[HN Gopher] Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone
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       Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone
        
       Author : sergiotapia
       Score  : 38 points
       Date   : 2024-05-19 20:39 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (charm.li)
 (TXT) w3m dump (charm.li)
        
       | felixg3 wrote:
       | Interesting project. Just curious: why does it stop at 2013? Are
       | the manuals not available, is it a licensing issue or just a
       | project frozen in 2013?
        
         | GeneralAntilles wrote:
         | manufacturers have all switched to online-only, subscription
         | shop manuals that don't lend themselves to easy archiving to
         | PDF.
        
       | fxtentacle wrote:
       | "Almost all makes and models from 1982 through 2013"
       | 
       | which sadly means that no current car models are included.
        
       | hhshhhhjjjd wrote:
       | May I ask for the Toyota Scion XB manual from 2005/2006? Scion
       | always seems to be left out of make/model lists :(
        
         | relaxing wrote:
         | They can be found on the scionlife forums, or at least used to
         | be. I bet if you ask around you'll find them.
         | 
         | (Aside, it's interesting that car people seem to be one of the
         | groups that still use old fashioned BBS-style web forums.)
        
       | williape wrote:
       | Just compared to a manual I purchased for $40 from Haynes - CHARM
       | is just as good if not slightly better than that commercial
       | repair guide for a 2008 VW GTI.
        
       | userbinator wrote:
       | For something a little older (and a bit less organised), see
       | https://www.oldcarmanualproject.com/
       | 
       | That said, a lot of newer official service manuals don't really
       | go into detail and just give instructions on how to disassemble
       | and swap parts; better than no manual, but a huge contrast from
       | older ones that would also include detailed theory of operation
       | and troubleshooting information.
        
       | elchief wrote:
       | ooh, labor times too, to see if you're getting screwed by your
       | mechanic...
       | 
       | and use rockauto.com for cheap parts (not affiliated)
        
         | kwkelly wrote:
         | You mean rockauto.com and I agree it's a great source for parts
        
           | elchief wrote:
           | fixed, thx
        
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