Car maintenance Night Class

demoreino

Hi all,
I am considering doing this evening class in Car Maintenance in Galway ; http://www.gmit.ie/lifelong-learning/lifelong-learning-programmes/engineering/car-maintenance.html
I was wondering has anyone here done it previously or would anyone reccommend it. It costs € 250 so I would like to be sure that its worth it.
I would consider myself little more than a novice in this field.
Any suggestions , thoughts or ideas would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Kevin.

sheehan12

in car maintenance internet is the best guide and it free

kirving

Hands on experience is always good, but if you know the basics and understand the basics of how everything works, the internet is a perfect place to expand your knowledge. I'd think that the course mentioned is for complete beginners.

challengemaster

Personal opinion would be spend the €250 by buying a decent socket & spanner set, jack, axle stands, and a torque wrench.

For everything info wise, there's the internet. About 30 minutes research should do for most of whats covered on that.

But just running through some of those sections... I can't see why they're even included

Tyres

Tubed v tubeless. Detailed explanation of all tyre sidewall lettering and numbering. Tyre construction and inspection for damage or any abnormal tyre wear patterns. Puncture repair and inflation pressures. Steering components identified, steering geometry explained and effects on tyre wear should this be out of adjustment. Changing a wheel and the use of the "space-saver" or emergency spare wheel.

Tubed v tubeless? pointless arguement as modern tyres don't use tubes.
Sidewall lettering/numbering is a 2 second explaination
You don't need to know how a tyre was made
inspection for damage/uneven wear is straight forward
Inflation pressures are written on the car..
Changing a wheel?

I know I wouldn't be paying for that tbh.

mickdw

If you cannot do an oil change and would like to, and you dont have someone who might give ya a hand the first time, its possibly worthwhile but otherwise Id say its not up to much, its 8 evenings total so I cant see what they are going to show you.

-Corkie-

mickdw wrote: »

If you cannot do an oil change and would like to, and you dont have someone who might give ya a hand the first time, its possibly worthwhile but otherwise Id say its not up to much, its 8 evenings total so I cant see what they are going to show you.

You would learn a lot more spending a week with the likes of George Dalton. You will learn SFA in 8 evenings...