Factory Service Manuals for the Z Cars are published by and sold to the
public for NISSAN MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA by:

Dyment Distribution
20770 Westwood Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44136
Phone: 1-800-247-5321

 

not shabby. I got all mine from the Nissan dealer I worked for... 20 years old, but still a FSM.

 

This question comes up so often, I felt like posting this and making it a sticky...

 

i got lucky on ebay. found one for my "81, $26 including shipping. they have alot more detailed info than a chilton!

old, fat & happy, BJ

 

Hi Everyone,

If you would like to buy a Factory Service Manual and don't mind spending some money...there is the Printable, searchable, CD ROM from Courtey Nissan. Here is the link http://www.courtesyparts.com/secondtier_s130.html . Take Care and happy wrenching.

Dave

 

280ZX Manuals in order of quality:

1. Factory Service Manual from Nissan for your specific year
2. Haynes Repair Manual 280ZX: 79-83
3. Chiltons Z & ZX: 1970-89 (last resort)

All three can be found on eBay. I paid about $80 for my FSM on eBay years ago. Haynes should be available for $5-10 each. Chiltons should be $5 or free.

One good piece of info the Chilton has that the others dont is a good description of how to make a timing chain wedge out of hardwood. This is used so you can remove the upper chain sprocket or the head without having to pull the front cover. The wedge keeps the chain from dropping off the lower sprocket.

 

http://www.books4cars.com/search~fin...inddesc~ZX.htm I just found this..

 

Any Nissan dealer can get them, Courtesy Nissan has them on CD's for $30, and EBay has them listed quite often, just need to keep looking for them.

 

At courtesy the CD's go for $70. Dyment are mostly out of the manuals but will copy them. The bad thing about this is, it doesn't have a binding, it's all loose leaf, not even a ring binder.

ebay the best place.

 

You can also download a free copy of the 1982 FSM in PDF format at carfiche.com.

Phil

 

Thats when it's available. It hasn't been available for download the last few times I've been by there

 

The availability changes on the hour...just keep checking

 

www.zcarparts.com sells copies of the original manuals and they send it you you with some kinda binder thing.... hard to describe but stuff doesn't fly all around, the copies were perfect even the wiring diagram was right on, I think it cost me around $75 from them, it was 4 years ago though

 

hey when you buy a new fsm, does it come with the full color wiring diagram like the originals had. that thing is so handy being color and all on one really long page.

 

CarFiche.com Has pdf scans of some of the original factory service manuals. Very useful and free. If the manual you want says TnA next to it, wait and hour and come back. For some reason they only have certain ones available at a time and it changes each hour.

 

^^^ whoa, another glitch in the Matrix. I could've swore that was already posted like 5 posts up

 

Wierd, I swear that wasn't there before. I went through the posts before I threw it up there. Sorry for the repost.

 

is there an FSM specifically for the 83' 280ZX Turbo? Or just the 83' 280ZX? All I seem to find is the FSM for the 82' 280ZX.

 

82-83 manuals were for turbo and non turbo






tbs

 

I have actually found FSM's that were specifically for 280zx turbos. And I found them in different years also. They are probably more in depth, than the regular FSM's. The turbo ones, don't come around verry often. But I have seen them before.

 

I've got the 81 turbo and to me it seemed just as indepth as the other 82-83 versions.




tbs

 

I Want One For A79!!!!!

 

Ok I Got The 82 Off Of Carfiche Its 60mb So If Any One Really Needs It I Can Burn It On Cd And Mail It To Ya.

 

Here a few on e-bay right now for a 1979 280zx.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NISSA...spagenameZWD1V
http://cgi.ebay.com/1979-Datsun-280Z...QQcmdZViewItem

 

Here's some quick links to model-specific wiring diagrams and schematics:

1979 280ZX
Engine Control Schematic
Chassis Electrical Schematic
Chassis Electrical Schematic (continued)

1980 280ZX
Engine Control Schematic
Chassis Electrical Schematic
Chassis Electrical Schematic (continued)

1981 280ZX
Engine Control Schematic
Chassis Electrical Schematic
Chassis Electrical Schematic (continued)

1982 280ZX Non-Turbo
Engine Control Schematic

1982 280ZX Turbo
Engine Control Schematic

1982 280ZX Non-Turbo and Turbo
Chassis Electrical Schematic
Chassis Electrical Schematic (continued)

1983 280ZX Non-Turbo
Engine Control Schematic

1983 280ZX Turbo
Engine Control Schematic

1983 280ZX Non-Turbo and Turbo
Chassis Electrical Schematic
Chassis Electrical Schematic (continued)