Hi everyone. I see the thread in this section that links to the owner's manual and spare parts catalogue for the 848 Evo models, but I am looking for a workshop manual. I've had a good rake around the net over the past week or two but still can't find one. I was really looking for a book but speaking to folk suggests that they are really electronic only these days. Nevertheless, I still can't find this online. Lots of promising links or directions to manuals but I've yet to find one for the 848 Evo. Has anyone got a link I could check out? I'm not looking for a freebie here, just direction to where I can buy one from. It's a Corse model but I'm assuming there is one manual for the Evo range as a oner. Cheers. Andy
Like Bradders says, watch the download ones. Many are "draft" copies that got leaked out. The 1098 was a classic....torque figures missing or listed incorrectly. The genuine released manuals are now "interactive" types that run in explorer. Many of the downloads run as .pdf's Use them as a guide, but use some common sense to
No problem. It's unlikely I'll need it for too much anyway, but wanted to have a look over one and have one to hand just in case. I assume these aren't available Joe Public. I'll go for the link above but bear the tips in mind too. Thanks folks. :smile:
No reason they are not available to Joe Public especially as the Motor manufacturers "block exemption" ended in Europe in 2010. For once the EU is on our side making it illegal for Manufacturers to withold technical data from independents and other repairers, at a cost of course. Any idea if we can order the official DVDs through Dealers or is it direct?
It begs the question what are you going to do that is beyond basic tasks anyway? Presumably it is under some sort of warranty anyway and you won't want to do anything that would void that now, would you? Just polish it, change the tyres and oil like everyone else does, sort out where you are going to put your tax disc and satnav, then you're done. Get it to the independents like Nelly when you need to for the awkward stuff like belts, fault codes, and so on.
Nelly is a full Ducati dealer. And there are loads of stuff you can do while in warranty, even finding those hidden bolts on bodywork or changing standard for some bling isnt as straight forward on the new models versus older 916 (which is a joy to work on in comparison)
You're not wrong supervee... I just thought it might be handy that was all. I've nothing specific in mind but thought it could be useful even for routine maintenance etc. A guy I know spanners for a challenge team and said it would be really useful to get one for torque settings and that kind of thing. I'm a very amateur mechanic so it'll be going to the dealer for services and all that for sure.
FWIW, as long as you competently carry out the work to the standard required by the Manufacturer AND you use genuine OEM parts, the warranty cannot be invalidated. Just ensure you keep all invoices to prove the OEM source and don't touch what you are not 100% sure of doing competently. Of course, if you make a mistake it's down to you and outside the warranty As for cost of manuals, the EU insists that independent repairers are given the same access to data and at the same cost as the official dealerships and within a reasonable time frame. The following link explains it better than I can EUROPA - PRESS RELEASES - Press Release - Antitrust: Commission ensures carmakers give independent garages access to repair information hope this helps
They do, along with tooling, and the costs are set accordingly to restrict your average Joe from thinking 'I'll have some of that'. Thats my experience anyway, and also why most vehicle manf are always taking peolpe away for training and why tooling costs are so large these days
Hi Guys & Gals, Well, the 848 Evo has been around for about 15 years now. Surely someone has found a way to share the service manual? I've contacted Ducati via the owners' club and am awaiting a response. I've got the 'normal' 848 manual but there are some significant differences once you start doing more invasive maintenance. Failing that, if there's a dealer out there that wants to sell their old manuals on, I'm interested. Mike (NZ)
Well, I got a response (from Ducati Aus): Thank you for contacting Ducati Australia/New Zealand. We understand that you're seeking for the service manual of your 2011 848Evo. At present, we wish to inform you that Ducati Service Manuals are developed specifically for use by our authorised Ducati Dealer technicians/service centers. Our technicians undergo specialised training and have the expertise required to perform the detailed procedures outlined in the manuals. For this reason, the service manuals are currently available only to our dealer network via our internal database, and are not available for direct purchase or public distribution. Regardless, for any information concerning the availability of the manual you are looking for, we kindly invite you to contact your official Ducati dealer directly. To find an Authorized Ducati Dealership, Please visit https://www.ducati.com/au/en/dealers and type in your locale. Utter Bollx. I quoted the 2007 European Commission decision on cars to them and made a few comments about the 'specialised training' they undergo. Try 7 years to be allowed to maintain airliners! We shall see if I get anything useful back. I'm not holding my breath.
