Hi & Thank you in advance.

looking to purchase an OEM repair manual for my 2006 F150/Mark LT- looked at Helm's site and they list 2 different manuals, the Service manual & Workshop manual. The general descriptions appear to be the same with the exception that the Workshop manual has more pictures & illustrations. I would appreciate your thoughts for the "backyard mechanic".

Thanks,

Jeff

 

Check out ebay!!...Got my OEM Service DVD for under 20 bucks shipped.

It has everything I will ever need to know about my truck.

 

I inderstand re: ebay but sellers offer both the Service manual & the Workshop manual.....would like to know what the differences are.

 

I don't know.
What I do know is:
6$ CD = BAD
25$ DVD = EXCELLENT

 

Ford OEM Repair Manual DVD - runs about $10-25 depending on year/seller
Ford "Workshop" Manual - runs anywhere from $1-10 typically and is e-mailed to you
an actual Ford DVD will cover ALL FORDS/Lincoln/Mercury from that year model that is printed on the DVD. They are issued every quarter roughly, and "expire" after 3 months. You can reset your PC clock to the date on the DVD however and that DVD will work perfectly fine.



don't cheap out. spend the extra $5-10 and get the real DVD. They are amazing. I have/had 3 of them. You wouldn't believe the amount of info they contain.

 

A moderator on Flatratetech advised me that ...

1. As a MSE, the only manuals he has ever seen in a dealship environment are the "OEM Workshop Manuals"- they are a 2 volume series as compared to the Service/repair manual which is a single volume.

 

the printed manuals are digitalized and that is what you find on the Ford DVD. so I guess it really falls to whether you want paper or PC.

I bought all 3 of my DVD's from a Dealership Service Manager. Each time he gets the latest revision, he posts the old copies up on eBay for sale.

I could have picked up those paper copies, but the cheapest I've found so far was about $75 on Amazon.com and that is alot of dough when I can pay 1/5 the money and print as needed.



BTW, it becomes 2 manuals when you add in all the wiring and vacuum/hose. Without those, it's just a single manual about 3" thick. Your money, but I suggest the DVD. Same thing, different approach

 

Pics help!

 

Since I'm not a real mechanic and I stumble through many repairs, successfully I might add, I like to approach the job with both resources available to me.

 

Taylor Automotive Tech-Line Ford Factory Repair Manuals on DVD 1992-2010

 

that is them shotgunz...although $69 a pop is crap.

btw, each time you come across a spot where in the paper manual you'd have to flip a page, or go searching...the DVD hyperlinks to each area.

here are a few screenshots from my 2005/06, 2008 and 2009/10 DVD.

 

I tried the link and it is no longer any good. What are the best to look for, there's so many different ones and ebay bombards you with a lot of fakes.