Leaky exhaust, turned strut mount, poor AC...

"RacecaR" (RacecaR)
07/02/2014 at 10:10 • Filed to: None

My '96 Camry has these issues. I am thinking of tackling them starting tomorrow night since there is a 3 day weekend coming up.

The exhaust leak is on/near a flex part, and I have failed to fix 2 other times with 2 different methods. Going to try one more method. If that does not work, going to get to a u-pull and see if I can just get a full system since mine has an aftermarket exhaust on it. Time to grow up, a little, I guess.

The turned strut mount is my fault. I put on new struts about 2 years ago. Got in a rush on the last one (front passenger) and did not put the mount on top correctly. I just shoved it in there, turned the strut once the top was mounted, and buttoned everything up. When I went to get it aligned after, they place that did it said they could not get it right and put a camber bolt in. And they did a bad job of it. So not the strut moves about .25" from time to time and makes a horrible "bang" sound. I have looked at it, and everything is in good working order, just annoying and the alignment is off. I did not take it back to them because it is originally my fault. I just need to take it all off and straighten it out.

My AC does not blow cold. Seems like I had to charge it last year as well. So I am guessing it is a bad compressor. But I do not want to sink too much time into that when I can just charge it and make it through the summer.

The plugs and wires need to be replaced as well. Along with the fuel filter.

*sigh*