Advanced automotive fault diagnosis : vehicle maintenance and repair

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Advanced automotive fault diagnosis : vehicle maintenance and repair

Introduction

Advanced automotive fault diagnosis : vehicle maintenance and repair

    One of the things that I most enjoy about automotive work is being able to diagnose problems that others cannot. This skill takes a few years to develop, but it is really all about two things: knowledge of the vehicle system and an understanding of the importance of a logical diagnostic process. In this book, I have therefore included some basic technologies (as a reminder) and then examined appropriate diagnostic techniques.

This book is the third in the “Automotive Technology: Vehicle Maintenance and Repair” series:

● Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems

● Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems

● Automobile Advanced Fault Diagnosis

Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems

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    Ideally, you will have studied the mechanical and electrical book, or have some experience, before starting on this one. This is the first book of its type to be published in full color and concentrates on diagnostic principles. It will cover everything you need to advance your studies to a higher level, no matter what qualification (if any) you are working towards. I hope you f nd the content useful and informative. Comments, suggestions and feedback are always welcome at my website: www.automotive-technology.co.uk . You will also f nd links to lots of free online resources to help with your studies.

    The final chapter of this book contains lots of learning activities, questions, diagnostic case studies and more. You can look at this at any time or wait until you have studied the rest of the book.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 

1.1 Diagnosis 

1.2 Safe working practices 

1.3 Terminology 

1.4 Report writing 

Chapter 2 Diagnostic techniques 

2.1 Introduction 

2.2 Diagnostic process 

2.3 Diagnostics on paper  

2.4 Mechanical diagnostic techniques 

2.5 Electrical diagnostic techniques 

2.6 Fault codes 

2.7 Systems

2.8 Data sources 

2.9 Summary 

Chapter 3 Tools and equipment 

3.1 Basic equipment 

3.2 Oscilloscopes

3.3 S canners/Fault code readers and analyzers 

3.4 E mission testing 

3.5 Pressure testing 

Chapter 4 Sensors, actuators and oscilloscope diagnostics

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Sensors 

4.3 Actuators 

4.4 Engine waveforms

4.5 Communication networks

4.6 Summary

Chapter 5 On-board diagnostics 

5.1 History 

5.2 W hat is on-board diagnostics ? 

5.3 Petrol/Gasoline on-board diagnostic monitor

5.4 Misf re detection 

5.5 OBD summary

5.6 Driving cycles

5.7 Future developments in diagnostic systems

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