1988 camry wagon coolant capacity - 1988 Toyota Camry

go to a suspension specialist shop and get after market springs
also check out the air bag inside springs for added carrying capacity , smoother rides

I would next look at the coolant temperature sensor, on which the car's computer depends for a signal to tell it when the engine is too hot. There might also be a suspicion that combustion gases are getting into the coolant, via a leaky head gasket. There is a test for that the mechanic can do.

Is there any coolant in the system?

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Hello aislin87,

The total engine coolant capacity is 7.4 quarts.

Just changing the thermostat should not drain the entire system so you wont need that much.

The recommendation is above 30% but below 60% anti freeze to water to provide for proper freeze and anti-corrosion protection.

Regards,
netvan

The heater may not work because of a bad thermostat, low coolant, or a bad sensor at the engine. It can also be a bad resistor valve under the dash. The resistor valve is connected to a wire plug on the blower motor under the dashboard. It needs to be replaced. Th AC may need to be refilled with refrigerant or the compressor may be bad.

On this old of a model there is no way to depressurize the system without breaking open a fitting. The easiest way to do this is to lightly crack open the fittings at the fuel filter and let the pressure bleed off into a jug. After the pressure is released you can safely unscrew, remove, replace and put back together. Do keep in mind once the new filter is installed the engine may crank immediately then die and it may require several moments of cranking to start due to the excess air in the system. Hope this helps, good luck!

I believe the overal coolant capacity (this includes the heater, block, radiator and such is @ 12 quarts. If your draing down your radiator for repair you onle be able to drain out @ 7-8 quarts or so. To get all of the coolant you'd need to remove the drains found in the block (that would be more troble then its worth)
I hope this may have helped,
Tom

The ground has corroded off the sending unit.You can access this by drilling out the rivits in the access panel under rear seat on drivers side.

Had a similar problem with my camry wagon, was going through thermostats every 6 months... dunno why. Best way to figure it out is just to buy a new thermostat and replace that first. It's really easy to do, and a new thermo will only run ya about 20 bucks.

best of luck.