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Has anyone paid for the digital copy of the FSM's that are out there for our generation Accords? I've found a couple sites that claim they are the FSM and you can paypal anywhere from $12 to $20, depending on the site, and download it right away. Has anybody done this and if so, is it the ACTUAL Honda manual? I just don't understand why the FSM for OUR car seems to be the most elusive to find....there's all kinds of links for free downloads of other accords, civics, etc....
 

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I've been told the Haynes manuals contain generic and sometimes flawed information....I figured the actual FSM manual would be the best thing to have.
 

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Haynes manual is all you need for regular maintenance and even some engine work. If you are building an engine from scratch I would get the service manual to get tolerances/clearances and ALL the torque specs. Or just download AllData..
 

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^that.

Nothing wrong with Haynes manuals, but they don't quite cover everything in them. For example, how to change an ABS wheel speed sensor. The Helms is just more extensive.
 

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^ Good call, having the most comprehensive manual is always best. There should be some places online where you could download a Helms and/or Factory Service Manual... Takes some searching though.
 

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^ I haha I JUST downloaded that too like yesterday! I had to enable Russian script for non-unicode Windows programs to view the text correctly, but it worked like a charm! Can't exactly translate it ;)

Though for me, it works wonders :hihi:.

If there's anything that anyone needs in particular I could probably try looking it up though!
 
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