# Toyoita Solara Owner's manuals **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 22, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyoita-solara-owners-manuals/78853 "2013-04-22T04:09:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyoita-solara-owners-manuals/78853/1 "2013-04-22T04:09:22Z")
Where online can a friend of mine obtain these manuals or info for a 2011 SolaraV6? ---
**Author:** ![Mayday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@Mayday](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mayday)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyoita-solara-owners-manuals/78853/2 "2013-04-22T04:12:46Z")
[Toyota.com](http://Toyota.com) will let you download owners manuals if you register your car. I got my 2008 Matrix so I know they go back several years. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyoita-solara-owners-manuals/78853/3 "2013-04-22T04:22:35Z")
The owner’s manual can be found here. [http://www.toyota.com/owners/web/pages/resources/owners-manuals](http://www.toyota.com/owners/web/pages/resources/owners-manuals) But if you’re looking for a service manual that’s going to cost money. Tester ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyoita-solara-owners-manuals/78853/4 "2013-04-22T04:34:09Z")
For some reason the manuals there on the Toyota site above only go to 2008. 2009 & up are missing. Maybe you have to register first to get the more recent ones. I think Toyota would serve itself and its customers better by making lost owner’s manuals easy as pie to retreive on-line. Why make the process so frustrating? Plus new car buyers might like to look at the owner’s manuals prior to making a decision on what car they want to buy, so the owner’s manual could be a selling point. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyoita-solara-owners-manuals/78853/5 "2013-04-22T04:50:12Z")
@Mayday & @Tester Thanks for the info; I got the needed info. He did not know that Toyotas require timing belt changes for V6 models. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyoita-solara-owners-manuals/78853/6 "2013-04-22T04:53:47Z")
@GeorgeSanJose Thanks; yes they went only up to 2008. Good info nevertheless. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyoita-solara-owners-manuals/78853/7 "2013-04-22T05:07:32Z")
@Docknick I don’t believe the 2011 Solara V6 uses a timing belt. I believe that particular V6 uses a chain. In fact, I believe Toyota went back to chains for all engines a few years ago. Somebody correct me if I’m wrong, please. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyoita-solara-owners-manuals/78853/8 "2013-04-22T19:55:11Z")
@db4690 Thanks. I Googled the Toyota 2008 maintenance log and the timing belt came up for the model 3MZ-FE engine only. It called for replacing every 90,000 miles or 108 months. Gates has a belt for the 2008 Solara V6 with the 3.3 liter engine and a replacement cycle of 100,000 miles. My 2007 Corolla guide has maintenance for all Toyota models and the V6s still have belts for that year, as do all V6 Lexus models. I will verify what the 3MZ-FE engine is. The 4 cylinder models did away with belts long ago. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyoita-solara-owners-manuals/78853/9 "2013-04-22T20:02:52Z")
The original post shows " 2011 SolaraV6". 2008 was the last year for the Solara, the V6 was a 3.3L with a timing belt. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyoita-solara-owners-manuals/78853/10 "2013-04-23T00:02:32Z")
@Nevada Sorry, my friend’s car is a 2001, not 2011. Gates shows a non-interference engine and a belt, as well a a 100,000 mile replacement interval.