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Haynes Prius Repair Manual...

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by klodhopper, Jan 20, 2008.

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  1. Chem_Geek

    Chem_Geek New Member

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    Yes, and as someone else posted above it's a ghastly unindexed mess. If one's starting diagnosis and repair ab initio, it's a little hard.
     
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    Err...yeah. For the price of Acrobat Pro, I could almost have the stealership do the fix...
     
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  3. KTPhil

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    Go for Bentley over Haynes. Much better info.
     
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    For me, Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 is a legitimate business writeoff
     
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    The best source for factory-correct service information is an online subscription to All Data DIY. Typically for under $20 a year, you have current and correct data, including TSB's
     
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  6. butchbs1985

    butchbs1985 Taking things apart is fun!

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    I have the Bently manual and haven't needed anything more besides this site.
     
    #46 butchbs1985, Dec 31, 2008
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    Ok,

    It has been a little over three years since the last post on this thread. I was wondering if there were any updates to how good the Haynes manual was???

    I will be attempting to replace an inverter myself soon... Besides a dealership at a cost of $3300, Closest person that will even touch a 2002 prius is over 280miles a way. Would be quite an expensive tow bill.

    So lets have it folks. The good? The bad? and the ugly....
     
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    usnavystgc Die Hard DIYer and Ebike enthusiast.

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    I have had good luck w/ the Haynes manual. Its not as detailed as I would like sometimes but, it is a good basic reference. It should get you through the inverter. I have both the Haynes and the factory manual and the Haynes is easier to follow but less detailed.
     
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