2004 Camry vibration when decellerating

I've got a problem I hope you guys can give me some advice on. In the last week or so I have noticed that my 2004 Camry (4cyl automatic...base model) has begun to have a vibration when you let off the throttle. The vibration is coming from the front of the car and seems to be the right front specifically. It also seems to be most noticeable at highway speeds. I have ruled out a tire balance problem since it only seems to happen when I'm off the throttle and since I rotated the tires and the vibration did not move. I have also ruled out a warped rotor since it only happens when I am not using the brakes. The car has approximately 150,000 miles about 90% of which was interstate driving. I'm guessing it may be a CV joint going bad but I took a look at them and they seem ok. Any ideas what might be causing this?

my XV20

bought intrax springs





didnt like the ride so i sold it to some kid

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bought some fogs



had to diy on the brackets because my car was built in kenturky :/



woot woot!





making my own harness connections so i can turn on fogs without my headlights!

Reply 2 : my XV20

some under dash and rear foot lighting?



front



back seats



new rims?



shopped



new headunit harness from crutchfield works perfect! gotta love having JBL's





more pics to come!



future mods:

Lowering springs

Tint

gen 5.5 LE/ XLE Grill



maybe new rims

Engine Ticking Noise in Idle

I got a 2003 Camry 4cyl with 100k miles and its been running a bit rough lately. I changed the spark plugs and its running a lot smoother. The steering wheel no longer shakes but there is a ticking noise when the car idles. (goes away when you accelerate) Trying to figure out what it is found this video of a celica that sounds just like my car:

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Anyone have something similar? Is this a lose timing chain, valves, manifold leak?

Reply 1 : Engine Ticking Noise in Idle

I have the exact sound!.. Anybody know whats the problem??

Reply 2 : Engine Ticking Noise in Idle

Those are your fuel injectors pulsing. It's normal bro.

Reply 3 : Engine Ticking Noise in Idle

The problem is its a bit louder than it used to be, and it has trouble accelerating below 2k rpm.. still feels slugish, and i don't really like driving a diesel.





I have some carborator cleaner and an exhaustive list of stuff i'm gonna check:



partially clogged EGR valve, fuel injectors

dirty throttle body

air filter

leak in intake or exhaust manifold ( or vortex baffle?)

tension pulley on timing belt

loose timing chain

bad ignition coil

valve lifters

dirty fuel filter

transmission fluid... and torque converter

loose belt on alternator

Reply 4 : Engine Ticking Noise in Idle

The 2az has a timing chain. Do you notice any smoke or any type of coolant loss? Have you checked compression? This engine has a tendency for head bolt failure.

Reply 5 : Engine Ticking Noise in Idle

So i just cleaned the throttle body since it was really dirty. I put the key in the ignition, car starts like its about to die for 3 sec while choking on the carborator cleaner fumes and then it revs like a mofo. Success!





I found another problem though, rusted exhaust pipe near the engine. That's why its so loud. There is smoke coming through the front hood. yikes.





Importz: Here's a thread on cleaning throttle body... but don't use a screw driver like in that picture. I just used some piece of plastic covered with a rag not to scratch anything.



http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...hrottle+b ody

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Originally Posted by WTI So i just cleaned the throttle body since it was really dirty. I put the key in the ignition, car starts like its about to die for 3 sec while choking on the carborator cleaner fumes and then it revs like a mofo. Success! I found another problem, though rusted exhaust pipe near the engine. That's why its so loud. There is smoke coming through the front hood. yikes. Importz: Here's a thread on cleaning throttle body... but don't use a screw driver like in that picture. I just used some piece of plastic covered with a rag not to scratch anything. http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...hrottle+b ody

Thank you WTI.. I will try it out this weekend...

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Here's what the car sounded like before the throttle body cleaning

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that weave cylinder at 0:36 is leaking exhaust fumes into my hood for some reason.

Is it supposed to leak?

The dreaded rear axle leak 2006 taco 65K miles

I got the leak right read side.. is there a how to somewhere ?? I search

and looked .. around here.. It might be under warranty but I bet they will

screw me .. so I need to find the how-to ideas ??

Thanks in advance

Reply 1 : The dreaded rear axle leak 2006 taco 65K miles

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Originally Posted by planohog I got the leak right read side.. is there a how to somewhere ?? I search and looked .. around here.. It might be under warranty but I bet they will screw me .. so I need to find the how-to ideas ?? Thanks in advance

If you can do rear brakes you can fix it. If not take it in.

Reply 2 : The dreaded rear axle leak 2006 taco 65K miles

first, isolate the cause. axle seal leak and wheel cylinder leak produce very similar looking symptoms. my gut instinct tells me it is indeed as you suspect, the axle seal. BUT, you don't want to do replacing parts that don't need replaced, so just double check.

Toyota dealer rip off in NY

After months of getting the runaround from this dealer I figured I should let other people know in case you or someone you know is planning on getting a car from this place.





In December of 2010 I purchased my 2nd vehicle from Interstate Toyota in Monsey NY( rockland county NY).

When I looked at the car I mentioned to the salesman that the rear suspension looks low he stated "Don't worry just make a appointment for service and well take care of it"

About 2 weeks after I paid top dollar for this car ( plus I paid extra for a bumper to bumper warranty) I went back to interstate Toyota service and told them that I have 2 issues with the car 1 that there is a technical bulletin for a transmission problem on this make & model so I wanted them to check if this was already done by the prior owner,

and 2 The rear suspension of the car was sitting very low.



After talking to the service manager she assured me that I was signing paperwork that if it's found that any of these problems are of my doing then I will have to pay $103.00 diagnostic fee.

After they kept me there for 4 hours they tell me that the bulletin was already taken care of, and that my car IS sitting lower then it should but because it is still within their measurement they will not replace it.

And then they had the guts to hit me with a $240.00 bill for diagnosing each item ($103.00 for each plus tax & miscellanies fee) when I refused to pay it the service manager became really nasty and immature and told me that I'm not getting my car back and then she just refused to talk to me (like a 5 year old).

I went in to the sales manager and he told me it's not his department and I was told to call this guy and that guy with no luck.

Until I went in to the showroom and caused a scene they finally released my car.

I emailed interstate Toyota and got all kind of responses but no followup. I then went to 3 different mechanics including a Toyota dealer and they all said that I need to replace my struts and springs so after getting the run around for 2 months I went and replaced them by a mechanic.

When I emailed interstate Toyota they told me to fax them the bill but again no followup just talk. Until I threatened to go public then all of a sudden I get a phone call from a Jim McMahon Stating that he is the owner of the company and he is going to take me to court over defamation e.t.c.

So I did what i should have done before I went there and goggled Interstate Toyota and found that I wasn't the first one they shafted every review I found had similar stories. here are some examples.

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So I am reaching out to all these people and my attorney is going to file a class action.

so if you know any one in NY thinking of going to Interstate Toyota have them read some reviews first. thank you

Reply 1 : Toyota dealer rip off in NY

I've moved this to the Feedback: Buyers, Sellers, and Vendors forum. This way people looking for the good and the bad will find it and not just the Avalon owners.



There's a redirect in the Avalon forum for those that saw it and go looking for it again.



Good luck!

WTB cheap 98 camry VSV

Hey guys whats up, Ive been looking on the web I think the cheapest I found was 58 bucks, anyone know if it could be found cheaper or anyone selling one here?

'11 SE - Heated seat controls?

I really like most things about the '11 Highlander but everytime I use the heated seat controls I feel like I'm on one of those hidden camera shows - waiting for the guy to jump out and tell me I've been punked.



I am not a design engineer but whoever came up with the design needs to find a new career. Manipulating that tiny "stem" while driving can be a challenge. If wearing any type of gloves it is all but impossible.



Here's an idea... why couldn't they have made the spring loaded button the ON/OFF switch? That way once you had the temperature set the way you like it turning it off and on would be a simply matter of pressing the button.



I'm coming from a '01 HL Limited which had the nice big heated seat push buttons right on the console. The '11 is a big step backwards.

Reply 1 : '11 SE - Heated seat controls?

I agree, the switch is not the best. Its also covered by the shifter.

Reply 2 : '11 SE - Heated seat controls?

Maybe that's Toyota's point....to not play with it while driving. You know how they are, always finding ways to CYA, so to speak, like Nav overrides, etc.

Reply 3 : '11 SE - Heated seat controls?

Granted it's annoying but I was even more appalled when my dealership courtesy rental 2011 corolla had the clock around that same area...

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I kinda like the way the buttons look like that wit the little shifting knob, i kinda think tats a bit classy touch to the interior design

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THIS is my biggiest gripe about the HL interior! I hate using these little nubs, I feel like I'm gonna brake them or bump the shifter.



My 11 year old GP has a huge switch with two options, Hi or Lo. I love it. Simple to use, and practially impossible to get wrong while driving. I dont have to look at what I'm doing. In the HL I always have to look for these little nubs, push them to pop them out, and then move my hand awkwardly to turn the dial.

alternator removal

Reply 1 : alternator removal

1 undo the positive cable on the bat

2 loosen up the bolts on the alternator including the ones that have wires

3 you will probably have to remove the bracket holding the alternator on thats connected to the block

4 then do everything backwards to put it back in!



its simple really simple! oh dont forget to take the belt off!

How can I tell if I have ABS?

This may be a dumb question but my power brake booster is shot and I am going to order one online but there are two options, ABS or w/o ABS. I'm not sure how to tell if I have ABS or not. It's a 95 SR5 with the v6 3.0. I turn the key forward and the far left light says rear anti lock. Is that my answer? Does that mean it has ABS? Also is there anyone in the Phoenix area that would want to do the labor?

Reply 1 : How can I tell if I have ABS?

The basic Toyota ABS system is rear only (what your light indicates you may have).

Get underneath and check out the rear diff. If there is a round thing with a wire coming out of it that's the rear ABS sensor.

The 4 wheel ABS system has a sensor in each wheel.

Welcome to the Avensis Forum!

Welcome to Toyota Nation Avensis owners!

Please use this forum for discussion about all generations. Feel free to PM me or any of the other moderators if you need any thing stickied or added that isn't already available.

Reply 1 : Welcome to the Avensis Forum!

last year I bought a Toyota avensis, second hand car still in warranty period, only34000 km , after only one year of use,a sensor on the board started to light, Iwent to a toyota service and they told me that is a big problem with my catalytic exhaustion pipe,need to change it.Is it normal for a toyota car with50000 km to have this kind of problem? I know many cars with many many km on the board with no problems, please give me a suggestion what to do!

Reply 2 : Welcome to the Avensis Forum!

If it is still under warranty you should be able to get it fixed for free. ...not sure how that stuff korks in Romania tho.



I had the same issue with the primary cat on my tC (same thing as the Avensis sept its a coupe)

Reply 3 : Welcome to the Avensis Forum!

please i have an avensis 1zz-fe any one with the ecu pinout 2lines 3 sockets

Reply 4 : Welcome to the Avensis Forum!

Greetings all am new to the forums but i need some help guys i have avensis it has seriuos wiring problems i need a ecupinout and the wiring diagram it is a 1zz-fe 3 sockets and 2 lines in each socket please any links or diagrams will be appreaciated am an electrician

Reply 5 : Welcome to the Avensis Forum!

vkamuyu try the Matrix, Celica or Corolla forums. All of those Toyotas also came with the 1zz-fe.

ae92 4agte build New Zealand

hi all, ive been on the forums for a while now but havent posted much in the last few years. i though ill post up my build for you guys (copied it mostly from another forum which i post regularly on)

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heres my soon to be finished (hopefully) 4agte ae92 fxgt or originally going to be a ae92 sedan but a learner driver with out a supervisor, wof, reg or insurance that decided to not give way made sure that did happen. specs: blacktop 4age block 4agze 8.9:1 oversized pistons and rods 550cc 3sgte injectors action dan manifold bazda supplied turbo tial 38mm wastegate tial copy 50mm bov (will get original when i get some more $$) Link LEM G3 ecu 3" stainless exhaust 2.5" stainless IC piping 600x280x76 DSR intercooler E58 gearbox with some sort of mechanical LSD old engine semi clean engine bay (20 years of road dirt and grime to clean) shot of the mess ive made in the once clean and organized garage head and rods waiting to be picked up to get built engine back from being built by camb01 (thanks cam) gearbox getting some new synchro (thanks warrick for sorting them out for me) dirty corroded gearbox after cleaning and sanding for a night the gearbox looks shiny again engine headding back into its new home intercooler position mockup engine bay car is now back in the garage so that i can work on it when its raining and work late into the night.

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computer is all wired up now and just need to setup the link before it can start. been working on making the aluminum half size radiator fit. had to remove the old bottom radiator mount and hack some of the side pannel off, then cut the outlet off so that it wouldnt hit the engine mount. just need to find someone to weld up the hole and make a new outlet and make up some brackets to hold it all in place. old new hacked area fitment (almost looks stock) shouldnt have problems with cooling now.

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down pipe half done

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been finishing up the exhaust for the past week and finally got it all done today not bad for my first exhaust system and first time welding anything other than bits of scrap metal together. heres come close ups of some of the welds ended up using a big fart cannon because i couldnt find a low key looking muffler that would fit for a decent price. got this one for 35 and its a genuine rsr one in pretty good condition considering its off a honda. also got the intake plenum back from the powder coaters as well

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finished up the intercooler piping today and relocated the battery into the boot, bov and air intake temp sensor welded on. not too much more to go.

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mounted oil cooler behind grill and also mounted the radiator fan. also it lives now VIDEO

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all finished now and getting tuned, as it was getting tuned turned out the cas was sending out bung signals and clutch is slipping at Reply 1 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand Quote: new brackets the outer fins on the caliper hit the inside face of the spokes so i will need to mill them off then just need to get some new lines made up Quote: on the way home after passing some cops doing some speed checks with the laser gun and pulling people over, i get past the commotion and think to my self "hahhahaha suckers that what u get for speeding". i get to an t intersection. it was green so so i carry on then a car runs a red light and slams into my door. it wasnt her car, she had no insurance or a license. Quote: got a new car to plonk the turbo engine old engine out 16v small port from the gti removed the battery tray modified the radiator supports and some sports of rust and managed to get the engine before i packed up tonight Quote: the finished product; managed to finish in time for the drags. only managed a 13.9 due to the lack of traction and slow ass reaction times. was a good learning experience and should be better next time round Quote: went to the drags on the 27th with some better tires and managed a 13.40s 1/4 mile. still no traction in 1st so my 60ft times are still pretty average. tried taking off in second gear but it just stalled on the start line or bogged. so next time ill get some full drag slicks and see how that goes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpgcizLDuE8 Quote: my late Christmas present to my self; a set of 800cc SARD injectors, got them for $225 each which is quite reasonable and considering the price of parts is expected to go up due to the dollar i think it was a wise decision to buy them now. Also it means that buy the next drag meet i will have more power to play with since im going in for a tune next week. Quote: New power figures on 22psi of boost next is to save up a bit more for race gas and go for more boost. Quote: got tuned on Q16 fuel (similar to C16, slightly more stable on higher boost) 340kw on 29psi 365kw on 32psi unfortunately turbo compressor went pop and disentigrated damaging the backing part of the compressor housing. so time for a new turbo and stick to 29psi. Quote: graphs of latest tune Quote: on a side note from all the recent destruction, I've converted to evo coil packs and igniter and it has performed flawlessly. pieces removed from intake system. pile on the right is from the intercooler piping straight after turbo and pile on left is what was in the entry tank of the intercooler. after intercooler there was pretty much nothing left. Quote: cars all back together now and took it for a "test" run. now spins up in third on the motorway and is just too fast to be on the streets for any sane person (only running 29psi btw). the "test" run really highlighted the inadequate brakes and suspension i have it sor of floats around when boost comes on. when i was putting the silicon joiner back on i noticed some bits of the compressor embedded into the joiner, and also one piece managed to punch a hole right through the joiner. also heres a wee vid of the car i just took http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_kYrjtLAJc Reply 2 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand Nice!!! Those are the 4agze pistons and rods holding up to 29psi??? Reply 3 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand Sweet build... I love the AE92 FX, wish they had brought it to North America. Reply 4 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand so how did your turbo fail ? Reply 5 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand stock pistons and rods are holding up fine, and as to the turbo failure there are different theories. one is that the nut became loose allowing the comp wheel to move around and contact the wall shattering. another is that it just reached it mechanical limits with a small piece coming off or cracking making the whole thing unbalanced, at those high rpm its will just self destruct if its unbalanced. Reply 6 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand some updates to the car Quote: Quote: Originally Posted by gasman went to the drags today and bought my full slicks allong and they picked up on them and told me if i ran them i get the boot. so i had to run my road tyres. first run i still had the silencer plugged in the muffler and tires fully inflated. the time slip says i got a 12.4 but i wouldn't trust it since it also says my 60ft was zero. second run i prepped my car a bit better and got a 12.9 Vid third run the turbo crapped out during either the burnout or the launch and ran at 16sec 1/4 in na form. Vid pics of the damage. and the end result for the drive home: Quote: Originally Posted by gasman got a new turbo, a Masterpower T58; same one as bazda. also plumbed back the wastegate so i could get a cert and wof i couldnt fine one of those small flexi's so bought a 200mm long one and chopped it down, looks a lot cleaner IMO but it was a bitch to weld, heres some pics of me dissecting the flexi cut off the end sleves cut the outer braiding off below the spot welds pulling off the brading and cutting off a smaller section Quote: Originally Posted by gasman new tune with new turbo and new plenum. basically the same as it was but with less broken turbos. Results: Quote: Originally Posted by gasman bit of an update. went to the drags back in november but ended up eating my gearbox and clutch started to slip in 4th gear on the 358kw tune. managed a 13.3 and a 122mph trap speed on semi slicks. after towing it back home it sat in my driveway untill mid jan of this year when i pulled off the box and clutch. heres what i found: the kevlar side is just down to the rivets but the ceramic side still has some meat left. one slightly cooked and gauged pressureplate one mildly cooked flywheel but no gauging. so i pulled it all off and got the clutch plate rebuilt with ceramic pucks on both sides and reinstalled it as for the gearbox im going to be running a aw11 box with a mechanical lsd. heres some pictures of the conversion process to make it work with a ae92 shifter. it uses my old shifter assembly and to make that work i had to blank off the old shaft hole with a 28mm frost plug and drilled and tapped two new holes for the shifter linkage. with my old gearbox i cleaned it up using a wire brush, wet dry sand paper and a whole heap of elbow grease this time around i went in search of some hydrofloric acid to chemically clean it but couldnt find any. while searching for the acid i came allong some oven cleaner and since it says do no use on aluminum it must mean that it eats into it which is just what i need so i bought that and sprayed it all over the gearbox let it sit for a while and washed it off. it worked well with the thinner corrosion and heavy corrosion just required a second application allong with a light scrub. with the gearbox reinstalled i also reconfigured some plumbing and fixed up some wiring and also welded in a new bracket to mount my honda city overflow onto the chassis side rail under the airfilter. the overflow was previously cable tied to some hole over by the wiper motor. nex on the to do is a cert for some BC coil overs i installed, then i can be legal once again. Reply 7 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand That's insane!!! It's putting out some VERY respectable figures. Sorry to hear about your white Corolla, good to see that you kept soldiering on though. Your car is a true inspiration. Lookin' forward to seeing a video one day . Reply 8 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand Wow!!! If I am reading those dyno charts right, it is puting out 2008 Nm, and 385 kW. From the conversion charts I have found, that converts to 1480 ft/lb and 516 hp. THAT IS INSANE!!! WOW!!! I am impressed. Reply 9 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand Quote: Originally Posted by Kiwi-Corolla That's insane!!! It's putting out some VERY respectable figures. Sorry to hear about your white Corolla, good to see that you kept soldiering on though. Your car is a true inspiration. Lookin' forward to seeing a video one day . theres a couple of video under my youtube account name "justinsue" Quote: Originally Posted by Donald Wow!!! If I am reading those dyno charts right, it is puting out 2008 Nm, and 385 kW. From the conversion charts I have found, that converts to 1480 ft/lb and 516 hp. THAT IS INSANE!!! WOW!!! I am impressed. that torque figure is measured torque at the wheels so divide that byt the final drive and 4th gear ratio of a e58 gtz box and you will have the torque at the flywheel Reply 10 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand Quote: Originally Posted by gasman that torque figure is measured torque at the wheels so divide that byt the final drive and 4th gear ratio of a e58 gtz box and you will have the torque at the flywheel Ok. But that is still over 300ft/lb (I think). I still say WOW! I think I need to slap a turbo on my 7A-FE. Reply 11 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand I just noticed that you have it for sale on TradeMe! . Hope it goes to a really good home. Reply 12 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand when ya did the LN130 calipers, did you just use standard size 90 series discs? how hard to do those brackets too? get them CNC cut? i was lookin at doing the same thing myself, mainly to fill in the wheels rather than stopping power. f**kin' sweet car bro, doin Kiwis proud. any help would be awesome, i would have given it a new home if i had the cash =( Reply 13 : ae92 4agte build New Zealand "Do not use on aluminium" *uses on aluminium* That's the spirit! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) Followers Blog Archive ▼  2011 (149) ▼  April (1) 2004 Camry vibration when decellerating ►  March (148) my XV20 Engine Ticking Noise in Idle The dreaded rear axle leak 2006 taco 65K miles Toyota dealer rip off in NY WTB cheap 98 camry VSV '11 SE - Heated seat controls? alternator removal How can I tell if I have ABS? Welcome to the Avensis Forum! ae92 4agte build New Zealand About Me otovn View my complete profile Awesome Inc. theme. Powered by Blogger.