Got a 4th Gen Haynes manual!

[074.0Runner]

Last week I ordered a Haynes repair manual off Amazon.com and got it Saturday. Cost me around $20. This is a very good manual. What I'd expect from Haynes, I have Haynes manuals for my S-10 and Dodge too. The procedures are easy to read, but I wish Haynes would switch to color pictures. All of the fluid capacities and fluid types are the same as listed in my owner's manual. This manual will help me when I change the brake pads soon.

 

[Will_4R]

I like my Haynes manual too, but there are a few little differences I have noticed, but nothing significant: mainly the intervals for oil and tranny fluid changes. I am slowly accumulating the tools to start doing my own servicing and hope to get good use out this manual. I got mine from Amazon too.

 

[BRK]

Don't believe everything you read in your fancy new Haynes manual... for instance they say you have to remove the top half of the intake manifold to replace the spark plugs on the V-6... not so, according to the experts on these boards. That's a whole bunch of extra work for nothing. Haynes says the stock radio has a code to deal with if you disconnect the battery, the guys here say that is also not true. Their screwups make me wonder about everything else they say... makes me wonder if the guys writing the book have ever seen a 4-Runner.

 

[SkylineGTRracer]

Don't believe everything you read in your fancy new Haynes manual... for instance they say you have to remove the top half of the intake manifold to replace the spark plugs on the V-6... not so, according to the experts on these boards. That's a whole bunch of extra work for nothing. Haynes says the stock radio has a code to deal with if you disconnect the battery, the guys here say that is also not true. Their screwups make me wonder about everything else they say... makes me wonder if the guys writing the book have ever seen a 4-Runner.

I agree I didn't remove the intake manifold when I change the plugs. just the bracket on the driver side. is it really a bad manual cause I wanted one.

 

[Will_4R]

It is not a bad manual, just think about what you are doing before doing it. I agree, there is no need to remove the intake manifold to get at the cylinders. I am also not sure why they tell you to change the oil every 3K and the tranny fluid every 30K when Toyota tell you to do them every 5K and 60 K respectively. I have been compring many of the jobs in the Haynes to the FSM. Most are similar or even identical in steps. Sometimes Haynes has more details, sometimes the FSM has more details. I like having both. For $20 you can't really go wrong.

I have disconnected my battery several times without having to enter any codes.

I think the reason for hte discrepancies is that the Haynes manual is somewhat generic and uses a lot of boiler plate text.

 

[scottm]

Is a 4th-gen FSM available in print? I downloaded a file, the price is right, but I always like something printed. I'm not a fan of Haynes or Chilton, prefer something like Bentley, but it's better than nothing, and $20 isn't bad.

I come to sites like this for tips and tricks on maintenance issues. I always take pics and post them when I get into more than routine maintenance, and I try to find ways to make the job easier or eliminate some special tool or difficult procedure. I'm expecting this truck won't need much for a while, but I'll probably find something to work on when the weather is more forgiving.

 

[spanvs888]

I just got my hanes manual. I love it so far. One thing that was worth the price alone was it showed me how to remove the door panels on my '07. I couldnt find this info anywhere.

 

[074.0Runner]

It is not a bad manual, just think about what you are doing before doing it. I agree, there is no need to remove the intake manifold to get at the cylinders. I am also not sure why they tell you to change the oil every 3K and the tranny fluid every 30K when Toyota tell you to do them every 5K and 60 K respectively. I have been compring many of the jobs in the Haynes to the FSM. Most are similar or even identical in steps. Sometimes Haynes has more details, sometimes the FSM has more details. I like having both. For $20 you can't really go wrong.

I have disconnected my battery several times without having to enter any codes.

I think the reason for hte discrepancies is that the Haynes manual is somewhat generic and uses a lot of boiler plate text.

I think they use the 3,000 and 30,000 intervals because they are almost a old automotive standard.