Haynes and Chilton Manuals

[RedScorp]

Chilton doesn't look like they have service manuals for the ELantra past 1998 and Haynes doesn't have anything published for Elantra models past 2001. I have a 2002 and am wondering if I'm "ok" to assume the 2001 will be correct. I don't think HMC made many changes between 2001 and 2002 did they?

[evan938]

I think the 2001 is added in the older j2 book, but its totally different.i could be wrong though.

[RedScorp]

Haynes seems to be the most updated manual so I'll focus on that one really. It covers 96-01 but it seems really outdated too. It seems rediculous they don't have one published for the 2002, which is almost 4 years in service.

[southpawboston]

a 2001 and 2002 XD are about 99.5% identical, and for practical repair and maintenance purposes, they are 99.99% identical. but don't waste you money on a chilton's or haynes manual. not worth it. pick up the genuine hyundai shop manual for about $60 either on ebay or through hyundaipartsonline. it's worth the extra money in the long run. if you can't find one on ebay for a 2002, you can pick up one for a 2001 or 2003, and they will be about 99.5% identical to each other. i found my 2002 shop manual on ebay a couple years ago for $30 used, but i haven't seen them there that cheap lately.

[Soron]

The haynes and chilton manuals for the 02 hyundais on up will not be available until 2007-2008, I have already written to them regarding this and thats the quoted time they will be available. This is because it has something to do with the information still being proprietary I if I recall.

[RedScorp]

Ok thanks for the information. I'll keep an eye out on ebay for a cheap factory manual.