Saab 900 16 Valve Service Manual: 1985-1993/Including All Turbo Spg, and All Convertible (Saab Part No. P/N 02 16 861) (Paperback)

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"Wow! I don't know how I lived without it. Great text and superb pictures, with incredible detail I've never seen before."

Product Details

• Paperback: 622 pages
• Publisher: Bentley Publishers; illustrated edition edition (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0837603137
• ISBN-13: 978-0837603131
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #131,799 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best there is... but not perfect, June 13, 2001

By	Todd Adams (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Anyone who works on their own Saab should know that the Bentley manual is King. There's just not a better manual out there. However, even this book is lacking in a lot of ways. For one, it's not for the beginner or for someone who's afraid of messing up their car. This book assumes you have a fairly well-established knowledge of the car and skips a lot of details it assumes you'd know. A total novice would be lost with this book.

On the other hand, if you do know these cars pretty well, the Bentley manual can help fill in the blanks of a project you'd otherwise not want to do if you didn't have a little guidance. Not for the faint of heart though.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the good book, December 19, 2001

By	Bryan C. Maloney "bob_dobalina" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book managed to teach me a great deal about my car that I was clueless on before. I highly recommend this book to anyone, from the beginner looking to understand how their car works to an intermediate grease monkey like myself.

The book is lacking a couple key areas, though. One is the drawings. The sketch drawings of a certain items/views are not very useful for identifying things (if you're just trying to get the lay of the land under the hood, the Bentley is little help when it comes to smaller components). These desperately need to be upgraded to photos, color, if possible. There's not a whole lot on the vacuum system except a schematic, ditto for a portion of the electrical system and also the A/C/vent system.

Some suggestions to improve the book: a complete breakdown of the car (seems some smaller items are left as an exercise for the reader, as was investigating a broken door latch on my 900), lots more photos, and COLOR!

The pros far outweigh the cons, though, and coupled with a good online help community like the Saab Network bulletin boards, there's very little you can't repair on your own with this book. A must have for anyone who wants to keep their 900's running.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aptly nicknamed the "Bentley Bible," this book is the best., September 14, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

Beyond Haynes, Beyond Chilton's, there is the Bentley Manual. Simply the best automotive repair manuals, the Bentley Bibles are worth their weight in gold. While not as photo-heavy as the Haynes manual, this is the MOST informative book I've found on working on Saab 900s. (The series is entirely fabulous, I own both the Saab and Volvo manuals, and they have saved me both time and money.) The Bentley Manual is simply the most thorough repair manual available.