Volvo: Coupes/Sedans/Wagons 1990-98: Covers all U.S. and Canadian models of Volvo 240, 240DL, 240GL, 740, 740GL, 740GLE, 740 Turbo, 760GLE, 760 Turbo, ... (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual) by The Nichols/Chilton Editors
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Book Reviews of Volvo: Coupes/Sedans/Wagons 1990-98: Covers all U.S. and Canadian models of Volvo 240, 240DL, 240GL, 740, 740GL, 740GLE, 740 Turbo, 760GLE, 760 Turbo, ... (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual)
Book Review: Chilton Volvo manual
Summary: 5 Stars
Very good user guide for do-it-yourselfers. Recommend getting the Hayes Manual too. The two compliment each other. Why pay mechanics for what you can do yourself. Book Review: Verry Poor Manual
Summary: 1 Stars
They tried to cover too much in too little space. Very limited electrical schematics and poor descriptions. Sorry I bought it and am looking for another one. Book Review: There are better options
Summary: 2 Stars
Yes, this book does cover a models, and for that I give it two stars. However, many times I felt like I was doing something wrong. The book can too short sometimes, leaving the reader wondering what to do next.
Volvo is a company that needs more car manuals. They make very good cars and it's a shame that most of the better manuals are not sold in stores.
If you want to learn more about your Volvo, then get this book along with your dealer's manuals. I also highly recommend Auto Repair for Dummies by Deanna Sclar.
Book Review: Mixed bag
Summary: 2 Stars
Frankly, I haven't been all that impressed with any of the repair manual's issued for Volvo. All third-party manuals tend to be vague and overly broad; Chilton's is particularly poorly focused, unnecessarily ambitious in model year breadth and maddening incomplete in coverage. I cannot reccomend this manual as a sole source for the enterprising shade tree mechanic. Yet, there are times when I find it as an essential compliment to the Haynes manual. Haynes is published out of England, and tends to ignore features specific to US model cars (FI troubleshooting is a weakness of the Haynes; Chilton's manual covers this area at an acceptible level.Book Review: Misleading Repair Manual
Summary: 2 Stars
This repair manual claims to have 500 pages covering all Volvo models from 1990 to 1998. It has barely 200 pages and it only gives a semblance of covering those models well. The manual gives illustrations of repair function on one model, but gives none for the other models. It uses engine repair illustrations that are not even Volvo engines. There are few illustrations of repair functions of the 960 model.