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Automotive Technology  
Author: Jack Erjavec
ISBN: 1401848311
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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Book Description
The leading authority on service and repair procedures for contemporary automobiles remains the most technically comprehensive on the market! The fourth edition of Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach has been updated to reflect the most recent technological developments in the industry, featuring state-of-the-art coverage of hybrid vehicles, GPS systems, electronic ignition systems, DIS, fuel injection systems, and more. This enhanced presentation of the theory, diagnosis, and service of automobiles and light trucks takes into account all the latest trends, including variable valve timing, lift and variable compression ratios, fuels and alternative energy sources, as well as the latest engine designs and technologies. The essential ?must have? information contained in this book will help readers understand and efficiently diagnose and service yesterday?s, today?s, and tomorrow?s automotive systems and vehicles.




Automotive Technology

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Published in full color for the first time, Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach, 3E is a comprehensive resource covering the theory of operation, diagnostics, and repair procedures for each system and subsystem of late model domestic and foreign automobiles and light trucks. Topics such as electricity, electronics, engine performance, steering and suspension, the use of diagnostic equipment, OBDII, electronic automatic transmissions, anti-lock braking systems, air-conditioning refrigerants and retrofitting, and many others have been expanded and updated.

SYNOPSIS

Automotive Technology 3E: A Systems Approach is a comprehensive textbook covering the theory of operation, diagnostics, and repair procedures for each system and subsystem of late model domestic and foreign automobiles and light trucks. The new edition is published in full color for the first time, including all new step-by-step photo sequences to help users visualize and identify common repair procedures. The technical content has been both updated and improved. An emphasis is placed upon providing the best possible coverage of key topics virtually all automotive students must know—electricity-electronics, engine performance, steering and suspension and brakes. "Hot Topics" such as the use of diagnostic equipment, hazardous materials management, OBDII, electronic automatic transmissions, anti-lock braking systems, air-conditioning refrigerants and retrofitting, passive restraint systems and many others have been expanded and updated. Key new teaching tools, including 100 full-color transparency acetates, and PowerPoint based lecture outlines, have been added to make the teaching package the best available. This textbook is also accompanied by an extensive Technician's Manual including an all-new electronic study guide.

FROM THE CRITICS

Booknews

Color photographs, diagrams, and drawings highlight this volume, including 52 photo sequences that illustrate the steps for procedures such as installing a piston and rod assembly and installing and aligning a clutch disc. The book explains recent changes in automotive technology, as well as each of a car's systems, their functions, and a variety of repair techniques. Sections identify the differences among auto makers, and provide basic definitions of important theory, such as electrical and coolant processes. Erjavec has authored twenty-plus automotive text books and has taught in vocational education at Columbus State Community College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

     



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