Honda Odyssey Forum banner
Cancel
Create thread New Garage Forums

FSM(Factory Service Manual) and Build Sheets for Ody's

Jump to Latest
1 - 20 of 23 Posts
M

marciano

· Registered
Joined
·
513 Posts
Discussion starter · #1 ·
Alrighty, guys, picked up a 05 EX today with 153 K miles. Will be asking a lot of questions in the coming days. Today, I want to ask two:

1. Does Honda produce/provide an authoritative guide for repairing the Ody's? I owned a few Chrysler vehicles. They made available a guide called Factory Service Manual--shortened as FSM. It is the bible for maintaining or repairing their vehicles. I wonder if Honda has something similar?

2. Chrysler also makes available a build sheet for all their vehicles. You go to a web site, plug in the VIN, and voila, there is a detailed run down of all the build details of your vehicle. Is there something equivalent in Honda?

My first two questions for the the new, used vehicle. Thanks!
 
#2 ·
Welcome.
1 - "factory repair manual" could be "obtained" by searching internet - some are available in CD form, others - as downloads. Prices vary drastically. Alldata (I think) sells you subscription on monthly/yearly basis.
2 - Are you talking about list of options/equipment for a specific (yours) vehicle or a parts catalog for specific model and year? If parts catalog - Honda doesn't release it to mere mortals. Some sites, that sell Honda parts, do have diagrams, but that a pathetic attempt to please us and looks like a spit in out faces.
 
  • Like
Reactions: marciano
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
#3 ·
1: It has been posted a few times here for download. Do a search and you can find it. You can also get the real thing digitally from Honda at techinfo.honda.com. It's a subscription service that gives you access to service info for all their vehicles, it's not just one. And you can download things to keep if you want. It's $24 or so for one day access, with some other prices for a month and a year.

2: Honda doesn't do custom builds, so all you really need is the VIN number and the VIN decoder stickied in this forum. That will tell you your trim level, and from there you can find information about it either in my used 3rd gen buyer's guide sticky (which you should read anyway):
www.odyclub.com

Used 3rd gens - the ULTIMATE buyer's guide - model...

This is a guide put together to help prospective buyers find and evaluate third generation Odysseys (2005-2010). Many of the most experienced forum members contributed ideas and reviewed the content. Odysseys, especially 3rd generation models, are quite popular, tend to be reliable, and come...
www.odyclub.com www.odyclub.com

That covers information about all the different trim levels.

Or you can find information about it in a vehicle brochure which I'm sure is available online somewhere.
 
owns 2006 Honda Odyssey EX
View garage
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
Discussion starter · #4 ·
Thx for the info, guys! I did a quick search here in the sub-forum of 05 to 10. No downloadable links found. Not surprising, considering those links are probably not allowed anyways. I then followed the suggestion of HELM. Went to their site, plugged in my year, but NO service manual found there! They have manuals for a bunch of other stuff like body repair or electrical troubleshooting, but not the service manual I am looking for. Has anyone checked HELM on 3rd gen? If everything fails, I might buy a hard copy from eBay.
 
#5 ·
marciano said:
Thx for the info, guys! I did a quick search here in the sub-forum of 05 to 10. No downloadable links found. Not surprising, considering those links are probably not allowed anyways. I then followed the suggestion of HELM. Went to their site, plugged in my year, but NO service manual found there! They have manuals for a bunch of other stuff like body repair or electrical troubleshooting, but not the service manual I am looking for. Has anyone checked HELM on 3rd gen? If everything fails, I might buy a hard copy from eBay.
Click to expand...
Oh the links are definitely allowed here, that's where I got mine. Check your PMs, I'll send you the download link.
 
owns 2006 Honda Odyssey EX
View garage
  • Like
Reactions: marciano, thscott and kernel
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
#7 ·
marciano said:
Will be asking a lot of questions in the coming days.
Click to expand...
Correction. Will be searching and asking questions in the EXISTING threads in the coming days is what you meant. ;)
 
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
#10 ·
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
#15 ·
try this: Dropbox
it contains models from 1999 through 2004 - don't mix up the instructions, as they vary from year to year, even the orientation of the looking alike part(s).
 
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
1 - 20 of 23 Posts
About this Discussion
22 Replies
10 Participants
Last post:
Coach Matty
Honda Odyssey Forum
posts
1.1M
members
432K
Since
2000
Odyclub community is the #1 forum to discuss all things Honda Odyssey: minivans, safety, service maintenance, mods, and more.
Full Forum Listing
Explore Our Forums
2005 - 2010 Odyssey 2011 - 2017 Odyssey 1999 - 2004 Odyssey 2018+ Odyssey Problems and Concerns