I thought 99 camry has only one engine. I was told it has two engine variants, 3s and 5s engines and gearbox. Please can someone explain this to me? Tanx

I don't know much about Toyota so I stand to be corrected. Yes 1999 Toyota Camry has more than one engine type. I believe u are talking about 4 cylinder here, hence the S. The 3S-FE is a 2.0L engine which is found in most Asia models while the 5S-FE is a 2.2L engine found in American and Australian models. Since most camrys on Nigerian soil are imported from America, u hardly find one with 2.0L 3S-FE engines. However, many parts dealers import their parts from Japan, that is why when u are buying a tokunbo engine for ur Camry then u can get the 2.0L 3S-FE engine readily available.

elektra80: I don't know much about Toyota so I stand to be corrected. Yes 1999 Toyota Camry has more than one engine type. I believe u are talking about 4 cylinder here, hence the S. The 3S-FE is a 2.0L engine which is found in most Asia models while the 5S-FE is a 2.2L engine found in American and Australian models. Since most camrys on Nigerian soil are imported from America, u hardly find one with 2.0L 3S-FE engines. However, many parts dealers import their parts from Japan, that is why when u are buying a tokunbo engine for ur Camry then u can get the 2.0L 3S-FE engine readily available.

Thanks for the clarification. Is the transmission for the two engines the same?

Saintp:

Thanks for the clarification. Is the transmission for the two engines the same?

I don't know if their transmissions are different but one thing I know is that a Japanese gearbox meant for ur 99 Camry will work with a 99 Camry meant for American market

Both gearbox are same

elektra80: I don't know much about Toyota so I stand to be corrected. Yes 1999 Toyota Camry has more than one engine type. I believe u are talking about 4 cylinder here, hence the S. The 3S-FE is a 2.0L engine which is found in most Asia models while the 5S-FE is a 2.2L engine found in American and Australian models. Since most camrys on Nigerian soil are imported from America, u hardly find one with 2.0L 3S-FE engines. However, many parts dealers import their parts from Japan, that is why when u are buying a tokunbo engine for ur Camry then u can get the 2.0L 3S-FE engine readily available.

Well said.

elektra80:
I don't know much about Toyota so I stand to be corrected. Yes 1999 Toyota Camry has more than one engine type. I believe u are talking about 4 cylinder here, hence the S. The 3S-FE is a 2.0L engine which is found in most Asia models while the 5S-FE is a 2.2L engine found in American and Australian models. Since most camrys on Nigerian soil are imported from America, u hardly find one with 2.0L 3S-FE engines. However, many parts dealers import their parts from Japan, that is why when u are buying a tokunbo engine for ur Camry then u can get the 2.0L 3S-FE engine readily available.

Great analysis bro but can U shed light on 1996 models of Camry wrt to the Engine variants?