Real Fiero Tech

WHats the best book for a new Fiero owner to have? Haynes, or Chilton. Also any clue where to get a tech manual?

I think the Haynes is better than the Chiltons, but neither is that good. The factory manuals turn up on eBay fairly frequently.

Hollywood wrote:WHats the best book for a new Fiero owner to have?

The Yellow Pages.

Get the factory service manual, or both Haynes and Chiltons. Some of Haynes is just plain wrong, and Chiltons doesn't tell you much about diagnosis and testing.

This guy here has some shop manuals:
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community ... 114209&ck=

Factory Service Manual
gooood stuff
tho, it does expect a pretty high level of wrenching experience. it makes no safety cautions like suggesting to use jack stands, maybe under pressure, or might be hot.
but, the diagrams are GREAT. them fuzzy, thickline diagrams in Chiltons & Haynes - they are a few samples Xerox'd out of the service manual. you can actually see detail in the originals. along with full & exact parts lists.
and - Chiltons & Haynes - just a matter of preferance - both are OK, and will get you thru most Fiero projects. they are based of the service manual, and cleaned up to add step-by-steps, which are fairly accurate.

The factory service manual has the most complete and useful information, but it requires some mechanical and electrical knowledge to be able to use it properly. The other manuals seemed to be pieced together with information from the service manual and some of their own procedures. The next best manual is the Haynes. It is written so that most people can actually use it. The Chiltons is almost as good but it seems to not have as much information as the Haynes.
I use the Haynes for quick reference and the factory manual for in depth troubleshooting.

I don't use any manuals. I ask the question here, get an immediate and accurate answer, then get ridiculed by 4 people for not buying the damn manual. All in all, it works great. I don't have to worry about reading through crap I don't understand and that doesn't apply to me in the FSM, and I get an experienced answer :thumbleft:

Aaron wrote:I don't use any manuals. I ask the question here, get an immediate and accurate answer, then get ridiculed by 4 people for not buying the damn manual. All in all, it works great. I don't have to worry about reading through crap I don't understand and that doesn't apply to me in the FSM, and I get an experienced answer :thumbleft:

another option is the library.
most good libraries have the Factory Service Manuals.
this is escpially helpful when doing swaps - so you can use their $0.10 copier, and copy the info you need from car that you are getting your motor swap from.

and, this is what these forums are for. the manuals will never give ya the little details, or alternatives. the manual will tell ya how to change the alternator - the forum will tell ya to get a CS-130.

The GM manual will give the details.

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fieronews.net


has the 86 manual in PDF form.


mad props to that guy for putting it up.

direct link to the technical download page.

http://www.fieronews.net/fusion/downloads.php?cat_id=1

So far you guys and the Haynes have helped me tremendously but still on the prowl for the factory manual. If anyone hears of one let me know.

http://www.fieronews.net/fusion/downloads.php

Just like P8ntman posted above.

A lot of the manuals are interchangeable for the most part.
Any 85-88 manual will give you 99% of what you need in order to work on any 85-88 car. The '88 suspension is different, but not much else is.

Thanks alot i must of missed that reply.

Thanks for the props on the 86 manual. I am working on the rest as well. They are just so damn big to scan in. Its taking me a while but will be worth it in the long run.