Toyota Maintenace Search Engine, Online FSM Manuals and Hunter Balancers

Bob_98SR5 · 08-07-2004, 10:00 AM

Hi YT members,

As of August 7, 2004, I've combined two threads into one.

Maintenance Search Engine
Here is an awesome automated Toyota maintenance search engine that will just about answer all the "when should i replace...." questions.

http://www.toyotaparts.com/smg/main.php

Genuine Toyota OEM Online Manuals
For a small 1 day fee of $10, you can download the genuine Toyota Field Service Manuals for 97 and up vehicles only. Yes, its possible to download your entire manual in a day. Read the feedback in the following threads. Special thanks to YT member Jake94 for finding this site.

http://techinfo.toyota.com/

Hunter Tire Balancer Locator (Nationwide)
One of the most common complaints we've heard from members who've purchased new tires is the inability of some shops to balance their new tires. The problem lies with shops that do not have the Hunter Tire Balancing machine with the Haweka adapter.

Thanks to member 4RunnerBuddha, here is a locator that will help you find a shop with this machine in your local area.

Thanks,
Bob

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Bob_98SR5 · 08-07-2004, 10:07 AM

Guys,

Well folks, I goofed and tried to get fancy with merging threads. Anyways, here's a one page summary of feedback from members who've subscribed and used the FSM online service:

From "Jake94"

Date: 7/16/04
"The pic's are exactly the same as the ones in Toyota's parts data base. Need a part? Print out the pic, circle the part you need, hand it to your friendly neighborhood Toyota parts guy and say "I need this" I've got what I needed the 1st time every time."

Date: 7/16/04
"Oh yea...it's loaded with "Hints and Tips" After hearing all kinds of horror stories about changing starters on a 22re I was a little concerned when mine went out, with a few "Hints" I gleened from the FSM I was able to change it in 1/2 hour."

"Also you can access a section on SST's where you can find out just what kind of tool it is, turns out most of them aint so "special" and can rented. If they are truly "special" you can buy them on line from the site. One example is the SST needed to change the UCA bushings, turns out they are just a set of "dies" that you use in a press. IIRC I think they ran $28."

From "r0cky"

Date: 7/16/04
"I've been using techinfo.toyota.com for months now ... that's where I found all the new TSBs for the 4th gen. sulfur smell fixes and such ... I definitely recommend that site, as you can pay $10 for a 24 hour use of the site and download whatever you need from the owners manual, repair manual, etc. One of the best resources out there if you don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on the actual print tech manuals."

In response to a question about downloading the pages and using a dial-up connection:

Date: 7/31/04
"welll ... you have to go in there and right click on each and say "save as" on each of them ... so it's not a two second thing where you can download it in its entirety all at once. DSL would be better, because you wouldn't be using the phone line."

p1michaud · 08-18-2004, 11:14 AM

I spent most of last night downloading as much as I could from the on-line FSMs. What a great source of information! Thanks for the pointing it out!
Cheers,
P

Mohamed · 08-19-2004, 09:16 PM

Oh sweet I didn't know that available to the public, damn that is expensive though for membership. That TIS is an excellent online source, I have seen used only at the dealership, but boy it's awesome!!!

Styled · 10-06-2004, 02:00 AM

Are there any international users that have been able to get signed up? The form requires a U.S. state/postal code.

I wouldnt mind getting the online manual stuff.

Thanks

Bob_98SR5 · 10-06-2004, 06:10 AM

Styled,

Look a post or two above. Pmichaud is from canada too. Ask him via PM or email.

Bob

Bumpin' Yota · 10-13-2004, 07:45 AM

whoops my bad....discovered something minor I was missing...site is working

OK if your XP system has service pack 2 dont even try to d/l it. Wont work no matter WHAT you do.

I turned off my popup blocker, I allowed their site, and it doesnt work....

Fortunately I have a puter here that doesnt have SP2 on it....i soooo hate microsoft crap...

**waskillywabbit** · 11-04-2004, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob_98SR5

Maintenance Search Engine
Here is an awesome automated Toyota maintenance search engine that will just about answer all the "when should i replace...." questions.

http://www.toyotapartsandservice.com/smg/main.php

The Maintenance Search Engine is useless for anyone who has anything older than a 97 4Runner.

Anyone know a good, reliable, cheap place to find an ORIGINAL, not photocopies in a binder, FSM for an 85 4Runner? I can get one from the dealer for around $80 but want to see if I can do better.

keisur · 11-29-2004, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob_98SR5

"Also you can access a section on SST's where you can find out just what kind of tool it is, turns out most of them aint so "special" and can rented. If they are truly "special" you can buy them on line from the site. One example is the SST needed to change the UCA bushings, turns out they are just a set of "dies" that you use in a press. IIRC I think they ran $28."

here's another spot to get SST info at:

http://toyota.spx.com/

roger · 12-02-2004, 01:22 PM

With regard to the Hunter Tire Balancers -

Does it matter whether the shop you go to has the "StraightTrak Lateral Force Measurement" feature? My truck's been pulling slightly to the left, and my mechanic tells me the tires are likely out of balance.

Bighead · 12-02-2004, 05:33 PM

Is the FSM site basically the FSM in electronic form or is there more to it?

keisur · 12-02-2004, 06:00 PM

that's what I want to know too, I don't want to dump in my 10 bucks and then have to take a day off of work so I can sit in front of the 'puter for 24 hours straight downloading one page at a time.

**waskillywabbit** · 12-02-2004, 07:16 PM

IMO, spend the extra money to get a HARD COPY already bound of the FSM of your year 4Runner. I've already used the stuffing out of mine. Well worth the $$$ for the whole thing that you can use whenever...and it's all there. I found mine on Ebay for a great price.

keisur · 12-02-2004, 08:32 PM

yea, but if it's the same stuff in electronic format, I can print it all out and laminate it free at work, so as to not get the pages greasy and easily cleanable too. so if it's the same and an easy download I'd rather do the elctronic.

**waskillywabbit** · 12-03-2004, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keisur

yea, but if it's the same stuff in electronic format, I can print it all out and laminate it free at work, so as to not get the pages greasy and easily cleanable too. so if it's the same and an easy download I'd rather do the elctronic.

I don't think you understand just how MANY pages the FSM contains....you would burn up a laminating machine...

When my wife saw my FSM when I took it out of the box she said "why did you buy a dictionary?"

About 3-4 inches thick...

keisur · 12-03-2004, 06:11 PM

it ain't MY money. Plus the japanese secretary really likes to use that machine. and I;m a cheap SOB until I get a house up in this neck of the woods.

**waskillywabbit** · 12-03-2004, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keisur

it ain't MY money. Plus the japanese secretary really likes to use that machine. and I;m a cheap SOB until I get a house up in this neck of the woods.

You'd better print it out double sided or it'll be 10 inches thick and double as a tire block.

keisur · 12-03-2004, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waskillywabbit

You'd better print it out double sided or it'll be 10 inches thick and double as a tire block.

I;m used to that size, oh, the pages, right. more than likely I'll break down and buy the hardcopy, just need to get the wife up here first. when I have to do a head gasket, be assured I'll have one then!

Bighead · 12-04-2004, 03:58 AM

I have the hard copy FSM for my 4Runner. I wanted to know if the TIS version had more info that the hard copy's. Sounds like it is the same thing. Maybe I'll download the FSM for my wife's Tacoma.

atl-evo · 12-20-2004, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keisur

that's what I want to know too, I don't want to dump in my 10 bucks and then have to take a day off of work so I can sit in front of the 'puter for 24 hours straight downloading one page at a time.

I agree. Is there somewhere I can go and just pay the $10 for the entire d/l? I dont have time to sit in front of the comp and d/l one page at a time.

Thanks,

Bob_98SR5 · 12-20-2004, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atl-evo

I agree. Is there somewhere I can go and just pay the $10 for the entire d/l? I dont have time to sit in front of the comp and d/l one page at a time.

Thanks,

Nope

Lowlead · 12-22-2004, 11:09 PM

Hello from a newby

.... I read this thread and thought I'd share a tip to make the downloading faster. Describing it will sound a lot more complicated than actually putting it to practice. It works with WinXP and Internet Explorer (I have no idea if it works for other OS's or browsers???), and it saved me a load of time over the open/save/close routine of trying to save each and every file. Here's the deal: IE stores a copy of every picture and document you open with your browser in your "Temporary Internet Files" folder(s) with the file's original extension. So all you need to do is delete all of the files (actually just the PDF's) from your "Temporary Internet Files" folder just before or after you log on to the Toyota Techinfo Site, and from then on each file you open/close will automatically be stored in the Temp Files folder as PDF's. The original document names aren't always stored, but you can rename later at your leasure. I found it best to create folders of each section and sub-section of the manual so that I could move (not copy) the PDF's from the Temp Files folder to the appropriate Section folder as each section completed. To make moving easier, the files in your Temp Files folder can be sorted by extension so that you're only selecting and moving the PDF's. Then start on the next section on the Toyota Techinfo Site. Repeat until you get everything. It took me around an hour to get everything using this method. Disclaimer: This post assumes that the user knows their way around the WinXP file system and where your user temp files are stored (usually C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*) and how to safely search, move and delete files. Like I said, it sounds more complcated than it really is, but it will save time in the long run.

dynamo · 12-22-2004, 11:54 PM

I am a web developer, and use the temp files folder for checking up on cached files I work on all the time. Can't believe I didn't think of this. :pat:

derrick090 · 01-09-2005, 09:01 AM

Anyone with Windows XP SP2 still having problems downloading the docs?

If so, it probably has to do with the internet connection firewall & popup blocker. Is Toyota aware of this and do they offer any refund or alternate method of downloading docs?

Honger · 02-16-2005, 05:38 PM

Has anyone managed this downloading with SP2 installed? If so, how did you do it? I'm planning on doing it soon, but I'll spring for the actual manual if this isn't going to work for me with SP2.

Regards,
Joel

08-18-2004, 11:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
p1michaud Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 130	These FSMs rock! I spent most of last night downloading as much as I could from the on-line FSMs. What a great source of information! Thanks for the pointing it out! Cheers, P

08-19-2004, 09:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mohamed Contributing Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 1,657	Oh sweet I didn't know that available to the public, damn that is expensive though for membership. That TIS is an excellent online source, I have seen used only at the dealership, but boy it's awesome!!! __________________ 2002 Imperial Jade Mica Tundra 2005 Acura TSX 6MT Navi 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600 Pic's of my Tundra Last edited by Mohamed; 08-19-2004 at 09:18 PM.

10-13-2004, 07:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bumpin' Yota Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 3,639	whoops my bad....discovered something minor I was missing...site is working OK if your XP system has service pack 2 dont even try to d/l it. Wont work no matter WHAT you do. I turned off my popup blocker, I allowed their site, and it doesnt work.... Fortunately I have a puter here that doesnt have SP2 on it....i soooo hate microsoft crap... __________________ 3vze, 4x4, sr5, 90, auto, LSD 2x dB Drag World Finalist 2003 Nopi Nat. Street B champ 2004 SBN Street C champ 2004 SBN Advncd NW Champ 2004 Former WR Holder in NW. SPL: 159.8db @ 42hz In loving memory of Jamie Riggs 5/15/85 - 10/8/04 Last edited by Bumpin' Yota; 10-13-2004 at 08:02 AM.

12-02-2004, 01:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
roger Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 473	With regard to the Hunter Tire Balancers - Does it matter whether the shop you go to has the "StraightTrak Lateral Force Measurement" feature? My truck's been pulling slightly to the left, and my mechanic tells me the tires are likely out of balance. __________________ Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

12-02-2004, 05:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bighead Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,340	Is the FSM site basically the FSM in electronic form or is there more to it? __________________ Lance 2001 4Runner Limited 4X4 -- 315/75R16 MT/Rs \| MT Classic IIs \| Dual ARBs/4.88s \| (F) 5125/Tundra Coils (R) 5125/LC Coils \| 4Crawler 1.5" BL \| Aisin Manual Hubs \| Slee Sliders \| Sonoran Steel Rear Bumper \| TJM T-15 w/ Warn M8000 2004 Land Cruiser -- OME Medium Lift \| Nitto Terra Grapplers

08-07-2004, 10:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bob_98SR5 Contributing Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 10,092	Guys, Well folks, I goofed and tried to get fancy with merging threads. Anyways, here's a one page summary of feedback from members who've subscribed and used the FSM online service: From "Jake94" Date: 7/16/04 "The pic's are exactly the same as the ones in Toyota's parts data base. Need a part? Print out the pic, circle the part you need, hand it to your friendly neighborhood Toyota parts guy and say "I need this" I've got what I needed the 1st time every time." Date: 7/16/04 "Oh yea...it's loaded with "Hints and Tips" After hearing all kinds of horror stories about changing starters on a 22re I was a little concerned when mine went out, with a few "Hints" I gleened from the FSM I was able to change it in 1/2 hour." "Also you can access a section on SST's where you can find out just what kind of tool it is, turns out most of them aint so "special" and can rented. If they are truly "special" you can buy them on line from the site. One example is the SST needed to change the UCA bushings, turns out they are just a set of "dies" that you use in a press. IIRC I think they ran $28." From "r0cky" Date: 7/16/04 "I've been using techinfo.toyota.com for months now ... that's where I found all the new TSBs for the 4th gen. sulfur smell fixes and such ... I definitely recommend that site, as you can pay $10 for a 24 hour use of the site and download whatever you need from the owners manual, repair manual, etc. One of the best resources out there if you don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on the actual print tech manuals." In response to a question about downloading the pages and using a dial-up connection: Date: 7/31/04 "welll ... you have to go in there and right click on each and say "save as" on each of them ... so it's not a two second thing where you can download it in its entirety all at once. DSL would be better, because you wouldn't be using the phone line."

10-06-2004, 02:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Styled Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7	Are there any international users that have been able to get signed up? The form requires a U.S. state/postal code. I wouldnt mind getting the online manual stuff. Thanks

10-06-2004, 06:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bob_98SR5 Contributing Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 10,092	Styled, Look a post or two above. Pmichaud is from canada too. Ask him via PM or email. Bob

12-02-2004, 06:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
keisur Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5,376	that's what I want to know too, I don't want to dump in my 10 bucks and then have to take a day off of work so I can sit in front of the 'puter for 24 hours straight downloading one page at a time. __________________ Front: 4.88's w/ ARB Locker Rear: 4.88's w/ ARB Locker Lift: Suspension - F: Sway-A-Way Coilovers; R: OME Coils/Shocks Body - 2" HDPE Pucks w/ higher strength bolts Recovery: TJM T15 Bull Bumper w/ Warn M8000 Winch Lighting: Lightforce Striker 170's Multimedia: Kenwood DNX5120 DVD/GPS/USB/iPod/SAT Sound: Focal 165A1 Component Front w/ Focal 130CA1 Rear Infiniti Kappa Perfect 10.1 Sub 500W RMS amp for fronts and rears; 500W RMS amp for sub Power: Optima Blue Top 1400 Watt Power Inverter

12-02-2004, 07:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
waskillywabbit Super Moderator-Sponsoring Member Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 14,554	IMO, spend the extra money to get a HARD COPY already bound of the FSM of your year 4Runner. I've already used the stuffing out of mine. Well worth the $$$ for the whole thing that you can use whenever...and it's all there. I found mine on Ebay for a great price. __________________ WabFab Off-Road, LLC MySpace Twitter Facebook 7th Annual South East 4Runner Jamboree, 2010 The toughest part of a Jeep is the chick driving it. WabFab Off-Road 4th Anniversary Sale

12-02-2004, 08:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
keisur Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5,376	yea, but if it's the same stuff in electronic format, I can print it all out and laminate it free at work, so as to not get the pages greasy and easily cleanable too. so if it's the same and an easy download I'd rather do the elctronic. __________________ Front: 4.88's w/ ARB Locker Rear: 4.88's w/ ARB Locker Lift: Suspension - F: Sway-A-Way Coilovers; R: OME Coils/Shocks Body - 2" HDPE Pucks w/ higher strength bolts Recovery: TJM T15 Bull Bumper w/ Warn M8000 Winch Lighting: Lightforce Striker 170's Multimedia: Kenwood DNX5120 DVD/GPS/USB/iPod/SAT Sound: Focal 165A1 Component Front w/ Focal 130CA1 Rear Infiniti Kappa Perfect 10.1 Sub 500W RMS amp for fronts and rears; 500W RMS amp for sub Power: Optima Blue Top 1400 Watt Power Inverter

12-03-2004, 06:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
keisur Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5,376	it ain't MY money. Plus the japanese secretary really likes to use that machine. and I;m a cheap SOB until I get a house up in this neck of the woods. __________________ Front: 4.88's w/ ARB Locker Rear: 4.88's w/ ARB Locker Lift: Suspension - F: Sway-A-Way Coilovers; R: OME Coils/Shocks Body - 2" HDPE Pucks w/ higher strength bolts Recovery: TJM T15 Bull Bumper w/ Warn M8000 Winch Lighting: Lightforce Striker 170's Multimedia: Kenwood DNX5120 DVD/GPS/USB/iPod/SAT Sound: Focal 165A1 Component Front w/ Focal 130CA1 Rear Infiniti Kappa Perfect 10.1 Sub 500W RMS amp for fronts and rears; 500W RMS amp for sub Power: Optima Blue Top 1400 Watt Power Inverter

12-04-2004, 03:58 AM	#19 (permalink)
Bighead Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,340	I have the hard copy FSM for my 4Runner. I wanted to know if the TIS version had more info that the hard copy's. Sounds like it is the same thing. Maybe I'll download the FSM for my wife's Tacoma. __________________ Lance 2001 4Runner Limited 4X4 -- 315/75R16 MT/Rs \| MT Classic IIs \| Dual ARBs/4.88s \| (F) 5125/Tundra Coils (R) 5125/LC Coils \| 4Crawler 1.5" BL \| Aisin Manual Hubs \| Slee Sliders \| Sonoran Steel Rear Bumper \| TJM T-15 w/ Warn M8000 2004 Land Cruiser -- OME Medium Lift \| Nitto Terra Grapplers

12-22-2004, 11:09 PM	#22 (permalink)
Lowlead Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1	Hello from a newby .... I read this thread and thought I'd share a tip to make the downloading faster. Describing it will sound a lot more complicated than actually putting it to practice. It works with WinXP and Internet Explorer (I have no idea if it works for other OS's or browsers???), and it saved me a load of time over the open/save/close routine of trying to save each and every file. Here's the deal: IE stores a copy of every picture and document you open with your browser in your "Temporary Internet Files" folder(s) with the file's original extension. So all you need to do is delete all of the files (actually just the PDF's) from your "Temporary Internet Files" folder just before or after you log on to the Toyota Techinfo Site, and from then on each file you open/close will automatically be stored in the Temp Files folder as PDF's. The original document names aren't always stored, but you can rename later at your leasure. I found it best to create folders of each section and sub-section of the manual so that I could move (not copy) the PDF's from the Temp Files folder to the appropriate Section folder as each section completed. To make moving easier, the files in your Temp Files folder can be sorted by extension so that you're only selecting and moving the PDF's. Then start on the next section on the Toyota Techinfo Site. Repeat until you get everything. It took me around an hour to get everything using this method. Disclaimer: This post assumes that the user knows their way around the WinXP file system and where your user temp files are stored (usually C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\.) and how to safely search, move and delete files. Like I said, it sounds more complcated than it really is, but it will save time in the long run.

12-22-2004, 11:54 PM	#23 (permalink)
dynamo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 102	I am a web developer, and use the temp files folder for checking up on cached files I work on all the time. Can't believe I didn't think of this. :pat:

01-09-2005, 09:01 AM	#24 (permalink)
derrick090 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 20	Anyone with Windows XP SP2 still having problems downloading the docs? If so, it probably has to do with the internet connection firewall & popup blocker. Is Toyota aware of this and do they offer any refund or alternate method of downloading docs? __________________ '03 Galactic Gray 4Runner SR5 V6 4x4 85k Miles... '92 Integra GS DC Sports Stainless Exhaust DC Sports Max Air Tokiko 2" drop kit B&M Short Shifter 199K Miles

02-16-2005, 05:38 PM	#25 (permalink)
Honger Contributing Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 217	Has anyone managed this downloading with SP2 installed? If so, how did you do it? I'm planning on doing it soon, but I'll spring for the actual manual if this isn't going to work for me with SP2. Regards, Joel __________________ 1998 T100 Xtra Cab SR5 - Deckplate Mod - Rhinoliner - Bilstien Shocks - Extended Diff. Breathers - Manual Hubs - - TJM T-17 - Milemarker 9000lb Winch - Waiting to Install: - Leer Canopy - Yakima Loadwarrior - Rancho 26mm Tbars -

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