I have purchased the Chilton and Haynes manual for my newly purchased 1988 Subaru GL Wagon 1800 and was looking for a factory service manual and had a question regarding differences.

 

I currently found this one which I can actually afford:

 

1987 Subaru Full Line OEM Factory Service Manuals - All 4 Volumes

 

or this one, which I cant find at an affordable price. If I can get everything I need from the one above I would rather do that.

 

1988 Subaru Shop Manual Set DL GL RX Brat (also 4 volumes)

 

I do not think I have found a FSM pdf for this, I am hoping to make one if thats the case to help anyone else who needs to reference it.

 

Any help would be great or if you have a set for sale let me know.

some pdf files here

 

http://jdmfsm.info/Auto/Japan/Subaru/--Old%20Models--/

Bentley manual on ebay - excellent resource - link below

 

http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xbentley+subaru.TRS0&_nkw=bentley+subaru&_sacat=0

Check this page:

 

http://jdfinley.com/file-downloads/subaru-manuals/

I was once talking to a subaru mechanic about timing belt replacement, he interrupted me by asking me "do you have a hanes manual?" I replied yes,he replied "good throw it in the garbage" point being,there is absolutely no substitute for a factory manual.

+1 what Downwash wrote. I did find a Chilton manual I got with a car useful for helping determine which parts were interchangeable between years, but aside from that, no substitute for a fsm.

1988 XT manuals for free download at www.subaruxt.com

 

Engine, trans, brakes, steering, suspension, driveline - everything mechanical under the entire vehicle is identical to your 88 wagon.