Automotive Engines, Diagnosis, Repair, and Rebuilding

The fifth edition of Automotive Engines is the most comprehensive, compact, accurate and up-to-date book on the market. Written by an experienced teacher, with previous industry experience as an engine machinist, the text has been updated to reflect current trends and industry concerns. This book is written in a common sense manner for people with common sense. Automotive Engines aids readers as they develop the technical expertise and critical thinking skills needed to effectively diagnose and troubleshoot the causes of worn and failed parts.

Automotive Engines 5E is printed in two colors, with hundreds of new and updated photographs and sketches. New material includes an expanded engine diagnosis chapter and updated material on four-valve per cylinder engines, camshaft timing, variable valve timing, and high performance.

Engines last far longer than they did 20 years ago, so maintenance has become more important to vehicle owners. With this in mind, new up-to-date information on cooling and lubrication systems is provided.

The design and engineering of automotive engines continues to evolve, with high performance sport compact cars becoming a larger share of the repair market. Hot rodding and vehicle restoration account for another large part of the field. In response to reviewer comments, these and other areas have been addressed in this revision of the text. A new Vintage Engines feature separates interesting, but dated material from the rest of the text. ASE-style engine machinist practice tests and explanations are included at the back of the book.

Instructor Resource Materials

• An extensive collection of lab sheets that address NATEF Standards are provided in electronic form, at no charge to instructors. They are in Microsoft Word format so they can be easily customized to suit the needs of the instructor.

• For teachers who are new to the engine rebuilding area, lesson plans are provided as a starting point.

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