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1986 Cadillac Eldorado Service and Repair Manual

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Covers all 1986 Eldorado trims — Biarritz Coupe 2-Door, Base Coupe 2-Door ·
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Anonymous

Where were wiring diagrams?

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Anonymous

Very difficult to navigate seems like similar information is in several random locations

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Anonymous

All other content is as promised

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Anonymous

Very hard to navigate. Could not even find a index

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TERRY MUICH

The download I received was a complete waste of my money. Was not even close to what it was represented as. I thought I was getting a proper service repair manual. What I got was a collection of service bulletins. I sent an email to your company right after I looked through it requesting my money back. Have yet to hear a response. Terry Muich

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Ricky Coley

Not a hard copy manual and the file is to big too load on my computer.

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John Puzak

I'm trying to download the manual to my laptop. Can't get a table of contents on my phone. Might have a better review the

After directions from from factory manuals,
I downloaded Adobe Acrobat-working great. Great customer service!!!

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Richard Musser

easy

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Donald Folmar

More detailed than I thought, still trying to navigate through it, not what I thought it would be, thought it would be more like the Haynes manual.

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Nathaniel Footman Jr

Delivery via wifi great.

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Anonymous

Great

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David Bacon

It was much larger than i expected. 5 documents at 12k pages each. Its not something ill actually be able read but its easy enough to find what you need..
The Ford F250 manual is much easier to navigate at just over 8000 pages.
If i spend the money for Adobe Acrobat Professional ill be able to break it down into manageable bits.
Both manuals area great value for the money.

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Susanne Dubois

Manual ok. Very hard to find info pertaining to my vehicle

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Mark Stypinski

Easy to use and great to look up tech specs.

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Stuart Clancy

Easy to find the exact manual for your vehicle, great directions for the download process for the less than savvy internet users.

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Daniel Arvola

The manual is awesome!

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Anonymous

Pretty good manual, bookmarking could be a little better

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Thomas Downs

I am unable to open the manual. I guess I didn't process something right.

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Stanislav Bilev

Got the manual almost immediately.

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Anonymous

I need a printed 2015 Ford Taurus 3.5 engine repair manual either Chilton or Haynes

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James Foley

Excellent. Now I can actually start working on my cars again with confidence. YouTube videos really are inadequate.

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Mark Schultz

Schematics were not high resolution making the markings and names difficult to read when zoomed in. Improvement is needed. Otherwise it is a good document.

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Scott Martin

Vary easy

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Werner A Wozniak

Very satisfied with my purchase. Has all clear details and fixes like the oem factory manual have. Thanks and God bless you.

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Anonymous

Finding and ordering the manual for my vehicle was very easy

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Michael Willis

I wasn’t sure why I needed this to be a PDF, but it was apparent once I got it. It includes what would be thousands of pages if it were in print. The links take you to wherever you need to go in the text.

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Anonymous

I didn’t realize I would have a link in an email to click to get another email with another link to download.

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David Sims

would rather have a maintenance manual. have a parts manual from parts vu company. only difference is that your parts manual has all together whereas the parts vu had to download the differsections individually.

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Jack Larkin

Our original order was supposed to be for our 2014 Subaru Outback, yet the manual came up as Forester. We did have to purchase a new manual in order for them to send us the correct manual. We hope it will help us repair our Subaru.

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Tim Vaclav

Quick and easy

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Anonymous

Item as described quick delivery

This factory service and repair manual for the 1986 Cadillac Eldorado is built around this exact year and trim, so the procedures and specifications inside are the ones Cadillac published for your Eldorado, not a general reference pieced together across model years.

Engines covered

  • 4.1L V8 (250 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

  • 2-door coupe

Trims covered

  • Base
  • Biarritz

Known issues on the 1986 Eldorado. Three recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first covers the gasoline fuel system: a replacement fuel filter connector that was not made to specification can let the O-ring seat improperly, creating an inadequate seal that can leak fuel and, near an ignition source, start a fire. The second covers the vehicle speed control linkage, where the throttle may fail to return to the closed idle position, causing loss of accelerator control and a possible crash without warning. The third covers the headlight switch tied to the Twilight Sentinel system, where an intermittent circuit can cause the headlights and instrument panel lights to go out suddenly, reducing driver visibility. Owners have filed 15 complaints for the year, and no technical service bulletins are logged. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.

Whether you're tracing a fuel line seal, inspecting the throttle linkage, or troubleshooting the Twilight Sentinel headlight circuit, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your specific 1986 Eldorado.

NHTSA #87V04700006/04/1987Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH

THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL POTENTIOMETER (THUMBWHEEL CONTROL) MIGHT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT.

Consequence

WITH THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL SYSTEM ON, THE INTERMITTENTCIRCUIT COULD CAUSE HEADLIGHT AND INSTRUMENT P

Remedy

INSTALL A NEW PART IN ONE OF THE VEHICLES CONTROL COMPUTERS TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION FROM OCCURING.

No service bulletins No technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA for the 1986 Cadillac Eldorado.
19960822Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINEFire reported

ENGINE FIRE.

19950616Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOODFire reported

THE CAR HAD AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

20020419Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

WHILE DRIVING THE DASH COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING. TOOK TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS TO OLD. NLM

19990826Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

19990826Component: INTERIOR LIGHTING

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Showing the 5 most serious of 18 complaints filed with NHTSA.

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