@yup, thanks for the detailed response. Yes, I am not a troll, but I understand a lot, but I have an old car and don't know much about cars, but I'd like to learn, as it'd save up enough for me to keep driving this old timer to pay off my student loans. I'd rather that money go to paying off my student loans than on a car payment, when all i need my car for is transportation.
i will provide a more detailed response later
I got a washer pump from a 90s Toyota, it worked, it was 12V and denso, it looked slightly different, on one of the connections at the bottom that goes into the hose, but the electrical connection and connection into the reservoir is the same so that works.
i don't notice any coolant leaks, but a mechanic also said i have a slight water pump drip, but another mechanic said i don't have any issues with the water pump
as for the oil, i was told buy a quick lube tech that maybe i should get it retoruqed, the valve cover retorqued, so that's what i'll do. i don't really notice a leak, but there is some oil residue, so it could be a slightl leak but i just had my valve cover done 2 years and 30k miles ago, so i called up the mechanic who did it for me and he said he could retorque it for me fro free and that it's a quick fix, and that it might stop any further leaks, but hopefully, I don't need to replace the valve cover gasket again.
i know of community college car repair classes, but they aren't free. while community college tuition isn't that bad, the auto repair classes cost more and require "contact lab fees" or something like that because they are lab classes, so that's why i haven't taken any, regular cc classes i can afford, now, an extra cost, which is almost twice the regular tuition rate, that's stretching it for me, and with that money, i could have a mechanic fix it for me, but atfixing it is a one time thing, whereas learning the skills will be a lifetime skill which can save me more inthe long run but it has a high up front cost, whereas having a mechanic do it for me is just a one time deal and then when i need a repair again, i'll have to go back to them, wheras if i know how to do the repair, the first time, the upfront cost might be the same as if i paid somebody, but the more times i start doing the repair myself, the more it will pay off in the long run.
i was told this weekend by belle/disc tire that the bolt pattern and offset is the same on the lexus wheel with my camry but that it is narrower at 15 by 6 vs mine at 15 by 6.5 but it's not big enough of an issue to cause problems, but the hub is slightly larger (center hole) is larger on the lexus than on my camry