# New versus used engine to replace 2008 Camry engine

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-versus-used-engine-to-replace-2008-camry-engine/82508>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** camry, toyota, engines\
**Created:** [December 3, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-versus-used-engine-to-replace-2008-camry-engine/82508 "2013-12-03T22:06:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-versus-used-engine-to-replace-2008-camry-engine/82508/41 "2013-12-07T05:58:02Z")

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Curious about this 2AZ-FE engine, what is the cause of the apparent piston/ring problem? Seems unusual for something like this to occur at Toyota. Some form of metal contamination making the parts weaker than they were predicted to be? A dimensional problem in the parts not caught by the manufacturing engineers? Or a fundamental design problem?

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 6:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-versus-used-engine-to-replace-2008-camry-engine/82508/42 "2013-12-07T06:02:38Z")

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@GeorgeSanJose

I believe Toyota is better at covering up their f . . . ups than some other manufacturers. When I occasionally log onto the Toyota technical website, I see stuff that would blow your mind.

FWIW . . . here’s that information

[http://www.rav4world.com/tsb/2011/T-SB-0094-11.pdf](http://www.rav4world.com/tsb/2011/T-SB-0094-11.pdf)

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 6:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-versus-used-engine-to-replace-2008-camry-engine/82508/43 "2013-12-07T06:24:29Z")

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References seem to correct problems with certain parts dimensions and head warp-age from what I can see there. Thanks for the link dB.

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