Product Description

This text covers all the mandatory and popular optional units of the IMI Technical Certificates and NVQ Level 1 & 2 syllabus, from health and safety regulations to fault finding and replacing components. Fully updated, it also has vehicle maintenance procedures integrated throughout, making it the indispensable first classroom and workshop text for all students of motor vehicle engineering, apprentices and keen amateurs. The text is made accessible to all levels of ability through its clear, logical approach, excellent illustrations and step-by-step development of theory and practice. There is guidance on preparing portfolios of evidence, and practical exercises are included to demonstrate actual workshop practice.

* Essential reading for students of motor vehicle engineering, now revised to cover maintenance and all the latest developments in motor vehicle technology
* Covers IMI Technical Award, Certificate and Diploma requirements, plus MVE NVQ requirements at Level 1 and 2
* Contains over 480 excellent diagrams, with clear learning objectives and portfolio building tips

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #175663 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

About the Author
By Allan Bonnick and Derek Newbold

Customer Reviews

Good for a beginner
For anyone with an interest in Motor vehicle technology who want to know a bit more this is a good book but for anyone studying mechanics who are working towards NVQII/III it's not in depth enough. I would recommend getting Hillier's book instead which is far more detailed, just as easy to read and cheaper. For something a little heavier there is also the magnificently deep 'Light & Heavy vehicle technology' by M J Nunney. The problem with all these books is that they don't cover new tech that has come in the last few years.

A Practical Approach to Motor Vehicle Engineering and Maintenance
I enjoyed the book and its logical layout for each of the topics included. There were many Learniong Tasks included together with Self Assessment Questions; however I sometimes found it difficult to provide an 'answer' for some of the questions or learning tasks as the information was buried quite deep a long way infront of the 'task', this was from a student's perspective. One final point, was that the answers to the questions, from a student's point of view, were frustrating as there was no CLEAR indication of which set of questions the answers were for (chapter 3); only after undertaking some questions, and looking for the correct answers, was I able to unscramble the correct lists.

Overall a very good book with good diagrams and content, great work.