One of the things I'm observing about my new $725 car may be quite alarmingly the smell of burning transmission fluid. It's a little low (shows at the "cold" mark when hot), and we get a bit of white smoke out the tailpipe even when hot. Any observations from the VZ-savvy?
There's also a burning oil smell...oil leak, probably valve covers? (the back one's going to be fun) From the spare bottle of oil included with it it seems that they're running discount 5w30 in it, which is a lighter oil than I've typically run in a Camry (10w30, generally)
There's occasionally a bog on acceleration (feels like spark plugs...again, a thing I'm really looking forward to on the V6
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Needs left axle and new tires (knew that going into it, possibly a right rear wheel bearing as well)
What are other known problem areas on the V6 Gen2 Camry? I know the 4-cylinders inside and out but the V6 really is a different car.
With 130,000 on the clock it's probably due for a heap of deferred maintenance. Which is fine; I'd budgeted $1500 for a replacement car. If putting $700 into a $700 car will get me another 130k, I'm all for it.
So far, the shopping list looks like:
Left axle
Four tires and 4-wheel alignment
Cap, wires, rotor
Transmission flush & service
Sea Foam and oil change
Anything I'm missing? What would the gurus do to put this thing back to perfect health?
Here's a pic for y'all of my new whip:
