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Hi....welcome to the Club The Camry is a superb car along with the rest of the Toyota range and they have been running hybrid for long enough now to say that its perfectly reliable, tried and tested (including Le Mans 24 Hours). The oil specs, I would probably go with what the local dealer is putting in the engine, again as you say it is based on regional temperatures, etc. Good to have you onboard!

I have found the quality of belts (especially those from China) are poor and seem to emit noise no matter how tight they are. I would always replace with OEM parts from your Toyota dealer, you pay more but worth every penny. The bearings in the pulleys also dry up over time and new ones from the dealer are not overly expensive

Sounds like it is still a superb car and worthy of being restored to good working order. Plenty of parts available on eBay but may need to ship them in from abroad

It could be a defective coolant temperature sensor which is giving the wrong reading through the temperature range. Also, could be ignition or fuel issues which are affected by temperature. Try running a scan for fault codes stored in the ECU

Also, maybe the master cylinder leaking between the internal seals (or outside of the seals if losing fluid) which means replacing as a matter of urgency

What a superb Celica, Bob and also the Impala(?) .... fine cars!

Hi Ben....welcome to the Club As you say, you can't really go wrong with a Toyota, they are certainly well engineered and last for many decades. Look forward to reading your posts in here and also hearing how you are getting on with the XRS

Tat2dgerl. How are you getting on with the Avalon after this period of time?

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It looks like a Corvette emblem Looks like someone has doctored the Chevrolet 'bowtie' with the Toyota logo

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“there will be a temporary hydrogen shortage the next few days caused by the current weather conditions in the Southeastern United States.” Can only assume it is relating to the distribution and dispensing of the Hydrogen that is being affected by the weather. How many Hydrogen charging stations in your state?

You may be able to change the settings (or at least your dealer can) to switch off this function

Its a difficult one to diagnose without capturing any data when it occurs. A first thought it may be ignition related in which case it would be worth checking all ignition components and replacing if necessary. All ignition parts would be cheap for this age of vehicle and can easily be seen if defective (plugs, leads, coil, etc) After that then I would look at replacing the fuel filter, checking vacuum hoses and go from there. Also, check battery earth connections and leads as if these are not up to par then this could also lead to loss of power, cutting out, etc

It could eventually lead to battery discharge over time. Maybe worth having a portable solar panel on your dashboard to keep the battery topped up

you could look on Lexus Owners Club as this is a common failure item and capacitor replacement has been discussed in detail before

Did you ever find the transistors you were referring to?

It could be that there was an issue with the ABS as the wheel bearing incorporates the ABS sensor and reluctor

I wonder if it is a Right Hand Drive (RHD) model unit that has been fitted as most systems require you to press the button as it is viewed from the driving seat (parallax effect) and it is LHD vehicle the alignment should be viewed from the left hand seat....just a thought!

With safety features they are both passive and active yet most are passive (e.g. they aren't apparent until they deploy in the event of an accident) There are only a few that are apparent and even adjustable such as Lane Assist, Active Cruise, etc. Worth trying out to see how they work on a quiet road and then see what they are like on a freeway once you are totally familiar with each setting

Several things come to mind: when the alternator is plugged in then it is under a certain load which could accentuate noise from a dry bearing either inside or the actual over-run pulley alternatively it could also be a slight noise from the drivebelt which is transmitting through the alternator (drip some water onto the belt when running and see if this changes the noise

What an absolute beauty!!! It wouldn't take a lot to clean up the cylinder head and maybe resurface it before reassembling with new gaskets. Keep us updated on the progress

The oil on the plug thread could possibly be where the valve cover is leaking / weeping oil and tracking down the plug bore when removed. The best thing to do is to ensure the electrode gaps are perfectly set to the correct clearance and then torque down the plugs evenly. This ensures that the thread is not stretched due to over-tightening (which marginally increases the electrode gap) and also the spark is not putting excess strain on the coils by trying to fire the spark over an excessively large gap. It also wouldn't do any harm to run a cylinder compression test whilst the plugs are out to determine if there is an issue with one or more cylinders.

Hi...welcome to the Club That's bad news about the mice invasion and it seems to affect many makes and models of vehicle> Not sure any manufacturers have ever addressed the issue of rat/mice infestation and the resulting damage caused by them nesting. Have you considered buying a cat? 🙂 Good to have you onboard!