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Haynes offers the best coverage for cars, trucks, vans, SUVs and motorcycles on the market today. Each manual contains easy to follow step-by-step instructions linked to hundreds of photographs and illustrations. Included in every manual: troubleshooting section to help identify specific problems; tips that give valuable short cuts to make the job easier and eliminate the need for special tools; notes, cautions and warnings for the home mechanic; color spark plug di… More >>
#1 by Alex Adams on April 26, 2010 - 10:50 pm
The other reviewers are right in some respects. I think the book could be a little bit more in depth on some parts and include more pictures for the more complicated things.
This book is excellent if you’re looking for simple do it yourself projects such as oil changes, brake changes, rotor changes, and such. This book is NOT good for any exhaust system (not including manifold) repairs/replacements as it is very weak on instructions. There’s really none, other than a quick set of advice. Replacing cat-back exhaust is relatively straight forward, but I would’ve appreciated SOME instructions.
So far I used this book to:
-replace both driveaxles
-change brakes
-change rotors
-replace exhaust
-replace front end suspension
Pick this book up and use it as your starting point for future projects. You wont regret buying it. THAT I guarantee.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Richard Collette on April 26, 2010 - 11:09 pm
This book is particularly weak on the photos. Too many years are covered with not enough detail.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by Andrew Domino on April 27, 2010 - 2:04 am
The Haynes manual makes for a better supplement than it does a roadmap for your next project.
A little better organized/better pictures than Chiltons but still not worth the money imo.
Save yourself a few bucks and find a pdf of the factory service manual for free online.
I’ve looked through this manual a significant number of times and I don’t feel that it has helped in any projects.
Get a more indepth book on basic auto repair with color pictures and use the internet for more job specific projects, there are plenty of DIY tutorials out there.
I don’t use it for much more than torque specs.
edit: awful instructions to remove lower control arms, Chiltons would have been the better choice for that project since it gave accurate instructions. I don’t believe that any of these books are based on a complete tear-down and rebuild aside from the first model year it was originally intended for.
Rating: 2 / 5