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Repair manual - 7/3/2008 5:58:36 AM

perry

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Does anyone know of a good repair manual for the 2003 protege 5? Such as chilton or haynes? Having a used vehicle, i like having a reference manual handy to keep me a bit informed as to the vehicles quirks and recommendations. Or is that what this forum is for?? :)

Perry

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RE: Repair manual - 7/4/2008 10:30:48 PM

MazdaTechie

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Forums can be great resources, but they''re not always the best for a "here and now" type answer when you need it. Either of those manuals can be helpful, yet vague. I recommend Haynes out of the two choices, but I also recommend buying a copy of the dealer''s service manual if you can afford it. Dealers sell them generally for around $100, and they''re big n'' heavy. You''ll want both that and something like a Haynes, because the dealer''s manual will sometimes talk in context of having all the factory diagnostic tools, and talk in the context of being a factory trained technician. That''s where Haynes can fill in. Haynes runs usually ~$20 or under.

If you can''t afford the $100 for a hard copy of the dealer''s manual, search online for downloadable PDF formats of the entire manual that you can buy over the internet for about $15 or so.

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