Ford: Tempo/Topaz 1984-94 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Total Car Care is the most complete, step-by-step automotive repair manual you'll ever use. All repair procedures are supported by detailed sepcifications, exploded views, and photographs. From the simplest repair procedure to the most complex, turst Chilton's Total Car Care Manual.

Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: Haynes Manuals, Inc.; New Ed edition (January 25, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801986702
• ISBN-13: 978-0801986703
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #861,300 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Never buy another, November 16, 1999

By A Customer

I have been sorely disapointed in the entire series of the Chilton "Total Care " line of books. Many of us who purchase these manuals are familiar whith the much older Chilton manuals and these books are nothing like them. Often the books are under illustrated(or offer generic advice) and frankly do not even describe the same vehicle or it's components. I have been a professional mechanic for many years and cannot recommend this book for anyone who is serious about repairing their own vehicle. It will however suit those wishing merely to change their own oil and filter and perhaps the occasional (gasp) tire. The Haynes manual series is far superior in every resect for the more serious owner.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Save yourself the trouble..buy Haynes!, August 7, 2000

By	ERacer (Rocky Mountain Region) - See all my reviews

Chilton manuals have indeed seen better days. This book has very little helpful info. I agree with the above reviewer that the Haynes Manuals are far superior to Chilton. I own them both and hardly crack open the Chilton.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not much help., January 21, 2003

By	"babyloncrow" (Victorville, California USA) - See all my reviews

We were trying to replace the heater core, the instructions were foggy to say the least. Further repairs or maintenance just as foggy, its a good book if you have a lot of experience with repairing the vehicle and don't need a how to. Amazingly the "Ford Tempo Mercury Topaz 1984-94" book by Mark Christman, which is by the same company, was a lot better for repairs and maintenance. But neither book helped with replacing the heater core, we eventually used other resources for more ideas on how to actually get to the heater core to get it out.