Repair manual for 2000

I can find a repair manual (Haynes) for models thru 97 only. Is this of any use
on a 2000? Does anyone know of a repair manual for a 2000 other than the Factory
book?

Thanks

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:29:16 -0500, Bob Chappuis >
wrote:

>I can find a repair manual (Haynes) for models thru 97 only. Is this of any use
>on a 2000? Does anyone know of a repair manual for a 2000 other than the Factory
>book?
>
>Thanks
There is none. Factory or nothing. Sorry.

The engine is considerably different from 97 to 2000.

Natman wrote:

> There is none. Factory or nothing. Sorry.

There is a factory service manual for the 2000 Miata. It isn't cheap,
but it is available at the link below.

http://tinyurl.com/9pwcp

> The engine is considerably different from 97 to 2000.

There were changes, but my 1991 miata has a 1999 head bolted onto a 1994
block, so there are also a number of areas where the parts are compatible.

Pat

I got one from here on CD-ROM:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda...QQcmdZViewItem

There are even some used hard-copy manuals currently available on eBay.
--
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2001 LS 6 speed Silver/tan, Sport Suspension w/hard rear sway bar


"pws" > wrote in message
...
> Natman wrote:
>
>> There is none. Factory or nothing. Sorry.
>
> There is a factory service manual for the 2000 Miata. It isn't cheap, but
> it is available at the link below.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/9pwcp
>
>> The engine is considerably different from 97 to 2000.
>
> There were changes, but my 1991 miata has a 1999 head bolted onto a 1994
> block, so there are also a number of areas where the parts are compatible.
>
> Pat
>

Thanks
On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:19:31 -0400, "Dana Rohleder" > wrote:

>I got one from here on CD-ROM:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda...QQcmdZViewItem
>
>There are even some used hard-copy manuals currently available on eBay.

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:09:20 GMT, pws > wrote:

>Natman wrote:
>
>> There is none. Factory or nothing. Sorry.
>
>There is a factory service manual for the 2000 Miata. It isn't cheap,
>but it is available at the link below.
>
>http://tinyurl.com/9pwcp
>
>> The engine is considerably different from 97 to 2000.
>
>There were changes, but my 1991 miata has a 1999 head bolted onto a 1994
>block, so there are also a number of areas where the parts are compatible.
>
Sure the engines are similar, but a 97 manual won't help when it comes
time to adjust the valves on a 99, for example.

Natman wrote:

> Sure the engines are similar, but a 97 manual won't help when it comes
> time to adjust the valves on a 99, for example.

I was just pointing out that the engines do share many features as a
side remark.

The topic of the thread was a person looking for a repair manual for a
2000 Miata.
You stated that, "There is none. Factory or nothing. Sorry."
This is untrue, as I pointed out with a link to a very expensive Mazda
factory service manual for the 2000 Miata.

If service manuals were not available for the 1999+ miatas, we would
have seen a lot of complaints about it here.
I do seem to remember complaints about the price of the service manual,
but nothing about one not being available.
I am surprised that Haynes does not have one for the NB yet, I think
that they would do well.

I wish that someone would do a NB enthusiast's manual. I find this book
for the NA to be far more useful than a Haynes or the factory service
manual for almost everything I do to the miatas I work on, which are
mostly NA's.

Pat

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:53:12 GMT, pws > wrote:

>Natman wrote:
>
>> Sure the engines are similar, but a 97 manual won't help when it comes
>> time to adjust the valves on a 99, for example.
>
>I was just pointing out that the engines do share many features as a
>side remark.
>
>The topic of the thread was a person looking for a repair manual for a
>2000 Miata.
>You stated that, "There is none. Factory or nothing. Sorry."
>This is untrue, as I pointed out with a link to a very expensive Mazda
>factory service manual for the 2000 Miata.
>
The phrase "There is none" refers to aftermarket manuals, such as
Haynes or Chilton. The phrase "Factory or nothing" means that there is
no alternative to the factory manual. I hope this clears things up.

>If service manuals were not available for the 1999+ miatas, we would
>have seen a lot of complaints about it here.
>I do seem to remember complaints about the price of the service manual,
>but nothing about one not being available.
>I am surprised that Haynes does not have one for the NB yet, I think
>that they would do well.
>
>I wish that someone would do a NB enthusiast's manual. I find this book
>for the NA to be far more useful than a Haynes or the factory service
>manual for almost everything I do to the miatas I work on, which are
>mostly NA's.
>
I agree. An NB version of the Enthusiast's Manual would be most
welcome.

Natman wrote:

> The phrase "There is none" refers to aftermarket manuals, such as
> Haynes or Chilton. The phrase "Factory or nothing" means that there is
> no alternative to the factory manual. I hope this clears things up.

It sure does. If we had been talking in person instead of writing, I
probably would have picked up on it right away. :-)

Thanks,

Pat

The Chilton/Haynes are better than nothing-- The factory manuals for the MBs
can be gotten, but cost.
(And the factory manuals are not 100% accurate either, just a lot better
thant the Chilton/Haynes )
A major complaint concerning the factory manuals is that they rely on dealer
only tools and testers.

"pws" > wrote in message
...
> Natman wrote:
>
> > The phrase "There is none" refers to aftermarket manuals, such as
> > Haynes or Chilton. The phrase "Factory or nothing" means that there is
> > no alternative to the factory manual. I hope this clears things up.
>
> It sure does. If we had been talking in person instead of writing, I
> probably would have picked up on it right away. :-)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pat