Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Jack Erjavec, Rob Thompson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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True or False? All engine coolants contain some phosphates, which make them unfriendly to the environment.
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Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 8 - Describe the information found in a VIN.Ch. 8 - Technician A stresses the need to follow the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 3RQCh. 8 - Prob. 4RQCh. 8 - True or False? Legally, an RO protects the shop...Ch. 8 - While examining the color of an engines coolant:...Ch. 8 - While checking the condition of a vehicles ATF:...Ch. 8 - Technician A says that if a drive belt does not...Ch. 8 - List five different types of oil rating systems.Ch. 8 - Technician A says that to accurately check brake...
Ch. 8 - Why should you wipe off the outside of a zerk...Ch. 8 - True or False? All engine coolants contain some...Ch. 8 - List at least five things that should be checked...Ch. 8 - True or False? If brake fluid is dark or brown...Ch. 8 - Which of the following statements about drive belt...Ch. 8 - Prob. 16RQCh. 8 - Which of the following statements about an oils...Ch. 8 - While discussing a vehicles maintenance program:...Ch. 8 - Which of the following is not a true statement...Ch. 8 - True or False? An oil with the classification of...Ch. 8 - While discussing the effects of overtorquing wheel...Ch. 8 - The most commonly used brake fluid in domestic...Ch. 8 - Which of the following greases are best suited for...Ch. 8 - While discussing the special preventive...Ch. 8 - How does a technician determine the proper...
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