1993 TOYOTA CAMRY Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. *TR

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY MODEL YEAR 1993 WAY BACK IN 1998. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE SOMEONE HAS JUST TRADED IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER HAD NOT LOOK INTO IT AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN CLEAN YET. I BOUGHT IT CAUSE I NEEDED THE CAR SO BADLY AND TOYOTA IS A GOOD CAR AND THE PRICE WAS NOT SO BAD. BUT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THERE IS A SMELL COMING OUT OF THE HEATER WHICH MAKE ME CHOKE SOMETIMES AND THE ENGINE ALWAYS SMOKING WHEN WE DRIVE A LONG WAY AND STOP. THE SMOKE IS SO SMELLY AND I DID TRY TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER BEFORE TO LET THEN SEE THE PROBLEM. ALL THEY SAY IS THAT MAYBE I SPILLED SOME OIL AND IT IS BURNING, BUT ITS BEEN 5 YEARS AND ITS JUST THE SAME. I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE IS A...

THE ENGINE FAILED ON MY 1993 V6 3.0L CAMRY WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES, DUE TO ELECTROLYSIS ON THE CYLINDERS AND RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE COOLING SYSTEM AND ENGINE BLOCK. MY SECOND OPINION MECHANIC STATES THAT THIS IS THE SAME V6 ENGINE THAT WAS USED IN TOYOTA TRUCKS IN THE EARLY 90'S THAT HAD HEAD GASKET DEFECTS THAT LED TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT TOYOTA RECALLED AND REPLACED THESE GASKETS AND FIXED ANY RESULTING DAMAGE. TOYOTA OF SANTA BARBARA (WHERE I REGULARLY HAVE THIS CAR SERVICED) CLAIMS THAT THE SERVICE/PARTS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IF NOT, WHY WOULDN'T THEY BE, GIVEN THAT IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM? DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *LA

I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND AFTER HE WAS ALMOST FINISHED PUTTING EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER, A CUSOTMER OF HIS WHO OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA HI LUX TRUCK TOLD HIM THAT THE HEAD GASKETS IN HIS TRUCK WERE RECALLED AND THAT THE TOYOTA SERVICE STATION TOOK CARE OF IT. HE ALSO HAD A V6 ENGINE IN HIS TRUCK, THE SAME AS MINE. IF HIS ENGINE IS THE SAME AS MINE, I'M WONDERING IF WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE THE ENGINE COMPONENTS OF MY CAR WERE ALSO . *AK

CONSUMER WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, THERE WAS A FRONT SIDE LIGHT OUT. DEALER CHANGED LIGHT AND CHANGED THE OIL. WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP CAR THERE WERE NO TAIL LIGHTS. DEALER SAID ALL BULBS BLEW OUT. CONSUMER THINKS MECHANIC MAY HAVE BLOWN OUT THE BULBS. ALSO, MECHANIC SAID THAT CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW OIL PAN. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED AND BLEW A HEAD GASKET. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE RELAY LOCATED IN THE TRUNK AREA CAUSED THE TAILLIGHTS TO GO OUT. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH OIL PAN BOLT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OBVIOUS PROBLEM W/ TOYOTA V6 ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FROM 88' OR NEWER. *AK

NUMBER ONE PISTON ROD EITHER CAME LOOSE OR BROKE, CAUSING APPROXIMATELY A 3 INCH HOLE IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK.

TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A "SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN" FOR V6 TRUCKS MADE FROM 90 TO 94 AND EARLY 95. THE NOTICE I HAVE READ STATES THAT ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS MAY LEAK AND TOYOTA WILL REPLACE THE GASKETS AND RESULTING DAMAGE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. MY 1993 V6 CAMRY HAS THIS PROBLEM. I JUST CAME BACK FROM THE DEALER AND HAVE A CONFIRMED STATEMENT THAT I HAVE A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND MAYBE HEAD DAMAGE. I AM WONDERING IF THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDES THE V6 IN MY CAMRY AS IT IS THE SAME ENGINE USED IN THE TRUCKS. I DON'T KNOW THAT I WILL GET ACCURATE INFO BY TALKING WITH THE DEALER SO I'M CONTACTING YOU. IF MY CAR IS EXCLUDED, COULD YOU FIND OUT WHY GIVEN I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE SAME ENGINE. ARE THERE OTHER V6 CAMRY OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE...

#6 CONNECTING ROD CAP CAME OFF OF #6 CONNECTING ROD; CONNECTING ROD BOLTS AND NUTS APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED; ROD WENT THROUGH SIDE OF BLOCK RUINING BLOCK, CRANKSHAFT, AND #5 AND #6 CONNECTING RODS.

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED LEAKAGE AND FAILURE OF THE DISTRIBUTOR O-RING. MJS

VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. MJS

I GOT FIRST MISTAKE TO SEND YOU AS SECOND SEND YOU BETTER RIGHT AND TOYOTA OF SEATTLE WAS NOT REPAIR THAT NEEDS VALVE GASKET LEAKING AND HISTORY OF YEARS. SERVICE REPAIR REFUSED IT, AND HOPE YOU INVESTIGATE TOYOTA OF SEATTLE. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION.

TIMING BELT FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARS A LOUD NOISE, ROD CRACKED THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TIMING BELTS FAILED.