Background: 2005 Camry 2AZ-FE engine The engine started a little intermittent knocking a few months back. Then started running extremely rough. Shop replaces spark plug wires, engine smoothed out, knocking went away. Knocking came back a few months later. Event: I was driving on a longer trip…

torque convertor will try to hold flexplate in position. engine idled fine. you shut it off and now starter spins or trys to spin the flexplate. if you can remove inspection cover for trans and rotate flexplate with motor off than there you go. or, the flexplate broke

I think a second opinion is needed here but it sounds like it will have to be towed . This sounds more like a transmission problem . You will need to decide if this 14 year old vehicle is worth the amount of money it will take to fix it.

Thank you, jtsanders. I probably misspoke. He very well might have told me chain. I don’t have a diagnosis receipt. They “looked at it”, then we talked over the phone.

VOLVO_V70, I am with you, price is what I am trying to consider. In my mind, if it IS just the engine, then it might very well be worth it to fix it, but if it’s both…I don’t think so. I don’t expect it to be, but could it be just the transmission? I am no expert but I know sometimes there can b…

How many miles on the car and what is the condition other than it doesn’t run? Part of the fix or sell decision is how much it costs to replace this Camry when it runs.

i was leaning trans till you said you shut off motor and now it wont even crank normally. you can look at motor and see serp belt move the alternator pulley or p/s pump while a 2nd person cranks motor. if the belt will not move than the motor is not turning over. yes a running motor is required to t…

If I had to venture a guess, I think your crankshaft broke near the back, close to the flexplate.

It doesn’t necessarily HAVE to be offset. It’s best explanation I came come up with that explains all of the symptoms. You have a better one? Let’s hear it… :wink:

I just talked to the mechanic, and he said they have compression on the cylinders when he tried to turn it over. I didn’t remember that when I talked to him yesterday.

That’s good. Normal compression means chain is ok. And trans end of motor/flex plate are probably ok. Maybe the failure to start is a side issue. Motor rev’ing with no motion though is not good

Camry 2005 Engine? Transmision?

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jtsanders June 12, 2019, 2:17pm 2

The 4-cyl engine in the 2005 Camry uses a timing chain. Only the V6 uses a timing belt. Check the receipt you got for diagnosis and see if they mention a belt or chain. If they say belt, you might want a second opinion.

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Camry 2005 Engine? Transmision?

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