Popular Mechanics Complete Car Care Manual | 
 enlarge | Author: The Editors Of Popular Mechanics
Publisher: Hearst
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 357526
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 1588167232
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2872
EAN: 9781588167231
ASIN: 1588167232
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
For more than 100 years, the editors of Popular Mechanics have been providing car enthusiasts with the skills and confidence they need to keep their vehicles running right and looking great. This manual is crucial for anyone who wants to know the automobile’s basic components, from the engine to the electronic systems, and to understand how they work, what can go wrong, and how to make repairs. Find out how to maintain and replace windshield washers, fix steering wander and faulty cruise control, and purge bad smells from the interior. Get smart advice on how to pass emission inspection and find service data online. And because car owners want their ride to look as good as it works, there are even instructions for removing bumper stickers, tinting windows, and adding pinstripes.
With more than 90 projects, The Complete Car Care Manual—one of Popular Mechanics most successful books—will guide owners step-by-step through what it takes to hush those squeaks, replace the u-joints, change their own oil and filter, and so much more.
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 Sure, it's not for those who ALREADY know how... July 10, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I agree that certain parts of the book are fairly basic, but how else do you expect to learn? I think this book is GREAT!! I'm a university student, with a strong interest in cars/trucks. My father was never big into automotive, so I never learned. This book is basically the "bible" of automotives for those looking to learn. It teaches everything from simple oil changes, to doing complex things such as servicing your electronic suspension, etc...I have ONLY good things to say about this book, and I disagree very much that it is too basic. If it's too basic for you, you ought to consider going into mechanics as a profession, cause you know a whole lot!! BUY THIS BOOK IF YOU HAVE THE LEAST INTEREST OF LEARNING HOW TO SERVICE/FIX/ENHANCE YOUR CAR!!!!
 Kind of simplistic January 14, 2004
4 out of 12 found this review helpful
This latest edition continues the tradition of essays that are models of clarity, with only occasional missteps, like claiming battery cable connector bolts are specially lead-coated. I was disappointed to see the illustrations, once a highlight, have suffered a little since the last edition, and that some advanced topics like valve jobs and turbo repair are gone. Previous editions seemed to offer an alternative in a crowded field of similar books, aimed at those who already know how to do the basic jobs, but this last has been dumbed down and joked up, just another ... for Dummies title.
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