How to Repair a Car – Operating Principles, Repair Procedures, and Necessary Tools
To maintain and test a car, it is necessary to know the system’s operation principle, how to repair the car, what the repair procedure is, and what the essential tools are. Since there are many systems and components on the vehicle with variations in construction and operation methods, sources of information about the construction and instructions for their maintenance, testing, and repair are necessary. These sources of information should be easily accessible, transparent, and understandable for anyone who wants to find out, learn, and apply the acquired knowledge for vehicle repair.
The AutoEdu portal is intended for service technicians, students, training participants, lecturers, and anyone who wants to expand their knowledge and skills in vehicle maintenance and repair. The information presented is based on the American NATEF (National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation)[1] and ASE (National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence)[2] standards, European vehicle service standards, and vehicle and equipment manufacturers’ instructions.
To whom the information from the AutoEdu portal is intended
Information from the portal is intended for service technicians, students, training participants, lecturers, and anyone who wants to expand their knowledge and skills in vehicle maintenance and repair. The topics are defined according to the standards for the training and education of technicians[3], the legal regulations for work in car repair shops, and the procedures prescribed by the manufacturers of vehicles, equipment, and parts.
How the AutoEdu eBook is organized
The AutoEdu portal is an electronic book as an open resource for the promotion of automotive technology and providing information to understand how cars work, along with detailed descriptions of maintenance and repair procedures. For successful servicing, it is not enough to know how and with what to repair a car, but also how each system and element on that car works. That’s why this eBook covers three areas: automotive technology, automotive maintenance and repair, and automotive workshop tools and equipment.
Part of the AutoEdu Tools and Equipment eBook provides an overview of the most commonly used tools and equipment in car repair shops.
The tools are grouped as Hand, Pneumatic and Electric tools. A description, types, method of use, and protection measures are given for each tool.
The equipment is divided into Workshop, Measuring, and Protective equipment.
Workshop equipment is that which helps the technician during vehicle servicing, such as jacks, various vehicle holders, gearboxes, engines and various bench tools.
Measuring equipment helps the service technician during testing and measurements on the vehicle in the process of finding and locating malfunctions.
Protective equipment is for Personal protection, Work environment safety, and Environmental protection. Various types of this equipment are listed with a description of the need, type and method of use.
Auto mechanics includes all mechanical systems on a vehicle such as the engine, brakes, steering, and suspension. A special group consists of procedures for basic technical maintenance and inspection of vehicles. In this part of the eBook, the maintenance, testing and repair procedures with parts replacement of the mechanical systems on the vehicle are given. Each procedure contains a detailed description of the service procedure with work steps, use of equipment and tools, and precautions and protection measures.
Auto Electrics is a special area of the car that includes all electrical systems from the battery, through the system for generating and distributing electricity, the starting system, lighting, and other electrical devices. The specificity of servicing electrical systems is the use of special measuring devices for checking electrical quantities. To monitor and analyze the state of electrical systems, it is necessary to know the basic electrical quantities, to read the wiring diagrams, and to know the electrical components, their properties, and how to check the correctness and repair. In the Auto Electrics section procedures for testing and repairing electrical devices and components are given.
Auto Electronics – procedures for maintaining and repairing electronic systems on a car
Modern vehicles have a large number of electronic systems that control and manage the work of mechanical and electrical systems, or independently control many processes in the field of driving dynamics, safety, protection, and comfort. Every electronic system has a computer as the central unit for the operation of the whole system. With the advent of computers, the era of diagnostics and the use of diagnostic tools to check the condition of all systems on the vehicle began. In addition to computers, electronic systems include sensors and actuators. In the Auto Electronics section, there are procedures for checking and repairing sensors, ignition systems, injection systems of gasoline and diesel engines, automatic transmissions, stability, safety, protection, and comfort systems on vehicles.
In this category, you can find multimedia lessons in video format[4]. Through the lessons, you gain knowledge about the way the car works and all its systems and devices. If you know how a system and its components work and what are their requirements and specifics, then it is much easier to maintain them, carry out correctness checks, find the causes of malfunctions, and repair them. The lessons follow the latest recommendations and standards for understanding the topic and acquiring knowledge in the field of automotive technology.
AutoEdu Online Training for Car Mechanics, Car Electrics, Car Electronics, and Car Diagnostics
AutoEdu as an eBook allows the user to gain complete knowledge about the car, how it works, how it is repaired, and what tools and equipment are used in car repair shops. It is a kind of encyclopedia of automotive technology and is constantly updated with new topics. All topics covered follow the recommendations and standards of the auto industry in the area of car maintenance and repair.
All topics are classified into several groups (equipment and tools, auto mechanics, auto electrics and lessons), and further into subgroups and vehicle systems to which they belong. With some procedures, a video clip with the steps of the operation is also provided. The lessons are in video format as lectures with descriptions, simulations and videos.
By selecting the desired topic from the menu, you can start your online automotive technology training.
