[AT] 2010 toyota camry

[Cecil Bearden]

I had to replace the computer on my 2002 Ford f250, got it from Oreilly 
auto parts and they flashed it for $250 total.  It drives like a 
completely different truck.  Still gets 20mpg on highway.
Cecil in OKla

charliehill wrote:
> I heard that Ken.  I wasn't suggesting you tear into it.  Just musing about 
> what might be going on.  I have no real techincal or practical knowledge of 
> these systems other than chasing a couple of wierd problems over the last 20 
> years.  I had a driveability problem in my 89 GMC that I chased for a couple 
> of years before it became regular enough and severe enough to find.  It 
> started out being just an occasional hickup, pop, hesitation and only when 
> the cruise control was engaged.  Over time it got progressively worse until 
> it happend all the time, cruise control or not,  and eventually the truck 
> became almost undriveable.  When I finally found the problem it was (as 
> Farmer would have probably told me) a ground.   There is a ground wire from 
> the cruise control module that grounds to one of the studs on the thermostat 
> housing.  Because of the difficulty in tightening two nuts agains a couple 
> of two short ground wires on a stud the stud had gotten slightly loose in 
> the intake.  This allowed antifreeze to seep into the threads but not leak 
> to the outside.  That ground was supposed to read within a certain 
> resistance range and it was out of range.  When we finally found it, after 
> testing and replacing hundreds of dollars of parts over 2 years or more, 
> 1/4 turn with a 9/16 wrench fixed it.  The silver lining of that deal was 
> that I got very familiar with throttle position sensors,  MAP sensors and 
> the like.
> 
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Knierim" <ken.knierim at gmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 11:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] 2010 toyota camry
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 9:06 AM, charliehill 
>> <charliehill at embarqmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hmmm,  I wonder if there was an issue with the throttle position sensor
>>> that
>>> could be fixed by replacing it with a later revision unit?
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
>> This one LOOKS like software on the main computer. If not, the new parts 
>> are
>> likely to be expensive anyway. Why break something that's working? (I 
>> know,
>> engineers aren't supposed to say that). It annoys me, but not her. 
>> Breakin'
>> Momma's Car is not on my to-do list. I have plenty of projects I can't
>> afford already. :)
>>
>> Ken in AZ
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