I bought a v6 2002 Camry .199000km on the clock.Struggles to get fuel to start and is very sluggish on acceleration.What can I do

Asked by Dodo1317 Dec 07, 2014 at 09:10 AM about the 2002 Toyota Camry XLE V6

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Sluggish to get petrol through to start and slow to accelerate.
What must I look for to have it repaired.

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Buy some throttle body cleaner and go right through the throttle body. Also clean out your Idle Air Control Valve. This should help greatly. If not 100%, you may want to have the codes read if your CEL is on. If no codes, I would start by having my fuel pressures tested. Here's a couple of videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i82s4ZfR2js https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHb0g8GOojw

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