This comprehensive text provides a general introduction to the discipline of automotive service, and prepares students for the Red Seal examination leading to certification. Its unique emphasis is on diagnosis: diagnostic stories and tech tips are included throughout to help illustrate how real problems are solved. Each new topic covers the parts involved plus the purpose, function, and operation, as well as how to test and diagnose each system. It accurately reflects the information and skills needed in today's workplace.


Introduction to Automotive Service covers all eight areas of automotive service, plus the soft skills and tool knowledge that you must know when seeking entry-level employment. The text presents all systems together, making it easier for you to see how automotive systems are intertwined and connected. The text's 40 short chapters divide the content into individual topics to make it easier for you to learn and master the material. Offering a solid foundation in the basics, this text uniquely addresses simple inspection and service procedures without being overwhelming.


Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair is designed to meet the needs of a beginning or introductory automotive program. Real examples and color images throughout the text show students how to perform the basic duties and skills needed to be an entry-level service technician. Describing the purpose and function of each system, the text explains the parts involved and how they work and shows students how to perform basic visual diagnosis with the end goal of determining if a system is working as designed or if further service or diagnosis is required. Providing a solid understanding of the NATEF tasks for Maintenance and Light Repair, this text has been peer reviewed by automotive instructors and experts in the field to ensure technical accuracy.


Prepare tomorrow’s automotive professionals for success on the National ASE Certification Tests.

ASE Test Preparation and Study Guide, 2/e covers ASE areas A1-A8, and is designed to help service technicians and students of automotive technology prepare to take the National ASE Certification Tests. Written by a service technician and an automotive instructor—not a technical writer—the Second Edition is updated and expanded to include G1, A9, and L1 test questions and explanations, organized by ASE test area to make studying easier, and includes twice the number of questions on the actual test. The ideal supplement to all automotive technology courses, it covers all topics in one complete text.