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Car question about 1990 Toyota Camry?

Apr 25, 2010 by Anthony | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

Hey, I have a 1990 toyota camry V6 that I recently purchased a used engine for. The engine has around 40,000 miles on it. When the engine was installed the spark plug blew out the engine. I had the mechanic repair it with helicoils. Now when I drive it

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