[.ca] Nissan: 240SX/Altima 1993-98 (ISBN 0801989701)

This book is almost worthless:
All I wanted was a book that had the codes for the electronic control unit (ECU). This book lists some of the codes but wouldn't you know my ECU is flashing 3 different codes and none of them are listed. A total waste of money.

Needs more detail:
I find the manual does not have enough detail about key user components. The only thing I wanted to find was how the heater control valve was actuated. The valve was shown and the a\sc control panel was shown but the actual linking from the valve to the panel was omitted. The author needs to do more research on user controls such as this. After all this is supposed to be a "TOTAL" repair manual.

I got my money's worth!:
I got my brakes inspected at \olocal auto repair shop\c. They said that my rear pads needed to be changed. They then said it would be $140 plus the parts. I went to \oanother local auto repair shop\c and bought the pads for $35 and went home. I had a Toyota Celica and had changed my pads before on it, so I thought I could on my 240 as well. Nope. I would never have guessed that you had to turn the piston clockwise to get it to go in. I used a c-clamp and actually bent it trying to push the piston in. One look in the manual told me to turn the piston, not push it, which you do on the front. I only paid \oprice\c instead of $140!!!

Different Tools For Different Jobs:
For general information on the repair and maintanence of the 240SX, this book is well worth the money. It has plenty of diagrams and words to help the beginner/novice mechanic. One could tackle just about any job with this in hand. Where it lacks is in being able to provide technical data and diagnostics of the integrated systems of the car. If you're looking for diagnostics of the engine management system (ie. the ECU), a Factory Service Manual will be best. This book doesn't really handle that well.