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GM Camaro/Firebird 1993-98 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manuals)

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I had been looking forward to puting the Chilton's General Motors : Camaro/Firebird 1993-98 Repair Manual to good use. I recently acquired diagnostic software for testing my 1998 Camaro Z28 SS, with the Corvette LS1 engine. My wifes' cousin gave me their old Toshiba laptop computer (which had been sitting in their closet for more than 3 years). I was ready to go to work, new laptop, diagnostic software and a brand new repair manual. I sat in my favorite easy chair and carefully opened the manual. I fliped through the pages to become familiar with the order of the chapters. That's odd, I thought. I didn't see a picture of the 1998 LS1 engine. In fact, under the picture of the 1993-1997 LT1 engine, I noticed the caption stated "1993-1998". Wait a minute, my 1998 SS has the new Corvette all alumimun block 320 HP LS1. My previous 1997 Z28 had the 285 HP LT1 engine. I looked further into the chapters. The air filter section shows how to remove/replace (r/r) the air filter for the 1993-1998. Hay, that's not my air filter! Lets look some more. Check the throttle body (TB) section. The caption states "1993-1998". They show the 48 mm double barrel TB. Gee, mine has a large single barrel TB. The list of errors goes on. If you have a 1998, forget this book.

Needless to say, I am very disappointed with Chilton for approving a shop manual with such blatant miss-information. I am still looking for a manual for my 1998 LS1 Camaro SS.

I own a 96 Trans AM w/ the RAM air option. I purchased this book to help me troubleshoot some electrical and engine problems. Unfortunately much of the information did not match the build of my car, especially information pertaining to wiring. After 8 individual instances of incorrect information I was hesitant to use the book further. I can't speak for other models, but if you own a 96 TA with Ram Air stay away from this book.

There should be a Zero star selection for this book. I thought Chilton's was a reputable and trustworthly name in service manuals until I bought this book. Missing electrical schematics, missing and partial chapters, chapters printed twice. This book is JUNK. Amazon and every other business that sells this book should take it off their shelves.

I'm not exactly a grease monkey. In fact, I'm not great with car repairs in general but with this book I actually upgraded my skils from non-existent to pretty good. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that the book helped my change the engine (although it can!), but I was able to learn how to do a countless number of things that would normally require a visit to the mechanic. I can't tell you how helpful the diagrams and step-by-step were in completely many repairs. Everything from replacing headlights to fixing a door hinge, this book had it all. Chilton makes excellently laid out manuals for all your repair needs. I definitely recommend this and the whole Chilton line. Good luck..

Item was exactly as described and arrived in a timely manner. Great price, better than anywhere else. Fun shopping! Would recommend this site to anyone needing this type of item!

Great book helps alot when. Needs to know how to repair the car I just purchased would recommend this book to any camaro owner