Books to learn about cars

CountyHurler

Hi guys,

Anybody recommend a few good books to learn about the working of the cars. I'm from an electrical background so I'd be interested in that side particularly.

So far I've read.





I thinking more general principals than focusing on any particular model of car.

thanks in advance.

Atlantic Dawn

I find Youtube is a great source for lots of specific jobs, most books I find are too general unless you go for one which is just for your particular model of car.

Good selection of videos here from a guy based in Dublin...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF56eZcNOYSap9Q5PflzbGg

CountyHurler

Hey Atlantic Dawn, did know you were a closet motorist.. :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGkSfPbGr3Y

I forgot to mention in my OP that I looked up a good few of those online sites as well.. EricTheCarGuy presents his stuff really well.. Also like the way he goes through a repair from start to finish and does general testing guides like the one above.. Only thing is that it's all American vehicles he deals with, would be nicer if he was working on VWs and Audis.... And perhaps even a few SsangYongs for Bill Cullen..



But I'm still looking for a good book as well.

bazz26

Haynes manuals used to be good but they seem to have discontented a lot of the newer models.

Frankie Lee

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Automotive-Handbook-Robert-Gmbh/dp/0837616867

Covers a lot.

JC01

Hilliers fundamentals of motor vehicle technology. Covers pretty much an A-Z of cars and what's in them

Frankie Lee

JC01 wrote: »

Hilliers fundamentals of motor vehicle technology. Covers pretty much an A-Z of cars and what's in them

Very basic which is ok for fundamentals but very basic nonetheless.

edit: after a quick glance through my ones they are decent enough for learning and not as basic as I remembered.

Chimaera

+1 for Hillier if you're looking to learn the fundamentals. There's also a companion book on electrics. They're not going to bring you up to speed on specific models or even manufacturers but they'll get you to a level where more specific texts make sense. If you're interested in particular technology areas, there are hundreds of books out there that cover them in lots of detail.

Speedsie

Frankie Lee wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Automotive-Handbook-Robert-Gmbh/dp/0837616867

Covers a lot.

Costing between £745 and £3,844.71 plus p&p it would want to do more than cover a lot imo!

Frankie Lee

Should be available at a reasonable price somewhere. I spent around €70 on mine a couple of years ago.

Speedsie

Frankie Lee wrote: »

Should be available at a reasonable price somewhere. I spent around €70 on mine a couple of years ago.

Yep, the Amazon link seemed pricy, bit it did have a trade in price of £7.45 too.

I find abebooks better for second hand books myself

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&bx=off&ds=20&kn=Bosch+Automotive+Handbook+8th+edition&recentlyadded=all&sortby=17&sts=t

biko

Although books are a good way to go I find youtube videos better, it's just a better visual experience imo. Eric the car guy is very good.

dgt

If it's any use, I have a series of technical engineering books in pdf format. Have a good few more more specialized to certain cars (bentley manuals, Fiat ePER, Alfa Romeo workshop etc)


The engineering manuals take up about 1.5 GB of space, the others would take up substantially more. If you're interested, drop me a pm

Here are some of the engineering books (automative :pac:):


And yeah, f*ck windows :cool:

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CountyHurler

dgt wrote: »

And yeah, f*ck windows :cool:
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I'm doing a lot with Ubuntu and Clonezilla today, so that's a thumbs up from me.