Scotty, I have a 98 Camry I bought for $500, the only thing wrong is the previous owner slipped on a road and went into a ditch and bent the driver side Rear "Front Arm Assembly" (not sure what to call it). I can't find any other bent parts. The previous owner started work on it, but stopped. He cut the heads off some bolts because he was having trouble getting the bolt out that holds the arm in place.
Do you have any suggestions on how to get the bolt out?
I have sprayed it all down with Liquid Wrench and was thinking of removing what Toyota calls the "Carrier Sub Assembly, Rear Axle" so I can use heat and my 12 Ton hydraulic press to get the bolt out. If I can't get it out the part is $355 new, maybe I could find a junkyard special.
Also, do you suggest going with different oil on older vehicles than the manual says to use? I have a 2008 Tundra with 170k miles, should I use Conventional or Synthetic?
P.S. The engine is a new crate 2.2L engine from Japan, it only has 5k miles on it and the rest of the car is perfect. The only thing I found wrong was it was running rough after the wreck and I found a the vacuum line to the MAP sensor disconnected, reconnected it and it purrs like a kitten now. The guy even gave me $700 (new trunk with new paint and bumper cover, along with a bunch of other stuff new) in parts because he had too many other projects and wanted it out of his garage. I hooked my computer up and the only thing it had in history was the MAP code which did not return after I fixed it, even the fuel trims are almost perfect.
Anyway, I've learned so much from you, thanks!
I'd still use conventional oil in an old engine if it lived on that it's whole life. As you're getting that off when things are bent it can be hell so first get a replacement part then you might find you'll have to cut parts of the old one off in order to access things that are bent like bolts that won't come out then you least you know you have a new part that will fit on right when you cut the old one in pieces and force parts off
