1985 Toyota Camry sluggish acceleration

The problem with answering that question is that not enough CVT's have been on the road long enough to really do a good analysis of their longevity. I know that if taken care of, a conventional automatic transmission can go the distance. My mothers car was a 2004 Nissan CVT which has almost 200K and hasn't faltered one bit. You have to think about which one would be more expensive to repair/replace out of pocket. Which one is cheaper to service/maintain, I do know that CVT fluid is more expensive than conventional auto trans fluid. I personally like feeling the car shift, and the conventional would be my choice at that point based on aesthetics. I hope this info helps!

Almost certainly your No 1/2 shift solenoid has failed in the auto trans. This causes it to be unable to find low gear, hence the sluggishness. It is a common thing in older Camrys.

It is a simple repair once the tranny pan is taken off, but that is all best done on a hoist. You may as well have the internal filter changed as well.

2005 Camry fuel filter is located in the gas tank and does not require servicing. It is supposed to last the life of the car. I have 200,000 miles on my older Camry(2005) and have only replaced the thermostat and gas cap. The toyota dealer told me to replace the evap can for $600 but I checked out online and only replaced the gas cap to resolve the evap code.

With 200,000 miles, it wouldn't pay to just do the valves
& seals,if that was the only issue

Cylinder are too worn by now

Drive it for a year or so, than replace or rebuild it

Sounds like it has a tranny fluid leak have you checked the fluid.

automatic or manual transmission?

can you clarify further what you mean by the trans spinning?

may you mean that the engine rpm's raise as you press the accelerator and yet the vehicle does not move?

Have you try putting some Fuel System Cleaner addictive? If you have, then you haven't really try the only one that works -- Lucas Oil brand "Upper Cylinder & Fuel Injector Cleaner"

It is the best one and only one that works effectively. 3oz. will treat a 10 gallon gas tank. A small bottle cost $6 or you better buy a big 32oz. bottle for $12. Keep it and do it every other oil change.

If I were you, I will put it into two tank of gas back-to-back so your car's fuel system can get a good cleanup over a couple hundred of miles.

The DAMN THING has 200,000 MILES on it, give it a break, it is just waring out, drive it easy. (most likely burned valve)

How did you try to obtain the codes? Did you short pins E1 and Te1 in the grey connector under the hood?

When the light comes back on, short the above pins, and get back to us.

Without seeing the codes, I would venbture a guess that you first consider a good tune-up, and use Toyota plugs only. Any other manufacturer will not work very well. I see this every day, new plugs, and the engine runs poor. Toyota plugs fixes it right up. The heat ranges are diffferent in Toyota plugs.

you can take apart the top section and blow out the small passage that's bellow the throttle plate.