VW Passat & Audi A4: Passat (1998 thru 2005) & Audi A4 (1996 thru 2001) 1.8L 4-cylinder turbo and 2.8L V6 engines (Automotive Repair Manual) Haynes, J.J.

The media could not be loaded.  The best value per buck I’ve ever purchased from Amazon EVER.

I am finding this book to be very useful. The book provides troubleshooting advice that I have never received from anyone in the auto repair industry. I recently took my car in to a garage because the check engine light came on. They read the trouble code from the computer, saw that it was related to the cooling system, and immediately recommended that I replace the water pump. And since I was replacing the water pump, I might as well replace the timing belt too. Total cost $2000! The book offers several no-cost/low-cost fixes to try first. This book also suggested replacing the valve core, to resolve a slow leak in a tire. I took the tire to two tire repair shops, and neither one suggested that. It might be because the valve cores cost 50 cents, whereas they could sell me another tire for a lot more. I no longer have any faith in the auto repair industry.Along with this repair manual, I bought the Roadi RDT55 Diagnostic Trouble Code Reader for Volkswagen and Audi Vehicles with OBDII Vehicle Live Data. I'm very happy with that product too.

This manual doesn't compare to a Bentley but it's alright. Any electrical diagrams you'll have to get online. My main complaint was that it was listed as excellent quality and when I got it was NOT in excellent quality but more like good....a couple little tears and several creases...also gunk all up on it...which I somewhat expected as if it's being used it'll have grease on it, but not in excellent condition. As my review title states is comparable to a Chilton's. I bought it to replace my timing belt but haven't gotten around to it yet...will probably update this when I do. Although I've already printed a better walk thru from passatforum.com that I may use instead. A nice book to have if you do a lot of your own work, things like maintenance are included and explained well for the most part I do alot of maintenance so I'm sure it'll pay for itself. I was mad when I saw a brand new version on sale at Orielly's the day after I ordered it for $19.99...I paid $17 for this one and had to wait a wk for it to be delivered...also tried to find info on removing/replacing my secondary air injection pump for my emissions as I'm getting a emission CEL code and all it had to say about replacing the combi valve and SAIP was to SEE THE DEALER. I think that's kind of BS but it is what it is...

I bought this book with the intent of replacing the timing belt on my 2003 Passat. The book has clear step by step instructions with pictures, but it doesn't seem to have as many pictures from different angles and detailed instructions as the bentley manual. So a -ve point for that. But for the price it sure is a good deal. Just a word of caution that you might ruin the engine trying to replace the timing belt if you are not careful with it. I highly recommend you take help of someone who has already done it at least once (on any car). Even though the book explains everything there is always a chance that you might just not do it right and it could be a $5000 mistake!! Good luck!!

Good information, but the procedures are very out of order; e.g. If I wanted to remove the oil pan to clean the pickup tube I would refer to the oil pan removal procedure but then flip through half the book to see how to remove the bumper and move the radiator forward to get at a bolt and then drop the subframe and sway bar, etc.Better than the Chilton, but not great. B&W photos that are a little hard to see on the rough novel-type paper. If you need quick info on torque specs or liquid capacities the beginning of every appropriate chapter has that in list form.Overall I give it a 3/5 because I’m just into deeper maintenance procedures that require a higher level of detail. I bought the Bentley manual for that reason.

i always buy a Haynes manual anytime I purchase a vehicle as I do my own work anytime a problem arises/there's just something I want to do with it. Having a Haynes manual is always such a big help

The manual has instructions for for pretty much everything (my 2001 A4 has over 210K miles, so there's a lot of things falling apart now). But the problem is there's just not enough details. For example, I needed to replace one of the bulbs in the 3rd (center) brake light. It tells me to remove the rear shelf/deck trim but no instructions on how to do so (it refers to another section number about removing trim, but nowhere in that section were there instructions for the rear shelf trim). Nor did it tell me what size bulbs are necessary.This book is best used in conjunction with youtube videos and Audi forums. Most of the specs are provided, but there aren't enough details, and the black and white pictures are very difficult to decipher.

I have used the Haynes manuals to maintain all my own cars. They have always provided the information I needed, along with very useful comments on how to proceed. Unlike other DIY manuals, Haynes does not try to cover too many different models - thus their information is much less confusing and specific to the model you are working on. I have done things like changing timing belts, replacing cams hafts, etc. I'm just a homeowner working in my own garage. Get the Haynes manual, watch some You Tube videos, and you are good to go!

A very good repair manual, recommended!

Guidance clear and concise

Good for light service work. Not a replacement for a shop manual in details or illustrations.

Arrived early and son in law fixed his car in no time thanks to this book!

Exactly what I expected and more !! Awesome