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RX8 Factory Service manual In PDF format.

Old Mar 8, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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Post RX8 Factory Service manual In PDF format.

I got sick of this not being readily available online so I decided to do something about it. Below is a link to the entire RX8 Factory Service manual in PDF format.

http://isomerica.net/~fluffy/Ren/RX8%20FSM/
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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thanks~
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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Cool, thanks
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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I thought most people has it already ?

Hmm, I got them almost 3 years ago
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 12:23 AM
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this is really nice...
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 08:21 AM
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Nice, thanks.... I had the transmission section only previously
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by nycgps
I thought most people has it already ?
A search for the manual would have given people results too (I thought that was your line nycgps)
I searched the titles for Service Manual under the Tech section and got 14 results!
Its funny that we see this a few times a year and people post something like, "OH MY GOD... I never knew you could download that!"

Would be nice if we could legally sticky the manual here.....
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 08:48 AM
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Downloaded this at least two years ago. You'd be surprised at all the stuff I have in my RX8 directory and sub-directories! Hopefully everyone running across this will do the same!
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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On the Mazdaspeed web site, there is also, in pdf format, a complete list of all the part numbers for the car. I only found that 2 months ago and it has already been very useful to me.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 09:35 AM
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I don't believe we have any PDF links in the stickies. Do we?
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 09:37 AM
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I *think* the service manuals are copyrighted materials so ... shhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHH
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 10:11 AM
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or you could download the hole thing from carfische
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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yeah as nycgps states that is copyrighted material you are distributing without permission. so if you want mazda to find out about it i suppose you could just leave it up or you could delete this thread. we wont be putting it in the stickies or in any other way promoting it.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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According to the PDF itself, it is "copy protected" not copyrighted. This "copy protection" allows for both printing, and high quality printing. but forbids copying information out of the PDF and into another file.

Furthermore, nowhere in the PDF's do they say they cannot be distributed. If Mazda wants to argue I can't distribute it, they need to tell me in the first place not after the fact, the PDF format does allow for watermarking, copyright notices, and other methods of notifying a user that the information contained within is restricted.

If Mazda would like me to take it down, They can PM me and I'll give them an address to file a DMCA takedown notice to.

Last edited by Socket7; Mar 9, 2009 at 03:43 PM.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:40 PM
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Not long ago, I d/l a rx-8 service manual web app. It's amazing. From how to replace a Renesis to step by step PDI. there is no way the dealership would've gotten through all the required steps in PDI!
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 04:03 AM
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greatly appreciated. so many links on google were dead ends. thanks.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by alnielsen
On the Mazdaspeed web site, there is also, in pdf format, a complete list of all the part numbers for the car. I only found that 2 months ago and it has already been very useful to me.
Dam. Beat me to it.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by alnielsen
On the Mazdaspeed web site, there is also, in pdf format, a complete list of all the part numbers for the car. I only found that 2 months ago and it has already been very useful to me.
wait, where is this? on the mazdaspeed *motorsport development* site? do you have to be a member to find it? i can't find it...
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 07:55 AM
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n/m i just found it. there's totally more access to stuff on that site for non-members now
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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Thanks a lot socket7, exactly what I needed! by the way, is this manual for all RX8s from 04-08?
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SPHINX144
Thanks a lot socket7, exactly what I needed! by the way, is this manual for all RX8s from 04-08?
each year's manual is supposed to have minor revisions applied to it from the previous year's service highlights manual. It doesnt always happen, but it is *supposed* to change every year.

kevin.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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Thanks Socket7, never know when this will come in handy. ;-)
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Old May 13, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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bump, thanks

anyone got the list of TSB in pdf?
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Old May 13, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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nvm found it http://www.finishlineperformance.com....php?pageid=11
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Old May 13, 2009 | 06:33 PM
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Thank you very much.
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