I have a 1987 4 cyl manual Taurus and do most maintenance and repairs myself. The book covers little of the 4 cylinder engine model, except the engine itself and there are many differences. When anything is out of the ordinary they "refer to your dealer"!! What is the use of a repair manual then?. People who buy such manuals usaually want to do more than just change light bulbs... and even at that, the electrical circuits are poorly covered.

This Haynes manual is the worst I have ever read. I have manuals for A cars, J cars, Mustang, and the Dodge Dakota. None fails as much as this one for the Taurus. I have attempted two repairs, and both proceedures were incorrect, misleading , or incomplete. One was for the drive axles. It was not necessary to have the pullers or the pushers to seat and unseat the drive axles in the hub. The repair proceedure of the heater core was even worse. Instuctions are vague. " Take off the instrument pannel". We had to go get information from Chiltons, as what is in Haynes is so poor. One would think with so many Tauruses on the road, these inaccuracies would have been brought to the attention of the Haynes people. The index is worthless ( too skimpy) . And they keep selling me the same chapters in every book , which keeps their costs low, and profits high.

When will you have 1999 models for sale. Thank you. I have to rate a book I have not read.

This book is just too thin on substance to suit me. Too often do I come up dry when searching for a particular "how do I do this" for a maintenance or repair subject. It just doesn't go in depth enough even though it says it is built on a complete tear down of the vehicle. I actually have 2 books by this publisher each for a different vehicle and they are extremely close. I think there is a formula they use where they plug in just enough to make it appear vehicle specific. The areas of generalities such as basic overhaul are covered pretty solid in this book however; if you dont know a lot and are looking for a book to lead you through a repair then you will be better served to look elsewhere. Much better books are available here.