You may find an owners club for your car where others have 'found' the manufacturer workshop manuals, which are of some help, in addition to the experiences (some may post 'how to' guides, including videos on YouTube, etc) of other owners on that forum. I've heard both on this forum and elsewhere that over the last 10 years or so, especially as cars have got more computerised/complex generally, that the Haynes manuals that were available (many weren't before the 'online only' versions were published) were of far lower quality, confirming what others have said in this thread. I used to own a hard copy of the Haynes manual for my old 96N Micra - very useful guide it was too to avoid unnecessary bills at the deaelership for minor work. Are the online ones more detailed? And do you download the manual to your computer, tablet or phone, or do you have access via an online account from any device? Can't see the answer on their website. I don't think the paper manuals are what they used to be, but better than nothing. Has anyone used one of these online manuals? Someone took the time to document the procedures and grabbing their work for free is stealing plain and simple.So Haynes have now published the manual for my car (Astra K), but as I now think will be the norm, it's available online only. Please note, these other methods are illegal and not a recommended way to procure an auto repair manual. There are also file sharing sites which promise full PDF files of the repair manuals, if you can get past the SPAM, Malware and Viruses you end up downloading.
Google used to have a specific search filter for forums but removed it many years ago. Pro tip: When searching add the keyword "forum" to your search and you will get actual results from forums. Yes, you can always do a google search and dig through forums where members post pages of information at a time. Are there other free sources of repair manuals?
Due to these changes I am now 100% recommending Mitchell1 which has all the information you need to repair your car from a more stable company. I believe AutoZone made the decision that this was no longer helping bring in parts sales and removed the repair information from their website. The reality is that many car brands were pulling their repair information off of AutoZone and coverage was getting thin. :Unfortunately AutoZone's experiment has ended. Share this page with friends and family and be the hero!
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