Advanced Automotive Fault Diagnosis (Electronic book text)

Diagnostics, or fault finding, is a fundamental part of an automotive technician's work, and as automotive systems become increasingly complex there is a greater need for good diagnostic skills. This new edition is fully updated to the latest technological developments and is the only book to treat automotive diagnostics as a science rather than a check-list procedure. Each chapter includes basic principles and examples of a vehicle system followed by the appropriate diagnostic techniques, complete with useful diagrams, flow charts, case studies and self-assessment questions. The book will help students develop diagnostic skills and help experienced technicians improve even further. With added content relating to serial code readers and the use of computers in diagnostics (particularly laptop based diagnostics) for all areas such as engines, chassis, transmission and electrical systems, the diagnostic procedures in this new edition have been e