Repair manual

[Spudboy]

The Chilton and Haynes type books are good for changing your oil and spark plugs but for anything serious you need the real deal. If you plan on keeping your Supra for a while and doing the maintenance and upgrades yourself (there will be repairs with a car this old) I strongly recommend the appropriate TSRM in hard copy...it will pay for itself before you know it.

I have found most professional mechanic shops will always take your car and money but will never admit they don't know what they're doing when it comes to our Supra's...your guess is as good as theirs and with the manual you don't need to guess and will more likely do it right. Also while doing your own work you notice other things that could use TLC before they break. Most mechanics don't care or see these things, or if they do they don't tell you and wait for you to bring it back in months later with your check book.

[mrnickleye]

Having the book is good for you, and your "Technician". Yes, technician, not mechanic. You don't want a 'mechanic' working on your car.

An ASE Certified Master Technician should be able to handle everything on our cars.

If you take your car to one, bring your TSRM with you for him/her to use as a reference. Its better than Mitchell or AllData, which are what pros use.

"Real techs DON'T use Chilton, or Haynes.

I saw a TSRM online in PDF for easier printing. Search here, or Mania, or google. Its a LOT of paper.

You can still get it from Toyota.

I strongly recommend getting the 'Owner's Manual' too. Its was $15 from Toyota.