Replaced ONE on our 2002 Camry with the 2.4L engine. Somewhere north of 200k miles. So they do go bad.
Of course, it was on a rainy night when the boy came home with a misfire code that remained with the coil pack when I swapped them.
Bought one coil pack and a new set of plugs and all was right as rain when we got rid of the car at over 277k miles.
Originally Posted by wag123
Originally Posted by philipp10
Originally Posted by eljefino
The manual transmissions on that generation (03+) are a weak point!
Co-worker had a vibe and I fit in it quite well, 5'11" and 34" inseam, with room to wiggle.
I had an 02 Camry with the 2.4 4cyl, 5 speed and it got 33 MPG in the summer. It's nice to commute in something with road hugging weight. Car was real easy to work on. Carry a spare coil pack as they blow like light bulbs on most toyotas.
You could also look at scions, many had stick shifts and most had either the 1.5 or 2.4, skipping the lamer 1.8 (5 speed) combo.
"a spare coil pack"? Really....owned many Toyota's of that era....never replaced one.
I have never replaced a coil pack either.
Of course, it was on a rainy night when the boy came home with a misfire code that remained with the coil pack when I swapped them.
Bought one coil pack and a new set of plugs and all was right as rain when we got rid of the car at over 277k miles.
Originally Posted by wag123
Originally Posted by philipp10
Originally Posted by eljefino
The manual transmissions on that generation (03+) are a weak point!
Co-worker had a vibe and I fit in it quite well, 5'11" and 34" inseam, with room to wiggle.
I had an 02 Camry with the 2.4 4cyl, 5 speed and it got 33 MPG in the summer. It's nice to commute in something with road hugging weight. Car was real easy to work on. Carry a spare coil pack as they blow like light bulbs on most toyotas.
You could also look at scions, many had stick shifts and most had either the 1.5 or 2.4, skipping the lamer 1.8 (5 speed) combo.
"a spare coil pack"? Really....owned many Toyota's of that era....never replaced one.
I have never replaced a coil pack either.