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Language: English
Published by Prentice Hall, 2001
- Softcover
- Used
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- Title
- Automotive Service Basics
- Author
- John Remling; Donald W Patten
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Fair
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0130898686
- ISBN 13
- 9780130898685
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Item weight
- 2.95 pounds
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.
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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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