dueceman

well just bought a 1996 accord exr and ive never had a honda before and i dont have a technical service manual yet so.. i was wondering if anyone had any links to images on here of the engine bay that identify the different parts and a recommendation for a good service manual..had a bmw last so i am used to the bentley manual but dont see one for hondas

thanks

mike

JimBlake

Check the owner's manual for a simple diagram.

Honda's equivalent of the Bentley manuals come from http://www.helminc.com and they're sometimes available at dealers.

dueceman

thanks for the reply..is there a place to get the helm manual in canada, to avoid duties ordering from their website? i am, in toronto

honda_kid42

i am sure auto parts stores will carry them...well they will prolly carry the haynes....

GhostAccord

Crappy Tire sells the Haynes manuals they go for approx $25.00. I have had one for every car that I have owned. The 94 thru 97 Accord book # 42013 covers the F22B2, F22B1 VTEC and the V6. Some people say they are not the greatest manual. If you want to familiarize yourself with what is what and where everything is there good. The general maintenance, tourque specs and service infomation is spot on. Where they lack is in detailed info. ie every single bolt that needs to be removed in the teardown and replacement of parts..BFD....If your mechanicaly inclined and don't mind spending some time to get to know your car before you rip it apart. There a perfectly good manual.

Good for the $$$

Cheers TO

JimBlake

The Helm book is about 3 or 4 times the price of Haynes, so it better be good... Like Ghost says, Haynes is OK for an awful lot of stuff, but if you really want the book that corresponds to Bentley, that would be Helm. You might find it at a dealer since it's the official sanctioned civilian version of the factory book.