I never really used one.

I wanted to get opinions, between the Honda repair manual, Haynes, Helms and Chilton (rarely mentioned on here)

I know some have drawed images, others have actually pictures.

 

These are good and free:

Please do not post links to pirated manuals, thanks 94EG8

 

The Chiltons have always been a bit thin for my tastes. Personally, I use the Honda books and the Haynes books together.

 

you can download the service manual that the dealerships use. it's free. online.

 

Helms.

 

FSM/Helms. I wont say haynes/chilton are useless but they definitely leave a lot to be desired.

 

Honda aka Helms (I don't think Helms is the maker of the 6th gen ones; their name isn't on the manuals at least).

Auto store purchased manuals like Haynes and Chiltons are a waste of money. $20 for one of those, or $30 for a used Helms.

And trust me when I say the paper version is a hell of a lot better than the PDF version. I don't like carrying a laptop into the garage and the book is probably 700 pages at least.

 

Free as in free, or free as in copyright infringement? Just because you can download it doesn't mean it's legal.

I love my Helm manuals. Not so happy that I have to refer to a skimpy little 25-page manual or so for some things when the bible doesn't match up, but that's why I bought the 96-97 addendum.

My only problem with the Helm is that it's so big I have a hard time finding what I'm looking for. I solved part of that by putting a bunch of post-it notes on top of sections for all the routine maintenance. Hell if I can remember the torque values for every nut and bolt.

 

I think the question posed by the OP have been answered. /thread