oscaryu1

CARS

1991 TOYOTA PREVIA
2001 TOYOTA CAMRY
1988 TOYOTA CAMRY (Died last month cause of low oil)

1991 Toyota Previa -

1. Never had an quality oil filter
2. Oil was always cheap Supertech Oil
3. Never had an fuel filter change
4. Had air filter changed every 20,000 or 25,000 miles
5. Never had coolant replaced or drained and replaced
6. Never replaced automatic transmission fluid
7. Never drained PS fluid or brake fluid
8. Never bled the brakes
9. Never rotated tires
10. Never degreased the radiator or even drain old coolant
11. Never replaced the tranny filter, or even cleaned the magnets
12. Supertech oil and FRAM oil filter replaced every 3,500 miles +

Total Mileage - 165k

2001 Toyota Camry

Everything stated above.

Total Mileage - 115K

Now where should I start with maintaince?

jaggerwild

Hey oscaryu1,
Why start now?
I'd suggest fuel filter replacement, coolant flush and replaced. Tune up(plug wires, plugs, air filter, rotate the tires). Keep it simple!



If we have helped you let us know.

qldit

Good Afternoon, an excellent item to consider is the timing belt, this is a real nasty to have fail.
Check the plug lead end plastic insulators for cracking, sometimes the plug wells fill with oil and allow arcing. Be careful getting them out, they have a nasty habit of leaving the spark-plug connector on the plug and can be a real problem getting out to replace the plugs.
The Camry leads are usually pretty reliable but should be replaced every couple of years.

The EGR valves can also be a nuisance, running an occasional bottle of injector cleaner added to the fuel helps.

Be careful with front tyres on Camry's, I prefer to let them wear and change them as pairs otherwise you can get some funny effects with steel belted radials that have accued a set wear profile.
Letting them half wear then shoving them on the back and replacing the fronts with new ones appears to be the best method from my experience.

You would be aware that steel-belted radials accrue internal stresses that if changed to a different stress profile (position) often cause the belt to "let go" and separate.

Most front wheel drive vehicles are pretty hard on front tires at the best of times.

Carefully examine the Constant Velocity joint, rubber boots for condition and integrity if any are torn or damaged or you are experiencing "clicking" sounds in tight turns coming from the front axle areas or having any intermittent vibration at higher speed expect possible need for replacement, you are getting up into that area.

As a matter of interest, what religion are you, you certainly have someone watching over you!! LOL!!

Cheers, qldit.