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Awesomeness
This is a wonderfully detailed Automotive book!In fact it is our school Auto Tech text book.It has illustrations, explanations, and awesome details.I would reccomend this book to anyone interested in Automotive Technology!

The Best !
I have a young son who is 13 and he shows an interest in auto repair. I was in the market for a comprehensive book that would give him a good understanding of automotive principals and theory. Well I certainly found it in this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobiles    2. Automotive    3. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    4. Automotive Maintenance And Repair    5. Design and construction    6. Engineering - Automotive    7. Industrial Technology    8. Maintenance and repair    9. Motor Vehicle Design And Construction    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    12. Technology    13. Transportation    14. Automotive technology    15. Transportation / Automotive / General   

Subjects:  1. Air conditioning    2. Automobiles    3. Automotive    4. Automotive - General    5. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    6. General    7. Maintenance and repair    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    10. Technology    11. Automotive (motor mechanic) skills    12. Transportation / Automotive / General   

Reviews (6)

the v12 engine
Finally, a book that lives up to it's advertising. Every page is interesting in this voluminous 600 page masterwork. No long boring company histories and endless pictures of people here. Ludvigsen stays on subject with clear modern pictures and expert analysis from makers and users of such engines. There is not one weak point in the whole thing, I feel I got much more than I paid for with this great book.

The perfect book for those of us who should get out more.
A truly excellent work for those enchanted by the fine detail of technology. A myriad of fine drawings and half tones backed up by colour plates of the V12's birth and development through the century. Karl's fluid and emminently readable style maintains interest with pithy anecdotes like Henry Ford's reason for sticking with 4 cylinders rather than 6: "A car should have no more cylinders than a cow has teats". From 1.5 litres to 27 litres the V12 story is always absorbing.

By engish, for english
The author is British plain and simple, and it show with whimsical sayings like 'monkey motion' and the like. Outstanding historical documentation, but the author overwhelms with minutiae like bore and stroke for every engine, and which cylinder bank is staggered forward.
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Subjects:  1. Automobiles    2. Automobiles, Racing    3. Automotive    4. Automotive - History    5. Automotive - Pictorial    6. History    7. Motors    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Transportation    10. Automotive technology    11. Motor cars: general interest    12. Transportation / Automotive / General   

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    3. General Motors automobiles    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Maintenance and repair    6. Transportation   

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A solid foundation in physics
This is a great book. It is a book you can read through, it reads better than any other text book I have read. It is not like most physics text books. If you are looking for just formulas and problems to plug and chug you need to look somewhere else, this is a far deeper book than that. This is for people that actually want a solid backbone in physics learn the how and why, understand the concepts.The problems in this volume can be pretty difficult, but the information to solve them are in the chapter, The book makes you think for your self. The questoins are structured so you can not memorize problem types and the equations to plug and chug, they test understanding. The result of this approch is you are far better positioned to handle physics problems that you have never seen before, where people that just want plug and chug fall apart on problems they have never seen. the only truly innovative intro physics text available
I've used this text for my calculus-based intro physics course since before it was officially available (since fall 1999). There is no other text like it. The emphases on estimation, programming, and real world problems (as opposed to sanitized plug and chug problems) make for a VERY different experience for students and instructors alike. In my opinion, the highlight of Volume I is the treatment of energy concepts in chapters 4-6. No other text is as meticulous with terminology as this one. Instructors will have to rethink what and how they were first taught about this material. Volume I culminates in showing how mechanics and thermodynamics are united via statistical mechanics, and the approach is extraordinary. Students using this text will be better prepared for future courses than their peers who use the traditional texts; there is research to back this up. The authors provide unrivaled user support too.

amazing!
I had the privilege of learning freshmen physics from the authors.The authors and their book present a new way of learning physics.Although the exercises are nontraditional, I find them to be more insightful than simple "plug and chug" problems. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Automotive    2. Physics    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Science / Physics    6. States of matter   

Subjects:  1. Drafting & Mechanical Drawing    2. Science/Mathematics    3. Technology    4. Technology & Industrial Arts    5. Automotive technology    6. Electrical engineering    7. Electronics engineering    8. Technology / Drafting & Mechanical Drawing   

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    3. Automotive Maintenance And Repair    4. Engineering - Automotive    5. General    6. Transportation    7. Automotive (motor mechanic) skills    8. Transport: General Interest    9. Transportation / General   

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Handles both road vehicles and tracked vehicles
The book covers dynamics of ground vehicles over hard surfaces and unprepared terrain - mechanics of vehicle-terrain interactions, terramechanics. Tracked vehicles such as a military tank or a bulldozer that is propelled by tracks instead of pneumatic tires are also covered in detail in this book. There is also attention to air-cushion vehicles (hovercrafts). However, the guided ground vehicles which are constrained to move along a fixed path, such as railway vehicles and tracked levitated vehicles are not covered in this book.
Excellent & Comprehensive
It covers various types of ground vehicles and the authors has done a tremendus job to produce such a good book especially on engineering point of view.Well and easy understanding for Engineers with lots of mathematically formulaes and explainations.Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive - Customizing    2. Automotive - General    3. Design and construction    4. Dynamics    5. Engineering - Automotive    6. Engineering - Mechanical    7. Ground-effect machines    8. Motor Vehicle Design And Construction    9. Motor vehicles    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. Transportation    13. Automotive technology    14. Technology / Engineering / Automotive   

Subjects:  1. Audi A6 automobile    2. Automotive    3. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    4. Engineering - Automotive    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Maintenance and repair    7. Transportation   

Subjects:  1. Automobiles    2. Automotive    3. Automotive - General    4. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    5. Automotive Engineering (General)    6. Consultants    7. Engineering - Automotive    8. Maintenance and repair    9. Management    10. Management - General    11. Service stations    12. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    13. Transportation    14. Automotive technology    15. Transportation / Automotive / General   

Reviews (8)

A realworld example of the use of this book and how it fails
This book should be called the "Totally Useless Series".Below Very General Book - Few Specifics
AsI suspected whenI bought this book, it covers too many models and is far too thin on the ground. It is little better than a general maintenance book. In contrast to the Robert Bentley manuals which are 5 star+, I found this book to be of almost no practical value.

Don't get your hopes up
This book is not all that bad.This is better than the Haynes manual any day.Its problem is that it is too vague.The only things it covers are the basic mechanical aspects.If you are having problems with say the vacuum system for the door locks on a 79 450sl, there is nothing.They lead you to believe that they have complete vacuum diagrams. In fact, most of the vacuum system is NOT covered. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    3. Foreign Auto And Light Truck Repair    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Maintenance and repair    6. Mercedes automobile    7. Transportation    8. Automotive technology    9. Transportation / Automotive / General    10. Transportation / Automotive / Repair & Maintenance / General    11. Vehicle workshop manuals   

Reviews (2)

Fantastic DIY Fuel recipe
The instructions are clear for making your own diesel and home heating oil substitute, and the background chemistry is clear and precise. Now you not only know how to make it, but what that stuff is. Safety steps are simple and organized. This is a good one.

Written in 2002 in U.K.
Even though the book shows a published date of February 2005, the writing in the book keeps referring to 2002 as the current date.The book is also written by people in the U.K. for people in the U.K.The parts I did read also left out important data, such that by using canola oil, nitrogen oxides actually decrease.Certainly most of the book has useful information, but for the reasons mentioned, I would recommend to keep looking for a book for the American audience. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Automotive    2. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Technology    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology    7. Technology / Power Resources   

Reviews (5)

Diagnose and Repair Automobile Electrical Systems
I have always been able to fix electrical problems on cars but sometimes at much wasted expense and effort.Tracy Martin's book is simply the best book I have ever read on this subject.It is a "nuts and bolts" book that tells you why and how to test a certain way.Suddenly automotive electrical systems make sense to me.This book will save much wasted effort.My father was an electrical engineer and he figured out electrical problems for me.When he died I had to figure this stuff out for myself and I wish I had paid more attention.Tracy Martins book is great, not only do I recommend it ... if Tracy Martin ever writes another one I will buy that too.Fred Rawls

EASY to use and covers a wide range of common problems
I normally wouldn't attempt much on an electrical system, but this book took out a great deal of the mystery about how to figure out problems. This was a great find for me. VERY user friendly format and not overwhelming like other books I've looked at. Thanks to the author!

Great Book!
Wow! I never thought I could learn car electrical repair from one book - but I did! This book is great. Easy to understand & easy to locate information. Very user friendly & laid out well. Good tests for your car, and helps you test your car yourself. Now I don't feel like such an idiot when an electrical malfunction occurs in my car - a good guide & resource! Highly recommend!
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Subjects:  1. Automobiles    2. Automotive    3. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    4. Electric equipment    5. Maintenance and repair    6. Transportation    7. Automotive technology    8. Electronics engineering    9. Transportation / Automotive / General   

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Worthless manual
How do I dislike thee? Let me count the ways ... Very Bad Book for Ordinary Car User.
My level: a Berkeley Graduate Student(IQ not bad), NEVER repair car before. I need to turn up the "idle speed" of my 88 Corolla, so go to book store to browse this book. 1. the book print in Black and White, autual photos are really in bad quality: especially for the engine parts: half of one picture is black, How the user tell what is what!! 2. for the drawing pictures only focus in detail parts, Not show where this part locate! If I can not locate the part, how can I adjust the parts, let along disassemble and asssemble! 3. To help myself, I find "Tercel" and "Camery" Repair Manual of the "Chilton's" to take a look, but all these books are the same layout, printing quality and illustration. So Do Not help at all. 4. They should offer a Master Map of the Engine System, Then divide the Master Map into several subpart by engine functions, then go even detail of each parts, but the book is not!! 5. As for my own experience of use this book: I assembles "TAMIYA Plastic Model - motorcycle, WWII Tank", I have to use the "graphic identification" skill of my eyes, try to guess and locate the engine parts from different chapters of the book, and combine the illustration together and final find out "idle mixture adjust screw" ONLY ONE SCREW! NEDDLE IN HAY! under the "Carburetor" use total 3-4 hours. 6. I keep notes and Not buy the book from bookstore. 7. If you are novice of the car, go to B&N or Boulders take a look of the book by yourself, it is waste of money!

Helpful for the price
I own both the Haynes and the Chilton books. I need one to fill in the blanks left by the other. If I had to use just one, it would probably be the Haynes. The Chilton would still be fine for most shadetree work. Neither have complete or even adequate wiring diagrams or in-depth info for transmissions,A/C,or troubleshooting. Haynes has the best photos and Chilton has an excellent write-up on vehicle emissions. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    3. Foreign Auto And Light Truck Repair    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Maintenance and repair    6. Toyota Corolla automobile    7. Transportation    8. Automotive technology    9. Transportation / Automotive / General    10. Transportation / Automotive / Repair & Maintenance / General    11. Vehicle maintenance   

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Great reference book for any engineer
I bought this book because I am nuts about cars, but in addition to that, I am also a professional in a technical field. I used this book as a reference during the writing of my doctoral thesis. I found that the Bosch Automotive Handbook had a very comprehensive section on hardness testing, which I used extensively in my research at that time.I am also using this book in calculating the suspension geometry for a car project at home - I use it at work so much that I'm considering the purchase of a second copy for home use.
Automotive Engineer's Book
If you are an automotive engineer then you know this book and probably have an edition.As to the idea that it is "Theoretical", nothing could be further from the truth, it contains a number of relevant charts and descriptions, for instance and handy guide to the properties of liquid fuels which contains ignition temperatures, stoichometry, ignition limits and the like.Of course, if you are not an engineer, than it is pretty well not applicable.It is NOT a guide to repair of vehicles.It is NOT detailed.It is NOT intended for an audience outside engineer/technicians and automotive managers.It does contain rather a lot of basic information, for instance, descriptions of how a catalytic converter works, or how an O2 sensor works.
Good Automotive Mechanical Engineering Reference
This book is not for someone looking to learn about automotive mechanics or how to fix and repair cars.This book contains a fair amount of formulas and tables that are useful to those who work in the area of automotive design.It does describe briefly all aspects of the automoble such has how an ignition, starter, steering, fuel management, braking system, etc. work but not to the point that it would be useful for someone trying to troubleshoot automotive problems.If you're looking for your first automotive textbook to learn about the systems on your car then this book is not it.If you're looking for an indepth HANDBOOK for a quick reference for any automotive aspect (that you once knew but now forgotten) then it's worth every penny.The book fits in the palm of your hand and is 1-inch thick.Like a bible in many respects. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    2. Drafting & Mechanical Drawing    3. Technology & Industrial Arts    4. Transportation    5. Automotive technology    6. Technology / Drafting & Mechanical Drawing   

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - General    3. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    4. Automotive - Trucks    5. Foreign Auto And Light Truck Repair    6. Handbooks, manuals, etc    7. Land Cruiser sport utility veh    8. Land Cruiser sport utility vehicle    9. Maintenance and repair    10. Toyota 4Runner sport utility v    11. Toyota 4Runner sport utility vehicle    12. Toyota trucks    13. Transportation    14. Automotive (motor mechanic) skills    15. Transportation / Automotive / General    16. Vehicle workshop manuals   

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Domestic - Repair & Maintenance    3. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    4. Automotive - Trucks    5. Transportation   

Reviews (10)

Best Book Ever Written About Fords EEC-IV Compuer System
No matter what you want to do with the Ford EEC-IV computer (88-93) this is the book for you.This is a very indepth book that dosent just tell you how to do somthing but it also shows you why it does what it does and why it will do somthing else if you mess with it.He explains how everything works, from the sensors to the computer and then to the acutators, he explains how the work together and he writes very clearly so it is easy to understand and to put into action.

Best Bang for the Buck!
If you have questions, or just need a very good understanding of the Ford EEC-IV Fuel Injection systems, this is the book for you. Don't waste your time or money on any other book. This one explains theory, real life problems, and the methods for tracking down a malfunction and correcting it. Also includes what is the best way to go about improving performance, and making the system adapt to performance improvements.

Not what I had expected!!
After reading the reviews on Amazon and other sources I got the impression that Mr. Probst's book was "THE BOOK" to read for modification of the EEC-IV system on my Ford Truck.Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobiles    2. Automotive    3. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    4. Automotive Mechanics    5. Ford Motor Company    6. Fuel injection systems    7. Maintenance and repair    8. Motors    9. Transportation    10. Automotive technology    11. Road & motor vehicles: general interest   

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Helpful for your avrage, but could give more technical info.
I found the Hains to be helpful in the basic needs of a Toyota Land Cruiser FJ-40 owner, but if you are looking for a book that will give more indepth information, such as restoration jobs, I do not recomend this book.For example this booksdigrams and schematics are much to be desired andblurry at best.In addition,job descriptions are sometimes missing keysteps. Check it for your self before you by it!!!

A must have for 40-Series Owners
I find that this book is often the the book that I want to go to first for information about servicing Land Cruisers.The Original Toyota manuals are more thorough but they are not organized in a fashion that I like as muchas this book by Haynes. This book has a very good collection of wiringschematics for vehicles produced between 1968 and 1982. Torquespecifications are liberally included throughout the book and I feel thatmost of the critical torque settings are included.The cutaway drawing onthe cover is of a 1975ish vintage FJ40 and is very well executed.Thisbook is much more thorough than the Haynes manual for the 60-series and80-series Land Cruisers.Forexample the 60/80-series Haynes book basicallysays about the gearboxes that you should take them to a mechanic forservicing. This book covers servicing all parts of the drivetrain. Theunfortunate things about this book are: 1.it covers only the F and 2Fpetrol engines and does not cover any of the diesel engines 2.it does notcover any of the pre-1968 Land Cruiser models: some of which are veryinteresting and most of which are very difficult to obtain good servicedocumentation about.This book is well worth owning and I think that it isa better Service Manual than most of the other books about Land Cruisers ofthis vintage. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - General    3. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    4. Transportation    5. Automotive (motor mechanic) skills    6. Transportation / Automotive / General    7. Vehicle maintenance   

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Not worth it
Really, I was very excited when I got the book, after trying repair my car few times, I notice the book was good for nothing. As an example I can tell that not even the position of timing belt marks on the gears are explained.
Not really usefull
The person who buys this book thinks it is good for ALL Suzuki Swifts.......that's not true. I own a Suzuki Swift Gti 1.3 4 cylinder DOHC, and this book tells almost NOTHING about it, just some references here and there, it may be good for a 1.0 liter, 3 cylinder Swift (although I doubt it)....money thrown to the waste basket!

Damn Good Book
I wrote my first review 5 months ago.During that time I have gotten 5 emails- about one every month or so asking "How do you rate this book?"I've had 5 months to rely on this book- and its saved me 400 bucks.Someone sent me an email quesiton to me tonight and I delted it by accident (I'm on my laptop and it just got connected to the net ok?) and so I'm writing here to help out the guy who emailed me with a quesiton about a 1994 Swift 1.3 liter Lsi.Yes you need this book- you just don't know that yet.The rest of you- yes, if you have a suzuki you need this book. OK, its 9 PM and its bedtime.Good luck everyone!- Larry Trail, Port Orchard, WA ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    3. Automotive Maintenance And Repair    4. Chevrolet Sprint automobile    5. Geo Metro automobile    6. Handbooks, manuals, etc    7. Maintenance and repair    8. Swift automobile    9. Transportation    10. Automotive (motor mechanic) skills    11. Transportation / Automotive / General    12. Vehicle workshop manuals