PLEASE HELP--98 Camry starting issues!
 

My camry is having issues starting up. Over the past 3 months I've noticed a steady increase in the percentage of times the car won't start without me pushing the gas down and throttling the engine til the car idles itself. Today was the first day that several attempts to throttle the engine didn't do the trick. Here's some interesting points:

1. I can hold the pedal where the engine is around 500rpms and still it idles beautifully....it just won't idle itself.
2. Back when the throttle trick worked, the car would eventually idle around 1000rpms.

If the engine runs fine when I'm manually controlling the rpms via the pedal.....why won't it start up by itself, or idle anymore? please help asap....I'm in dire need!

Thanks everyone,

John

RE: PLEASE HELP--98 Camry starting issues!
 

Engine?

RE: PLEASE HELP--98 Camry starting issues!
 

yeah your camry is like whats going on to my neighbors. First off check/change the PCV valve. that should help some startup issues. 2nd, take off the airbox hose to the throttle body and buy some throttle body cleaner, and spray about 1/2 a can into the throttle body, reconnect hoses/airbox, and crank it till it starts up again. If ithere is still rough idle, repeat the process.

i used about 1/4 of a can and my neighbor's camry began to rough idle instead of instantly dying unless we were on the gas.
and i assume you have a v6.