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Ok, so the 3 year warranty on my 2017 Ecosport runs out later this year, and I thought it would be a good idea to get the workshop manual so I can do any changes which would certainly void any warranty (such as pulling out the hubs and changing the stud pattern).
Anyway, i found a website 'https://www.factory-manuals.com/ford-ecosport&28&300' which claims to have the 2018, 2019, and 2020 ecosport manuals for about $80USD which is a bit more than I wanted to pay and the site itself seemed a bit iffy, but I thought I'd give it a go and if I get scammed, I'll just reverse the paypal and I'll eventually get my money back.
Anyway, while the 2018 is post-facelift and my 2017 is pre-facelift, I figured the mechanicals would be pretty much the same so it shouldn't matter too much.
What I found was, once I selected the 2018 ecosport manual and paid the $80, it made me create an account. Ok, that sounds fair. One piece of information it wanted, was the vehicle VIN. I assumed this was just for them to watermark the manual so should it be released all over the internet, it would be easy to identify the source. Nope, a day and a half after making the payment, what they did, was send me the full 2096 page workshop manual for my specific model.
While again, it seems a bit pricey, I am super impressed with the detail in the manual, for everything cosmetic, mechanical, and electrical, along with steps on removing/replacing parts.
I am actually super impressed with this, so if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask
Anyway, i found a website 'https://www.factory-manuals.com/ford-ecosport&28&300' which claims to have the 2018, 2019, and 2020 ecosport manuals for about $80USD which is a bit more than I wanted to pay and the site itself seemed a bit iffy, but I thought I'd give it a go and if I get scammed, I'll just reverse the paypal and I'll eventually get my money back.
Anyway, while the 2018 is post-facelift and my 2017 is pre-facelift, I figured the mechanicals would be pretty much the same so it shouldn't matter too much.
What I found was, once I selected the 2018 ecosport manual and paid the $80, it made me create an account. Ok, that sounds fair. One piece of information it wanted, was the vehicle VIN. I assumed this was just for them to watermark the manual so should it be released all over the internet, it would be easy to identify the source. Nope, a day and a half after making the payment, what they did, was send me the full 2096 page workshop manual for my specific model.
While again, it seems a bit pricey, I am super impressed with the detail in the manual, for everything cosmetic, mechanical, and electrical, along with steps on removing/replacing parts.
I am actually super impressed with this, so if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask