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As others have mentioned cut the rust out. I would use an air saw then mig in some metal and grind back use a heavy magnet or clamps to hold the patch metal in place. I snapped the boot strut ball joint of on an AU Fairmont I once had and mig welded in a new ball joint same type of principal PICS below

On the S4 I removed the back part of the consul and gained access to the globe. I removed the bolts holding the consul under the lid and worked sowly checking what screws or movement required to remove without snapping anything

Sorry to bring up a old thread but the Camry Tourer I purchased for the young lad that are in the above threads was made a statutory write-off because of hail damage. What a waste of a great car the car was like new and drove better than my BA which also got written off with the storm. I ended up getting him a EL Fairmont on gas no where as nice a car but lucky I had a agreed value on the Toyota with GIO so received more than what I paid but would never find a low milage 1 owner with sunroof and all service records for the 7 grand mark that I paid for the car.

I had a VL commodore that I ran on Mobil 1 for 6 years it did a head gasket and when I pulled the head of to replace it the motor insides were very clean for a car that had over 160,000 Kms on it. I'm now using it on a 2000 model Camry with the 1MZ-FE motor with 109.00KMS and intend to keep using it as I've read reports that this motor has a tendency to sludge up so using a good synthetic oil with regular oil & filter changes should prolong any problems of this occurring and have to agree one of the best oils ever made.

I think the car in question is this one a low milage clean unit but overpriced. http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/dealer...4&silo=1011 The thing I noticed about it is it is a 2001 model with QCZ-220 reg I had a 2000 fairmont Ghia march reg QCI and I purchased recently for my young bloke a low kms one owner deceased estate Touring model with sunroof for $7,000 and May 2000 reg QDX-987 . A couple of pics of the one I purchased. The reg plates tell me the white car for sale could be a 2000 reg car.

I would be ringing up Toyota wreckers and getting prices on a good second hand mtr with some type of warranty they might fit the engine as well for you for a cost. Get a quote from a mechanics workshop on how much to fit the mtr for you. As most workshops want to make some coin on the mtr as well as the fitting. It will not be cheap which way you go. Motto is don't drive a car if steam or smoke is visible until someone with some mech aptitude inspects it

Must have been an early 2000 model because it has the Gen 4 backend compared to when the Gen 4.5s were made... looks nice though mate. The Gen 3 Touring Series were called Vientas... I even have my Vienta badge for proof if anyone wants to see :P While checking out the Gen 4 Camry's on the roads and have noticed the back lights in the rear are different in some of them . I looked at the build date on the firewall on this one and it's a Feb 2000 build and rego'd in May 2000. I've given it a oil filter change and used Mobil 1 oil as I've read reports of the Toyota V6 motor sludging up so fully synthetic oil is what is recommended. I also changed air filter, flushed the coolant and brake fluids but the rear spark plugs looked a challange to remove so left that job looks a bit tricky. Also noticed under the car that both bottom ball joints and steering Rack had been replaced very recently . Also vey dry and clean under there not like a VS commodore I once had. A family freind has a 1996 Gen 3 CSI which I had for a year while they were overseas and used it to teach the young bloke to drive in. Which won him over to Toyota's Camry's as he prefers to drive the Camry than our BA Ford and having drove the Gen 3 and 4 they are both very quiet cars but I personally think the later car drives better. Feels as nice to drive as my sisters 2009 Aurion but not as responsive in performance.

G'day just purchased a 2000 model touring Camry for my youngest son after researching cars for under $10,000 and the 1997-2002 Camry models were rated highly by owners on Drive and also motoring writers as in a artical in car sales by Ken Cartwright. The car is a low milage 1 owner with all service records and is a nice car to drive. He is very happy with the car as he is a good level headed person that understands about insurance costs and wanted a car that would not let him down as well for many years. A couple of pics of the car.