No Power on Hills and Overheats Under Engine Load
I have a 1986 Toyota Camry LE 2.0 Automatic Transmission. It has 187,000 miles on it. My engine performance is ok on level roads even though it has a slight power sag on acceleration. And my temperature gauge is below half way. But when I was driving up on long mountain roads even with a 3 percent grade my car would go from 70 mph down to 40 mph. I downshift to 2 on the auto trans but even then it barely speeds up or just maintain 40 mph. Tachometer goes up to 5000 rpm. The temperature gauge goes up to 3/4 but not to the hot area. Transmission doesn’t slip but when it shifts up on the grade it’s very hard. When I go downgrade it cools back down quickly. I had the timing belt and water pump replaced along with the thermostat and radiator. And the radiator flows good. I don’t know whether it’s the nature of a 95hp engine or there is something definitely wrong. Engine does run great has good idle. I guess I’m just comparing newer camrys that could go up those grades faster than mine. Thanks for any advice. |
Also I’m hoping I don’t damage the engine at such high rpms. It sounds like its about to fly apart revving it like that. |
The engine is not the most power one. On steep hills the car can have issues maintaining speed.
Temp gauge should remain steady. Do the radiator fans work? Revs are OK as long as they stay below red line. Any engine miss? |
Yeah the fans work. Both of them. No engine misfire. I do notice that when I take off on level ground that the engine immediately sags on power a little then picks up speed. But it’s only very slight |
If lack of power on hills suggest looking into fuel issues.
The temp gauge moving up is not normal. |
Originally Posted by toyomoho
(Post 99063)
If lack of power on hills suggest looking into fuel issues.
The temp gauge moving up is not normal. |
Check timing advance. Both of your problems can be caused by retarded timing.
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Originally Posted by Vulcan05
(Post 99072)
Check timing advance. Both of your problems can be caused by retarded timing.
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Is the AC on?
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Originally Posted by toyomoho
(Post 99083)
Is the AC on?
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