1996 Toyota Camry LE Overheating?

You have coolant and both fans come on when temperature goes up.

One fan, if it has two should only come on when the AC is on.

Start with a cold engine, start it, open the hood and you shouldn't have any fans running. Turn the AC on and the passenger side fan should come on, turn AC off and the fan should go off.

Let the car warm up while idling and the driver side fan should come on at temp.

Other thing that would make it run hot, is a bad radiator cap that doesn't hold pressure.

You are running antifreeze/water 50/50 mix and not just water. Plain water will cause it to run hot also.

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1996 Toyota Camry LE Overheating?

Car temperature rises when stopped at a stop light but does not completely go up to the red line. Only goes 3/4 of the way. What could be causing this? Does this temperature rise ruin the engine?

Car has plenty of coolant in the radiator and both fans seem to turn on.

"both fans seem to turn on"

No there not. High temp will shorten the life of your engine quite considerately..

Edit: With the fans working properly and still the fluctuations there is something not right. The gauge should not go 3/4 the way up. When you imply it comes down while driving it makes me think the air is able to run through the radiator because of the cars movement and I'm guessing that the fans are also on at this time. I would be looking at cleaning the radiator fins with a pressure washer, that might mean you need to move the A/C condenser out just a bit to clean in the back. If it doesn't stop fluctuating then take the car to a radiator shop to get a water flow test. I need to also note that the water pump will be going slower at idle but it should be able to circulate plenty of coolant to do the job and I've only seen one water pump that lost the fins and stop working. But it could be the pump.

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It could be the thermostatic valve, when it gets stuck shut the coolant won't circulate properly and cause the engine to overheat.

I'm assuming there is no leak, there's enough coolant and the fans are working properly.

Check around cap for cracks. Constant heating and cooling can cause cracks,look at all plastic on it. You can buy high temp adhesive. Check air filter and oil. And yes it cause you to blow gaskets and piston rods and then your car is screwed.

1) You may check the radiator for leaks.

2)Also you should check the water pump.

3)The head gasket may be one reason.

4)Valve timing is one issue.