Found Workshop Manual..in English

[Dave O`Donnell]

i have been looking on the Austrailian Surf Forum trying to find some leads to why or what is the possible cause for the overheating that cracked my head, and on one of the threads i came across this -: shop.importdriver.com.au/store/products/item177.inetstore

anyway, they stock a workshop manual covering Hilux/4runner 1979 - 1997
LN DIESEL ENGINED MODELS, a valuable resource for 2.4td Surf owners..
Blah Blah blah.. any including the airfreight, delivery door to door in 48hrs....
Aus$102.00 = GBP41.80
Yeah i know its a lot, but it could or should save me loads... now call me
we wil see

[JimL]

I got a copy of that Max Ellery a few mths ago and reckon it was written in a time when different size fonts and headings and been clear about things were unheard of. They must have written it all in one go at about 2am on a Saturday night and sent it straight to print.
Stopping the ranting you do find some good stuff in there but its hard to find

[marky]

This one ?

[Dave O`Donnell]

Toy Soilder

How much was your copy & where did you get yours from sir

[Dave O`Donnell]

Yes

Yes Mark, thats the kiddy

[marky]

I dont own the Max Elery one yet

[Dave O`Donnell]

How do you know about the Manual

How do you know about the Manual & it contents Mark, has some one else got one & do you think they are worth getting, disregarding the price

[marky]

The HAYNES manual is useful but does not cover the turbo etc its a bit vague on other equipment as well. only really useful for the running gear brakes etc its not the best manual HAYNES have produced

[Dave O`Donnell]

Sorry Marky, it was meant for ToySoilder

Toy Soilder, what do you reackon on *** apart from that ?

[Dave O`Donnell]

Opps

Opps all fingers and fumbs 2night *** = it..awfully sorry Forum

[Smurf]

Haynes manuals

IMHO i think more recent publications of haynes manuals are sh*t. I have purchased them for my last 2 cars and taken them back to the shop the following day for a refund because they did not contain the info i wanted about the cars in question.
On another forum i subscribe to for my motorbike(i do like to go fast sometimes) someone had found a downloadable file containing the manufacturers microfiche listings for parts and assemblies, has anyone tried to find the same for the surf???????

[JimL]

Amazon £9.85

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...119784-0995851

(intermediate surfer)

[JimL]

heres their chapter on the turbo, its a 3 page section (can I do this? ah well, we all love Max Ellery manuals)




They have a lot of technical specs throughout the manual covering things like

• (L, 2L & 2L-T 50's & 60's Series)
• (2L & 3L 80's Series on)
• 80's, 90's, 10's 11's 12's & 13's Series
• Lights and Vehicle Body components wiring diagram 1990 on 4 Runner 105 LN and 130 VZN Series

and that all confuses the bad air outta me

[Dave O`Donnell]

Thanks Toy Soilder

I have just ordered one off Amazon, Sorted, cost me 45 quid though, as i found a cheap multi region dvd player for the Mother in Law..
should get me some brownie points

[TonyN]

Got one, its a OK manual, good info but is seems like they threw all the pages up in the air, then bound the book together.

US Chilterns and Haynes manuals are far better, but don't cover the diesel stuff. Best books are the Toyota factory manuals, but expensive to buy.