If you have ever worked on your Scooby yourself then you will know how much help a Haynes Manual would have been. Trouble is they havn't got round to us yet! Perhaps it would be a good idea if we reminded Haynes that Scoobys exist? Contact them on

 

You must be having a laugh !!!!!! lol

When has a Haynes manual been of any use?
I have always found them to be utter drivel.

Try the new and improved version, it's called "HELP ME PLEASE FIREFOX" on the BBS

Cheers

Chris

 

Ive mailed them, come on all, lets hastle them into producing one for us!

robski

 

I've always found Haynes manuals to be a very good starting point, however I have 2 gripes.
1. First diconnect the battery.
I mean really most of the time it is not neccesary for changing light bulbs
2. They go to all the trouble of taking the car apart, why not tell us which size spanner they used?

p.s. Just realised number three, they are now printed on tissue paper and do not stand up to much abuse.

 

Hi,

Re: disconnecting the battery.

One day I decided to replace one of the speedometer lights on my 1st car (an astra 1.3 ), as it had been niggling me slightly that it wasn't working. As I removed the headlight switch from the dash, the wiring connector came off partially, and the bare terminal shorted on the metal sheet behind the facia.

This was accompanied by huge sparks, loud bangings, and vast amounts of acrid smoke pouring out from every opening in the dashboard. Needless to say, the loom was completely melted, and it cost me £250 to have fixed. Apparently, the headlight circuit was fused AFTER the switch - what a fantastic design!.

So experience has taught me that disconnecting the battery before starting any work is a good thing

Cheers,

Alex

 

Going the opposite way..

I knew of someone who was disconnecting the battery.. he had the spanner in his hand... he pulled hard to undo it... his wedding band hit the body....shorting the + of the battery through the spanner, through his ring onto the body... welding them all together... badly burning his hand.... it wasnt pretty....he managed to smash the spanner away from the battery

Always undo the negative first... and make sure the terminal is insulted

J.

 

Well thank you Robski!

For the others who don't care much for the haynes manual, it must be better than nothing eh ?

Last year I change the engine on a 93 RA there is no doubt a manual would have helped. There is an alternative of course, how do we get hold of a Subaru manual ?

 

I'm sure it's no use to anyone, but I was recently checking out the automobile section in Borders bokshop on London's busy Oxford Street, they had a large selection of Hayne's manuals for American cars included the US model Imprezas (eg. 2.5RS).

Not being the least bit technical I have no idea how different the US, European and Japanese models are under the skin (except for the US model having the steering wheel on the wrong side).

 

If anyone is interested there is a company called Porter Publishing who do a manual that covers most of a UK Impreza, but its nowhere as good as Haynes.
Chiltern manual 64302.
Cheers....JAMES

 

Aftermarket manuals are good.. there is always something that you need to know..torque settings for example..

And not everyone has service manuals.... especially at their prices!!

J.

 

firefox

You bu**er, you ar**hole, you git, you sh**head, yeah, I always make sure the terminal is insulted as well

 

Cheers matey..

There's nothing like "insulting" the terminal.. lol

Especially if your hand is being burnt at the same time... lol

J.

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Why not just spend the money and get an official service manual, which should tell you every last thing about your car? Might make for some good reading

 

JAMES.M

Thanks for the info - I will follow that up.

Wreckleford

I had discounted that idea as I own a self imported WRX, and I have no intention of crawling to Subaru UK for a manual. However if someone could get one for me or email me with the reg number and VIN number of their UK Turbo then I could order one. Thanks for the tip. wideybrook@bigfoot.com

 

Hi..

The official service manuals ? I hope you have some money... lol

Jap spec cars are different to UK ones...in some aspects

J.