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Originally Posted by Piloter
Clay bar, maybe, for the paint cleaning?
Look at the stickers under the hood, there should be mention of 7A-FE or 4A-FE, also see if you can see the sticker on the timing belt cover, that'll tell you as well. If there are no stickers visible, see if you can see the oil pan. The 7A-FE has a very uneven pan, with a big 'hump' downward on the side opposite the transmission where it can clear the crossmember. The 4A-FE has an even pan across, because the deck height is shorter and it doesn't need to get clearance from the crossmember. Hope this helps.
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I spent part of the day putting drums and brake shoes on the back. I have never experienced wheels that were so difficult to remove. Removing the wheels took almost as long as it did to replace the shoes, the damn things seemed to be welded to the drums and I couldn't get them to budge. I'll probably replace the pads on the front tomorrow. I prefer working on on disc brakes a lot more than break shoes.
After completing the brakes, I started polishing and waxing the car (the oxidation was driving me nuts). Although the car belongs to the kids, I'm the one trying to make it look as good as possible.
I took it on the freeway for a longer drive today and had it up to 85 with no shaking. I wouldn't want to drive it at that speed for any great distance, but I wanted to see how stable it would be at that speed. It drives real smooth at 65 to 70 and seems to do so with little effort.
My wife and I talked about getting a used Camry when the lease is up on our Highlander, but we are now considering a newer Corolla. I noticed a lot of Corolla's today and when we were in a parking lot that had a newer Corolla parked in it, I would check them out. I've been a big fan of Camry's, but I just might be a convert.
