Auto Repair For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, Jul 22, 2011 - Transportation - 168 pages
Get the confidence and know-how you need to fix and maintain your vehicle like a pro!

Want to handle basic auto repairs yourself? This easy-to-follow guide gives you the nuts and bolts of diagnosing trouble and performing simple maintenance and repairs on your vehicle. You'll explore key systems and keep everything running in tiptop shape.

  • Get to know your vehicle — understand what you're looking at when you check under the hood

  • Keep your cool — add and change coolant and change the oil

  • Ensure a smooth ride — buy new tires, care for tires, and change tires

  • Stay on top of your electrical system — change spark plugs, fuses, and the battery

  • Be a buddy to your brakes — check your brakes for wear; flush the system and change the fluid; adjust your parking brake

  • Recognize the sounds of trouble — suss out sounds, squeaks, rattles, vibrations, and more

Open the book and find:

  • A step-by-step under-the-hood checklist

  • How to jack up your vehicle safely

  • How to check and change your own oil

  • Eco-friendly tips for saving fuel

  • Helpful illustrations that demonstrate repairs

  • Whether it's time for a tune-up

  • Tips on identifying common sounds, squeaks, and leaks

Learn to:

  • Perform routine repairs and maintenance

  • Troubleshoot problems and symptoms

  • Save fuel and extend your car's life

 

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Contents

Introduction
1
Chapter 1 Things Every Driver Should Know
7
Chapter 2 Preventive Maintenance
17
Chapter 3 Keeping Your Electrical System in Tune
31
Chapter 4 Keeping Your Fuel System in Tune
53
Chapter 5 Maintaining the Cooling System
63
Chapter 6 Oil Keeping Your Car Young and Happy
89
Chapter 7 Be a Buddy to Your Brakes and Bearings
101
Chapter 8 Tires Buying Maintaining Changing
125
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting
137
Chapter 10 Ten EcoLogical Ways to Save Fuel
145
Index
151
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Auto Repair For Dummies
Deanna Sclar
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About the author (2011)

Deanna Sclar is an acclaimed auto repair expert and consumer advocate. She has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV shows including NBC's Today show and NBC Nightly News. Sclar lectures internationally on the ecological impact of vehicles and is active in promoting residential solar energy programs. Sclar is also the author of Buying a Car For Dummies.

Bibliographic information

TitleAuto Repair For Dummies
--For dummies
AuthorDeanna Sclar
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2011
ISBN1118167430, 9781118167434
Length168 pages
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Transportation / Automotive / Repair & Maintenance
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