Customer Reviews

Ford Focus: 2000 through 2005 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manuals)

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I bought this manual for my 05' Focus ZX5 with a Duratec engine. Unfortunately, the Duratec engine gets very poor coverage in this manual. It's almost like they added it as an afterthought just before going to press. Consider buying this manual only if you have the Zetec engine!

This is a typical Haynes manual. It has all kind of info and tips on maintenance, service, and repairs with pictures in black and white. It has a chapter on tools you need to perform the job, one on troubleshooting codes, one on symptoms and possible fixes for them, and of course all the step by step repairs. Each chapter starts with what (and how much) fluid you need to do the jobs described in this chapter, as well as what torque such or such part must be tightened at. It covers different models of Focus, and gives you specific info whether you have the 2.0 or 2.3 engine/SOHC or DOHC/ 8 or 16 valves etc. Any Focus owner with a 'degree' in backyard mechanic needs to get this manual. For less than $20 dollars you have a book that will save you potentially hundreds of dollars if not more over the life of the car. You can't go wrong buying this.
However, I will say this: this is not a Ford service manual. Don't expect to find all the wiring diagrams for all the different applications for example.

Easily the worst manual for a car I've used yet. Not only does it not apply to vehicles in any of the "Green" states with the PZEV/Duratec engine (including all 2005 model years since they all have a Duratec engine), but its often flat wrong in its descriptions of procedures for all vehicles newer than April 2002.

If you need a repair manual for your car, don't wast your money here, spend the extra money to buy the factory repair manual, it may have more information than you need (for instance, the 2004 Ford Focus Factory Repair Manual covers all 4 engines, the SPI, the Zetec, the SVT and PZEV) but it WILL have the information you need, including factory torque specs, notices of special tools needed (and their part numbers) and a plethora of diagrams that are worlds better than the horribly exposed pictures in this guide.

Don't be fooled by its inclusion of "wiring diagrams" either, I found them to be basically worthless, and if you are buying this manual for the diagrams, don't. Go buy the companion Factory Wiring Diagram Manual for your car as well.

The factory guides may cost considerably more, but if you plan on working on your own car, they are the only guides worth purchasing.

many things were out of place. for example the micro cabin filter, the DPFE sensor were both at the wrong places in the book

These Haynes Repair Manuals are awesome. They have great step-by-step directions for fixing easy to difficult problems, with pictures. Saving you hundreds to thousands of dollars by fixing it yourself.

Good book for user Who feeling good making repair in your Focus. Only pictures in w/b and no measures of bolts and nuts.

I have 2 2001 Ford Focus's. Seems like I always need to work on one of them. This book allows me the opportunity to see what I am getting into before I do it. As a disabled person sometimes I can do it and sometimes I need to take it to the shop. This helps me to decide which.

Bought this book for my daughter to help her maintain her car. Everyone who drives should buy this type of book for thier model of car they are driving