Yanmar Service Manual worth it?

[Ginormous]

Hi guys,
Would you say that the Yanmar Service Manual is worth the $50 price tag? I'm thinking I should buy one, but thought I'd ask...

 

[California]

I first bought the condensed I&T manual off Ebay to get the specs for valve adjustment etc. The I&T manual is excellent. It is intended for the experienced mechanic and in addition to specifications has the details for topics that are uniquely Yanmar. One example would be how to see if the Thermostart meets spec by testing it in a pan of boiling water. But if you don't do your own work then the Operation Manual should be all you need.

Later I bought the YM240 (YM2000) Service Manual. I found it is intended for the dealer and covers major repair that a typical owner would have done by a shop instead of doing at home. I look in it to satisfy my curiosity but I don't remember needing any project so complex that I had to look it up in the Service Manual before just doing it.

Buy the Service Manual if you break the tractor and need to do a major repair yourself. Before that, it's only nice to have, to understand how things work.

The Operation Manual covers issues like coolant change that are normally done by the owner. This plus the I&T manual (for specifications) should be sufficient to maintain a working tractor.

 

[Car Doc]

Its not worth 50 bucks if its cheap photo copy but thats my opinion.

Ive got one and its terrible I think anyway.

 

[jerrybob]

As a relatively new tractor owner.....I bought a 186D a little over a year ago.....I bought a parts manual and service manual from Hoye. I found the parts manual to be very valuable with all the diagrams. The service manual is good and helps explain how things work and contains some good adjustment and troubleshooting information. Looking back.......I refer to the parts manual much more than the service manual. If you can afford them....buy both. If you can afford one.....buy the parts manual. Yea they're copies but the manuals I bought are very good quality.

 

[Kays Supply]

What model do you have? There are some very generous people on this site. They have been known to copy pages that a new guy needs if you run into a problem. I have several manuals and will share info.

 

[Ginormous]

What model do you have? There are some very generous people on this site. They have been known to copy pages that a new guy needs if you run into a problem. I have several manuals and will share info.

That's very kind of you. I have a YM1700. I'm not sure what the US model quivalent is -- these manuals are for the closest US equivalent model, right? I don't have any big repair I need to do right now but I was thinking I should check/adjust the valve clearances and I have a wheel bearing that probably needs to be replaced at some point.

 

[sacsr]

I have used my parts book as much as I have used the service manual. Never would have thought that.

When I needed to replace the head gasket in my 146 the service manual was handy for the correct torque and sequence to torque the bolts.

Held off a long time before buying them but they have been worth the investment for me....

Plus if you take care of them....when you sell them, you can recoup most of the money you spent for them.

Just my 2 cents

 

[clemsonfor]

I have a yanmar service manual. An original from the 80's or 90s on the ym240. I got it off ebay and maybe paid like $20 something for it. I agree with California on it.

 

[Kays Supply]

I am pretty sure I have one for a 1700 or 2000. I think the specs are the same. Some one correct me if I am wrong. I'll check at the shop this week and get back.

 

[clemsonfor]

I am pretty sure I have one for a 1700 or 2000. I think the specs are the same. Some one correct me if I am wrong. I'll check at the shop this week and get back.

im thinking there the same except the displacement of the engine, so yes.