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   "micky"  wrote in message   
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   > (I don't think I have a fuel problem, but when I'm reading about my car,   
   > curiosity rears its head and I have questions.)   
   >   
   > How come so many cars have a nipple on the fuel rail with which to test   
   > fuel pressure, but 2005 3.3L Toyotas etc. make one insert a T-connector,   
   > iiuc underneath the rear seat or just above the gas tank.  And IIUC,   
   > then you have to remove the T-connector when you're done.  Much harder   
   > to get to, and both chores are so much more effort than using a nipple   
   > on the fuel rail.   
   >   
   > Toyota is not usually inconvenient, afaict, so what is going on here?   
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   >   
   > Oh, and why does the shop manual not include pictures?  It only has   
   > outline sketches (not even detailed sketches)? I've had Pontiacs and   
   > Chryslers and I bought the shop manual for my brother's Ford, iow all of   
   > the Big Three, and every one had much more informative manuals than   
   > either of my Toyotas'.   
   >   
   > And there is constant reference to toyota-specific test equipment etc.   
   >   
   > Basically, I can't tell a thing from the shop manual and have to rely on   
   > youtube videos and on webpages. Whereas with American cars, the shop   
   > manual was all I needed to fix them.   
   >   
   >   
   > Is it that Toyota manuals are designed only for the mechanic and not for   
   > anyone without a lot of experience?   
   >   
   > Are all Japanese shop manuals like Toyota's?   
      
   > Is this an example of foreigners with an elitist social hierarchy,   
   > or at least a strict one, unlike America where there is a belief   
   > that anyone can learn to do anything?   
      
   Nope, the Japs arent really like that.   
      
   > I've exaggerated the American part some, but I do   
   > seriously intend the general nature of the question.   
      
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