getting a 1mz-fe need help

[bowlofturtle]

hey guys i kinda search this but it was annoying more or less too many things came up but. I'm looking at a 95 1mz for 3800$ with 90k

I know the main thing to look for is the oil sludging issue but where are you suppose to see if this has happen. i'm trying to gather where to start to look for it. Also i gotta check the cv boots and what stuff should of been done to the car to ask. 60-75k the timing suppose to be done.

is this 95 ODb-2 and R134a waht are the chances?

[2wickedtoyz]

800-825-3121

i hope that helps i got my motor for 1265 shipped w/1yr warranty

[bowlofturtle]

oh crap... i didn;t mention it was the whole car. lol i can see why you saw it as a engine only.

I haven't seen the car myself yet but i wanted to just go in check out the car target that oil sludging mainly drive it around for 15 mins and buy it or not type deal. But i was wondering about OBD-2 and R134a mainly.

[95camguy]

my '95 camry le v6(1mz-fe) is OBDII and has R134a in the air conditioning system. i believe toyota started using R134a in 94 but im not 100% on that.

i would check the things you mentioned and also the trans fluid condition and the condition of the struts. some say that struts last alot longer, but for safety(because a car with bad struts dives and pitches more during hard braking and emergency manuvers) i like to replace struts between 100K and 120K miles depending on how bouncy the car gets. most important to remember is that toyotas are very reliable cars as long as they have been properly maintained(oil changes, tune ups etc..). a poorly maintained toyota can be just as unreliable if it has had a poor maintaince history. check it out and use your judgement. listen to the engine and test the performance of the transmission. basically take it for a good 15min, at least, test drive.

i purchased my cam in september '04 for $4000K with 120,000 miles. its an le that was in very clean condition. so i would go check it out if you want. sounds like a decent deal.