What about Service Manuals?

Yeah, where do you go to get a reasonably priced, legitimate Toyota sevice manual. I've heard Chilton's version is inaccurate. I've already gone the eBay route- got a dual set of CDs that seemed to be the real deal, but wouldn't load on my PC. The dealer here won't sell them. Is this the kind of deal you can get rooked on easy? I hope not.

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jetShoes
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get a one day subscription to use Toyota's website to download the factory service manuals- great if you have a high speed connection, you can download the entire manual set in one day. $10. And definitely legitimate. No CD needed except your own, or your hard drive. I don't have the link but I'm sure if you search the ng archives on google you'll find it several times over.

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Pookerz

Here's some information:

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What was the problem installing the CD set? Sounds like you have the Electronics Parts Catalog discs, they are a bit tricky to get working.

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Roger Brown

Go to

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the system requirements before you subscribe. It won't work with anon-conforming system. Jim

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James Andrus

And seriously plan for ALL DAY if you want to download the manual. I've been at it for 7 hours now and still have several hundred more pages to go (you can only DL a small section at a time, usualy 1~3 pages). If I weren't unemployed with tons of free time, this wouldn't be a very good deal ` more like a quick reference for the stuff you need once and don't know by heart. Otherwise, it's worth the $$$ at the dealership to no have to give up so many hours.

Brian

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Brian McCoy

I got mine from a seller on ebay. Local Toyota dealer gave me this number

1-800-622-2033 to call.
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Bill

Toyota Service Publications 800-622-2033.

Cost me $280 (including shipping) for a complete set for my 2003 Land Cruiser. Includes two volume set (each one 1½ inch thick) of diagnosis and repair manuals, an electrical systems manual, and an automatic transmission rebuild manual.

Not cheap but the real thing. The electrical one is especially good with individual sub systems diagrams.

Dick Ballard snipped-for-privacy@att.net

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Dick Ballard

Best $280 you ever spent. Buying the shop manuals for every vehicle owned is a no-brainer. Even if one doesn't do his own repairs, it helps to keep the mechanics honest.

Luther

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Luther

Electronics Parts Catalog discs, they are a bit tricky to get working.

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jetShoes

And if you end up with a dead car in a one-stoplight town, the local mechanic probably doesn't have a manual to cover your car. It can save hours figuring out what's wrong and getting you on your way.

Keep the car 30+ years, and the manuals will be long gone at all the shops (even if they had one at one time), unless you luck into a Toyota specialist or a dealership that never cleans out the old books in their library. Having your own copy will pay off then, too.

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Bruce L. Bergman

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