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1985 Honda Civic Service and Repair Manual

Regular price $29.99 USD
Covers all 1985 Civic trims — DX Hatchback 2-Door, Base Sedan 4-Door, CRX HF Coupe 2-Door +5 more ·
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Anonymous

Where were wiring diagrams?

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Anonymous

Very difficult to navigate seems like similar information is in several random locations

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Anonymous

All other content is as promised

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Anonymous

Very hard to navigate. Could not even find a index

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TERRY MUICH

The download I received was a complete waste of my money. Was not even close to what it was represented as. I thought I was getting a proper service repair manual. What I got was a collection of service bulletins. I sent an email to your company right after I looked through it requesting my money back. Have yet to hear a response. Terry Muich

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Ricky Coley

Not a hard copy manual and the file is to big too load on my computer.

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John Puzak

I'm trying to download the manual to my laptop. Can't get a table of contents on my phone. Might have a better review the

After directions from from factory manuals,
I downloaded Adobe Acrobat-working great. Great customer service!!!

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Richard Musser

easy

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Donald Folmar

More detailed than I thought, still trying to navigate through it, not what I thought it would be, thought it would be more like the Haynes manual.

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Nathaniel Footman Jr

Delivery via wifi great.

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Anonymous

Great

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David Bacon

It was much larger than i expected. 5 documents at 12k pages each. Its not something ill actually be able read but its easy enough to find what you need..
The Ford F250 manual is much easier to navigate at just over 8000 pages.
If i spend the money for Adobe Acrobat Professional ill be able to break it down into manageable bits.
Both manuals area great value for the money.

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Susanne Dubois

Manual ok. Very hard to find info pertaining to my vehicle

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Mark Stypinski

Easy to use and great to look up tech specs.

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Stuart Clancy

Easy to find the exact manual for your vehicle, great directions for the download process for the less than savvy internet users.

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Daniel Arvola

The manual is awesome!

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Anonymous

Pretty good manual, bookmarking could be a little better

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Thomas Downs

I am unable to open the manual. I guess I didn't process something right.

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Stanislav Bilev

Got the manual almost immediately.

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Anonymous

I need a printed 2015 Ford Taurus 3.5 engine repair manual either Chilton or Haynes

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James Foley

Excellent. Now I can actually start working on my cars again with confidence. YouTube videos really are inadequate.

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Mark Schultz

Schematics were not high resolution making the markings and names difficult to read when zoomed in. Improvement is needed. Otherwise it is a good document.

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Scott Martin

Vary easy

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Werner A Wozniak

Very satisfied with my purchase. Has all clear details and fixes like the oem factory manual have. Thanks and God bless you.

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

Finding and ordering the manual for my vehicle was very easy

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Michael Willis

I wasn’t sure why I needed this to be a PDF, but it was apparent once I got it. It includes what would be thousands of pages if it were in print. The links take you to wherever you need to go in the text.

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Anonymous

I didn’t realize I would have a link in an email to click to get another email with another link to download.

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David Sims

would rather have a maintenance manual. have a parts manual from parts vu company. only difference is that your parts manual has all together whereas the parts vu had to download the differsections individually.

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Jack Larkin

Our original order was supposed to be for our 2014 Subaru Outback, yet the manual came up as Forester. We did have to purchase a new manual in order for them to send us the correct manual. We hope it will help us repair our Subaru.

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Tim Vaclav

Quick and easy

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Anonymous

Item as described quick delivery

This 1985 Honda Civic factory service and repair manual is built around the exact trim and body style you own, so the specifications, adjustment values and repair sequences inside are the ones Honda published for your car and not a generic figure pulled from a similar-looking year.

Engines covered

  • 1.3L inline-four (82 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
  • 1.5L inline-four — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

  • 2-door hatchback
  • 4-door sedan
  • 2-door coupe
  • 4-door wagon

Trims covered

  • Base
  • 1500 S
  • CRX
  • CRX HF
  • CRX Si
  • DX

Known issues on the 1985 Civic. Two recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first covers the front windshield wiper: under high ambient temperatures the wiper contact unit can loosen and become dislodged, which can cause wiper failure and affect driver visibility. The second covers the mechanical fuel pump, which can develop fuel leakage at the crimped seam between the two pump halves, creating a possibility of fire in the engine compartment. Owners have filed 17 complaints for the year, and no technical service bulletins are logged for it. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind both of those systems are here.

From a wiper inspection to a fuel pump replacement or a routine service interval, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your specific 1985 Civic.

NHTSA #88V11700022/07/1988Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, MECHANICAL FUEL PUMPS MAY DEVELOP FUEL LEAKAGE AT CRIMPED SEAM BETWEEN THE TWO FUEL PUMP HALVES.

Consequence

FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATES APOSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.

Remedy

INSTALL AN IMPROVED FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA #88V18000018/11/1988Component: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

UNDER HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTACT UNIT COULD LOOSEN AND BECOME DISLODGED.

Consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE AND WOULDAFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY.

Remedy

INSTALL A CONTACT UNIT HOLDER THAT WOULD PREVENT LOOSENING.

No service bulletins No technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA for the 1985 Honda Civic.
19960624Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTSCrash reported1 injured

SON DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT ACROSS 4 LANES, STOPPED AT SIGN, PULLED ONTO MERIDIAN, BRAKES FAILED, PUMPED BRAKES HARD, NOT WORKING, FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON SEALS. *AK

19960301Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCHCrash reported1 injured

DRIVING AT SPEED 65MPH, HOOD FLEW OPEN, CAUSING IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. *AK

19960213Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLYCrash reported1 injured

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE BELT CAME OUT THE BUCKLE. TT

19961113Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLYCrash reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME OPEN UPON IMPACT AND DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER CHEST. *AK

Showing the 4 most serious of 17 complaints filed with NHTSA.

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