Modern Automotive Technology Bundle (Text and Shop Manual)

Modern Automotive Technology details the construction, operation, diagnosis, service, and repair of late-model automobiles and light trucks. This comprehensive textbook uses a building-block approach that starts with the fundamental principles of system operation and progresses gradually to complex diagnostic and service procedures. Short sentences, concise definitions, and thousands of color illustrations help students learn quickly and easily. This newly revised text provides thorough coverage of the latest developments in the automotive field, including hybrid drive systems, computer network communication, and tire pressure monitoring systems. Organized around the eight ASE automobile test areas, Modern Automotive Technology is a valuable resource for students preparing for a career in automotive technology, as well as experienced technicians who are preparing for the ASE certification tests. The Modern Automotive Technology Shop Manual contains 178 jobs that are grouped into 48 projects. Each project contains the jobs required to diagnose and service a specific automotive system or component, providing initial training for employment as an entry-level automobile technician. This comprehensive product offers complete coverage of all of the priority one (P-1) tasks and many of the priority two (P-2) and priority three (P-3) tasks specified in the 2008 NATEF Task List, making it ideal for performance-based instruction. Full color is used throughout this manual to improve the educational value of each photograph and illustration. The NATEF Standards Job Sheets are correlated to the 2008 NATEF Task List.