Customer Reviews

VW Passat & Audi A4: Passat (1998 thru 2005) & Audi A4 (1996 thru 2001) 1.8L 4-cylinder turbo and 2.8L V6 engines (Automotive Repair Manual)

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I bought this book with the intent of replacing the timing belt on my 2003 Passat. The book has clear step by step instructions with pictures, but it doesn't seem to have as many pictures from different angles and detailed instructions as the bentley manual. So a -ve point for that. But for the price it sure is a good deal.
Just a word of caution that you might ruin the engine trying to replace the timing belt if you are not careful with it. I highly recommend you take help of someone who has already done it at least once (on any car). Even though the book explains everything there is always a chance that you might just not do it right and it could be a $5000 mistake!! Good luck!!

I bought this manual so that I could do routine maintenance on my 2002 Passat GLS. I've used other Haynes manuals in the past, so I knew what to expect. Step-by-step instructions for most tasks, with pictures for the more difficult to understand steps. Also of note is the recommended maintenance schedule in the front. If you plan on doing any Passat maintenance on your own, buy this manual!

Okay, so this manual is great for the home DYI'er but doesn't contain some information and just says bring it to the dealer.

If a manual says complete disassembly and rebuild then so be it.

If there was only one book to own it would be the Bentley, but being one book isn't enough I'd own this one, and the Bentley since all manual of this type always seem to leave info out.

I usually do all the maintenance and repairs on my vehicles. I have purchased one of these manuals for eash of my vehicles at one point of ownership or the other. This one is just as expected from a Haynes manual. Very informative, book is based on a complete tear-down and rebuild. I trust Haynes books, and they have never let me down.

I found this book very sparse in detail for even the simplest of repairs. I am an experienced shade tree mechanic but have little experience working on newer VWs, so I was relying on this book heavily. It did not provide, for example, detailed enough info on how to replace the headlight bulbs for my year or any trouble shooting information for the interior heater. It does show you how to remove the entire dash board, steering wheel, and airbags to replace the heater core, an insane job for a weekend mechanic to undertake. I suggest if you are going to work on your car to always purchase at least two different aftermarket books so you have a comparison of information for your project. I'm not sure if I would recommend this book as being one of them.

I am finding this book to be very useful. The book provides troubleshooting advice that I have never received from anyone in the auto repair industry. I recently took my car in to a garage because the check engine light came on. They read the trouble code from the computer, saw that it was related to the cooling system, and immediately recommended that I replace the water pump. And since I was replacing the water pump, I might as well replace the timing belt too. Total cost $2000! The book offers several no-cost/low-cost fixes to try first. This book also suggested replacing the valve core, to resolve a slow leak in a tire. I took the tire to two tire repair shops, and neither one suggested that. It might be because the valve cores cost 50 cents, whereas they could sell me another tire for a lot more. I no longer have any faith in the auto repair industry.

Along with this repair manual, I bought the Roadi RDT55 Diagnostic Trouble Code Reader for Volkswagen and Audi Vehicles with OBDII Vehicle Live Data. I'm very happy with that product too.

Really useful, i always kept this copy in my car other than manuals provided by Audi..Its good when u visit any workshop other than Audi Repair Center..this book will guide the repairmen to diagnose your car, understand the brackets and the positions of certain hidden parts and to understand the complete wiring system for my Audi A4 B5.5 1.8T year 2001 model..

Must Have!