Ford Explorer & Mercury Mountaineer (02-10) Haynes Repair Manual USA (Paperback) 1st Edition

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As always a great reference. I buy one for every car I get

He gives you step by step instructions and illustrations showing how to perform almost all the work

Needed to take apart the dash, and the instructions were clear enough.

Being a shade tree mechanic, I didn't want to go on my gut, and I certainly didn't wish to ago aganist the advice of the Chilton's manual. This manual showed the critical step that I felt almost surely was necessary even though Chilton's together with youtube videos, neglected. Even to this day, the youtube videos and online DIY forums and blogs still barely scrape the surface. I do not feel the wolrd can do without the Haynes series of repair manuals for quite sometime still, though it likely is a tad long overdue for all of them to be electronic and to have color photos instead of black and white and to have more crisp and vivid and higher res photos and perhaps even Haynes video series for all makes and models.

Everything you need.

A lot of generalized knowledge, but not much as far as being helpful in repairs.

Have purchased this for my new auto. Had purchased two others for my last two vehicles. I am a woman who does her own oil changes, filter changes, and keeps up all fluid levels. This book helps me get to know the new vehicle and where things are located under the hood, not to do major repairs, however. I like the trouble shooting section in that problems are very clearly explained and this is helpful when I have approached my mechanic with an issue. I believe the trouble shooting section provides owners with a better understand their vehicle. Best of all in the 2010 Explorer issue there is an extensive list of Diagnostic Trouble Codes that determine what is wrong with your auto. It is explained that you can purchase your own hand-held scan tool so that you can find the problem yourself. For those that enjoy knowing about their vehicles beyond just driving them, this is a nice addition to the owners' manual provided by the dealer.