Help!

I've taken temporary possession of a friends 1993 Camry 2.2 (with 192k miles on the clock) to get shot of it for him.

Gave it a good clean, stuck it ebay and sold it twice! Both winners f***ed me around to the extent that next time I'm only selling to "English speaking buyers only"

But now, it's broken!

It takes ages to start and then coughs and splutters like it's only running on 2/3 cylinders for a while. Once I give it a good old rev to the redline a few times it idles fine, but the alternator warning light is permanently on, as is the "check engine" light.

I appreciate I've probably got a faulty alternator or broken lead somewhere, but why has it suddenly become so difficult to start?

Any suggestions welcome.

scrap it.

you have broken that you have, you are especially naughty

Thanks guys, that's especially helpful.:rice: I was thinking maybe some sort of throttle position sensor or crank angle sensor, or something like that, that helps the car to start.

Any more ideas???

I may be of some use here (maybe not).

I think it is a trait of some Jap cars but when i did my apprenticeship (on Mazda) but on them the engine rpm signal was taken off the alternator. they didnt have crank sensors, had a few early 323s and the E2000 vans break down due to a snapped alternator belt.

Could well be the same.

I may be of some use here (maybe not).

I think it is a trait of some Jap cars but when i did my apprenticeship (on Mazda) but on them the engine rpm signal was taken off the alternator. they didnt have crank sensors, had a few early 323s and the E2000 vans break down due to a snapped alternator belt.

Could well be the same.

That MAY actually be very helpful. Next question is, where do I put the terminals of the multimeter to check if the alternator is working, and how much should the voltage be (I'm guessing about 15 volts or so??)

You can go accross the battery, should be reading around 13v or so normally I would have thought on that, and then try under load.

Nothing wrong with the old Toyotas.Real Japanese built cars.

That one sounds like its lead a poor lack of servicing life :(

Engine might be damp

Could I suggest giving it a good birching:

YouTube - Basil Fawlty VS His Car