Shop Manuals Available

[james_hart6]

Gang,

Helminc.com has the Workshop manual ($136.00) and the Wiring Diagram manual ($55.00) available for the '03 MM.

They are items FCS1219103 and FCS1211803, respectively.

Caveat - they are listed as for the "Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis" but they are supposed to cover the MM line as well.

I've ordered them and should have them in 7-10 days.

Helm Inc. is a Detroit Michigan firm that has published the manuals for the manufacturers for a number of years. I've purchased their shop manuals for Chevies before and was completely satisfied.

If I get these manuals in and find they don't cover the MM I may not be as vocal in my support ;-)

Shipping/handling is $6.50 and for Michigan residents there is a 6% sales tax added.

HTH

Jim

[modular46]

I ordered a set yesterday, so we'll see. Agree they are supposed to cover MM.

[cyclone03]

Thanks for the info.
I think I'll wait 7-10 days before I order mine.

[03 Merc]

Guys,

The manuals are also out on E-bay... do a search for 2003 Ford Shop Manuals. The complete manual set on DVD is listed at Helm for $1450.00 I believe... Used ones, as they update monthly, are going for under $20.00 plus shipping. I let you know my E-bay "buy" turns out...

[modular46]

You are correct about the DVDs. They usually go reasonably cheap. I prefer a hard copy for personal use. There are also many illegal copies floating around, beware.

[RCSignals]

Be careful buying Service CDs and DVDs on eBay. There are a few crooks out there selling bootleg copies.
It's fairly easy to tell who is selling the genuine article. they usually have a picture of the actual item, not just a screen shot of the program running.
If in doubt, contact the seller, if he doesn't reply it's likely he's a bootleg seller.

[modular46]

Received both Shop Manual and Wiring diagram. They are nice and cover the MM.

[james_hart6]

Manuals arrived yesterday. Weigh more than the car! :)

They do cover the CV, GM, and MM, and the information seems to be fairly comprehensive.

Recommended if:

a: You do your own work and prefer manuals over CD's or
b: You are documenting the first year issue of the car

Not recommend if:

a: All of your work is done at the dealership or
b: You've ever had surgery for a hernia.

Jim

[Donald]

What about the Powertrain Control And Emission Diagnosis Manual ? The 2003 book does not list the Marauder. And given the power system in the MM I don't think the plain CV manual would cover it.

[RCSignals]

The 2003 Powertrain Control And Emission Diagnosis Manual does list the Marauder engine

[Donald]

The Helm site does not list a 2003 Powertrain Control And Emission Diagnosis Manual in the Marauder manual list. If you look for manuals for the Grand Marquis and find the book then click the hot link for the cars covered in the book the Marauder is not listed.

A Helm person e-mailed me and said the book covers the Marauder. So I dropped the $180. But you can't tell it does from their site info.

[RCSignals]

Donald that is correct. The site description isn't clear, but it does include the Marauder engine. they should make that manual available in sections, it would be much cheaper!