A quick question, I see bound "Repair Manuals" on Ebay, but not "Factory Service Manuals" for the 4Runner. Are they the same? Thanks.

 

That's a question better addressed to the auction lister. If I were to bet on it, I'd guess that the "Repair Manuals" are chilton and/or Haynes (especially if they're less than 15 dollars - now if they're up towards 100$ then its most likely the factory service manual).

But, you're best off asking the lister.

 

would bet money it is not an FSM but ask the seller.

 

Here's a pic of the 2003 "Repair Manual," what do you think?
Ebay Listing

 

Wow.....yep, that is an FSM.

 

yes, that's straight from Toyota. it's what they use in their service shops. I bought both volumes for my 92 on ebay that were very very slightly used for $30. what a steal that was

 

that's what I have

EDIT:

this is who I got mine for
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=34233

He was very fast and quick on sending the manuals to me Plus the cost was very cheap... He has em up one at a time eachtime so watch his adds!

 

Thanks for the help. I haven't found anything yet for the 2001 model, but wanted to make sure I looked for the right manual.

 

I bought one for my '85 4Runner on eBay. Paid $68 for it, just under the $70 limit I'd set for myself. Two weeks later, an identical one went for $11.

 

roadrunner, i checked his other sales and i saw one for the 96 year...that is essentially the same manual as for the 01..if no one bids on it, i may try to get it..

 

roadrunner,

just email the guy through ebay and im sure he can find one for your year.

bob

 

what do you guys think of this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=34233

has anyone ever gotten one of these?

 

steve,

yes, its CRAP.

bob

 

thanks bob! a REAL one would be sweet though!!

 

Diito what Bob said...

I was lucky in that I didn't pay a lot for mine, a Yotatech member offered to sell me one for less thant what I was willing to pay, but it's really ugly and not worth the hassle.

 

and ditto to what mark said.

the user interface is NON-EXISTENT. I had this preconception that there would be some clickable interface or some kind of index page or search box but all it is is pages and pages of pdfs. you have to open every single page to find what you're looking for. the titles on the file names are like "at_fact_98." sounds a lot like "PC Letter Load"...wtf is that?!?!"

Bob

 

thanks guys, you're the best.

 

If you want one, I've got it. Not on CD, but I have the files for you to burn and the instructions. They weren't pirated or anything AFAIK, it was just a web site from a 'yota aficionado.

 

I'll have to admit that I paid $15 for one of these .pdf manuals as well. I really want the real deal, but in Acrobat 6 you have the abiliity to search in a directory of .pdfs for a search topic.

Thus, I can search for say, "bumper" in the 4runner directory and it will pull up every hit for bumper in all the directories. Still not great, but for $15, not so bad.

What I'd really like is both, so I could find what I'm looking for in the real deal, and then print out the .pdfs of what I need so I don't damage a high dollar book.

Bill