Customer Reviews

Honda Civic/del Sol, 1996-2000 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual)

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Adequate for simple repairs and a general understanding, cheap alternative to buying the factory shop manual.

It's got home mechanic information about civics, but I wish the descriptions and the instructions had more detail. It needs better pictures too.

Disappointed with this & all Chilton car books. If you are a complete beginner , the explanations & pictures are not clear enough to make you feel comfortable.
The descriptions are not clear & there is a need for a lot more & a lot clearer batch of pictures.
They may work for you if you have some car knowledge but take time to read through them before you buy.
I do not feel that I got my monies worth & wish that I had looked at other options.

I own a 1998 Honda Civic EX and this book has provided me with both the basics and details to work on my car effectively and safely. I used this book recently to locate oxygen sensors and how they would affect my cat-back exhaust set up I did along with headers and intake.

Provides a detailed look at your car that only Haynes can match. Great buy and pictures are both abundant and helpful.

Adequate for simple repairs and a general understanding of the cars covered, Chilton manuals are a cheap alternative to buying the "real" shop manual. Unfortunately, for whatever the reason, they are fraught with errors and omissions. Wiring diagrams may not be correct, and often simple step by step instructions are unclear. I have had Chilton's manuals for several of the many cars that I have owned and I often swear at them more than I swear by them.

This book has saved me $$$ many times. Although it is not in depth as a Factory service manual. It is money well spent!