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Where can I get service manuals for my truck?

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Let’s face it. Even though the words reliable, durable, and tough are synonymous with Toyota trucks, eventually your 4runner is going to need repair. Fortunately there are a host of options available to help you get your truck back in shape.

There are some cheaper non factory manuals out there that do a pretty good job of referencing repairs of your 4runner. The common is Haynes. They sell a repair manual for just about anything. It’s still available and covers 4runners, trekkers, and trailblazers from 79-95:

Another common service manual company is Chilton and they also have a manual that covers 4runners from 89 - 96. And another one that covers 4runners from 97 - 00:

The best way to go is a Toyota factory service manual. Unfortunately these are no longer made. So finding one can be a challenge. And the price can be far more than the non-factory manuals. But the extra money is worth it. There is no more complete set of reference for repair of a Toyota truck than a factory service manual. Even some of the material in the other manuals was lifted from the factory manual. Don’t worry though. Depending on the model year of your 4runner, its fairly easy to find a used factory manual on Ebay. The prices and condition can vary alot, but the basic information is there.

Find Toyota factory service manuals on Ebay now!

If you have a computer and some paper and don’t want to spend the cash, Sidney was nice enough to locate several free online resources for downloading service manual information:

1985-1994 Toyota Pickup and 4-Runner Gasoline FSM 22R-(E)

http://rapidshare.com/users/4NH9R4

http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=128021

http://www.babcox.com/editorial/ic/ic110028.htm

ftp://ftp.bauchan.org/Toyota

Lots of info including non Toyota manuals & EPCs

Free 1985 Toyota 4-Runner & pickup Factory Service Manual

http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/1985/1985FSM.pdf
muchadoproductions.com
truckporn.com
s3.uploadline.com
http://www.lukemiller.org/toys
forums.bauchan.org

subliminaltrips.com

Free 1987 Toyota 4-Runner Factory Service Manual1

Free 1987 Toyota 4-Runner Factory Service Manual2

Free 1988 Toyota 4-Runner & pickup Factory Service Manual