1994 Toyota Camry power lost/compression

SHETAZ

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1994 TOYOTA CAMRY
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
224,000 MILES

Hi I have a 94 camry when I brought the car it was runnin good but then 2 weeks later I went to start it it ran for 5 mins then died I went to start it again again and it would not start I went an dgot my husband and he thought the cam belt broke but this was not the case I got it sent to my husband's work they had a look and till this day they don't know what was wrong with it the other problem I have with it was last week I went to pick some stuff up with a trailer and I was on my way bak hm I went up a hill and it completely died can u please tell me what could be causing this it getting really frustrating would the tpye of oil be causing this

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 AT 10:53 PM

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MHPAUTOS

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31,937 POSTS

Hi there,

the type of oil will not cause your problem, start by having the fault codes check, see if there are any set, the light will no always come no when a code is set. Also check the tune of the engine, when was it lastdone, things like a blocked fuel filter may be your problem.

Start there

Mark (mhpautos)

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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 AT 5:37 AM

SHETAZ

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The fuel filter was done along with the plugs and leads but when it stoped running it turned over with little or no compression thats what lead us to belive it had broken a cambelt but when the covers were removed the cam turned over, could it have hydralic lifters? Could they have pumped up?

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Friday, March 21st, 2008 AT 12:41 AM