Automotive technicians must learn how to safely and effectively maintain, diagnose, and repair every system on the automobile. Fundamentals of Automotive Technology, Second Edition provides students with the critical knowledge and essential skills to master these tasks successfully.

With a focus on clarity and accuracy, the Second Edition offers students and instructors a single source of unparalleled coverage for every task from MLR through MAST. Fully updated and reorganized, the revised format enhances student comprehension and encourages critical thinking.

New to the Second Edition

Introduces “strategy-based diagnostics,” a method used to solve technical problems correctly on the first attempt

Additional technical content throughout, and twice as many end-of-chapter questions

Full of real world experience with practical instruction that ties the classroom to the shop

Streamlined and reorganized content, with 67 chapters that make it easier for students to understand and master the material

Improved layout now aligns better to common teaching flows

Outcome focused with clear objectives, assessments, and coordination with task sheets

Large addition of new and updated pictures and illustrations