Hi All
I managed to get the Haynes Manual for Panda, and it is a good book to have I feel. But I also agree with some of the negative reviews on the manual.
The points I find problematic off hand are,
1. The manual covers other various models of Fiat cars such as 500, and diesel engine models, so it is confusing sometimes, what model of Panda I am reading about.
And I must keep searching for the right model as my car in the manual, and having to keep checking whether it is for my car is timing consuming and cumbersome. OK, they are very similar, but also different if you try to work on it and look for the right instructions and location of the parts.
2. Photos in the manual are very small, dark and too confined, hence it is difficult to know where in the car it is actually the photos are showing, and how to actually do things - because it is merely saying unplug, undo with very poor quality photos which are also in small size.
These are 2 main problems I have with the manual initially, but I still think it is better than nothing. And there are lot of helpful information and knowledge on how to DIY in this manual.
I was looking at the part where it talks about the Oxygen sensors, and thats where I was confused what model of the car it was talking about. I kept reading about it, and looked into the photos, and it didn't sound right, and then realised it was Diesel model the manual was talking about.
I moved to the petrol section, and again there are two different petrol model car it talks about one is pre 07/06 models and the other is after 07/06 models.
Mine is 2010 registered Panda Eco Active 1.1, and I used to think it is the After 07/06 model, but in the manual, actually my Panda seems pre 07/06 model. Confusion again.
And my question on my EML is showing 2 codes which is one for o2 sensor 1 in bank 1, and o2 sensor 2 in bank 1. So both are in bank 1, but why 2x sensors both gone wrong? Is it just co incidents or could indicate something else?
I managed to get the Haynes Manual for Panda, and it is a good book to have I feel. But I also agree with some of the negative reviews on the manual.
The points I find problematic off hand are,
1. The manual covers other various models of Fiat cars such as 500, and diesel engine models, so it is confusing sometimes, what model of Panda I am reading about.
And I must keep searching for the right model as my car in the manual, and having to keep checking whether it is for my car is timing consuming and cumbersome. OK, they are very similar, but also different if you try to work on it and look for the right instructions and location of the parts.
2. Photos in the manual are very small, dark and too confined, hence it is difficult to know where in the car it is actually the photos are showing, and how to actually do things - because it is merely saying unplug, undo with very poor quality photos which are also in small size.
These are 2 main problems I have with the manual initially, but I still think it is better than nothing. And there are lot of helpful information and knowledge on how to DIY in this manual.
I was looking at the part where it talks about the Oxygen sensors, and thats where I was confused what model of the car it was talking about. I kept reading about it, and looked into the photos, and it didn't sound right, and then realised it was Diesel model the manual was talking about.
I moved to the petrol section, and again there are two different petrol model car it talks about one is pre 07/06 models and the other is after 07/06 models.
Mine is 2010 registered Panda Eco Active 1.1, and I used to think it is the After 07/06 model, but in the manual, actually my Panda seems pre 07/06 model. Confusion again.
And my question on my EML is showing 2 codes which is one for o2 sensor 1 in bank 1, and o2 sensor 2 in bank 1. So both are in bank 1, but why 2x sensors both gone wrong? Is it just co incidents or could indicate something else?
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