Porsche 911 Carrera Service Manual: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989: Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet

This manual is excellent, well organized, clear pictures, well illustrated. Along with Pelican Parts forum, and a book called 101 Projects for Your Porsche 911, you can handle many of the common problems found in this great car.

Bought this manual to help me with my '85 Carrera rebuild. It's very comprehensive and the pictures are pretty good to guide you through repairs and restoration.

Very big book! It has lots of great content, don't let the price scare you! It is well worth the purchase whether you do maintenance yourself or hire it done, this manual has great intro info for the new user looking to understand the car better as well as the guy looking to do an engine rebuild!

Don't get me wrong, the book is helpful with my cars but 2 of them are Cabriolets and this book really let me down there. One is a manual top and my 930 slant is a power top and the mechanism's are really intricate and it's a really complicated system, anywhere from the latching motors, the ECU Module to the transmissions and the motors that raise and lower and not one word!Why did they put a Cabriolet on the cover and then not even reference it in the book. The convertibles could have had an entire section devoted to it, I don't understand why.Fortunately for fellow owners on the Pelican forums I discovered a treasure trove of info on how to repair my system and am now very knowledgeable so send me a note if you need help.

I have all of the popular books on the 911 Carrera and this is a must have. The pictures are absolutely clear, which can't be said for all books. I have just read through 30 pages and felt the pictures were so impressive that I put the book down to leave a comment. It is a huge book with a hard cover. Well worth the money and a must have if you are doing your own maintenance.

A very comprehensive, simple and straight forward approachTo maintaining your SC. All the basics are covered without riskingComplicated interventions that are best left to professionals as theyCould turn out dangerous or expensive if went wrong.

This manual is a must for every 1984-1989 Porsche 911 Carrera owner or potential owner. Even if you don't do your own maintenance, it makes you a more informed and effective owner when dealing with your mechanic.Also, you might discover as I did, that there are many things you can do yourself, thus saving time and money -- with the bonus of more fully understanding what a fabulous machine your Carrera is!

This is a "must have" book for anyone that wants to work on their 911. There are quite a few sections that could use more detail, but a book can only be so big.