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OEM manuals

Toyota factory repair manual / supplement / new car features document.

Source Coverage Expertise Tier
1991 SW20 Electrical Diagrams (Rev 1 / Rev 2 era, full) global · MR2-only SW20 wiring, electrical OEM manual
1991 SW20 Repair Manual Vol. 2 (likely RM179U1 vol 2) global · MR2-only SW20 chassis, body, body_electrical OEM manual
1991 SW20 wiring page 205 (JPG extract) global · MR2-only SW20 wiring OEM manual
1991 Toyota MR2 Repair Manual Vol. 1 (RM179U1) global · MR2-only SW20 engine, suspension, brakes, axle OEM manual
1993 SW20 Electrical (Rev 3, OCR'd-scan-with-text-layer) global · MR2-only SW20 wiring, electrical OEM manual
1993 SW20 Repair Manual (Rev 3, OCR'd-scan-with-text-layer) global · MR2-only SW20 engine_mechanical, brakes, body, suspension OEM manual
1993 SW20 wiring diagrams (component-level) global · MR2-only SW20 wiring, abs, charging, engine_electrical OEM manual
1993 Toyota SW20 Repair Manual chain (RM285U) global · MR2-only SW20 engine_mechanical, brakes, body, suspension OEM manual
1995 MR2 Wiring Diagrams (SW20 Rev 4) global · MR2-only SW20 wiring, electrical, rev4 OEM manual
3S-FE / 3S-GE / 3S-GTE / 5S-FE engine repair manual global SW20 engine_mechanical, 3sfe, 3sge, 3sgte OEM manual
3S-FE / 3S-GE wiring diagrams (NA engines) global SW20 wiring, 3sfe, 3sge OEM manual
3S-GTE Repair Manual Supplement (Feb 1994) JP · MR2-only SW20 3s-gte, engine_mechanical OEM manual
4A-GE / 4A-GZE engine repair manual global AW11 engine_mechanical, 4age, 4agze OEM manual
AW11 1988 full repair manual US · MR2-only AW11 full-manual, 4a-ge, 4a-gze OEM manual
AW11 1989 full repair manual (1989 BGB scan) US · MR2-only AW11 full-manual, 4a-ge, 4a-gze OEM manual
AW11 automatic A/C wiring schematic (pages 74-75) US · MR2-only AW11 wiring, aircon, automatic-aircon OEM manual
AW11 Owner's Manual US · MR2-only AW11 owner-manual, operation OEM manual
AW11 UK-market electrical wiring UK · MR2-only AW11 wiring, electrical, uk-market OEM manual
JDM folding-mirror wiring (page 3-14 excerpt) JP · MR2-only SW20 wiring, jdm-only, folding-mirrors OEM manual
OM17475U — 2000 ZZW30 Owner's Manual (USDM, Rev 1 launch year) US · MR2-only ZZW30 owner-manual, operation OEM manual
SW20 1989 body repair manual (Rev 1, pre-launch reference) global · MR2-only SW20 body, body-repair, collision-repair OEM manual
SW20 Owner's Manual US · MR2-only SW20 owner-manual, operation OEM manual
SW20 timing reference (EM-23) global · MR2-only SW20 engine_mechanical, timing OEM manual

Factory documentation

Toyota press pack, brochure, official archive content.

Source Coverage Expertise Tier
NCF062U — 1991 New Car Features global · MR2-only SW20 architecture, rev-1-baseline Factory documented
NCF083U — 1993 New Car Features Supplement global · MR2-only SW20 rev-3-changes Factory documented
ZZW30 TTE Roll Bar accessory documentation (PZ439-W0410-00) EU · MR2-only ZZW30 accessory, tte, roll-bar Factory documented

Parts databases

OEM parts database (EPC mirror, parts diagram host).

Source Coverage Expertise Tier
Amayama (Toyota EPC mirror) global AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 part-numbers, supersessions, nla, vin-breaks Factory-derived
MegaZip global AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 oem-diagrams, part-numbers Factory-derived
SW20 ECU parts-number translation (Toyota EPC export) JP · MR2-only SW20 part-numbers, ecu Factory-derived
ToyoDIY global AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 oem-part-lookup Factory-derived

Specialists

MR2-specialist supplier, workshop, or independent specialist.

Source Coverage Expertise Tier
Andy's Auto Sport US AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 performance-parts, body-aero Specialist source
DB8 Motorsports HK SW20 · ZZW30 jdm-parts, rare-parts Specialist source
Drift Limits Performance UK · MR2-only SW20 · ZZW30 service, buying-advice, common-faults Specialist source
Enjuku Racing US SW20 · ZZW30 performance-parts, drift-jdm Specialist source
Fensport UK · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 parts, tuning, ecu, turbo Specialist source
Gravity Performance UK AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 performance-parts Specialist source
ID Workz UK SW20 performance-parts, tuning Specialist source
Monkeywrench Racing US · MR2-only ZZW30 smt, gearbox, actuator-rebuild Specialist source
MR2 Heaven US · MR2-only SW20 · ZZW30 parts, v-mount-intercoolers, tuning Specialist source
MR2-Ben UK · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 parts Specialist source
Nengun Performance JP AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 jdm-oem, japan-export Specialist source
Prime MR2 US · MR2-only SW20 · ZZW30 parts Specialist source
Rogue Motorsport UK · MR2-only SW20 turbo, ecu, engineering, service Specialist source
TB Developments UK SW20 performance-parts Specialist source
TCS Motorsports US SW20 turbo, engine-internals Specialist source
Tegiwa Imports UK SW20 jdm-parts, performance-parts Specialist source
Torque GT UK SW20 performance-parts, tuning Specialist source
Tuning Developments UK SW20 performance-parts, tuning Specialist source
Twos R Us US · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 parts, service, restoration Specialist source
Wilhelm Raceworks US SW20 · ZZW30 tuning, ecu, engine-management Specialist source
Woodsport UK · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 engine-conversions, performance-parts, gearbox-conversions, fibreglass-bodywork Specialist source

Forums

Owners' forum or enthusiast community.

Source Coverage Expertise Tier
Club4AG global AW11 4a-ge, 4a-gze, aw11-technical Forum verified
International MR2 Owners Club (IMOC) global · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 historical-references Forum verified
MR2 Owners Club Global global · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 all-generations, deep-archive Forum verified
MR2 Owners Club UK UK · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 uk-ownership, know-your-2 Forum verified
MR2 Roadster Owners Club UK · MR2-only ZZW30 zzw30-uk-euro, soft-top Forum verified
Reddit r/mr2 global · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 sentiment, ownership-experience Community unverified
SpyderChat global · MR2-only ZZW30 smt, 2zz-swap, zzw30-canonical Forum verified
Toyota Owners Club UK AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 uk-ownership, buyers-guides Community verified

Archives

Period archive (non-Toyota), magazine archive, archived community resource.

Source Coverage Expertise Tier
ImportArchive US SW20 us-brochures, 1994-1995-usdm Factory-derived
Internet Archive — Wayback Machine global AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 web-archive, defunct-site-recovery, cdx-api Community verified
JDM MR2 turbo repair manuals — mr2turbo.info article JP · MR2-only SW20 manual-availability, jdm-research Community verified
Jeremy Ross — Lifting the Lid on the Mk1 MR2 ECU global · MR2-only AW11 ecu, engine-management, reverse-engineering Community verified
ManualsLib global AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 manual-archive Factory-derived
midshiprunabout.org US · MR2-only SW20 · ZZW30 pre-cat, ZZW30-knowledge-base, lovehorsepower-mirror Community verified
Mitchell International — 1988 Toyota MR2 wiring (third-party aggregation) US · MR2-only AW11 wiring, third-party-reference Community verified
MR2 SW20 ABS sensor replacement (Lexus IS200 cross-fit) UK · MR2-only SW20 abs, diy-procedure, cross-fit-parts Community verified
MR2OC 'Know Your 2' — AW11 (PDF snapshot) global · MR2-only AW11 common-faults, owner-knowledge Community verified
MR2OC 'Know Your 2' — SW20 (PDF snapshot) global · MR2-only SW20 common-faults, owner-knowledge Community verified
MR2OC 'Know Your 2' — ZZW30 (PDF snapshot) global · MR2-only ZZW30 common-faults, owner-knowledge Community verified
MR2OC general MR2 info (PDF snapshot) global · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 owner-knowledge, model-overview Community verified
MR2OC instructional videos index (PDF snapshot) global · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 video-references, diy-procedures Community verified
MR2OC.co.uk Know-Your-2 articles (curated subset) UK · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 buyers-advice, common-faults, diy-procedures, vin-dating Community verified
mr2turbo.info — JDM MR2 turbo information site global · MR2-only SW20 jdm-turbo, manual-availability, version-differences Community verified
The Big Green Book — community digitisation of 1991 RM179U1 global · MR2-only SW20 manual-transcription, community-cross-reference Community verified
Toyota GB media archive UK · MR2-only AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 press-output, official-archive Factory documented
ZZW30 dutch.northwestmr2.com archive (community mirror) global · MR2-only ZZW30 service-manual, community-mirror, multi-source-aggregation Community verified

Archived blogs

Defunct enthusiast site or personal blog being preserved via Wayback / mirrored locally. Use status=OFFLINE and populate archive_url. Feeds the /guides workstream.

Source Coverage Expertise Tier
91mr2.com (Ian Clifton) US · MR2-only SW20 sw20-diy, fitment, early-2000s-period-mods Community verified

Marketplaces

Used / period parts marketplace.

Source Coverage Expertise Tier
eBay (used market) global AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 used-parts Community unverified
Yahoo Auctions Japan JP AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 jdm-catalogues, period-parts, rare-bodykits Factory-derived

Buyer's guides

Magazine or web buyer's guide / classic-car publication.

Source Coverage Expertise Tier
Classics World — MR2 buyer's guide UK AW11 · SW20 · ZZW30 buyers-advice, common-faults Community verified
Octane Magazine — Toyota MR2 Mk3 (W30) buying guide UK · MR2-only ZZW30 buyers-advice, history, model-review Community verified
Toyota Magazine (UK) — Used MR2 Mk1 buyer's guide UK · MR2-only AW11 buyers-advice, uk-market Factory-derived

Tier hierarchy

Eight tiers govern how facts make it onto the site. The tier band is visible on every public row.

  1. 01 OEM manual Toyota factory repair manual or supplement, page-referenced.
  2. 02 Factory documented Toyota press pack or official archive.
  3. 03 Factory-derived Toyota EPC, period road test, official brochure.
  4. 04 Forum verified Pinned thread, named author, date and view count.
  5. 05 Confirmed from part Genuine part confirmed in hand.
  6. 06 Specialist source Specialist supplier technical content.
  7. 07 Community verified Cross-referenced across multiple community sources.
  8. 08 Community unverified Single forum source.