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1st April 2019, 17:47 | #1 |
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Haynes Manual vs Disc
After much deliberation I have bought the MG Rover information disc from Rimmers covering Rover 75/MG ZT/MG ZT 260 /Rover V8...... with info on the workshop manuals\engine and gearbox specs and servicing\ wiring diagrams\technical bits and bobs.... all for £14.93 inc. vat and delivery, cheaper than the manual(ok,you're going to say £4.99 for manual on ebay)
but(second hand and probably grubby) I have already copied it all onto my memory stick, I can't re-save any documents(default option) so I can transfer them, but i can print then i can then scan and save. Unless I can find a way of activating the "save as" function. Update.... Apparently it is Adobe Read only...... can't update it,paste from it, can't copy individual pages, but I did manage to transfer all of it to my 64gb memory stick
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Even at £40-odd I paid for one through Amazon, it's very poor value compared with the MGR RAVE CD (which the Club sells for around £10 I believe). And it's printed sideways, so you turn pages up and down and get a stiff neck trying to understand the equally poor diagrams. Anyway, the CD contains a lot of background info on principles of operation, etc. which are absent from the printed version. Not recommended. Quote:
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You can’t use a disc as a jacking pad though....which is about all the Haynes manual is useful for
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I believe there are three errors in Haynes. The RAVE disk has far more. But having both is best I reckon.
EDIT: The official Xpart printed manual will wedge a wheel much better than a Haynes. TC Last edited by T-Cut; 2nd April 2019 at 10:58.. |
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No need for any manuals with all the experts advice on this forum
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2nd April 2019, 19:51 | #7 |
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Method in my madness, while the other half is watching her 2 hours of soaps every evening I can peruse my memory stick....... heaven
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So based upon what do we say the RAVE manual is a poorer source of information than a Haynes manual. Haynes manuals in general lost their way when they were dumbed down in the late '90s with "difficulty spanners" alongside the dubious technical information. I was always a fan of Autodata repair manuals over Haynes, but factory workshop manuals always trump third party documentation in every respect. I've used RAVE for quite a few years now, certainly before they became available for general sale, and found it to be the definitive resource when it comes to these cars. And before anyone asks, no they were not pirated versions, but something as an official XPart supplier I was furnished Brian |
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So, I've just bought a 2004 ZT T with the 2.5 V6 engine.
Is the disc going to be relevant to me for "home mechanic" type of jobs, particularly tracing spurious alarms? Thanks, Malc |
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It does contain complete wiring diagrams for Rover 75/MG ZT/MG ZT 260
UPDATE..... Just been reading through the files and so far I have found 1,297 pages detailing the Workshop Service Manual MG ZT/Procedures for the Rover 75...... Now to find same said files for MG ZT /260/V8 god knows how many....
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To have and not need, than need and not have. Eve was born on: Tuesday 14th September 2004 @ 07.54.23 Date of first Registration: Friday 24th September 2004 She was the: 103,715th 75 to run off production line, out of 112,381 She was the: 382nd 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary SE to be made out of 686 She was the: 1,415th 75 in Firefrost Red (code CEV) to be made out of 2,089 Firefrost Red 75's Last edited by m2n; 3rd April 2019 at 21:06.. |
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