That's a good book for sure.
Looks more OBD-I focused to me.

the one I mentioned .....mainly for the 'inside dope' stuff they tell you
about OBD-II ...
like what the thresholds are to set Pending Codes, hard codes , etc ..what
the thresholds to set those are..
how if a code appears to the ecu ...but then the out of range reading
corrects itself say ...
and then the car does 6 more drive cycles without it appearing again ..
the ecu will erase that code.   And it appears OBD2 has 5 ot 10 times as
many codes as OBD-I does ..they get into really fine nuances in OBD2.
Stuff like that.
that's Haynes OBD-II book .....10206 ........by number that would be one
more after the 10205.

I also have a 1986 year Hayens book  'Fuel Injection Manual' .. # 482.
covers Bosch, Chrysler, Ford, GM.

and as you say ...
they all use similar strategies and methods.
So once you start understanding one brands EFI ...
a similar system from another brand or model car - you find it's very much
the some usually.

Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 1:53 PM
Subject: Haynes Techbook Recommend

> Hi all.
>
> Scott Daniel Foss made mention of this book just recently. It was buried
> in
> a thread I started but AFAIK, this is the book he referred to:
>
> http://www.haynes.com/products/productID/52  Haynes 10205
>
> From my POV of knowing a little about Motronic 2.9, but really not nearly
> enough, this book provides clearly written "how and why" explanations of
> typical engine management systems. Moreover, it covers basic trouble
> shooting one should do prior to or in conjunction with trouble shooting
> the
> engine management components and shows tools used etc. I found it
> interesting to see just how similar the various components are throughout
> the different vehicle manufacturers shown. It also gives good tips. Like
> keeping spark plug wires at least 1" away from sensors or sensor circuit
> wires.
>
> IMO, a great book for someone interested in finding out more about an EFI
> engine. The examples seem to circle around North American made cars, but
> do
> include VW, Volvo, BMW's use of various Bosch systems.
>
> Seems like a good meat and potatoes book.
>
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
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>
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