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2000 Toyota Camry

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Free Bird 1716, 2.2L 4 Cylinder, Chelsea, AL, July 20, 2010, 18:32

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My 2000 Camry 2.2L is in my mechanic's shop. It has 198,000 miles on it. I had him to put a Water Pump & Drive Belt on because it's been about 100,000 since the last time I had it done. I had an oil leak. He put a new oil pan gasket on and also new seals on the oil pump, crankshaft and one more place. The car was running perfect when I took it in except for the oil leak. He called me today and said that the car cranks right up but starts to choke down and goes dead after about five seconds. He said there are no codes showing up and he tried several things like sensors etc... He said he and his employee has taken everything apart again and reassembled it and they just don't have a clue what is causing this. Starting Friday this car will put about four thousand miles on it in the next three weeks. My only hope is that someone on here can give me some suggestions to why it does not stay running. Again it ran like a charm when I took it in. I was doing this as preventive maintenance not that I was having trouble. HELLLLLLLLLP.

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Mark
Chelsea AL

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  patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, July 20, 2010, 19:04
  

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  The 2000 Camry 4 cylinder is pretty simple. If it is a professional repair shop and they are stumped and you think they are pretty competent. There is a professional service called Identafix. http://www.identifix.com/info/about_us.htm
  They only deal with professionals. They are in the mid-west. You do all your diagnosis, and discuss your problem with a team of professional technicians great service cheap and very bright people.
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  Free Bird 1716, July 20, 2010, 21:24
  

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  Thank you so much. I will give him this info in the morning.
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