@@jaysmith179 scotty is good for repair/maintaining vehicles "in general", AMD is the best for toyotas, i had an issue with my highlander and AMD knew exactly wut it was and gave details on repair and i was able to do it on my own
The information and instructions in your videos are so clear, sequential, and straight forward, anyone who understands the information can elevate themselves to the level of a professionally trained mechanic.
Every time when I open bonnet, it puts smile on my face. Toyota made masterpiece. So simple but so complicate, beautiful piece of engineering. Thank you AMD.
I love this channel Toyota enthusiasts here. Hey I got a 2000 Toyota Celica gts with 315,000 plus miles, and the car still runs strong. I am it's first owner and would love to here your good story and bad story's with the 2zzge engine not the oil burning not so loved 1zzfe. Also how where costumers reaction when it was at the dealership. I also got another celica gts build 2zzge with alot of power when running high boost close deck design block. Real fan of Toyota in general. I love all cars but Toyota is definitely my favorite. I just got a 2019 rav4 and just popped a video on youtube of rav4 and great tips for maintaining the engine.
Really appreciate your videos! I appreciate that you discuss both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of cars and greatly appreciate your technical knowledge and experience. You are also very good at presenting the information in a pleasant and concise manner. I will be taking delivery of a 2024 Camry LE in about a week and expect that your videos will initially suffice as my “service manual” for that car. 😊 Best wishes…
Thanks for all your videos on modern Toyotas. My wife and I just bought a brand new RAV4 and wet love it. I'm old school, mechanically inclined and looking forward to lean more about modern engines like our RAV4 has.
Piece of cake with this video. Bought on Amazon 14mm spark plug socket off your link. I already had a Torque wrench. Probably took about 30 min start to finish for me. I went a little over at 130k. No wet plugs.
Per NGK, G-Power Platinum plugs are good for 60K km, Iridium IX 100K km and Iridium Laser 120K km. Ruthenium HX can last as good as Iridium Laser way cheaper. Ruthenium plugs are high ignitability to ensure quicker throttle response, faster acceleration, smoother idle and better cold start.
Another great video from AMD. Thank you for letting us know the torque specs of the plugs and screws (15 FT/LB for plugs and 66 IN/LB for screws). I wrote down on my 2020 Rav4 owner's manual. Listen to AMD and never put anti-seize on the thread. But I do put a drop of motor oil on the thread. I never had problem of removing the oil plugs. I heard the newer plugs come with some kind of film on the thread and if you put anything on it, it will affect the torque value. I am an old timer and I still put a drop of oil on them. I also spray a thin coat of dielectric grease on the coil connectors. On top of that, I will put a dab of Shin-Etsu on the rubber of coil to make them supple years after years. I am looking forward to a video from AMD to show us how to change coolant on this 2.5L non hybrid although AMD had mentioned to remove a hose to release air when he talked about a 2018 Camry. God bless you and you have a wonderful day!
Be interesting to see if the thread pattern is the same in the older ones that were 10 mm and all they did was change the head of the bolt to 8 mm. It's kind of weird since there are so many 10 mm fasteners all over Toyotas.
Boy it sure is a lot easier working on these four cylinder engines. Only thing I would add would be if the car is pretty old with a lot of miles or specifically if the rubber gasket under the coil looks a bit beat up or has been oil saturated. Sometimes worth looking down into the spark plug hole and blowing it out with compressed air or brake parts cleaner and then compressed air to make sure there isn't any trash down in the spark plug well. You pull the spark plug out and the junk falls down into the cylinder chamber. Pretty uncommon in newer cars. My 13-year-old Prius is 372,000 on it and the spark plug holes are still nice and dry. But it's a good practice to check.
Great tip on removal while warm. I recently changed my sons plugs in an 08 Suzuki and one was really seized in there but some gentle twists finally got her out. (It was a cold engine)
Id like to add one point, for some reason, Toyota dealership in Saudi Arabia is adamant on using 10W-40 on Camry hybrids with these A25A. Why they do that...... I have no idea.
great video as always! i would not want to have to replace the valve cover gasket on one of these. i had mine swapped out on my 2AR-FE in under an hour but on the A25A you have the fuel pump and line in the way
Car Care Nut needs to open a chain or Toyota Car Care Nut service stations across the nation..I want to take my new 2024 Camry to him for all of its servicing needs. 😁👍
The important thing which needs emphasising is you put the plugs in with your fingers just like AMD did in the video, you do not use the wrench until you have screwed the plugs in a few turns until they are finger tight. On engines like this you must use the socket and extension but don't start with the wrench. Also I do plugs slightly differently to AMD, when I first put them in I turn them the wrong way for a turn or two just to make sure the threads are seated correctly then I turn them the correct way.
Well, they tried to keep the injector noise level down with the engine cover padding on the underside as well as the padding under the hood but it needs more. The other method is to have the radio produce the opposite frequency of the engine noise even when the radio is off thereby canceling it out.
Greetings from Austin. LOVE the audio tone on the torque wrench, brilliant idea. But I wonder why Toyota Engineering decided to go from 10mm to 8mm on those ignition coils?...Did someone decide they could save money? Just seems odd. Great video, thanks~!
No clue and the best part is that they still have the same thread size and pitch as the old bolts that had a 10mm head. Maybe save a little bit of weight?
There is extra emphasis on getting genuine OEM spark plugs from the Toyota dealership. I tend to consider any spark plug bought on Amazon/eBay to be fake without even needing to look at it. It's also possible to find out the OEM make and model of the plug and buy it from a reputable site or a brick and mortar shop. The '20 Rav 4 manual says that they are DENSO FC16HR-Q8. So if you can find the equivalent DENSO branded spark plug, it would be the exact same item sold at the dealership. It might even be cheaper, but no guarantees.
Please show us how to properly do a coolant flush and fill!l by ourselves! I heard it’s different because of the valves that direct coolant differently.
As the vehicles with this engine are coming up in mileage, PCV valve needs to be checked and/or replaced. The intake manifold has to be removed in order to get to it. Can you please make a video on how to remove the intake manifold? I have a 2018 Camry with 70k miles.
I have a question. I have a 2018 Toyota Corolla I store during the winter. I’m getting ready to take out of storage. Should I remove the spark plugs and spray a little “fogging oil” before I start it. It’s been sitting for almost 6 months. I will be changing the oil as well.
Checked my plugs, 2 have oil on threads on my 18 A25a Camry. Do you have a video on the valve cover gasket replacement? Looks like it has a lot going on on top lol. Love your videos man
could you do a video on jacking and positioning jack stands on the Gen 2 and 3 Prius? A DIYer can easily cause significant damage to a nice expensive toyota by jacking and supporting in the wrong places. Not to mention bodily injury to ones self. Thank you in advance
Gap? You didn't say a word about the spark plug gap. I know better than to assume they are correct coming out of the box. In my opinion the gap is at least as important as the torque to install them with. I saw several other inquiries about it with no response from you.
Platinum plugs used to always say “ do not gap” . I’m sure iridium is the same. Gapping plugs is pretty much a thing of the past at this point. Probably why he didn’t mention it as AMD is very detailed
One really good practice to perform after removing coil but before removing spark plug is to blow out the spark plug hole with compressed air to avoid something dropping into the cylinder when you remove the plug. If you don't have an air compressor, you can buy a can of compressed air.
Thanks Ahmed! Question. 19 Camry hybrid says to change them every 6 years or 96,000 Km but what if I only happened to drive perhaps 30-40k only during that timeframe ?
I find it odd that you tell us to check owners manuals for stuff, but have you ever done that yourself on the newer ones? My manual doesn't even have changing oil information in it, just everything about the gigets and gadgets the car has. (2019 Camry) In my 2000 s10 manual, it actually shows you how to adjust the valves. In my 2019 Camry manual, it just tells me not to eat the contents of the battery. Boy how far we have advanced.
Thanks again sir. I have a question. Toyota highlander 2013 left side sunroof drains are clogged. Water piles up on the floor when it rain/car wash. Can i put some plumbing drain opener like Drano clog remover to remove clogged holes? Also i appreciate as you said earlier that you are going to make a video about it. Thanks for all the help and efforts.
Hi! On those highlanders by the kick panel there's a small pocket inside the car that has an opening. That opening always gets clogged not the drain itself. Kinda hard to get to it and see it.
@@TheCarCareNut Thanks a lot. I figured it out as you told me. There is a wiring box. I took it out. I checked inside of it by an endoscopy camera. All i saw was water in there. I put my hand inside and dried it with towels. When it was completely dried out i put around 500ml of plumbing drain opener (drano). Waited for 30 minutes and then poured some hot boiling water. It worked for me. Now it is not clogged anymore.. hey thanks for your tips. 👍👍.
Aftermarket plugs are a joke for any car. With my car, the part nr cross references four different mfgrs. One of these same part numbered plugs is metric threaded. Another is ASE threded but with different thread wall angle. A third plug is some metal that's incompatible with aluminum heads. All three will sieze in the cylinder head, and sometimes back out on their own (unexpectedly). Finally, the last (4th mfgr) plug is an ASE threaded copper plug. It fits perfectly, stays in place, and removes easily. It's not as hot a spark, but I'd rather a cool plug than a replaced head.
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? I haven't changed a spark plug since the spark plug hex was either 13/16 in. or 5/8 in. Much has changed since then. Any chance you could do a video on replacing spark plug tubes (because of oil leaking into them) on 4 and 6 cylinder Toyota engines....or have you?
