Modern automotive technology /

"Modern Automotive Technology, updated for 2014, is a comprehensive textbook organized around the ASE automobile test areas that supports career readiness for those wishing to pursue a job in the automotive industry. It details the construction, operation, diagnosis, service, and repair of late...

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Main Author: Duffy, James E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tinley Park, IL : The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc., [2014]
Edition:Eighth edition.
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Summary:"Modern Automotive Technology, updated for 2014, is a comprehensive textbook organized around the ASE automobile test areas that supports career readiness for those wishing to pursue a job in the automotive industry. It details the construction, operation, diagnosis, service, and repair of late-model automobiles and light trucks. Using a building block approach, students first learn the fundamentals of automotive systems and then progress gradually to complex diagnostics and service procedures. Updated content throughout the textbook, including a new Fundamentals of Electricity and Electronics section and a new Superchargers and Turbochargers chapter, prepares students to service today's vehicles. This book is also a perfect reference for experienced technicians preparing for industry certification. 100% correlation to all three sections of the 2012 NATEF Task List ASE-type questions in every chapter for certification preparation Technical information presented in an easy-to-read format New Engine Reassembly, Installation, and Break-in chapter Six new chapters on electricity and electronics Troubleshooting charts in each service chapter to support quick diagnosis Hybrid drive system service and technology found throughout the book "--
Item Description:Includes glossary (pages 1804-1855).
Physical Description:xxxii, 1885 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 1798-1801) index.
ISBN:1619603705 (hardback)
9781619603707 (hardback)