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Thanks for the reply Davo and good tips. I have chosen to not just swap out the pulley tho and are getting the job done complete (unlike the previous owner.) so wont be doing myself and am lucky to have a realy good workshop doing it for me. they are going to do the full job this time, water pump, belt, pulleys, tensioner and the cam & crank seals. should be good for another 100k now and nothing else to go wrong in that area. A question tho, how did you get the crank bolt tightened up? Thanks again.

Hey guys, hope I can get some swift and good advise. I have a 2000 v6 conquest which i purchased 6 months ago. I was glad that the timing belt was changed before I purchased vehicle and now appreciate that the previous owner did not consider fitting the full timing belt kit and opted for only the belt (what a tight *****). I now am pretty sure that the bearing in the idler pulley is getting noisy and wander what steps there is to just change out the timing belt idler pulley at the top. Can i just release the timing belt tensioner, compress it and reinstall it to release the belt tension and swap out the idler pulley? HELP I have a 5k trip coming up in 2 weeks and are tossing up chancing it will last and change out later.

I havnt owned my Camry with the 1zme motor for not long enough to be an expert, but I purchased a V6 Camry 2000 on the basis of all forums I had read, all quoted how solid and reliable they are, if you service them as per book or more regular as I like to which is every 5k, 10k is ok as well but must consider time frame as well if you dont drive often, then every 6 months apply or 12 months for oil & filter change. From what I have ready and have had no negative reports, the 2.2ltr and v6 motors are bullet proof and very reliable. To boot I concur on both engines.

G'day, no you dont have linkages, 4cyl & v6 are cable accelorator. It maybe a frayed cable that is causing restance, its a simple process to inspect. look under accel pedal first and check cable to pedal condition then look at throttle body cable connection. if not sure then have a secont person press accelerator and you will see the mechanical action happenning with the cable. If all looks ok, then you should check throtle body for butterfly carbon build up. may just need some throttle body spray cleaner in the air intake. last check is the throtle position sension sensor may have carbon build up but pretty sure first 2 will be the issue.

my Toyota Camry Conquest got 4 new Fusion speakers, went to Repco and knew what I was after, spent $135 and spent the full sunday fitting them. Damm toyota dont make it an easy job, but i persisted and 5 hours later and rear parcel shelf and door trim back on the moment came to try it. I must mention the previous owner spent the dollars on a Pioneer DVD Dinn unit head unit but stopped there (LOL what a bonus to me), the after results were awsome, great sound range and bass (compared to factory speakers) I am very happy. Wednesday its down to pedders Suspension to fit the new struts i got (thanks to a toyota member) new springs, bushes etc after that cant wait, hopefully a whole new ride fell for me old Conquest.

Are Camry's boring? point of view is relevant here. I have had some pretty average cars over the years, heres my list going way back. First was a ford escort 1300, then a 4.1 ltr ford cortina, xd falcon 4.1 as well, then xf ghia 250 mpi, mazda bravo 2.6 mpi, then Daewoo cielo 1.8 ltr. Well thats a 22 year range of the pov range of vehicles all higher mileage and never been impressed with them. then i got my first Toyota Camry 2.2 ltr CSX. I guess its what presses you buttons when you drive but the very first drive i was sold. And this is very much rated against the very average pedigree I had driven, but the Camry is smooth driving, albeit predictble, but i call it reliability, the best fuel economy and fuel range i had ever experienced (albeit very poor comparisons) at 150k the ride is still tight and smooth and I feel secure and confident of the cars ability. The 110k zones didnt faze this 4 cyl either, I want to over take and bang the 4 cyl picks the gear and no mucking around it does the job well (albeit I drive alone alot and low weight). I still love the factory stereo with the tweeters near the mirror which i reakon are cool as and the climate control still works faultlessly. so I put up with the guys at work not admiring my ride and silently know they have never driven one but still knock them for beeing so common and they will never know that such a common car and average price to boot can still give a Qaulity ride that i love. I now have as well a Toyota camry Conquest V6 2000, I only drive this one on the weekend and I still have to try very hard to control my right foot. The power is so responsive and smooth I feel like a P plater every time I drive it., summing up Camery's maybe be numerious, but to me never boring.

for my 5 cents worth i say, the ect switch allows the gearbox to change at higher revs and thats all it does. It doesnt do any engine up power changes at all just the up shift of gears so dont expect the car to transform. For normal day to day driving you will get better economy with power button off. As to making better peak performance and increasing fuel economy pends on your pocket. But tbh more power and more economy dont go together. A simple improvement I do is changing from 91 oct to 98 octane fuel, that improves power & fuel system stays cleaner and gives more mileage.

if you can courier them to this address. Truck centre WA, 76 Great eastern hwy South guildford WA 6055 attention Paul Hansby. Let me know your bank details and i will do the trasnfer.

sold - do I give you my address on here or elswhere. I can do a direct deposit.

how much you want for them? I live in Perth.

Sorry to hear about the write-off hope your dads ok. My car hits bumps pretty hard (i can only compare to my CSX 4 cylinder, which rides bumps alot better with alot less noise albeit higher mileage as well) and the harder the car hits bumps the more you hear the suspension. It appears that the standard v6 suspension is lower than the 4 cyl about 20mm lower from measuring my 2 camry's and that is subtracting from the v6 to soak up bumps. So I have read good reviews on the struts you meantioned, I have a few questions about them. Is it a set of 4? and I am guessing it dont come with springs? I am going to do all the work myself (cross fingers) and get a wheel align after.

Andrew, I may be interested in the KYB Excel-G set you have, are you from an auto shop?

Cheers for reply. I mean that the suspension is very poor at absorbing rutts and bumps on the road. I do prefer a softer ride over hard sport suspension ride.

Hey guys, I have a v6 camry 2000 conquest, I just recently purchased and HATE the suspension ride and feel. It appears to be original suspension albeit the L/H strut appears to have been removed or changed. My question is, is the V6 suspension setup lower, heavy steering and way more noisy than the 4 cylinder camry? I want to hear feed back on suspension over hauls that can give my v6 the suplle and quiet suspension I enjoy on my 4 cyl CSX.

Hi Guys, just wanted to get my first post up by introducing how I got to be a "Camry man". It all started 2 years ago when I was looking for a good 2nd hand car that had the mods and cons I wanted, like A/C, automatic, cruise control, Cd player, nice ride quality at higher mileage (this was very important to get an older car that still drove smooth and comfortable) and decided on the camry for the mid size and big car features of the day. I ended up with a Toyota Camry CSX 2002 2.2 ltr. At first glance cars paint work looked dodgy tho panel are well alligned and tidy. Then I drove it, well I was gob smacked, the car had 137k on the clock and from the moment i left the sellers drive I was flaburgasted at the smooth and quite ride from the old suspension and the perfect change of gears from the automatic. The 2.2 ltr doesnt do much to inspire, but it is instant start, warms up quick to normal temp, the cruise control was as acurate as a rolex watch even at highway speeds. It easily maintained 110 on hyway with cruise control on and was running out of road at 440km's at half tank still so economy was well beyond what I was used to. What put a nasty blemish on the car (not cars fault) was when the weekend came after I purchased (for 6500) I wanted to give the car a good spring clean. I was disappointed to see sand in very high up spots, like on top of steering column high up, and then came to the realization this car has been flooded or something, sand doesent get this high up and pulling guards of confirmed the worse yep it had a bashing from mother nature. Would love to go around and flog the seller but decided against any vengence. So it has put a bit of a cloud over the vehicle, however after a year I have alot of confidence that what ever its past, it will continue to function with out any hick ups as it has thus far. Of course I read up this this car on forums and was very keen on reading about the v6 version, lots of beers later I started looking for a prestine v6 version of the same camry i had enjoyed for the last 18 months now and found one with 141k's on the clock which was now lower that my CSX and was not disappointed, the paintwork and finish was awsome, the interiour faultless, the engine is so responsive and a nice thrill to me. So now I have a work car, the csx 4 pot that I can dodge the peak hour traffic in and a v6 cruiser for the weekend. The Camry conquest V6 has the suspension manners of an Xd Falcon without power steering, so thats my first focus. Wa suspensions are my first choice. Will update on progress.