18 replies to this topic

[WarmShoe]

Reading through the archives, it seems the old factory manuals are no longer in print Do they ever appear on e-bay, etc?

Is this the best substitute?

MX-5 Miata - Enthusiasts Workshop Manual

Others?

[Tom Hampton]

What year car? I have a pdf of the 1.6 fsm. I can throw it's up on my downloads page on my blog, if that's what you need. You are required to have an fsm to club race...can be electronic, though.

I also have the enthusiasts manual and a chilton's manual for daily use. Sometimes the pix or instructions are better in one or the other.

I will frequently look a procedure up in the fsm and the use the others as a ref in the shop.

Ps: yes, they can be found on ebay for around $ 100.

[Ron Alan]

Anybody have the PDF download for the NA 1.8??

[steveracer]

Tom,
Can you post a link to that 1.6 pdf?

Apparently it's a snake trying to bite me...

[Tom Hampton]

Yeah, sorry....I was offering to host it---its not already there. I have it at home.

Will be up shortly, I'll post a link when I'm done. At 86MB compressed, its creating some minor issues. I needed to work these out anyway so I can upload videos.

[Tom Hampton]

As mentioned its 86MB zipped. So, don't try it on dialup!

Now accessible from my main downloads page: http://www.tomhampton.info/downloads/

[dstevens]

I've got a pdf 1.8 NA manual. The link I got it from is dead. I'll see about getting it put up somewhere. I'm surprised Mazdaspeed hasn't made these available electronically.

Dave

[Tom Hampton]

Dave-

I can host it if you put it somewhere I can get to it. Or I can open a port and you can upload direct to my site. Pm me.

[Ron Alan]

Thanks guys. Anxiously awaiting the NA 1.8 PDF.

[Tom Hampton]

Thanks guys. Anxiously awaiting the NA 1.8 PDF.

All done. On my downloads page.

If anyone has PDFs of any other FSMs, PM me. I'm happy to host them all.

-tch

[Dave Lewis]

Dont know about this year, but previous years did noy use the word "factory" For SM.

[svvs]

Wow, thanks for hosting that PDF. That's really useful, especially looking at the abuse my fsm takes over the course of a weekend.

[Tom Hampton]

Dont know about this year, but previous years did noy use the word "factory" For SM.

True. Strictly speaking, they don't call it a service manual either. From the front cover: it is a Workshop Manual. But, most around here seem to call it the Factory Service Manual---which is a useful term for those of us NOT in a mechanic shop. It distinguishes it from Enthusiast's, Chilton's, etc.

Wow, thanks for hosting that PDF. That's really useful, especially looking at the abuse my fsm takes over the course of a weekend.

No sweat. I have the space and bandwidth to spare.

[Ron Alan]

All done. On my downloads page.

If anyone has PDFs of any other FSMs, PM me. I'm happy to host them all.

-tch

Thanks Tom! Man thats a big file...do people actually copy this?? 1710 pages? Am I reading correctly?

[WarmShoe]

What year car? I have a pdf of the 1.6 fsm. I can throw it's up on my downloads page on my blog, if that's what you need. You are required to have an fsm to club race...can be electronic, though.

I also have the enthusiasts manual and a chilton's manual for daily use. Sometimes the pix or instructions are better in one or the other.

I will frequently look a procedure up in the fsm and the use the others as a ref in the shop.

Ps: yes, they can be found on ebay for around $ 100.

Tom, I've been looking on e-bay/amazon/craigslist for a week for 1994 mx-5 workshop manual and haven't found one. Did find (and bought) what looks like the Cliff's Notes version 1994 Mazda Miata Service Highlights Manual Will keep up the search!

An electronic copy would be nice too. I'll consider a Chilton's as well (have a borrowed factory manual and am impressed how comprehensive it is).

[WarmShoe]

As mentioned its 86MB zipped. So, don't try it on dialup!

Now accessible from my main downloads page: http://www.tomhampton.info/downloads/

Thanks Tom! Are there few differences between 1994 and 1995?

Anybody got PDF of 1994?

[davecarama]

Wow! Haha! That is awesome Tom!

I had a '97 back in the day and kept the book. Now I have a '95 and am using the '97 book as reference. Having this PDF will be great (since it matches my car's year)! I might see if I can get it printed and bound.

Thanks!

[Sphinx]

Thank you. This is great!

Anyone have a .pdf version for a '99?

[Tom Hampton]

Space and bandwidth is not a problem for me. So, send 'em all that you find.

-tch