Vehicle owners occasionally find themselves in situations involving their cars that are not very desirable – the dreaded breakdown! When these types of situations arise, more often than not, there usually isn’t anybody around to lend a helping hand.
They might have the tools, but unfortunately have no idea what is wrong or what to do which is a predicament also faced by mechanics regularly with unfamiliar vehicles. It is these kinds of situations where the often-disregarded factory service manuals come in handy. Factory service manuals are the ‘guide book’ or rather the scripture for your car that contains information on just about everything one needs to know about the vehicle.
The manuals contain information directly from the makers/ manufacturers of the car and given the fact that these days cars are so diverse, these factory service manuals are essential for not just maintaining the car, but also for fixing it for both the vehicle owner and the regular mechanic. The wealth of information in a factory service manual provides car owners and mechanics with accurate information on common issues with the vehicle, fine tuning the vehicle, the estimated time to repair a certain component, the electrical system, the fuel injection system, the construct of the suspension and much-much more.
This basically allows car owners and mechanics who are new to the vehicle to have a better idea of how the car is fitted together and better still, will be able to provide accurate information based on the symptoms of the car on how to rectify the issue without having to go through the nuisance of ‘trial and error’.
Even mechanics these days are constantly being faced with issues that are completely alien to them due to the rapid development of technology within the automotive sector which often add new features to the vehicles that they manufacture that is not covered by conventional mechanical engineering studies which makes the factory service manual critical to their jobs.
Regardless of what issues a driver or mechanic is faced with when it comes to a vehicle the main thing is that the manuals/ books or rather guide provide them with sufficient knowledge on how to troubleshoot the vehicle and get it running optimally again.
Factory service manuals (which are sometimes referred to as automotive repair manuals) are undoubtedly essential tools that would save both vehicle owners and mechanics a lot of time and money. They should be kept among the documentation in a workshop library or inside the car along with the toolkit to better manage situations in the event they come up.
Having these manuals are akin to preparing an umbrella before it rains as even before vehicles breakdown completely, there will be signs or symptoms that indicate a breakdown is imminent and allows the driver to take preventive measures as the old adage goes, prevention is always better than cure. Hence, if you have misplaced your factory service manual, it is high time that you obtain one and keep it where it will come in handy someday – in your car or in your workshop.
