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On 17/02/2018 at 7:34 PM, ZZT86 said:

^^ The seals in question are those for the camshaft & crankshaft ideally done as a kit with pulleys when your timing belt was done. Your head gasket was replaced? Overheated, cooling issues? Perhaps you meant cam/rocker cover seal ? Yeah an engine mount could be shot - inspect.

Ah right I see. Actually it was the cam cover gasket seal that was replaced. Thanks for the info! :)

On 14/02/2018 at 7:08 PM, ZZT86 said:

Presume you have 5S-FE ? Is yours leaking from seals or cam cover ? When was the last time you had the timing belt done & all its seals ? My old gen7 celica with the 2ZZ-GE did more than 300K kms on my watch in 13 years before I reluctantly sold it, it was well looked after with very regular oil changes & I always used Helix HX7 10W30 semi-synth & it never leaked a drop of oil anywhere anytime & despite the hi-revving nature of the engine, it never used any oil either.

Essentially my point is . . . if you look after your Toyota fair chance it it will last . . . a very long time :)

Thanks for sharing :) Yes mine is a 5S-FE. Had timing belt done at 10 years / 129,000km. Head gasket was replaced last year and that fixed most of the leaking. Haven’t had seals replaced. Should I get that done? I imagine it’s a lot of work. Have looked after my car as best I can but it seems I could have done more! In 2014 took it over a rough road after tracks were made in the mud from earth movers and the vibrations were so bad I think it shook some of my engine mounts. Never drove the same after that. Rougher when cold and around 2,000RPM at low speeds.

2 hours ago, ZZT86 said:

Depends on condition & mileage of engine, no reason not to use full synthetic if engine is in great condition & has low kms. My MCV20R Camry with the 1MZ-FE requires 5W30 & I use the full synthetic, car OCI is now approaching 15K kms & hasn't used a drop of oil & is still a light golden colour.

Wow how many kms has your Camry done? Mine is nearly 240,000km. Very slight leak on side but doesn’t drop any on the floor so it’s not bad at all. I normally use Shell HX7 semi synthetic 10w-40 and now Castrol Magnatec 10w-40 semi synthetic.

The police don’t bother pulling people over with illegal bulbs. What’s scarier is those who buy cheap ultra florescent looking LEDs that are blinding to look at but have hardly any road output. Doubly dangerous.

I’m using Philips WhiteVision and Osram Cool Blue for exterior lights which are road legal. Still yellowish but a good compromise between white clarity and light output.

Truthfully most people will benefit from a headlight reliagnment more than a stock bulb change.

For older engines, what’s your thoughts on mineral VS synthetic for older cars? Some experts claim that synthetic can cause older engines to leak badly (especially in the case of 5S-FE and 1MZ-FE). Perhaps a high mileage oil would be better like Castrol GTX 15W-50?

I used to do mine every 7500km according to service manual’s “severe driving conditions” and since oils and filters have improved (I used part synthetic) I’ve jumped to 10000km intervals.

12 hours ago, filtanut said:

Hi all I have just joined the Toyota club and look forward to your informative posts we are the proud owners of a 2007 Toyota Aurion 

cheers

Filtanut

Welcome Filtanut. Aurion’s have become an Aussie collectable :)

Totally agree! I've only ever used Bridgestone or Goodyear, but looking to put on a set of Michelin XM2 for the next tyre change. I'm pretty particular about the load and speed rating and matching or exceeding manufacturer guidelines. I wonder if all the talk about eco-friendly tyres is legit - do Bridgestone Ecopias really save that much fuel?

Thanks for that. I would have thought wider tyres would improve braking and traction! I suppose there’s a reason manufacturers pick a certain wheel/tyre spec for their cars after loads of R&D. I’m pretty happy with the way the Camry is actually :)

Yeah the cost factor on tyres is a big deterrent. Not sure how much ride harshness and fuel economy will also be affected.

Here's my old girl I've had since 2004 after I got it from an auction. Ex-police vehicle. Still thinking if I should bump the wheels up to 17x7"  215/50R17 from current stock size 15x6" 205/65R15 (exact same diameter). Thoughts?

Similar reasons to the others here. Bought my Camry second hand in 2004 (November 2000 build) and it runs pretty well to this day. So cheap to keep going and very reliable.

Love it. Do you find the 19 inch wheels impact ride comfort and straight line speed noticeably?

Amazing! Had plenty of ride time in those Taragos.

I ended up spending $100 to get a replacement remote for mine. Ouch. One of my keys started to wear down and couldn’t turn ignition on one side. I’d say cheapest is just using the key cutters in centre aisle at shopping malls.

Perth feels dead Ian  Was hoping to find some meet ups in our little town. The Camry/Aurion community feels a lot leaner than the Commodore/Falcon/86 followings.

I was quite interested in them myself. Tried to search for a lot online but ended up finding this manual screenshot on eBay...

The TRD Aurion of the same generation has 19x8 wheels and uses 245/35 R19 tyres. With 18x8 you should should still be able to put 245 width on theoretically? I've seem some Camrys with huge wheels on. Tyre shop say anything?

I'm back  Had to create a new account as my old one above was linked to my now deleted Twitter.