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I may be forced to start a repair so I need to open it early.
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The book doesn't come with one, but they do have some online videos, including how to change the IMS bearing which is pretty cool.
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And I don't know about you but I've tried using my iPad in the garage and I much prefer to have a good old paper book to write notes in and get all greasy.
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And I don't know about you but I've tried using my iPad in the garage and I much prefer to have a good old paper book to write notes in and get all greasy.
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Just picked up my Bentley 996 manual yesterday and it's great - all 8 lbs of it! A must have for everything from small stuff right up to serious engine work
. For Vancouver folks, Wilkinson's Automobilia carries it and gives a Rennlist discount.
rasank, they are at 2531 Ontario St. at Broadway. It's $229 less 10%. It's a few bucks, but worth it when we are paying $135/hr at shops these days.
babylonboots - I have a CD set as well but it was made for the 3.4 while the 3.6 was just an addendum making it hard to follow. They also jumble up the Carrera with the GT3 so with the searches you get everything for both models. In the Bentley manual each chapter has a whole section on each separate engine making it easier to follow. And I don't know about you but I've tried using my iPad in the garage and I much prefer to have a good old paper book to write notes in and get all greasy.
This is the same one! I got mine a week or 2 ago with FREE 2 Day Shipping, if you're a member of Amazon's Prime shipping. I know a couple of the guys got a $20 discount for signing up early over at Pelican with one of the Bentley
Salesman at the orginal price of $229 (& thought they were getting a deal) & when they saw this on Amazon they weren't too happy to say the least. It is a Great Book by the way. I also have the so-called must have 996 essential companion & to ME there's NO Comparison between the two, service manual is 100 times better (but being a service manual I guess you really can't compare the two) I just wasn't very impressed with the essential companion to start with! jmo
No, I've had the CD set for a few months. The book doesn't come with one, but they do have some online videos, including how to change the IMS bearing which is pretty cool.
It is SUPPOSED to have everything that is on the FSM, but I've not compared the two. Since the online one I've seen that is free doesn't cover the MKII engines, I'm hoping that this will be a better source. The 2 Bentley videos on the WIKI I watched were useless, so I hope the book is better. Anytime a video does something like " for clarity sake, we show the water pump removal with the engine removed" is beyond useless. The WHOLE part of a video would be to show what has to be done to work around the obstacles while the engine is still installed. Who has the experience to remove an engine, but needs a video to show them to remove a water pump? Seriously, Bentley, what were you thinking?. BTW, mine won't get here until the 27th, so I'll know more after that. The reviews, especially Lorens, whom I respect a lot, have been very good.
In case anyone is intersted in engine rebuild info, this manual, although great for the rest of the car, is not very detailed if you need to disassemble your engine. It covers only minor servicing and head removal. No bottom end information other than IMS.
Does the Bentley manual cover the OBDII codes? What about transmission and chassis like the WSM? I have the Porsche Factory WSM on CD with the OBDII manual and Diagnostic manual and it covers everything.
My Bentley manual just arrived a few days ago, but my wife wrapped it and put it under the Christmas tree. I may be forced to start a repair so I need to open it early.
Yes it does! 36 pages of DTC codes, plus plenty of info on transmission and chassis. If you like, you can check out the table of contents here:
http://www.bentleypublishers.com/por...-contents.html
Mine arrived yesterday.... Well worth the $120 on Amazon.
It would be great to have hardbound and digital, but if I can have only one or the other, I'll take hardbound. I have digital versions of the service manuals for other vehicles, and while they are great for reading about a repair in your living room the day before, they kind of suck for actually working in the garage.
ordered mine from Amazon as well - should be wrapped and under the tree by now. A lot to be said for being married for awhile and getting to shop for ourselves. She buys what she wants, I buy what I want, less stressful, everyone happy. Perhaps not so romantic, but very functional. Isn't that what we are about anyway, function first? Don't like the looks of the headlights? So sorry, I think they work very well.
Still have three kids to shop for though, bigger kids, more expensive Christmas list.
ah, duh! i was wondering what keener would spring for the full tick factory workshop books. i noticed them on pelican and was floored by the $2000 price. will get this bentley one for sure.
Got mine off Amazon from Textbooks-R-Us for $115, shipped, brand new. I'm not as impressed. best book out there for the 996, but compared to say the Bentley for the E39 BMWs, falls WAY short. Of the course the E39 was a lot more, but I would pay more, if it had that kind of detail.
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