Toyota Camry 1998 FAQs

Check out real-world situations relating to the Toyota Camry 1998 here, particularly what our experts have to say about them.

• Toyota Camry 1998: E10 causing rubber components to fail

  Your experience of increased performance and increased fuel consumption on E10 is in line with what we've been told would happen, but the failure of a rubber component in the fuel tank is cause for concern. So too is the starting difficulty you had. Both of your cars are claimed to be E10 compatible, but like you I'm not convinced that E10 won't cause some issues on some cars.

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• Toyota Camry 1998: Is E10 or 95-octane better?

  The FCAI guide to E10 compatibility indicates you can use E10 in your car and BP also says you could use E10 without a problem. But there is too little real world experience available yet to say for sure that it will be fine. At least for the short term your mechanic's advice to use Premium unleaded would seem to be prudent until we know more.

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• Toyota Camry 1998: Sooty exhaust after long drive

  I wouldn't be too concerned about it. Sooty deposits can be because it was running rich, and you could see that in your fuel economy which would have suffered if it were wildly out of whack. If there were no change in the car's performance I would keep driving it and watch for any sign of a malfunction before having it checked.

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