Most automobile owners would automatically think that the car factory manual or car workshop repair manual is the manual that comes with the car when they first purchase it. Unfortunately, this is a misguided fact that most automobile owners are quite unaware off. The owner’s manual contains basic information about how to set up a vehicle, change flat tyres and specific details about certain specific features of the car, whereas the factory service manuals contain all that and much more. They confusion between the car owner manual and factory service manuals is understandable since both manuals are associated with a specific make and model of a car that are usually released by the automobile maker themselves. However, owning the factory service manual for your car has numerous un-doubtable advantages that should never be undermined or overlooked.
Most people do not even know that cars are pretty much like any other complex equipment that comes with its own manual that contains every bit of information that car owners will need to maintain the car in the best possible way. Now this manual is not the manual that comes with the car when you drive it out of the showroom. This manual is the car workshop manual which means that it contains information about the entire construct of the car. Every screw, every gauge, the capacity limits of all the different oils, the extent to which screw need to be tightened and a host of other information that allows car owners to maintain their cars in tip top condition and prevent it from breaking down due to negligence. Now, you may think that you do not need this manual as the car workshop manual is better off at the hands of a qualified mechanic. Now this fact although true, car owners also stand to gain a lot from car workshop manuals as the manual will open up or rather widen your understanding of your own vehicle to the point that even mechanics would be afraid to overcharge you which I am sure is an experience that most car owners have become familiar with.
Most workshops often overcharge car owners simply because they themselves rarely have this manual at hand and follow a routine protocol in going about their troubleshooting in their attempts to find the source of the problem. Now this entire troubleshooting initiative often takes up the most time, time which could have been saved if they had the car workshop manual at hand. A car workshop manual are prepared by the engineers who design and build the car and accordingly contains the information on the types of breakdowns that a car is prone to and the signs that you as a car owner or mechanic need to look out for.
Therefore, if you as a car owner have been looking for ways to keep your car in prime condition, this is about the best option there is out there. Browse around the internet and look for your car’s workshop manual. Ensure that the manuals are specific to your car’s make and model according to year prior to downloading the document which usually is in PDF format.