Toyota Authorized Repair Manual

genalex · 06-20-2005, 10:42 PM

Perhaps this topic has come up before. The Repair Manual referenced in the last page of the 2005 Owner's Manual may or may not be worth having. I sprung for one for my 96 Camry and found it to be of little value. This one would be worthwhile if it has such things as options setting in the on board computer, wiring diagrams, user replaceable parts, locations and access, etc.

I'd appreciate any descriptions and evaluations from those who have bought it. Also, what does it cost?

Bill Merchant · 06-22-2005, 03:11 AM

[font=Comic Sans MS:0c2e39d06f]I believe you can download sections as PDFs, so you don't have to buy a big book. DanMan32 has downloaded most, if not all, of the manual and may be able to provide more specific details.[/font:0c2e39d06f]

seasalsa · 06-22-2005, 08:31 AM

The manuals are very comprehensive and expensive. I bought mine on CD early in 2004 and have not seen them available since. A 3 volume set recently sold on eBay for $276.

**efusco** · 06-22-2005, 09:33 AM

Spend $10 here: http://techinfo.toyota.com/

Peruse the manuals you're considering and either purchase a subscription and download the manual yourself or just access when interested.

genalex · 06-22-2005, 04:51 PM

Is it possible to download the full Prius manual during a one day $10 subscription to techinfo ?

DonDNH · 06-23-2005, 07:46 AM

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Is it possible to download the full Prius manual during a one day $10 subscription to techinfo ?
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It would depend on your connection speed and the amount of time you are prepared to spend at the computer. I have a CD version ('04) and there are several hundred fiiles in numerous directories and subdirectories, none of which are titled and there is no index. The data files themselves, are in PDF format. Also, I doubt the site supports ftp which can download entire directory structures with a single command.

hawkjm73 · 06-23-2005, 10:06 PM

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Is it possible to download the full Prius manual during a one day $10 subscription to techinfo ?

Yes. I did it, but just barely. It was mindnumbing, but I feel good knowing I have so much detailed info on my car. I have cable internet, and it took all day. Someone had written some scripts to autodownload this stuff. You might search around for him. He said he would give a least the download structure to people who had purchased a subscription.

DanMan32 · 06-24-2005, 09:29 AM

If you start your day subscription early in the morning, say 6AM, you effectively get 42 hours. they guarantee at least 24 hour access, and access ends 24 hours from the next nearest midnight.

hobbit · 07-02-2005, 11:42 AM

Funny, I just pulled a bunch of stuff last weekend. The
methodology was to go at it with the no-security IE
box they pretty much insist you use to get started,
but backend that through a unix-based proxy that could log
everything, take note of the actual URLs and search results
that passed by, and then bulk-download all the content. Didn't take
that long, once a few scripts were in place.
_
The main thing you need are the HTML indexes. Then it's
easy to turn those into a bulk download script for the PDFs
themselves. Then, it's prudent to cross-check *inside* the PDFs for
buried references to others, and make sure they're all
there. I believe that the subscription cookie only protects the
PDFs under the ileaf/ tree, in fact -- I think it's
possible to construct the indexes without a valid subscription, but
I haven't really looked into this yet.
_
It is very tempting to hang the index material I have out for
grabs somewhere. This would be a gray area where copyright
is concerned -- it's arguably just pointers to the data,
and not giving away the for-sale data itself.
_
_H*

DanMan32 · 07-06-2005, 11:21 AM

You won't be able to download anything without a subscription, even if you knew the exact virtual path of the file. If you weren't logged on, it will redirect you to the login page. I am not even sure you can access Techinfo files with a separate IE session without logging in on that session.

06-20-2005, 10:42 PM	#1
genalex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Jersey suburbs of Phila. Posts: 259 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Toyota Authorized Repair Manual Perhaps this topic has come up before. The Repair Manual referenced in the last page of the 2005 Owner's Manual may or may not be worth having. I sprung for one for my 96 Camry and found it to be of little value. This one would be worthwhile if it has such things as options setting in the on board computer, wiring diagrams, user replaceable parts, locations and access, etc. I'd appreciate any descriptions and evaluations from those who have bought it. Also, what does it cost?

06-22-2005, 03:11 AM	#2
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 4,100 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 18 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Friends: 60	Re: Toyota Authorized Repair Manual [font=Comic Sans MS:0c2e39d06f]I believe you can download sections as PDFs, so you don't have to buy a big book. DanMan32 has downloaded most, if not all, of the manual and may be able to provide more specific details.[/font:0c2e39d06f]

06-22-2005, 09:33 AM	#4
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 17,242 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 49 Thanked 254 Times in 153 Posts Friends: 37	Re: Toyota Authorized Repair Manual Spend $10 here: http://techinfo.toyota.com/ Peruse the manuals you're considering and either purchase a subscription and download the manual yourself or just access when interested.

07-02-2005, 11:42 AM	#9
hobbit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bahstahn Posts: 3,625 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 216 Times in 118 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Toyota Authorized Repair Manual Funny, I just pulled a bunch of stuff last weekend. The methodology was to go at it with the no-security IE box they pretty much insist you use to get started, but backend that through a unix-based proxy that could log everything, take note of the actual URLs and search results that passed by, and then bulk-download all the content. Didn't take that long, once a few scripts were in place. _ The main thing you need are the HTML indexes. Then it's easy to turn those into a bulk download script for the PDFs themselves. Then, it's prudent to cross-check inside the PDFs for buried references to others, and make sure they're all there. I believe that the subscription cookie only protects the PDFs under the ileaf/ tree, in fact -- I think it's possible to construct the indexes without a valid subscription, but I haven't really looked into this yet. _ It is very tempting to hang the index material I have out for grabs somewhere. This would be a gray area where copyright is concerned -- it's arguably just pointers to the data, and not giving away the for-sale data itself. _ _H*

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06-22-2005, 08:31 AM	#3
seasalsa Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 1,202 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	The manuals are very comprehensive and expensive. I bought mine on CD early in 2004 and have not seen them available since. A 3 volume set recently sold on eBay for $276.

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genalex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Jersey suburbs of Phila. Posts: 259 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Is it possible to download the full Prius manual during a one day $10 subscription to techinfo ?

06-24-2005, 09:29 AM	#8
DanMan32 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 3,775 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	If you start your day subscription early in the morning, say 6AM, you effectively get 42 hours. they guarantee at least 24 hour access, and access ends 24 hours from the next nearest midnight.

07-06-2005, 11:21 AM	#10
DanMan32 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 3,775 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	You won't be able to download anything without a subscription, even if you knew the exact virtual path of the file. If you weren't logged on, it will redirect you to the login page. I am not even sure you can access Techinfo files with a separate IE session without logging in on that session.