I took 2 vids, one from my 1987 Camry, and one from my 2001. The 2001 has some type of bearing noise and I'm not sure where it's coming from. I took both belts off, but the engine sounded exactly the same (belts are on in the video)
Sorry for the audio quality, all I have is a crappy still camera that happens to take (poor) videos. It's a bit hard to tell from the videos, but listen for a "whine" on the 2001. The '97 sounds louder but actually it isn't and the engine sounds quieter at idle than my 2001. The 2001 was a bit cooler at start so the engine runs faster, but it needed to be cold because the noise dies down somewhat when the engine heats ups. Have a listen: (files are in DivX format with mp3 audio)
2001 Camry video
1987 Camry video
Is that a normal engine sound for the 2001? It sounds loud to me and has that annoying whine. It can't be heard when driving the car though... (car has 81,000 kilometers)
Sorry for the audio quality, all I have is a crappy still camera that happens to take (poor) videos. It's a bit hard to tell from the videos, but listen for a "whine" on the 2001. The '97 sounds louder but actually it isn't and the engine sounds quieter at idle than my 2001. The 2001 was a bit cooler at start so the engine runs faster, but it needed to be cold because the noise dies down somewhat when the engine heats ups. Have a listen: (files are in DivX format with mp3 audio)
2001 Camry video
1987 Camry video
Is that a normal engine sound for the 2001? It sounds loud to me and has that annoying whine. It can't be heard when driving the car though... (car has 81,000 kilometers)