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Hi Guys, Can I please have your opinions on my Australian Made December Built 2014 Camry. Do you think the attached BEFORE and AFTER Photos are the same. As stated in previous post, Hollards crash repairer stole my Whole engine and did a whole CHOP SHOP of my front end of my Camry. The insurer even took STAGED photos of another Camry engine(not mine) that they chop shopped the front onto my vehicle. There is Body spray bog under the car. THEY TURNED MY 2014 CAMRY INTO A 2012 MODEL. LOOK AT THE GAP BETWEEN THE RADIATOR/ SUPORT FRAME AND FRONT GRILL. BONNET WAS STOLEN AND SWAPPED. ITS NOT THE SAME CAR… THEY ARE SAYING MY MODEL HAS NO RADIATOR SIGHT SHIELD AS THEY DONT FIT ON A 2012 MODEL BUT LOOK AT THE GAP. CLEARLY NOT THE SAME CAR.. “FIRST PHOTO IS ORIGINAL PIC OF MY CAR”

Thanks for the offer Tony but I’m in Adelaide. cheers mate..

You been a real help tony as I just need some extra advice.. I know it’s had to prove but I also know that with compliance plates removed which would be nearly the only real proof of knowing (as the engine/vin numbers do match). Thats why I have to check more Camry engine number at car yard somewhere. If so it’s a MEGA scam and I have reported to insurance and lodged a complaint with AFCA. Merry Xmas Tony, Thanks..

Thankyou so much tony, but I definantly know the whole engine including back to the firewall has been changed to accomodate this engine. (It’s been a whole changeover) He even told me he was waiting for the ENGINE CRADLE to be fitted, so I know it was removed… its worth changing my whole engine and swapping it for a crappy rusted corroded $2000 engine, and using my engine to the next person who comes along needing a Camry engine. (& do the same to them, remove number restamp with their number & “hey presto” they got an engine with the same number) it’s worth changing a engine with 60000kms on it for an older engine with a 100000kms on it. They charged insurance over $11000.. Just remove my engine number and replace it with the persons original engine number and tell motor registration “you need to have permission to re stamp with owners same number due to accident. Hey presto, they have a new engine for the new person and can charge insurance company. I will try and have a look at another Camry it as I said the one on YouTube starts with the number 2AR same as mine here in aus but as I said the three holes should not be exposed unless it has been machined off. I agree with you most videos are American but if that was the case it’s a bit coincidental the 2AR digits are written on mine as well as on the YouTube video. (I will check) it maybe a legit reconditioned motor re stamped by a professional place but I know it has been changed for sure as I can tell by the grey glue around the head of the engine is severely deteriorated and is not rubbery but brittle. This engine has been glued and taken apart a long time ago (you can tell by the gasket glue). My engine was as new, and never touched. Its even missing coolant overflow tank I used to refill myself, so I know it’s not the same engine. I never had any work done to my engine head so no glue should be GLOBBING” out the side. I had 2 horns fitted at front of radiator, they replaced 1 and hidden the second connection plug in the bonnet opener clip where you open the bonnet. my horn does not even work now & a original rusty horn from their engine is connected under right passenger side near firewall. I never had a horn there.. also engine mount parts are all rusty and not the same as I had. why wouldn’t they use the nice parts that were originally in the car and why did they replace them with rusty parts?. they even removed the compliance plates which shows the actual model of the engine. these guys had my car for over 2 months. Im trying to work out weather insurance gave them permission to replace my whole engine and get it legitimately re stamped. I will go to motor registration to see if they have any record of new engine being put in and gave permission for a re stamp of the same number from a professional. I just can’t work out why they did not replace the broken parts and keep all my nice new pieces instead they swapped the whole engine for a corroded one. I don’t recall my engine being a 2AR but I remember the words ZZ in the code .(2zz-fe or something like that.) it was written on the compliance plate (they removed) on firewall but without this it’s hard to find out. (Very convenient as I believe my original engine had the letters 2zz-fe?? in it not 2AR. why remove a compliance plate with this crucial detail?. There was no damage to the engine as I only hit a guard rail… To me the picture of the original way a serial number should be on a Camry to how my pic looks showing the holes exposed is proof machining or grinding of number has taken place. I will check out a car at a car yard. I am contacting Toyota dealer to see if they still have photos of my engine when they advertised and sold my car to me.. This will be the proof I need. Thanks tony..

Thankyou guys so much for your help. I have a photo of a “untouched Camry engine code showing from a screenshot of a 2014 Camry engine from YouTube. I have put a pic of what they put in my car which I believe was machined and restamped. I only had damage to bumper and no damage beyond radiator. Lower radiator assembly frame had to be replaced, not my whole engine stolen and swapped. The first photo is untouched and the second has 3 bore holes showing. these 3 holes are not showing on the original Camry engine but are exposed on my engine they replaced. You can see it has been machined or grinded down and re stamped with original number to make it look like it’s the original motor. Who knows how many kms this has done as I only had 60000 kms on mine originally. I think these 3 holes on the engine are a security sort of thing and if the number has been grinded or milled off the holes are exposed which is proof the engine number has been removed or tampered with. stamp is pretty fresh for a motor which has a huge amount of corrosion. It seems most Camry models from 2012 on start with the number 2AR 1. This is an ORIGINAL CAMRY 14 with original number and bore holes covered. (Screenshot from YouTube- sorry it’s not that clear) 2. This is the engine they put in & I believe it was machined down and re stamped to make it look original and match compliance code in passenger door. (As they removed 2 compliance plates from firewall and engine) This pic close up on iPhone looks like a fine pin head has gone over the original stamp.. They removed my whole engine and stole parts and replaced with rusted corroded parts and motor. My Camry was one of the last made at Altona .

Hi, need to know the difference between Camry ASV50 and Camry ASV50R engine. I know they are the same but need to know is there any difference in age such as is ASV50 an earlier model than a ASV50R. I'm supposed to have a ASV50R in my car but it says ASV50. had an accident and swear the repairer swapped my engine and RE STAMPED 2nd hand engine with same number. shouldn’t my engine say ASV50R? Not ASV50.. Thanks,