87 Camry question about Engine cutting off only when hot.
10

Asked by hardyrxp Apr 07, 2010 at 12:23 AM about the 1987 Toyota Camry

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hello to all,
Thanks to all for help with previous posts you guys are all the best and quite helpful.
Okay so my 87 Camry 2.0 5 speed has a serious problem of (ONLY WHEN THE CAR IT EXTREMELY HOT) when I turn the motor off and let it sit hot for about 4 minutes then it cranks/starts fine then immediately after that it dies. You can here that something is choking the engine even if the engine does start to idle it starts missing real bad and dies. Now to get the car running again all I need to do is give it a lot of throttle/gas when I start it up or turn the key off and let it cool down for a minute and then its good to go. So here is a list of what I have already done to fix the problem...... Inspected visually & physically all vac lines, cleaned EGR, EGR modulator, throttle body, and done complete tune up. I forgot to check the most simplest thing as this same problem happened on my 1990 Honda accord. Only when the car was extremely hot the main fuel relay would have the circuits separate and it would cause the car to crank and try to start but not continue to run. The EXACT SAME THING IS HAPPENDING WITH MY TOYOTA. So hence I think it may be the fuel main relay can someone please advise me as to where and if my 87 Camry has a fuel main relay and how to change it as well. Also there must be someone else on this forum that has experienced a similar problem with their 87-91 Camry please advise me here as I need some help with this one. The car is just not continuing to run after you try to start it when its extremely hot to me this means its being starved of fuel hence why I think the fuel main relay however that was the case with my HONDA and my Camry is different. So please advise me here if you think it might be something else or if the car has another relay for the fuel somewhere and if it is prone to going bad with heat and age please advise me thanks.
Dave

7 Answers

BB33 answered 14 years ago

Dave, I am having the same problem with my 88' Toyota Camry wagon. The only difference is I usually have to wait 10-15 minutes before the car will restart. Like yours, my car starts and drives fine. But after a drive on a hot day, when I go to restart it turns over and starts for a second before stalling out. If I make additional attempts to start the car it stalls out. If I wait a while it starts a little rough, so I give it some extra fuel and it smooths out and runs fine. Did you solve your problem? Any suggestions? Thanks, Bill

Mark helpful
10

hardyrxp answered 14 years ago

Hello Bill, Finally another person with the same problem thank ****. Well to answer your question its complicated I don't think I fixed it so the answer is NO right now but that could change here is why. Well the car is not doing the problem right now because its not hot enough outside. So I have started changing/fixing things 1 by 1 to slowly narrow down the process. I last thing I replaced might have fixed it which was spark plugs (1 was damaged), new cap rotor & wires, and new distributor. I am not 100% sure that fixed OUR problem will let you know when it gets hotter out but SO FAR SO GOOD it has not done the problem since I fixed all those things. Oh and I also took apart the IAC and cleaned that really good. Hope that helps how many miles do you have on your car?

Mark helpful
270

chrisdembass answered 10 years ago

after the car is hot, I will take one spark plug wire to see if you have spark, if you don't change the ignitor, looks like a module, driver side, close to the fender, shock tower.

Mark helpful

GuruW5XSJ answered 6 years ago

1997 toytal camry will start it run then when it is warm it turn off i can restart but it keep doing it

Mark helpful

Alex answered 6 years ago

I'm having this problem in my 84 camry, runs fine till ahot day then it will die and won't start tilli let it sit for abit

Mark helpful

Your Answer:

Related Questions

  • 87 Camry question about Engine cutting off only when hot. 7 Answers

    Hello to all, Thanks to all for help with previous posts you guys are all the best and quite helpful. Okay so my 87 Camry 2.0 5 speed has a serious problem of (ONLY WHEN THE CAR IT EXTREMELY HOT) when...

    1987 Toyota Camry

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • 87 Camry check engine light On question about what makes light come on? 4 Answers

    Hello, I have a 87 Camry 2.0 5 speed with 169k on it. The car has a check engine light that comes on after a few minutes of driving it seems to be on a timer as it comes on after a couple of minutes...

    1987 Toyota Camry DX

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • 87 Camry 2.0 Manual Question About Engine Idle Dropping Down Low 2 Answers

    Hello to all I have a 87 Camry 2.0 manual and have the following problem. Only when the car is extremely hot (been driving it a while) and then you turn off engine then try to start it again after 2 m...

    1987 Toyota Camry DX

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • 87 Camry question about rear shocks sagging down? 2 Answers

    Hello, I have a 87 Camry 2.0 5 speed and the rear of the car is sagging down quite low. I have replaced the shocks they are new and working fine. I am thinking the problem here is the coil springs are...

    1987 Toyota Camry

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

  • 95 camry cutting off 2 Answers

    We bought that 1995 toyota camry with 45,000 miles. It has a new fuel pump, fuel filter, igniter, spark plus, fluids, ect sensor, distributor, cleaned out the egr valve, iac valve, and it still cut...

    1995 Toyota Camry LE

    -

    Maintenance & Repair

Camry

Looking for a Used Camry in your area?

CarGurus has 43,929 nationwide Camry listings starting at $1,150.

ZIP:

Own this car?

Share your experience with others.

1987 Toyota Camry

Write a car review

Review another car

Shortcuts

Search Toyota Camry Questions

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Reelin68
    Reputation
    34,710
  • #2
    Tony Ciccotelli
    Reputation
    19,720
  • #3
    Tony Ciccotelli
    Reputation
    5,710
View All

Know more, shop wisely

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Honda Accord
1,522 Great Deals out of 30,102 listings starting at $1,200
Used Toyota Corolla
1,396 Great Deals out of 27,591 listings starting at $1,450
Used Honda Civic
1,297 Great Deals out of 26,038 listings starting at $997
Used Toyota 4Runner
1,003 Great Deals out of 10,613 listings starting at $2,995
Used Dodge Charger
819 Great Deals out of 14,534 listings starting at $2,500

Used Cars for Sale

2025 Toyota Camry For Sale
86 Great Deals out of 18,735 listings starting at $26,447
2024 Toyota Camry For Sale
238 Great Deals out of 2,970 listings starting at $19,881
2023 Toyota Camry For Sale
324 Great Deals out of 3,985 listings starting at $16,892
2022 Toyota Camry For Sale
275 Great Deals out of 3,531 listings starting at $14,900
2021 Toyota Camry For Sale
204 Great Deals out of 2,630 listings starting at $13,895

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.