1997–2001 Toyota Camry CE, LE, and XLE Service Manual (OEM)

This Toyota Camry PDF set brings together Toyota factory repair sections, electrical diagrams, collision data, New Car Features updates, Technical Service Bulletins, and supporting owner and maintenance material for the fourth-generation XV20 sedan. It is a multi-file set rather than a single 114-page publication: the package contains 41 PDF files totaling 4,349 pages. Its core step-by-step repair content is the 1999 Camry Repair Manual for SXV20/5S-FE and MCV20/1MZ-FE models, identified in the included Toyota references as RM654U1 and RM654U2. The other model years are supported by factory change documentation and selected supplements rather than a complete repair manual for each year.

• Covers 1997-2001 Camry 4-door sedan model-code and feature changes, including CE, LE, and XLE grades; U.S. and Canadian configurations; TMC- and TMMK-built variants; S51 and E153 manual transaxles; and A140E and A541E automatic transaxles.
• Details 5S-FE and 1MZ-FE engine repair, including compression and emissions checks, valve-clearance adjustment, timing-belt service, cylinder-head removal and overhaul, engine removal, cylinder-block inspection, cooling, lubrication, ignition, emission control, and SFI component testing.
• Includes A140E/A541E diagnosis and internal service, with road, stall, hydraulic-pressure, and manual-shift testing; transaxle removal; oil-pump, clutch, brake, planetary, overdrive, valve-body, and differential disassembly, inspection, reassembly, and final checks.
• Covers brakes, Denso and Bosch ABS, ABS/TRAC, suspension, axles, steering, and clutch systems, including bleeding, wheel alignment, hub and drive-shaft work, strut and control-arm service, power-steering pump and rack repair, and manual-transaxle overhaul.
• Provides OBD II diagnostics and 1999 electrical coverage for the engines, automatic transaxles, ABS/TRAC, SRS, wireless door locks, theft deterrent, cruise control, and engine immobilizer, plus relay locations, wiring routing, connector and ground views, system circuits, overall wiring diagrams, and power-source current-flow charts.
• Adds air-conditioning, body, SRS, and collision repair material, including refrigerant recovery, evacuation, charging, and leak checks; compressor and HVAC unit service; doors, glass, roof, seats, and belts; panel cut-and-join work, weld-point layouts, fit standards, anti-corrosion treatment, and body-dimension drawings.

Content Scope and Shop Utility

The diagnostic section goes well beyond a list of trouble codes. It explains normal and check modes, freeze-frame data, two-trip logic, fail-safe operation, symptom confirmation, terminal checks, circuit inspection, and fault isolation. The TSB collection adds Toyota field information for issues such as EVAP and air-fuel-ratio sensor codes, single-cylinder misfires, brake noise, sliding-roof diagnosis, door-glass displacement, mirror wind noise, and trunk water leaks. Separate 2000-2001 guides cover the A/C control assembly, front and rear doors, instrument panel, headlight and taillight systems, front-passenger airbag removal, and tilt-column removal.

The New Car Features files document the 1997 model introduction and the changes made for 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. They identify model-code and build differences, emissions changes, SRS and immobilizer revisions, brake and body updates, and the 2000 mid-cycle changes.

The SXV23L-AEPNCA / 5S-FNE CNG material explains the CNG-specific combustion chamber and pistons, valve mechanism, two-way exhaust control, pressure regulator, shutoff valves, delivery pipe, gaseous injectors, oxygen and air-fuel-ratio sensor control, ECM functions, and altered fuel-tank and rear-floor construction. This is construction and operation coverage. Toyota's dedicated RM683U CNG repair supplement and EWD371U wiring manual are referenced but are not included in this set.

Representative illustrations include the 5S-FNE fuel-system layout and pressure-regulator section, the two-way exhaust control diagram, automatic-transaxle clutch and planetary exploded views, ABS/TRAC system diagrams, relay and component-location views, the Overall Electrical Wiring Diagram, quarter-panel and front-side-member cut locations, and three-dimensional body measuring points.

Specifications and Reference Values

The Service Specifications and Preparation sections consolidate component torque tables, fluid capacities, pressure-test data, wear and clearance limits, valve and ignition adjustment data, wheel-alignment values, electrical test specifications, refrigerant and lubricant information, and body dimensions. Toyota SSTs are identified by tool number, including the 09248-55040 valve-clearance set, 09350-32014 automatic-transmission tool set, 09992-00095 oil-pressure gauge set, and 07110-58060 A/C service tool set.

The factory cautions also expose several repair traps. The timing-belt sections warn against twisting, reversing, or contaminating the belt and against using belt tension to hold a camshaft pulley. The SRS material calls for reading diagnostic codes before battery disconnection and observing the backup-power delay; skipping that sequence can erase the best fault evidence or allow unintended deployment. For collision repair, Toyota limits cutting and joining to the illustrated locations because moving a seam can reduce body strength. Painting is outside the collision manual's scope.

Use the model code, engine, transaxle, production source, and installed system to select the correct procedure. The included owner manual and scheduled-maintenance guide provide supporting operating and service information, but they do not replace the repair chapters.

Safety note: SRS, CNG and gasoline fuel systems, refrigerant, brake hydraulics, welding, and work under a raised vehicle require the specified isolation, recovery, ventilation, support equipment, and trained handling.