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Chiltons Manual
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 5:28 AM
Hello everyone, farm fresh newbie here. Just re-acquired my 2003 Pontiac Sunfire, auto about 63000 miles. Great car, I like it, I gave her up for about five years to my father-in-law just got her back. My question is do they make a chiltons manual for this car yet. My searches on amazon and the like have came up short. I found a haynes, but prefer chiltons, any help please let me know. Thanks in advance folks.

Re: Chiltons Manual
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 5:59 AM
95 to 00

Thats the only one i saw, but most of the parts on 3rd gens are the same i believe.



Re: Chiltons Manual
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:28 AM
except having the ecotec in 02 -05 which he has so it wouldn't help on repairing the engine



Re: Chiltons Manual
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:00 AM
JRTHOMPSON wrote:except having the ecotec in 02 -05 which he has so it wouldn't help on repairing the engine

yeah thats a huge difference for an 02/03+

now that you mention it, no, i havent seen either a haynes or chiltons for eco Js, and i was just at autozone yesterday. maybe its not worth their while to make one since it was only for a few years? good luck finding what you need man




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Re: Chiltons Manual
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:07 AM
another thing i was thinking was they not gonna make one for the reason being that the changed the ecotec motor almost every year from 02 to 05. could you imagine how thick that would be like carring around the original webster dictionary. lol



Re: Chiltons Manual
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:49 AM
My chilton's i got for my 96' covers my 03' and has the ECO in it. Granted its not the most helpful but it gives me the general idea of what i need to do.



Re: Chiltons Manual
Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:26 PM
You have to get your hands on the gm service dvd
Re: Chiltons Manual
Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:55 PM
or just a shop manual.

ive actually got one of those on the way as we speak. too bad it isnt for the eco engine. but it is a 3 volume set so its in depth for sure.

who needs a haynes or chilton when you can get one that comes directly from GM




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Re: Chiltons Manual
Friday, February 22, 2008 8:46 AM
you gonna make that downloadable to



Re: Chiltons Manual
Friday, February 22, 2008 10:21 AM
Well I did find a haynes. In my experience Chilton's are better for overall maintenance, how-tos, etc. But haynes has chiltons on the in-depth wiring diagrams...might just pick up the haynes since its all I got, how does one obtain a shop manual and how much? Any chance one could score someones archival back-up that needs a copy stored off-site? (lol) Thanks for all the feedback gentlemen and or ladies, even though not helpful in finding a chiltons, still much, much appreciated!
Re: Chiltons Manual
Friday, February 22, 2008 11:54 PM
JRTHOMPSON wrote:you gonna make that downloadable to



John Knox wrote:how does one obtain a shop manual and how much? Any chance one could score someones archival back-up that needs a copy stored off-site? (lol) !

ebay, baby! i got my 4 book set on the 98 for $1.25 plus $18 shipping. thats a helluva deal for a jackson!




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