Ford Fuel Injection & Electronic Engine Control: How to Understand, Service and Modify, 1980-1987 [Paperback]

Charles O. Probst (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ford | Publication Date: April 2003

Get the most from your Ford Electronic Fuel Injection system with this 400 page book. The book also has over 500 photos and illustration and includes EEC-IV diagrams and hundreds of specifications. It also has a special chapter filled with definitive recommendations and "insider tips" for high performance tuning of the Ford EEC-IV system.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 330 pages
• Publisher: Bentley Publishers (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0837603021
• ISBN-13: 978-0837603025
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #988,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probst to the rescue!; this book is great!, September 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Ford Fuel Injection & Electronic Engine Control: How to Understand, Service and Modify, 1980-1987 (Paperback)

Probst's book is a combined textbook and service manual on one of the most mystifying elements of modern automobiles, electronic engine control and electronic fuel injection (EFI).

Hurrah to Probst for being, as far as I can tell, the first person to produce something more than a simple overview of EFI; some manuals simply state that EFI is much to complex, requiring prohibitively expensive tools and (presumably unnatainable) automotive education, that the individual who desires to learn such systems and to repair his own vehicle is out of luck and should refer any EFI problems over to a "trained technician". Not Probst!

Probst's book is comprehensive. In it, he takes the reader from beginning to end starting with the scientific concepts underlying the function of EFI, (a pleasure for any engineer to study- including engine function and the need for EFI as opposed to carburetion), all the way to the hands on procedures of diagnosing and repairing EFI vehicles (a pleasure for any mechanic who is the owner of a poorly running EFI equipped car or truck).

If you have the desire to learn EFI, this book will offer you the knowlege you need: it is of tremendous value to one who simply needs to maintain his car on a limited budget, or to the mechanic who desires to expand his knowlege and career.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good technical info, May 20, 2001

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Jon (Lockport, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ford Fuel Injection & Electronic Engine Control: How to Understand, Service, and Modify : All EEC-IV Systems on Ford, Lincoln, Mercury Cars and Light Trucks 1988-1993 (Paperback)

This book is an excellent source of info on Ford engine control. I recommend this book for anyone who works of Ford vehicles. The only section of the book that disappointed me was the performance modification section. The chapter explains why you should or should not install certain mods. It basically tells you to put in a turbo or supercharger. It does not give any technical info or instructions to performance modify your engine. More modification info can be found in any car enthusiast magazine at your local newstand. Otherwise this book is excellent. I recommend they change the subtitle to "How to Understand and Service," not modify, your EFI engine.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. Technically detailed, but readable., June 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ford Fuel Injection & Electronic Engine Control: How to Understand, Service and Modify, 1980-1987 (Paperback)

Thorough coverage of all components, including troubleshooting of individual components. I was able to solve my particular problem on first attempt, based on reading this book carefully. If you read and understand this book you will know more than 99% of technicians. Well worth the money.