Hello, I just bought a 1988 Toyota Camry on Thursday.
It has the 2.0 4 cyl. engine and 4spd. automatic overdrive transmission.
It has 107,000 one owner miles.

My question is: The body has the typical '80s Toyota rust (mainly on the fenders), but yesterday I put it on a hoist at work (car dealership) to check everything over plus change the oil. While I was doing this, I noticed that the floorboard on the front pass. side is starting to rust through. One of my co-workers noticed this and said I'd better be checking the condition of the mounting locations at the back of the subframe. To me they look ok, but I've only been a profesional mechanic for 3 months. Is there a problem with the 2nd Generation subframes droping out or am I considering this for nothing?

Thanks!

 

Have not heard about this.

My ask the question at the Toyotanation site.

 

I did. Evidently, no one else has heard of this either.

 

Is you Toyota Looks like this one?


I don't know but i think your auto maybe made from substandard materials.
Check it out first. Camry is one of my favorite models when it comes to auto, the first thing i checked when buying auto is the auto mirrors i don't know why but its mirror was my basis on purchasing.

 

Yes it is Identical to that one. On the Toyota Nation website they told me that the mounting brackets aren't on the floorboards, the reinforcment I need to make is right behind the rocker panels. They suggested welding in new metal behind the rockers and on the frame itself, then connect the two.

 

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