Ford Focus, Revised Edition: 2000 through 2005 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Covers all U.S. and Canadian models of Ford Focus.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Haynes Manuals, Inc.; 1 edition (June 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563925869
• ISBN-13: 978-1563925863
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #172,783 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Only if you have the Zetec engine, January 10, 2008

By	J. Piantieri (Woodstock, GA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this manual for my 05' Focus ZX5 with a Duratec engine. Unfortunately, the Duratec engine gets very poor coverage in this manual. It's almost like they added it as an afterthought just before going to press. Consider buying this manual only if you have the Zetec engine!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Never buying a Chilton manual again, February 6, 2008

By	M. Mallon (Camarillo, CA. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Easily the worst manual for a car I've used yet. Not only does it not apply to vehicles in any of the "Green" states with the PZEV/Duratec engine (including all 2005 model years since they all have a Duratec engine), but its often flat wrong in its descriptions of procedures for all vehicles newer than April 2002.

If you need a repair manual for your car, don't wast your money here, spend the extra money to buy the factory repair manual, it may have more information than you need (for instance, the 2004 Ford Focus Factory Repair Manual covers all 4 engines, the SPI, the Zetec, the SVT and PZEV) but it WILL have the information you need, including factory torque specs, notices of special tools needed (and their part numbers) and a plethora of diagrams that are worlds better than the horribly exposed pictures in this guide.

Don't be fooled by its inclusion of "wiring diagrams" either, I found them to be basically worthless, and if you are buying this manual for the diagrams, don't. Go buy the companion Factory Wiring Diagram Manual for your car as well.

The factory guides may cost considerably more, but if you plan on working on your own car, they are the only guides worth purchasing.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars doesn' work for 2001 focus, July 28, 2007

By	Dean Chao "dechaoz" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

many things were out of place. for example the micro cabin filter, the DPFE sensor were both at the wrong places in the book