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Jeff Herbert Posted on Nov 22, 2014

My 1997 Toyota Camry le 4 cylinder automatic whistles when the rpms reach about 3000; whistling intensifies with the increase of rpms. It's coming from the engine area.. I noticed my car also puts off an awful smell of exhaust when the whistling intensifies. I was told I have a possible vacuum leak by a few mechanics I know personally. One last thing that I believe could be relevant to the problem is that the acceleration is poor. When applying extra pressure, it starts to make a faint groaning sound; fading as the acceleration catches on

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