Russ G

Hi all, Is there a basic repair manual available for our cars? I have one for all my other vehicles and like to refer to it when I feel like tinkering. I haven't see one for the LS430. Maybe it is not produced because our cars are typically not maintained by the driver, instead by the dealer??

sonyman

Your best bet is the official Lexus repair manual. It goes much more in-depth than anything else out there, as well as covering more topics.

Scott

Mattazuma

Another option is to "rent" the manuals at techinfo.toyota.com .

It is $10 for one day and $50 for a month. You search for what you want and the section of the manual comes up as a PDF. You can then save the file if you want. The real manuals cost around $200, so the techinfo site isn't a bad option if you only want to check out a few things. For the $10 you have access to all of the manuals for all Toyota and Lexus vehicles.

VQT

That's nice! If I can down load the whole manual and save it.
The factory manual really can lead anyone can handle a wrench to take the whole car apart and put it back together. Highly recommend buying one ahead of time, heck once you change the timing belt the money you save on labor cost you can buy a lot of tools

shaloo

When I click on this link, it takes me to autotech.com and it covers every car for hundreds of years, so how good can it be. Like Russ, I am looking for a model specific CD or manual that is put out by Toyota and covers my LS. A later post says one will pay $200 clams for the book and one repair pays for it. Can I go to the Lexus dealer and buy the CD/manual from the parts dept or is it listed in the owner's manual??

VQT

Call Carson Toyota and ask for gordon 800-908-6968 or any suppport dealer in this forum for price, it should be cheaper than callyour dealer directly.

sonyman

I didn't make that link . This site did that with its advertising keywords. I was referring to the techinfo site or a paperback version.

Scott

drdarell

go to https://techinfo.toyota.com/ found it on google. Great site $10 for a day. Works for me!

scottmcc

I am currently downloading PDF's for the 2005 LS 430.. IT is not as simple as clicking on the service manual and downloading it. You will have to go into each section and download hundreds of PDF's, while creating your own folder structure and and naming convention so that you will know what the document is as many of them are named WO.pdf..

I have been doing it now for 3 hours and I am almost done.. skipped over alot of stuff too. I created my account today but it looks like it is valid through 1/12/08, so it is more than 24 hours..

If anyone would like something specific in the next 24 hours regarding a document, let me know while my account is still good...

I think I have got my $10 worth...

It was interesting to see some of the Items on the service bulletins..
I will post them after I am done downloading.. quick samples are:

Lexus free reprogramming on electronic shifting problems for 04 05 lexus's up to 80K miles.

New recommendation for tranny fluid and rear differential.

Something about a fix for cars that are pulling to the right or left...

airtime

You have PM scottmcc.

beangrower

actually my car is doing that now. so i can take it in? but i have airrunner though....