Total Car Care is the most complete, step-by-step automotive repair manual you’ll ever use. All repair procedures are supported by detailed specifications, exploded views, and photographs. From the simplest repair procedure to the most complex, trust Chilton’s Total Car Care to give you everything you need to do the job. Save time and money by doing it yourself, with the confidence only a Chilton Repair Manual can provide. 
If you are a do it yourselfer, this is a must. Great pictures with easy to understand descriptions. Great Price too.
It is probably Nissan’s fault for making so many changes in those early Frontiers, especially in the ignition/distributor area. I spent a bit of time trying to find the coil packs for each spark plug until I realized that the truck I was looking at was not the truck configuration in the manual. All the electronics were in the distributor and the tests described were basically worthless…. I can’t recommend this manual.
I can only say one thing, BUY THIS BOOK! IF you drive a frontier like me you will need this. This also has info. on pathfinder. This books has everything you need to fix your truck, i have fixed more than enough thanks to this. You can literally take your car apart and put it back together with this book. I love it to death and this will keep my truck going even longer. I drive a 2000 nissan frontier and it still runs like a beast.
This book did not cover supercharged models. This fact was not clearly published. Tried to use it for other non-engine related information but found it useless due to insufficient details or missing information. Covers very little in fact.Nissan Pick-ups: 1998-2004: Updated to include information on 2002-2004 models (Chilton’s Total Car Care Repair Manual)
I would highly recommend this product to any one with a Nissan pickup from 1998 to 2004. Manual covers all small to large repairs with not only step by step information to do it, but also picture to picture instructions as well, for those with little to no experience in the field. I’ve purchased the more expensive manuals to find they cover less repairs, and are geared more to someone who already knows the basics. In the real world most people don’t, so I would purchase this one, repairs will be easy and cheap as they should be. :0)
Bruce Gleason
Happy Nissan Truck Owner.
I am an amutuer and this helped me and my neighbor get our nissan back in shape with all of the stuff I should have done, great for preventive maintence! That is all I have done with it, but after reviewing some of the other things that might have to be done in the future I looks like I could do it.
I’ve got a ’03 V6 (not super charged). I got this really as reference to help a buddy and me replace my timing belt (he’s all but a professional mechanic) and am planning on figuring out what maintenance I can do on my own. This book has left me with a complete 50/50 feeling. It covers such a broad range of years, as most after market manuals do, that I found my Frontier to be just a little different than what’s described in the book. It’s definitely gotten me through some jobs but has also left me standing and scratching my head. It’s a good starting point but I would recommend walking through every project comparing the book to your actual truck as best you can before starting anything. Despite what other reviews have said, I wouldn’t tear down and rebuild my truck with this, but, combined with forums and blogs online, it’s good too have.
Compared to the Haynes, I’d get the Chilton.
A book this size would have one believe it couldn’t cover all bases, but Haynes does a real good job of it.
I always check these type of books out very carefully before buying because it can be difficult to get the right one for your vehicle.
I’ve bought Haynes, (and Chilton) for everyone of my vehicles over the years and they are worth the price (now its possible to get them at a fraction of thier worth).
My major complaint is always learning the manuals method of use,and what section(s) certain items are located. Usually it’s the small parts that are not listed in the contents or appendix, but within another major section.
Overall it’s a must have for any type of minor or major work.