Automotive Engines: Diagnosis, Repair, and Rebuilding

Vintage Engines features provide useful context to help students appreciate newer technologies within a broader historical perspective; these features present interesting facts about older technologies alongside relevant photographs.

A robust package of instructor resources makes it easier to integrate the text within your course; highlights include PowerPoint® presentations, lesson plans, customizable lab sheets incorporating ASE Education Foundation Standards and a test bank featuring abundant questions based on chapter content.

Special features throughout the text help support effective learning and career preparation, including images of failed and worn parts to help students prevent recurring problems, information on repairing and restoring high-performance sports cars and tips from experienced professionals on shop practices and engine machining.

Compelling case histories provide real-world examples to illustrate key concepts and techniques, helping students appreciate the practical applications of text material and think critically about using their knowledge and skills in a variety of professional scenarios.

The authors emphasize repair techniques universal to all engines, covering fundamental principles and practices to prepare students for career success in independent repair shops, parts and machine shops, automotive dealerships and other settings.

A dedicated section on high performance includes three chapters updated with the newest information on engine breathing, including intake and exhaust manifolds, turbocharging, supercharging, high-performance camshafts and variable valve timing.

The Ninth Edition includes updated information on cooling and lubrication systems, reflecting recent advances in engine technology and current trends and practices in the field.

The authors have updated and added new case histories highlighting relevant real-world situations, providing more opportunities for students to hone critical-thinking skills and explore practical applications of key concepts covered in the text.