Most ive seen on a camry was 365k, gen 1. This little old lady was trading it in and we gave her 750$ us and she thought it wasn't enough. Dont know if it was the original engine or trans though.

[LebaneseCam]

I got 301,035k running good. The toyota guy at the dealership said hes seen then reach 500,000 easily.

[solidg]

Originally posted by brink
Well, my dad's 91 is approaching 300,000 miles on the same engine. The old auto tranny died halfway there, though.

how often / did he flush the tranny fluid?

[white90dx]

I've owned two manual trans gen2 camry's... I crashed one at 267k miles, and it was still running strong. The one I have now has 309k miles on it, the motor was just rebuilt for the turbo, the tranny is pretty beat but useable. 250k is very attainable if you do regular maintenance and don't beat on the car.

-Charlie

[solidg]

Originally posted by white90dx
I've owned two manual trans gen2 camry's... I crashed one at 267k miles, and it was still running strong. The one I have now has 309k miles on it, the motor was just rebuilt for the turbo, the tranny is pretty beat but useable. 250k is very attainable if you do regular maintenance and don't beat on the car.

-Charlie

change engine oil every 3k?

flush tranny oil evervy 30k?

[bronzemaxell]

Originally posted by solidg
change engine oil every 3k?

flush tranny oil evervy 30k?

i change oil every 3k,
and when i asked the mechanic to change the transmission fluid since i ran 30k miles already, and he said not necessory at first, after i begged him and he charged me $20 to drain then refill the transmission fluid. he was giving me an impression that i didn't need to change the transmission fluid yet, but how many miles interval should i change the transmission fluid?
i told the mechanic since he already has the car jacked up for engine oil change, he just need to unplug the transmission cap. this is for my 93 4cyl 5 speed with 223k miles.

[Durrby]

Damn yall got some miles on ya Camry's...I bought a used '95 Camry from a dealer about 2 years ago with 55,000 miles on her and I just hit 60,000 the other day....time for a new timing belt, water pump...anything else???

[solidg]

I put 20k on a year!

[white90dx]

Originally posted by solidg
change engine oil every 3k?

flush tranny oil evervy 30k?

Heh... if you use good oil and a good filter, you don't need to change your oil more often than every 5k or so. Especially if you normally take long trips and don't work the engine too hard...

As for the tranny... both of the Camry's I've had were manual transmissions - tranny fluid doesn't get as much of a workout in a manual. I would worry more about it in an auto for maintanence...

Just follow the factory recommended intervals for your car.

-Charlie

PS. I put on about 25k a year on my car(s).

[SmokingTires]

Yeah, I'm up at 191,000. Regular oil change is everything. NAPA Premium in mine. But my tranny kicked at 188,000. A broken line drained it and burned out the clutches, and a bearing on the inside shattered, shot around and wrecked all the gear teeth. $2000, two weeks, I'm back on the road. Same engine running strong.

I'd just suggest a full inspection/tune-up every 5 years or so. At about the ten year mark (nicely enough, right when the warrenty gives out) is when you really need a full inspection. That's when stuff starts to go. I needed a new timing belt, water pump, rear cam seal, valve cover gasket, etc. I was right around 179,000 then.