2011 Toyota Camry 390,000 Miles! Reliability!

[@frankanderson4176]

That's incredible. Fluid changes are so important as you've demonstrated plus, having a quality product from the start. I had the same 2011 Camry w/a 4 cyc engine that I passed on to my son at about 150K miles. He still has it with approx. 220K. Still runs silky smooth. He's recently driven 2 round-trips, nonstop each time, from Atlanta to Austin. It easily cruises at 80 mph. I bought a 2019 Camry and hope to keep it for a long time. Cheers.

[@TonyDaTruthTiger]

Did you change sparks plug or strut yet? Would you recommend at this time mine is 240k?

[@frankalmauger9942]

Hell yeah! Camry is such a beast! Mine is 2012 and had 285k still running strong

[@maxforever26]

Nice! Do you have a 4 cycl or a 6 cycl?

[@frankalmauger9942]

Update my car hit 299,600 as of this morning

[@frankalmauger9942]

@ 4 cycl

[@ronyoungblood7600]

Please keep us updated, Thank you, its appreciated.

[@brentkiely657]

please try todrive this to at least 500,000 miles. I have a 2010 Toyota Camry Le with only 82,000 kilometers on it! I have the 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine and the 6 speed automatic transmission. I had the coolant replaced with new toyota coolant, and i'm getting the transmission fluid changed very soon with Toyota WS fluid . Have you had any transmission issues with your 6 speed automatic transmission ? I bought my camry from an old lady, at the end of november, 2023. It only had 71,000 kilometers on it then! Now it has 82,000 kilometers on it. I get it oily spray rust control treated at Krown rust control, here in Northeastern, Ontario, Canada. Please keep us posted about your Camry !

[@deofernandez6616]

So great! How about fuel pump and MAF sensor have you replaced already? What is your transmission maintenance schedule to keep that last?

[@enriquelafontaine6189]

Wow man, really impressive. I have a 2016 Camry with 107k miles. I am hoping my Camry will last as long as yours

[@Sn0Pro7]

@@enriquelafontaine6189 funny, I just “upgraded” to a 2015. It has 237k on it. Supposedly the 2014-2017 Camrys are some of the best ever made when it comes to reliability so I think you will be good for a long time

[@kgbreviews35]

The 2arfe was not the worst engine they ever built. The engine their referring to.. is the 2az-fe. That had oil burning issues due to an issue with the piston rings. Those engines were used from 2007 to 2011. Of your camry has the 2ar fe engine. Then you would of never experienced that from that engine. Because that problem didn't exist with this engine. Your 390k mileage engine, just proves why you should take whatever someone tells you with a grain of salt. It's almost impossible to find one of these engines that have failed prematurely anywhere. If you find one. It's because someone didn't take care of it like they should have. That is the biggest problem i see with toyotas. Neglect of maintenance! Somehow people believe that because it's a toyota. You never have to service it. If you do the maintenance. These cars can last a really long time.

[@hayden93]

Definitely can second that, these will burn oil if you don’t change your oil on time, no one time but you regularly go too long over on oil changes and don’t care for your car. But if you change your oil every 5k or 6 months and stick to it they will never give you problems unless you’re at some insanely high mileage like this guy, even then it probably won’t. To make one of these burn oil bad it’s the owners fault

[@kgbreviews35]

@@hayden93 the predecessor to the 2arfe did it from New. Not from a simple neglect of maintenance. And they burned oil like crazy

[@frederickoakley4130]

Hey long-time follower here, thanks for keeping us updated on this inspiring journey! I was just wondering if you experience any sort of shudder when your torque converter is locking/unlocking (i.e. letting foot on/off gas in high gear), or while lightly accelerating in high gears. My 2011 w/ 147k miles does, might just be car-OCD talking but it's noticeable enough to worry me that the tc clutch is sending wear throughout the transmission. It has new oem fluid at right level so unsure if it's just the product of normal mechanical wear. Thanks again!

[@maxforever26]

I had a torque converter issue with my 2013 4 cyc SE. took it to them twice under TSB’s. Did no good. They finally had to replace it. So far no issues.

[@abdullahmohammadi6125]

Please do a 0 to 60 please 😊

[@rastaboi]

I have a 09 se model it's starting to run sorta sluggish

[@cameronmacdonald3188]

Hey there I have the exact same car just in red and a 2010 version. I can't find the dipstick for the transmission fluid anywhere it's nowhere near the battery or at least more places says it should be on the Toyota forms. Could you please tell me how you do a transmission fluid change on your car or if you just take it to the dealership or service centre to get changed because when I look at the service manual, it looks way too complicated not to overfill it or what happens if you underfill it and I'm just way too scared to blow up my transmission but I do want to get a transmission fluid change. I haven't had the car for long. I am in Canada and it only has about 129,000 km about 80,000 miles and I know the fluid is probably lifetime but I still wanna change it anyways if you could let me know how you do your changes or if you just bring it into a service centre that be great thank you very much.

[@Sn0Pro7]

no dipstick. I drain and fill. There are extensive videos on how to do it on youtube. I drain into drop pan and then measure the amound of fluid that came out and replace that exact amount with new fluid.

[@ronyoungblood7600]

@@Sn0Pro7 How to refill the trans fluid? I have the exact same vehicle.

[@mfanning186]

​@@Sn0Pro7 Do you recall about how much fluid drains out each time you do a service? Thank you!

[@krashedfiles]

⁠@@mfanning186 @cameronmacdonalds3188 If you haven’t replaced it in over 60K, DEFINITELY replace the fluid. Remember, it’s a fluid that’s constantly used to lubricate moving metal gears and is also used as a hydraulic fluid to make shifts happen. No fluid is lifetime, why do you think you have to constantly change your engine oil? The transmission is a lot more complex than an engine so do NOT neglect the fluid. They CAN go 200k and MAYBE 300k on the original trans fluid but that’s RARE. VERY RARE. If you want to change it yourself, you can lift up the front of the car and pop the plug in the transmission pan, and around 30-50% of the fluid should come out. Then just do exactly what he says and refill it with the same amount that comes out. Do this over the course of a couple of weeks and you’ll basically do an entire “drain” Again, do NOT believe this “lifetime” fluid. I don’t know who you heard this from, but even Toyota recommends to change the transmission fluid every 60K-100K miles. Please don’t neglect the most expensive and complex part of your vehicle 🙏🙏

[@mapley2167]

@@ronyoungblood7600There’s a large fill plug that says WS on it behind the drivers side wheel and a plastic splash screen held on by two 10mms

[@Nechss]

what makes the v6 more 'bulletproof' than the reg camry?

[@Sn0Pro7]

@@Nechss the v6 doesn’t have the ring retention issues. “The care nut” channel has a ton of good info on Toyotas and the v6 and the 2ar-de engines

[@Nechss]

@@Sn0Pro7 👀awesome ty, got a 220km v6 recently and was under the impression it'd have less longevity

[@maxforever26]

I don’t think the 6 cylinder ones have the torque converter issues like the 4 cylinder ones did.

[@yvngjesus7o2]

How do you get tge thermostat lower

[@TonyDaTruthTiger]

Hey buddy, did you change the Spark plugs or struts? I have 2011 SE 4 cyl at 240K and have never changer Sparks plug or struts, would you recommend changing it at this time?

[@Sn0Pro7]

yes changed both. several sets of plugs. struts at 300k. I would say you are def do for plugs

[@speed_will]

How ofter did u top off your oil was it every couple weeks and what brand oil do u use

[@Sn0Pro7]

@@speed_will yes every couple weeks I check and top off as needed. I use whatever I can find the cheapest but always full synthetic

[@scottmedlin524]

Do you travel for work

[@Doomzdayxx]

Wow thats crazy. I have only 180K miles on my '00 V6.

[@michaelqu]

Camry hybrids are just as reliable. Ask any French taxi driver. I know one who did 500000 miles within 5 years and everything on it are still original, including the battery.

[@TonyDaTruthTiger]

Do you recommend changing the Sparks and strut, mine is at 235K and have never change plugs or struts.

[@donovanfahrbach2493]

What about the water pump, fuel pump, or cats?.. or any other components??? What others parts have you changed?

[@Sn0Pro7]

@@donovanfahrbach2493 water pump fuel pump and cats all original. I’ve done an alternator, struts on all 4 corners

[@brentkiely657]

@@Sn0Pro7 how many miles were on your original struts when you replaced them? Did you replace them with brand new toyota struts? When did you replace the original struts?

[@Sn0Pro7]

@@brentkiely657 I replaced them at 300k. No I went aftermarket from A1 auto. I wish I had gone oem though. Now I’m at 400k and they are pretty clunky

[@kalani1987]

​@@Sn0Pro7still original starter and compressor?

[@Sn0Pro7]

@@kalani1987 yes, all original

[@krashedfiles]

“If this is the worst engine Toyota has ever built, there doing something right” Hell yeah!!! Toyota knows how to make some damn cars!

[@oraldavis7387]

It's the worst engine Toyota made, and this guy Camry has 390miles on it, something just doesn't add up

[@maxforever26]

The worst engine is the 2a-zfe engine for the years 2007-2009. Piston ring issues. Regarding the 2arfe engine Toyota told allot of their customers that it was ‘ok’ to change their oil every 10k. For the people that did that their engines were toast by 160k-180k miles. It’s the extended oil changes that some people did that did in those engines…