850 diesel workshop manual?

tritonofnor · May 5th, 2013, 12:38

Just bought an 850 estate - diesel - and looking for my best option for a manual..
Buy the haynes, then a seperate manual for the engine, or is there a better option? Don't mind having the manual on disc then just printing out the specific pages I need for each job, but all the ones I've seen won't work with Vista which just happens to be what all our pcs at home have installed...
Any and all suggestions gratefully received!
Ian

thetroublemaker · May 5th, 2013, 16:28

You "can" obtain a copy of vida 2012 which "can" run on vista with uac disabled.

However if I am honest for the most part the Haynes 850 and Audi A6
Manuals work well together, however give very
Little about the engine electrics (the Audi runs MSA11 ecu the Volvo msa15.7/8.)

For the most part however I am not sure how much "engine" you need a Haynes manual for - the cambelt is the most important thing and that's a bit of a ballache of a job; so most people would garage it for that.

Simple engine things as oils changes, etc the Haynes isn't really needed.

tritonofnor · May 5th, 2013, 16:37

good point - other than basic servicing I'm unlikely to touch the engine - think I'll just get a copy of the Haynes for now...
Thanks

May 5th, 2013, 12:38	#1
tritonofnor Junior Member Last Online: Dec 13th, 2022 07:37 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: liskeard, cornwall	850 diesel workshop manual? Just bought an 850 estate - diesel - and looking for my best option for a manual.. Buy the haynes, then a seperate manual for the engine, or is there a better option? Don't mind having the manual on disc then just printing out the specific pages I need for each job, but all the ones I've seen won't work with Vista which just happens to be what all our pcs at home have installed... Any and all suggestions gratefully received! Ian

May 5th, 2013, 16:28	#2
thetroublemaker Senior Member Last Online: Feb 20th, 2019 18:16 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: mk	You "can" obtain a copy of vida 2012 which "can" run on vista with uac disabled. However if I am honest for the most part the Haynes 850 and Audi A6 Manuals work well together, however give very Little about the engine electrics (the Audi runs MSA11 ecu the Volvo msa15.7/8.) For the most part however I am not sure how much "engine" you need a Haynes manual for - the cambelt is the most important thing and that's a bit of a ballache of a job; so most people would garage it for that. Simple engine things as oils changes, etc the Haynes isn't really needed. __________________ 1999 C70 T5 GT ME7

May 5th, 2013, 16:37	#3
tritonofnor Junior Member Last Online: Dec 13th, 2022 07:37 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: liskeard, cornwall	good point - other than basic servicing I'm unlikely to touch the engine - think I'll just get a copy of the Haynes for now... Thanks

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