It is the best thing to be sure of the type of engine in your vehicle so that you don't use your hard earned money and precious time on incompatible spare parts or mechanics doing trial and error with your vehicle. Few days ago l posted a topic about my meco claim's that my 97 camry (pencil) came with a 2.0 engine like that of 97 camry & avensis. The car is XLE with 14" toyota follow come rim, leather seats and side air bags for the front seats. I have early researched and discovered that the 2.0 & 2.2 engine (3sfe & 5sfe) are physically the same and the cylinder head interchangeable. I decided to google it with the car's VIN 4T1BG28KXWU254186.
RESULT:
model year: 1998
engine capacity: 2.0
rim: 14 rim
mpg: 18
country of assembly: Georgetown, KY
It is generally believed that 97 camry comes with 2.2 engine. But that is not true.