
GOOD FOR PRO, NOT SO GOOD FOR AMATEURS
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THE HAYNES BOOKS ARE KNOWN FOR DETAILS BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IF YOU DONT HAVE A LOT OF DETAIL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE WORKINGS OF AN ENGINE OR ANY OTHER PART OF A CAR THEN THIS BOOK WILL PROBABLY NOT BE VERY HELPFUL TO YOU. WHAT IT CAN DO HOWEVER, IS GIVE YOU A BASIC GUIDE TO TAKE TO YOUR MECHANIC AS TO WHAT CAN POSSIBLY BE WRONG. PICTURES ARE GOOD BUT DOESNT GIVEN AMATEUR ENOUGH GUIDANCE TO ACTUALLY DO THE REPAIR. EXAMPLE. MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TOO THE MECHANIC, SAID IT WAS AN EGR ISSUE. HE HAD CHECKED THE VALVE AND SAID IT WAS OK, SO NEXT ISSUE WAS TO CHECK AND CLEAN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WHICH WOULD BE EXPENSIVE. DECIDED TO GO ON LINE AND CHECK OUT VARIOUS REPAIR SITES AND SEVERAL INFORMED ME THAT IN MY PARTICULAR HONDA, IF THAT LIGHT SHOWS, CAN BE ONLY TWO ISSUES THAT IM COPYING HERE (There are only two causes for this code, a blocked or bad Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve or blocked EGR port in the intake manifold). I CHECKED THE BOOK ON HOW TO REPAIR THIS AND ALTHOUGH IT SHOWS HOW TO DO IT, NOT ENOUGH GUIDANCE FOR SOMEONE WITH MY LIMITED KNOWLEDGE TO ATTEMPT. NEXT STOP, MECHANIC.
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