Factory Service Manuals
06-29-2005, 02:30 PM
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Factory Service Manuals
Hi Folks,
I just wanted to get some opinions on service manuals... I wanted to buy a factory service manuals but Nissan said it would take ten weeks. They want gold for them on Ebay and I really don't care for the Chilton or the Haynes. I've had factory service manuals for my other cars and they were really good. Here is a web site that has the factory repair manual on CD rom each year having it's own CD, and printable pdf format
http://www.courtesyparts.com/publications/280ZX.html if the link doesn't work I guess the old cut and past will just have to do. Anyways any opinions or thoughts.
I just wanted to get some opinions on service manuals... I wanted to buy a factory service manuals but Nissan said it would take ten weeks. They want gold for them on Ebay and I really don't care for the Chilton or the Haynes. I've had factory service manuals for my other cars and they were really good. Here is a web site that has the factory repair manual on CD rom each year having it's own CD, and printable pdf format
http://www.courtesyparts.com/publications/280ZX.html if the link doesn't work I guess the old cut and past will just have to do. Anyways any opinions or thoughts.
06-30-2005, 05:25 AM
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That's awesome. They unfortunately don't have a service manual for the 
200sx(sylvia s12) form the 80s. My lil brother wants to buy one of those cars since he wrecked his lil 240sx on a curb trying to drift it in the rain a few months back. Stupid dumbass
200sx(sylvia s12) form the 80s. My lil brother wants to buy one of those cars since he wrecked his lil 240sx on a curb trying to drift it in the rain a few months back. Stupid dumbass
06-30-2005, 05:16 PM
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When I got my Z I bought a Chiltons for it and was disappointed with its coverage. Then I found a factory manual on ebay and it was by far the best manual I ever bought. It has a lot better coverage then any manual I have ever bought.
07-03-2005, 04:36 PM
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FSM is hands down, the best service manual you can buy for any car. Period. It's worth every penny and the wait (if you cant find available sooner). Get a cheapo Hayne's for $12 while you're waiting for the FSM. They do have some useful info, they're just not nearly as detailed and half of their steps for repair say to seek the help of a professional. If you don't do your own work, or your car is as good as the day it rolled off the showroom floor, then maybe the extra coin for the FSM isn't for you. But if you got a project like I do, there is no comparison.
Plus take into consideration that these are made by the manufaturers and used by their factory mechanics. Not written by some guy who took a car apart and took some pictures and vague notes of how he did it.
Plus take into consideration that these are made by the manufaturers and used by their factory mechanics. Not written by some guy who took a car apart and took some pictures and vague notes of how he did it.
07-04-2005, 09:07 AM
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I love the CD factory service manuals from Courtesy Parts and have one for each of my 'years'. It's makes searching VERY easy.
However, there is still no substitue for the hardcopy. It's available from the original publisher for Nissan at:
Dyment Distribution
20770 Westwood Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44136
Phone: 1-800-247-5321
They run about $75 each.
It'll be the best money you ever spent on your Z.
However, there is still no substitue for the hardcopy. It's available from the original publisher for Nissan at:
Dyment Distribution
20770 Westwood Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44136
Phone: 1-800-247-5321
They run about $75 each.
It'll be the best money you ever spent on your Z.
07-05-2005, 08:51 AM
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I just got off the Nissan Publications, Dyment Publications, and they told me that the FSM come unbound and shrink wrapped and that I would have to hole punch it and put it in a binder. And that it would take 4 weeks to get. I think I can print from the CD rom. Has anyone printed pages from the CD rom? And if so how is the quality?
07-05-2005, 02:04 PM
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The CD is just as good. The only drawback is having to print the pages. But if you don't see that as a drawback then its all good. Plus, if you ever ruin a page with so much grease you can't read it, or evaporate a page in coolant or gas, you can just reprint it. That's something you can't do with the hardcopy.
07-05-2005, 02:59 PM
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Good luck. Brake upgrades are great. Alot of people put that kind of stuff off. But all that power isn't gonna do you any good when you plow into that semi cause your breaks couldn't stop you in time
07-05-2005, 05:41 PM
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Man I miss the coast. I don't think theres even a body of water here in South Dakota unless it rains I'll be in VA soon though. It's not gonna be the same as SoCal, but it's gotta be better than out here.
I'll be in VA soon though. It's not gonna be the same as SoCal, but it's gotta be better than out here.
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