Haynes 5631 Workshop Manual

I was a big fan of Haynes but now with so much information on line there are other and better alternatives (like owners forums). A few examples. Changing spark plugs on a V6 - Haynes skip some important steps like how to remove vacuum pipes from the inlet manifold. A forum had all the steps including how to remove the awkward fittings holding the pipes to the manifold. If you break the fittings it costs around £100 to replace them. On the subject of transmission and driveline Haynes parrot the Jaguar stance of the driveline is sealed for life (where life is the duration of the warranty no doubt). This is rubbish. Where there are fluids and seals eventually the fluid leaks and needs to be replaced. Haynes can offer little practical help but the forums have loads of practical help which makes sense. I will use the manual for reference but I'll now check what other owners of the car have to say as well.

I have used Haynes manuals for over 40 years and always found them to be invaluable and of a very high quality....until now.As stated by the other reviewers, the quality of the paper is very poor and the pictures look as if they have been taken by a child using an old hand phone camera. Some are so dark as to be useless.The information contained within can be found in the handbook and Jaguar workshop CD but there are some sections which add to the very good user and "how to" guides that can be found for free on the Jaguar Forum website.For best results, the Haynes manual can be used as an accompanying reference to these guides.Poor quality, poor photographs and not good value for money.

While this did give plenty of detailed information for the amateur, 2 little gripes - the photos were reminiscent of 1960's newspaper photos - made up of coarse dots; and lubricants were quoted as Jaguar spec xxxx. It would have been more useful if viscosity ratings were given. Useful, but could have been better!

Wish I'd listened to the other reviewers. This is a terrible manual with abysmal photos and printed on tissue like paper. I can't believe Haynes have sunk to this level. All the info in this book is available online or in the original owners manual anyway. Plus it wouldn't last 5 minutes in a workshop as it's too flimsy. Terrible and overpriced. Avoid

Recently purchased an X Type Jag and so thought it prudent to buy a Workshop Manual.Being “old school” Haynes was the one to look for, still as good as I remember, clear text and helpful photo / illustrations.The only disappointment for me is that it is not the hold style ‘hardback’ book but I understand the reason for the change is to be more environmentally friendly.Definitely would recommend

Haynes produce a good manual and this is no exception.Some parts lack detail but with complicated vehicles these days it would have to be encyclopedic to cover all.Jag's own books are very expensive and if what you want isn't included, perhaps you should take it in to a jag garage anyway.Apart from the electrics I am well satisfied with my Haynes manual.

Slightly mixed about this one. The quality of Haynes in some ways has gone down hill. Gone are the hardback books and instead we have something resembling a telephone directory. Handling this with greasy hands in the workshop will probably eventually render it useless. The information inside though IS good and if anything seems an improvement on some earlier generations of Haynes. The X-Type is a complicated car with many integrated systems. So far I've used this for replacing callipers, bushes, spark plugs and coolant fluid. It's been very useful.

It's all there . Except don't show you short cuts that I have learned over the years . Clutch and flywheel don't have to remove rack and lambda sensor removal . As they do that on the bench . Real life you have to do it on the car