Hi guys, I was just wondering if there are Camaro Car manuals that deal specifically with our V6 engines (2.8/3.1) in third gen cars...

All I can find is Chilton's and Haynes that deal with mostly the V8 cars.... and I know theres some differences between the 2.

But will a v8 manual suffice for the v6 car? Are the differences not drastic enough or something?

I've checked eBay and only found the Chilton/Haynes. Is it possible to order a manual for my car (1984 2.8) specifically from GM/Chevy?

Thanks for any advice/help.

 

you can get a service manual from helminc, it will cover it all, the haynes manual's cover the v6 engine quite well in fact, mines done me alot of good, and well worth the 20 bucks i bought it for

 

Yeah, Chilton's & Haynes' are good for general stuff, NOT diagnostic, and NOT for anything in-depth. That's why I recommend 'em for first-time f-body owners. I'm always use my Haynes for basic stuff, but for anything complicated, I go to my GM Service Manual. Like kretos said, you can find 'em new at http://www.helminc.com ... or you may get lucky on eBay. I owned my Helms book before I bought my Haynes.

 

alright cool... so this is basically what I'd be looking for right here?

http://www.helminc.com/helm/product2...XWW22BU8GBF873

or this

http://www.helminc.com/helm/product2...XWW22BU8GBF873

that second one seems to be the indepth stuff...

what I might do is get the Haynes book since im not going too technical anyways...... yet

 

Tom P is right about Chilton and Haynes being deficient for diagnostics and in-depth stuff. After attempting diagnostics with both manuals, and finding direct contradictions and being steered in all the wrong directions, I have concluded that the men responsible for writing those manuals should be burned at the stake, with the fire fueled by their stupid manuals. lol. Fortunately I lost the Chilton, so now I use the Haynes for basic stuff. Anything diagnostic I just wing it without a manual for now.

 

Thunder2005, yep, the second one is what you want. The 1st one is nice to have; I bought one... it's just the owners manual that the original owner got when he bought the car. You know, like how to operate the radio, what each gauge means on the dashboard, how to order floormats... and the last page will be an order form to Helm Inc. for that second link, the shop manual.

The Haynes is definately a good one to start with, like I said, I still use it. In fact it's damn handy for torque specs, each chapter lists the torque specs right in the beginning. But if your service engine soon light ever comes on, or you want to tune your carburetor, or your dash lights don't come on and the fuse is okay, or your engine won't start- then don't even look at the Haynes!! You need a Helm manual for those types of things.

 

As TomP has stated, the Haynes and Chilton are fine for some items. Unfortunately they are sorely lacking in the area of wiring or diagnosing a trouble code. Another thing is they try to cover a lot of different years that have systems that vary every few years and are not in the same location each year. Go with the Helms Manual, this is where the dealerships get theirs.