Automotive Service Basics - Softcover

Remling, John; Patten, Donald W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130898686 ISBN 13: 9780130898685

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

This book presents general automotive principles and maintenance in a basic, step-by-step, hands-on approach for readers with little or no understanding of automobiles. Chapter topics cover basic automotive maintenance safety, tools, and service; engine lubrication system maintenance; battery system maintenance; charging system maintenance; starting system maintenance; ignition system maintenance; engine cooling system maintenance; fuel, fuel injection, and emission control systems maintenance; exhaust system maintenance; manual transmission, clutch, and automatic transmission system maintenance; drive shaft, universal joint, and differential system maintenance; steering and suspension system maintenance; tire, wheel, and hub system maintenance; standard, power, antilock, and parking brake system maintenance; electrical circuits and light system maintenance; and air conditioning and heating system maintenance. For anyone who wants to learn basic automotive maintenance and repair skills on current production and older vehicles.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The new edition of the popular "Automotive Service Basics" emphasizes the "why" and "how-to" of serving basic systems. Topics include fluids, electrical systems, air conditioning, under-vehicle systems, and simple tune-up considerations. Many new illustrations buttress the highly visual instructional approach, backed up by and easy-to-understand writing style.

Features of this new edition include:

• New chapter introductions, interesting sidebars, and safety tips
• New ASE-type questions, review questions, and vocabulary questions
• Coverage of state-of-the-art products, such as extended-life engine coolant, new motor oils, and new air-conditioning refrigerant and lubricants
• Topic reorganization into a more logical grouping based on ASE areas
• Additional specific service procedures for each major automotive system

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Environmental concerns and energy conservation continue to bring about revolutionary technical changes in automotive design and construction. Meanwhile, the role of computers is growing. Computers now monitor or control the brake systems, fuel systems, dash gauges, air-conditioning systems, and more, and the automotive industry plans to expand further the use of computers and sensors.

All of this means that technicians must know how to test these complicated systems using sophisticated diagnostic and repair procedures. This edition of Automotive Service Basics provides the means for readers to gain the required knowledge and develop the diagnostic and repair skills necessary to perform basic maintenance on vehicles in current production, as well as older vehicles.

This text is intended for use in any basic automotive course, regardless of academic level. The format for presentation of the material is individual lessons. The instructor can select a particular lesson, and the students can do as much work as class time permits. Any automotive service topic can be explored in greater depth through additional lessons.

Familiar features from past editions that have worked well remain relatively unchanged. However, advances in automotive technology since the last edition are thoroughly covered. Other changes focus on the reorganization of material by chapter and on content additions. All chapters include the following revisions: New chapter introductions more effectively preview the material to be covered in that chapter. Chapters have been re-sequenced to group more logically the related sections based on ASE areas. Sidebars and safety tips appear more frequently, highlighting important facts that students need to know. New photos and illustrations depict the latest and best products and procedures in the industry. New off-the-shelf products are covered. Component service is examined in greater detail. The role and importance of used parts are discussed. All chapter vocabulary questions have been revised. All review questions and SAE questions are new.

In specific chapters, there is new or expanded coverage of extended-life engine coolant, the latest engine oils and other lubricants, retrofitting with R-134a air-conditioner coolant and new compressor lubricants, and much more.

An instructor's manual is available and covers the major systems for each chapter. Features of the instructor's manual include the following: Lesson plans for each lesson A new feature called focus that helps direct the attention of the students to the chapter materials Additional questions on each lesson that can be used for pop tests or given to the students to help direct them to lesson details Answers to the vocabulary questions and the review questions

Many readers might not know that John Remling passed away after completion of the second edition. His efforts are still appreciated, but time marches on and it has been necessary to make many revisions. I am sure that John would have been proud to know that his basic efforts still live on in yet another edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130898686
• ISBN 13: 9780130898685
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 688