2012 Camry: Eyesore under the hood

oparr · 2012-02-11T01:00:41+00:00

Recently looked at some 2012 Camrys at a local Toyota dealer and was somewhat shocked to see that none of the power plants had exhaust manifold covers. While the average Joe/Jane probably wouldn't notice anything amiss, this was the first thing I noticed after popping the hood. The salesman claimed that they rattled over time so Toyota had stopped using them. A head mechanic said that they did have covers originally but the upstream O2 sensors had to be replaced with longer ones and so the covers could no longer fit. What's the real skinny on this? Is this a general "trend du jour" or is Toyota just cutting corners once more? Here is a picture of what I'm talking about (2012 Camry power plant); Here is a picture of a 1996 Camry power plant;

Feb 11, 2012 63 Replies

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AMuzi 14 years ago

Rather than obsess over covers and 'no touch' warnings, I'm happy with rusty cast iron. To each his own.

(the photo's not my 283, but you couldn't tell them apart)

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M.A. Stewart 14 years ago

Jaguar had 'enamelled' cast iron exhaust manifolds back in the

1960's, and before. It would almost last forever.

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AD 14 years ago

Yeah, right. valid comparison

when it overheats on a steep grade remember to take the top off

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AD 14 years ago

me thinks someone 's gonna make a fortune in starters and car batteries

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