Good Shop Manual???
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Good Shop Manual???
I am thinking about replacing my turbos with an efini twin turbo setup. Are there any good shop manuals available that would help with this job?
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The Mazda shop manual is the way to go - there's no other aftermarket (Haynes, Chilton) service manuals on the FD.
There are PDF copies of the manual floating around - just Google for one. But, IMHO, having the paper manual is invaluable - MUCH easier to use and refer to.
Mazdaformance has the "small" version of the shop manual for $100 -
http://www.mazdaformance.com/Merchan...egory_Code=491
Pricey, but worth it.
Dale
There are PDF copies of the manual floating around - just Google for one. But, IMHO, having the paper manual is invaluable - MUCH easier to use and refer to.
Mazdaformance has the "small" version of the shop manual for $100 -
http://www.mazdaformance.com/Merchan...egory_Code=491
Pricey, but worth it.
Dale
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I am not as happy with my shop manual as I thought I'd be. Very "not" user friendly IMO. It has a strange layout, and really doesn't describe in detail on what you need to do. Granted I don't need something spelling everything out like which way to turn a bolt, but in parts that I've read, it just said, remove xxx part and not steps to get you to that point. Maybe I just haven't figured out the manual yet, but I prefer the way a Chilton's or Haynes is set up (Have/had them for my DSM and FC). Wish they made one for the FD.
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Originally Posted by dcfc3s
But, IMHO, having the paper manual is invaluable - MUCH easier to use and refer to.
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Originally Posted by zmarko
I am not as happy with my shop manual as I thought I'd be. Very "not" user friendly IMO. It has a strange layout, and really doesn't describe in detail on what you need to do. Granted I don't need something spelling everything out like which way to turn a bolt, but in parts that I've read, it just said, remove xxx part and not steps to get you to that point. Maybe I just haven't figured out the manual yet, but I prefer the way a Chilton's or Haynes is set up (Have/had them for my DSM and FC). Wish they made one for the FD.
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That is the one problem with the shop manual - it assumes you're a trained mechanic. Haynes manuals walk you through a lot of things that, to a mechanic, would be obvious.
But, EVERYTHING is in the shop manual. You just gotta know how to use the information that's there.
Most common repairs, and probably some uncommon repairs, should be written up in some way shape or form on this forum.
Dale
But, EVERYTHING is in the shop manual. You just gotta know how to use the information that's there.
Most common repairs, and probably some uncommon repairs, should be written up in some way shape or form on this forum.
Dale
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I've seen the FD3S and the SE3P manual; I don't see any problems with the diagrams. Hell, I'm not even a trained mechanic, just a mechanical engineer .
Off-topic - haven't seen you in the RX-8 Forum lately, dcfc3s.
shelleys_man_06
Off-topic - haven't seen you in the RX-8 Forum lately, dcfc3s.
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