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Old 01-22-2008   #7 (permalink)
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Depends on your experience level but yes the factory manual is better IMO. If you are a less experienced mechanic you might be better off with the Haynes one though as it covers some things in more detail and shows you how to get around using factory tools. The ideal situation would be to have both. I only have the factory manual but have read through a friends copy of the Haynes manual.

I haven't spotted anything seriously wrong in the factory manual (i.e. bad torque conversions) but I have noted an odd minor error or two. In the Haynes manual (IIRC) they give you the wrong torque for the oil drain plug - way too high.
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