Auto Fundamentals Hardcover – January 1, 2000

Great for beginners, like myself! The most I knew of cars was how to change oil, literally and I even messed up that quite often. I have been a carpenter all my life and anything engine-like has always been Spanish to me. A house is nothing like a engine or vehicle.This book is perfect, it does exactly what the subtitle says: How and why of the design, construction and operation of automobiles. Applicable to all makes and models.I happily recommend this. I wrote every definition, answered every question and read every chapter practically twice...Now all I need moving forward is simply a Chilton or Haynes manual for the specific car and the right tools: I feel comfortable fixing anything because I know the fundamentals and how they work, every car operates on the same principles. This book starts from scratch and doesn’t go too far or too short for every single component to be fully understood.You’ll get the why, how, what, where and everything you first must know before you raise a hood. You’ll know what everything is called and what it does, how the entire car works together, it’s electrical components and so on. Obviously a close friend who knows it already helps a lot and some projects as you go. For me, my cousin has been invaluableDon’t be bothered that this was written in 2000, the cars made in 2019 and so on will still use these same fundamentals. Further reading is expected anyways—a newer book will simply have more information added at the end that really isn’t necessary for what we call the “fundamentals”.

This book explains the fundamentals of all the key parts of a car with tons of detailed pictures and diagrams. It's a great resource for the car enthusiast.

Like most tech books this is not something that you can read from cover to cover. However it is a good book for people just starting out in the trade or for people who want to understand how engines work. My biggest complaint with this book is its layout, in places its just crap. For example when your reading the text and it has see figure 2.5, alot of the time that figure isn't even on the same page and in a number of places that figure is 3 to 4 pages ahead of where your reading, which leaves you constantly flicking through pages. Surely its not that hard to get text and a picture on the same page? Other than that its OK.

I bought this book to go beyond my very basic understanding of engines. thumbed through the pages and found myself mezmorized by all the great information. My copy is an older edition, but still very relevant to all vehicles. It's a shame though, the book arrived in great condition and fast, however, this is definitely one book that will get referred to and used frequently so I don't know how long that great condition will last.

Good for someone who has a basic understanding of physics, chemistry, etc. and wants to learn a little bit more about how automobiles work. The book is a bit older but most of the concepts are still relevant. Definitely a good buy for the price. The book also contains plenty of illustrations which is key.

Loved the fact that I thought I was getting an older version of this book but to my surprise it was the Updated edition. Great condition.

I am already degreed and ASE certified. I bought this for reference & to keep more up to date with the changes since I was in the industry.Graphics are a little simplistic, but convey the point. Thus far it looks quite complete for the basics.

I am an enter level weekend mechanic. This book has pretty much everything I want to know how a car works. You can find every car parts with explanation in this book. Love it. A must have for anyone who is interested in automobile mechanic.

Great book; great service.

Great book. Very complete.

As described.pretty much perfect condition.Very light writing on some pages.

Better to get the 'Mordern Automotive Technology" textbook rather than this one which is very outdated. Although you will benefit from the underlying principles of automobiles