Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems

by Denton; Tom

• ISBN13: 9780080969459
• ISBN10: 0080969453
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2011-08-19
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Learn all the theory and practical skills you need to pass the national level 2 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair courses from City and Guilds, IMI and BTEC. Automobile Mechanical Systems explains in detail how different mechanical systems work, how to diagnose faults and how to repair them. Starting with an overview of vehicles and their engines right through to electrical and transmission systems, it covers all the basics of mechanical systems. This is a resource no student enrolled on an automotive maintenance and repair course should be without. . Photographs, flow charts, and quick reference tables make each topic quick and easy to follow . Detailed diagrams and clear descriptions of how systems operate simplify the more complicated aspects of the subjects covered and aid revision . Step by step coverage of each component and its functions followed by fault diagnosis and repair Tom Denton is a leading UK automotive author. His teaching career spans from lecturer to head of a large automotive engineering college. Tom is currently a technology staff tutor with the Open University, teaching information and communication technologies. His nine automotive textbooks published since 1995, are best sellers and led to his authoring of the Automotive Technician Training multimedia products published 2002/3 in the UK and USA. . Automotive courses in the UK attract more than 28,000 students . Packed with photographs, flow charts, detailed diagrams and quick reference tables to engage students' interest . Numerous questions and answers in each chapter facilitate learning and revision