Interest in scanning 80 series non-US repair manuals?

[DivByZero]

Yeah I've got them all (completed the set since i made this post), but I'm short on cash and time. I'm also pretty averse to damaging the manuals themselves. There are also a LOT of pages. I'm a bit stuck with it, not really sure on the way forward right now.

 

[jellis]

I mean, you pay someone that has a shop and machine that does exactly what you need done--just like getting anything nowadays you don't want to do or can't do yourself.

You're in a HUGE city. Call up a few scan/print shops and have some conversations and see what it would cost per page. For normal sized pages it's very cheap. You don't HAVE to ruin the EWDs, it just costs a lot more to scan them. Get a $ figure for the rarest set to start, or maybe just the whole thing, and I'm sure you could easily raise some money on here to cover the costs.

 

[DivByZero]

Fair call. I can make a few inquiries. My gut tells me half the places won't touch this job, and those that do will want a fair chunk of change, but I'll see what's possible. If I get a number and it's on the high side, I'll see if anyone here wants to help chip in. I'm not exactly swimming in cash right now, but that's true for most people.

 

[DivByZero]

So I made some enquiries with Officeworks, which is the main commercial print/scan chain here. Two problems:
1. They won't touch copyrighted works
2. They charge 50c per page for A4, more for unusual sizes (like the EWD foldouts)

Prices generally go UP from here, not down. I didn't bother enquiring in most other places because they generally have up-front clear policies about not doing copyrighted works, and have significant per-project costs which would make it unaffordable. This stuff is all aimed at businesses who can afford to throw money at archival.

I think the best approach is to look at a tray/cradle to turn my phone into a reliable document scanner where I can just turn pages and snap pics. I've taken pics in a free-cam mode for one-off things, but for doing pages on-mass something to keep everything centered and aligned would be best. I'm looking at options for that now.

 

[wildsmith]

Technology has moved on a lot from when I cut the spine off my copy of RM184E, 315 etc to scan on my A4 scanner.
The multi-page EWD's in RM184E were scanned as single pages and then reassembled in photoshop. Using a modern phone camera would probably work well now to capture them in one take.

 

[HRTROB]

Here are the pages for the combination meter (cluster).

Thank you very much for this! Would it possible to also post the page of the electrical connectors?

 

[jellis]

Wow, there are also purpose-built tools for this, $300, flattens the image automatically:

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[Ozzie Pete]

I always like to have access to good information when I'm working on my vehicles, and as part of this effort I've always been on the lookout for the genuine repair/service manuals published by Toyota. I'm in Australia, so we have a different set of manuals from the US, which as I understand it cover the 80 series as it exists for basically every market except the US. The repair manuals I'm talking about look something like this:
View attachment 2606550
One problem with these manuals is they often exist as a base manual, with a set of supplements, which are basically amendments that change, extend, or otherwise modify information in the previous manuals. If you're working on, for example like I am, a 1996 model, that means you can require a base manual followed by a whole chain of supplements to get accurate information on your particular car. A lot of these manuals are not currently available online, and often are very hard to find for purchase either. That's a problem, especially for things like the wiring diagrams, where you really want accurate information and it can be hard to figure out what's changed.

Over the years I've acquired a fair set of the 80 series repair manuals and wiring diagrams. As in, pretty much all of them. Here's what I currently own good condition physical copies of:
RM184E - Repair Manual for Chassis & Body, Land Cruiser, Jan 1990
RM290E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Land Cruiser, Jan 1992
RM315E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Land Cruiser, Aug 1992
RM434E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Land Cruiser, Jan 1995
RM534M - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Land Cruiser, May 1996 (German . Want the RM534E still.)
RM172E - 1PZ, 1HZ, 1HD-T Engine Repair Manual, Feb 1990
EWD090F - Electrical Wiring Diagram, Jan 1990
EWD114F - Electrical Wiring Diagram Supplement, Dec 1990
EWD169F - Electrical Wiring Diagram, Aug 1992
EWD232F - Electrical Wiring Diagram Supplement, Jan 1995
EWD272F - Electrical Wiring Diagram Supplement, Aug 1996

Since I had an LN106 Hilux before my 80, I also have a slew of manuals for that. I believe I've got physical copies of the following, although I may have a few more (need to doublecheck):
RM122E - Repair Manual for Chassis & Body, Hilux, Aug 1988
RM227E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Hilux & 4Runner, Aug 1990
RM264E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Hilux & 4Runner, Aug 1991
RM316E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Hilux & 4Runner, Aug 1992
RM370E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Hilux & 4Runner, Aug 1993
RM419E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Hilux & 4Runner, Aug 1994
RM123E - 2L, 3L Engine Repair Manual, Aug 1988
RM168E - 2L & 3L Engine Repair Manual Supplement, Oct 1989
RM520E - 2L, 3L Engine Repair Manual, Apr 1996
EWD140F - Hilux/4Runner Electrical Wiring Diagram, Aug 1991
EWD194F - Hilux/4Runner Electrical Wiring Diagram Supplement, Aug 1993

And there are a few odd ones I got along the way:
36251E - L, 2L, 2L-T Engine Repair Manual, Aug 1984
RM164E - 3S-GE, 3S-GTE, 5S-FE Engine Repair Manual, Nov 1989
36268E - G40, G44, G50, G52, G53, G54 Transmission Repair Manual, Dec 1982
RM141E - G40, G45, G50, G52, G53, G54, G55, G56, G57, G68 Transmission Repair Manual, Aug 1988

So I can't do anything about it now, but in a few weeks I may have the opportunity to start putting these through the scanner. It'll take awhile, but I could potentially scan all of them. My questions are basically:
1. Is there any interest from people here in me doing this?
2. If I do scan these, can I post them/talk about them here, or will it get me in trouble with the moderators?

G'day Mate (from an Ozzie living in the US)
I've been searching the world for wiring diagrams for a 93 Hilux Surf/4Runner with the 1KZ-TE diesel
I've found reference numbers but have not been able to track down hard copy.
So ... YES PLEASE!!! I would love to see EWD140F and EWD194F
I would even pay for the privilege!

 

[Ozzie Pete]

I always like to have access to good information when I'm working on my vehicles, and as part of this effort I've always been on the lookout for the genuine repair/service manuals published by Toyota. I'm in Australia, so we have a different set of manuals from the US, which as I understand it cover the 80 series as it exists for basically every market except the US. The repair manuals I'm talking about look something like this:
View attachment 2606550
One problem with these manuals is they often exist as a base manual, with a set of supplements, which are basically amendments that change, extend, or otherwise modify information in the previous manuals. If you're working on, for example like I am, a 1996 model, that means you can require a base manual followed by a whole chain of supplements to get accurate information on your particular car. A lot of these manuals are not currently available online, and often are very hard to find for purchase either. That's a problem, especially for things like the wiring diagrams, where you really want accurate information and it can be hard to figure out what's changed.

Over the years I've acquired a fair set of the 80 series repair manuals and wiring diagrams. As in, pretty much all of them. Here's what I currently own good condition physical copies of:
RM184E - Repair Manual for Chassis & Body, Land Cruiser, Jan 1990
RM290E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Land Cruiser, Jan 1992
RM315E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Land Cruiser, Aug 1992
RM434E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Land Cruiser, Jan 1995
RM534M - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Land Cruiser, May 1996 (German . Want the RM534E still.)
RM172E - 1PZ, 1HZ, 1HD-T Engine Repair Manual, Feb 1990
EWD090F - Electrical Wiring Diagram, Jan 1990
EWD114F - Electrical Wiring Diagram Supplement, Dec 1990
EWD169F - Electrical Wiring Diagram, Aug 1992
EWD232F - Electrical Wiring Diagram Supplement, Jan 1995
EWD272F - Electrical Wiring Diagram Supplement, Aug 1996

Since I had an LN106 Hilux before my 80, I also have a slew of manuals for that. I believe I've got physical copies of the following, although I may have a few more (need to doublecheck):
RM122E - Repair Manual for Chassis & Body, Hilux, Aug 1988
RM227E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Hilux & 4Runner, Aug 1990
RM264E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Hilux & 4Runner, Aug 1991
RM316E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Hilux & 4Runner, Aug 1992
RM370E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Hilux & 4Runner, Aug 1993
RM419E - Repair Manual Supplement for Chassis & Body, Hilux & 4Runner, Aug 1994
RM123E - 2L, 3L Engine Repair Manual, Aug 1988
RM168E - 2L & 3L Engine Repair Manual Supplement, Oct 1989
RM520E - 2L, 3L Engine Repair Manual, Apr 1996
EWD140F - Hilux/4Runner Electrical Wiring Diagram, Aug 1991
EWD194F - Hilux/4Runner Electrical Wiring Diagram Supplement, Aug 1993

And there are a few odd ones I got along the way:
36251E - L, 2L, 2L-T Engine Repair Manual, Aug 1984
RM164E - 3S-GE, 3S-GTE, 5S-FE Engine Repair Manual, Nov 1989
36268E - G40, G44, G50, G52, G53, G54 Transmission Repair Manual, Dec 1982
RM141E - G40, G45, G50, G52, G53, G54, G55, G56, G57, G68 Transmission Repair Manual, Aug 1988

So I can't do anything about it now, but in a few weeks I may have the opportunity to start putting these through the scanner. It'll take awhile, but I could potentially scan all of them. My questions are basically:
1. Is there any interest from people here in me doing this?
2. If I do scan these, can I post them/talk about them here, or will it get me in trouble with the moderators?

I realise this is a reply to a 3 year old post, but I have my fingers firmly in the crossed position.

I've been searching the world for EWD194F to assist in getting a 1993 Hilux Surf back on the road. Engine is the 1KZ-TE. I would love to see a copy of that particular manual available via this forum.

Alternatively, I would pay to have the relevant pages for the 1KZ-TE engine control scanned and emailed to me in the US.

 

[DivByZero]

I realise this is a reply to a 3 year old post, but I have my fingers firmly in the crossed position.

I've been searching the world for EWD194F to assist in getting a 1993 Hilux Surf back on the road. Engine is the 1KZ-TE. I would love to see a copy of that particular manual available via this forum.

Alternatively, I would pay to have the relevant pages for the 1KZ-TE engine control scanned and emailed to me in the US.

I'm still here, still got the manuals, but short on time and scanning everything is a big job. What I can do easily though is take some good snaps with my phone. Are there some particular sections you're after?

 

[Ozzie Pete]

DId anything happen here with EWD194F? I've been searching the world for a copy. I don't find it in the resources section of ih8mud.